01-13-1986 - Agenda Packet City Council - city council (4)

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1:'186. 3 TO Mayor and City Coun�, i 1 MEETING FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator J A 27 1986 ®ATE: January 17, 1986 SUBJECT: Sections at West Ferndale and Councy=dOF50RON0 The City has been approached by Mr. Henry Kingman, who lives just past the intersection on Ferndale, regarding the design of the intersection allows persons who are heading from east bound 15 to east West terndale to exit at a high rate of speed and continue on 'Jest Ferndale at that high speed. vie have explored options at they relate to an engineering solution to correct the problem and list the following alternatives: - "Square up" the intersection in or,ler to force people to slow down to make the right hand turn instead of having the large radius that currently e+ists. This would be a solution similar in nature to what we raid at Dunwoody and Casco Point Road. - The other solution that may be worth pursuing is that since it is a two leg intersection that perhaps the western leg should be closed off and the eastern leg improved. The obvious disadvantage to such a development is that it would limit persons coming out of the neighborhood as far as a direct access to west. bound County Road 15, howo er such a move would eliminate a lot of traffic sliding through West Ferndale as a convenient route especially for folks that are out sightseeing and make it more of a quiet neighborhood road. An additional advantage is that it would limit the City from having to maintain two sections of street. Jt should be additionally noted that MTC no longer uses West Ferndale so that alteration to the eastern leg would not cause a problem. 'tECOMMr:1IDATION - 7t is the :,taff's recommendation that both the aaiov_calternatives be explored, however, preference right now is t,n actually cut r)f f the western leg and make it more of a private residential stree':. Ndd itionally we would recommend that we post for a public hearing for these in the neighborhood for Council meeting on March 10, 1986. Should you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to give them to us. (At the present time we have not asked the City Engineer to do any work in this regar,].) PROPOS':R MOTION - Moved by , _;ecr)nAed by , that the City Council instrur-t l staff to ex- .ort! alternatives to improve the situation includin�j appropriate cost estimates and bring these hack f,ar a public hearing on March 10, 1986. Ayes _, Nays _.