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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 14, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 16 of 22 (10. OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE, Continued) Rahn asked if the roundabout is 30 miles an hour. Kellogg indicated it is not. Rahn stated to his knowledge roundabouts tend to have a lower speed limit sign and that there should be some signage included near the roundabouts. Kellogg noted the speed limit shown on the plan is 25 mph and that the signage plan was based on the Minnesota Municipal Uniform Traffic Code, which includes both mandatory signs and optional signs. Rahn stated the 30 mph sign is located at the beginning of the north route and the beginning of the south route in addition to the 20 mph sign and the 25 mph sign. Rahn asked if the speed limit would be 30 mph during the school day or during nonschool hours. Kellogg noted that Police Chief Farniok has left the meeting and that he would like the Police Chief to address the speed limits. McMillan asked what the yellow signs are. Kellogg stated the yellow signs are optional based on the traffic code and the question for the Council is whether those should be included in the plan. McMillan commented there appears to be a lot of visual clutter. Kellogg noted some of the signs will be located off the roadway. Rahn and Bremer stated pedestrian crossing signs should be included. McMillan noted the videotape needs to be changed. (A recess was taken from 9:07 p.m. to 9:13 p.m.) Rahn noted the lighting is federally mandated to some extent and asked if the blue and the red dots are optional. Kellogg indicated the IES sets standards for roadways and that currently there are no lighting standards that have been established for roundabouts. They are attempting to provide a lighting plan that meets the minimum IES lighting standards for traditional four-legged intersections, which is what is represented on the plan. Option B shows the minimum amount of lights needed to obtain the required lighting for an intersection. Option B does not have light in between the roundabouts. Option A, which contains 34 lights, adds lights at the entrances to the roundabouts but they would be located slightly away from the roundabout. Bonestroo's lighting expert feels that Option B would be better than Option A since no lighting is better than lighting that does not meet the standards. Rahn asked if the lights would be on timers or whether they would be on 24/7. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 03/28/2011 Approval of Council Minutes 03/14/2011[Page 16 of 22]