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•� 1 Y MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 24, 2011 • 7:00 o'clock p.m. PRESENTATION 8. CRYSTAL BAY ROAD SPEED BUMPS Loftus stated in March, the City Council approved the purchase and installation of three temporary speed humps on Crystal Bay Road with the understanding that this is an experimental project. In April the City purchased the materials for temporary speed humps costing approximately $4,000. The public works department installed the speed humps in mid May.. Over the past five months the City has received no complaints and had one repair. In general, Staff believes the temporary speed humps have held up pretty well this first season. The speed humps will be removed at the end of October before the first snow. Public works would reinstall the humps next year in April/May. The Crystal Bay Road neighborhood has received notice of the meeting and might be attending tonight to provide input. In addition, the Mayor received an e-mail from Sean Foy requesting the speed humps be a bit higher so they work when vehicles are going fast and he is also requesting two or three additional . humps in between the current one. Public Works would prefer not to raise the speed humps because it would increase the likelihood of them being torn off or damaged by vehicles and trailers. Public Works does have the materials to add one more speed hump if the location can be agreed upon. The City Engineer originally recommended four speed hump locations. Staff still recommends the same locations. If the City cannot receive approval from the adjacent homeowners at the recommended location, the City Engineer offered the following guidelines for locating the humps: 250 feet to 600 feet for spacing, • locating them at least 200 feet from corners and intersections, putting them on property lines, away from utilities, and at least 10 feet away from driveways. Loftus noted she has received a few a -mails from some of the residents indicating they would like another speed hump added in between the first two speed humps. Mayor McMillan opened the meeting for public comment at 7:10 p.m. Ann O'Riley, 3349 Crystal Bay Road, thanked the City Council for approving the speed humps. The one problem that has been observed is that motorists tend to speed up after they hit the first speed hump since they do not see another one. The residents would like the Council to consider a fourth speed hump at 3375 Crystal Bay Road. The curve makes it difficult to see the speed hump and motorists tend to speed up after they hit the speed hump at 3355. The property owners at 3375 and 3355 Crystal Bay Road have indicated they would be willing to have a speed hump installed in front of their home. O'Riley indicated it would make more sense to install it at 3375 Crystal Bay Road. In addition, the neighbors who had expressed some concern regarding noise have found that the noise is really not an issue. Sean Foy, 3345 Crystal Bay Road, thanked the City Council for approving the speed humps and added that it has reduced the amount of traffic on the roadway quite a bit. The residents are interested in a fourth one if the Council would be willing to approve an additional speed hump. Mayor McMillan closed the public comment portion at 7:13 p.m. Printup asked why the one speed hump had to be repaired. is Foy indicated it was due to a bad storm. Page 3 of 19