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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1995 0607 CC REG ITEM 11JAGENDA REPORT C Z TY O F MOORPARK TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works i-rEM_ 11.1. _ ?'A(,k, C t. L IV7Counc(I Mee „r AC� V. DATE: May 31, 1995 (Council Meeting 6 -7 -95) SUBJECT: Consider Installation of STOP Signs at the Intersections of a) Laurelhurst Road and Rolling Knoll Road; and, b) Shadyridge Road and Mountain Trail Street BACKGROUND The installation of STOP signs and other possible additional traffic control measures was discussed by the Transportation and Streets Committee at their meeting of May 30, 1995. DISCUSSION A. Laurelhurst Road & Rolling Knoll Road There was discussion at the above mentioned meeting of the possibility of adding a STOP sign for southbound traffic at the intersection of Rolling Knoll Road and Laurelhurst Road. There is no record of any traffic studies having been performed at this intersection for the purpose of determining if any of the STOP sign Warrants have been met for the installation of a single STOP sign at this tee intersection. It is recommended that such a study be performed prior to the City Council considering such action. The cost of such a study would be $500. However, should the City Council wish to proceed with the installation of this STOP at this time, a Resolution ( Exhibit 1) has been prepared for this purpose. There was also discussion at the above mentioned meeting of the possibility of installing STOP signs at all three entrances to this intersection. Again, prior, to taking any such action it is recommended that the City Traffic Engineer be directed to perform a STOP sign Warrant study for this intersection and that said study consider both the single STOP sign mentioned above as well as the possibility of making this intersection a three -way STOP. There would be no additional cost to perform this analysis as a part of the study of this intersection. lrlhstl Stop Signs June 7, 1995 Page 2 B. Shadyridge Drive and Mountain 'frail Street There was also discussion at the above mentioned meeting of traffic and visibility problems at the intersection of Shadyridge Drive and Mountain Trail Street. It was noted that the developer recently discovered that the block wall at the northwest corner of this intersection had been constructed in a manner consistent with the requirements of the sight distance study prepared by the developers engineers, and that steps were being taken to relocate this wall. Discussions also touched upon the geometric design of the street, pedestrian traffic to the park and school and vehicle speeds. A resident of the area requested that a three -way STOP be established at this intersection. The City Council is advised that a STOP sign has already been installed for eastbound traffic entering this intersection. In that questions of visibility at this intersection are very germane to the question of whether or not a Three -Way STOP is needed, it is recommended that any action to designate this intersection a three -way STOP be deferred until the developer has completed the modifications to the blockwall and adjacent landscaping at this location. It is further recommended that, prior to taking any action, the City Traffic Engineer also be directed to perform a STOP sign Warrant study at this intersection as well. The cost for this study would also be $500. CONCLUSION As stated above, it is recommended that any action directing the installation of STOP signs be deferred until after the City Council has considered a STOP sign warrant study performed by the City Traffic Engineer. However, should the City Council wish to direct staff to proceed with the installation of a STOP sign for southbound traffic entering the intersection of Rolling Knoll Road and Laurelhurst Road, the attached Resolution (Exhibit 1) has been prepared for that purpose. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff and the Transportation and Streets Committee recommend that the City Council direct the City Traffic Engineer to perform STOP sign warrant studies for the intersection of Rolling Knoll Road and Laurelhurst Road and the intersection of Shadyridge Drive and Mountain Trail Street for a cost Not to Exceed $1000. lrlhstl