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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E.
Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
April 5, 2004 @
10B
Frank Boyles, City Mana~
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICIES TO
DIRECT THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
Historv: The City Council has created a Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) to
evaluate citizen requests for no parking, stop signs, children at play, and a variety
of other traffic control issues. The committee consists of Councilmembers
Blomberg and Petersen, and the following staff members: City Manager Frank
Boyles, Public Works Director Bud Osmundson, Public Works Coordinator
Makenzie McCormick, the City Engineer, Police Chief O'Rourke, and a Scott
County representative.
Current Circumstances: The committee conducted its first meeting to consider a
traffic request. As the committee deliberated, it became clear that its efforts could
be more effective if the City Council established policies or guidelines for the
committee to follow. This agenda item requests that the CityCouncil discuss and
adopt policies for the TSC. There are three issues for which direction is sought:
1. Off-Street Parkina - The primary objective of the TSC is to determine to the
maximum extent possible, how parking may be moved from the street to off-
street locations. Only when all reasonable steps have been taken will the
committee consider on-street parking.
2. On-Street Parkina - The TSC will establish and enforce parking standards
for various sizes and classes of roadways. All parking request will be
evaluated by these standards. Exceptions may be approved in extenuating
circumstances.
3. Process for Reviewina ReQuests- Attached is a flow chart which sets forth
the process for reviewing each request to assure that necessary decision-
making information is available and the opportunity for public input is
provided.
These policies would be incorporated into the TSC materials. The Council should
determine if it is comfortable with each. These guidelines will help direct the TSC
activities.
Motion and Second to approve these policy guidelines.
Take no action and direct staff to provide additional information.
RECOMMENDED
MOTION The TSC recommends Alternative (1).
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RESOLUTION 04-XX
16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E.
Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICIES TO DIRECT
THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Motion By:
Second By:
WHEREAS, the City of Prior Lake is experiencing rapid urbanization which affects the City's
transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the Prior Lake City Council places a high priority on transportation and related safety
issues; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to establish a consistent process to review traffic safety requests, the City
Council has established a Traffic Safety Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Traffic Safety Committee has requested that the City Council consider policies which
will help direct the deliberations of the Traffic Safety Committee.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA that:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The "General Procedures Flow Chart" identified as Exhibit I to this resolution sets forth the general
process to be followed by the Traffic Safety Committee in considering Traffic Safety requests.
3. Off-Street Parking - The primary objective of the Traffic Safety Committee is to encourage to the
extent reasonably possible, off-street rather than on-street parking. Only when a petitioner has
demonstrated reasonable efforts to solve parking problems off-street, will the Committee consider
on-street parking requests.
4. Under State Statute, a fire road must be a minimum of 20 feet wide. Accordingly, this is considered
the minimum drive aisle required to allow public safety access for residential roadways. Therefore,
the following general standards are established to achieve consistency in on-street parking for
various residential street widths:
Street Width in Feet On-Street Parking Allowed
s 24 none
28 - 31 one-side
32~ two sides
5. The Committee may consider other factors affecting residential on-street parking such as, but not
limited to, current and/or future average traffic volume, general topography of the area, road
conditions including visual obstructions, vertical and horizontal road curves, number and location of
residential accesses, density of development of the neighborhood, and any other factorswhich the
Traffic Safety Committee deems appropriate in making their recommendations.
6. No parking requests for non-residential roadways shall be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 5TH DAY OF APRIL, 2004.
Haugen Haugen
Blomberg Blomberg
LeMair LeMair
Petersen Petersen
Zieska Zieska
YES
NO
City Manager, City of Prior Lake
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EXHIBIT 1
General Procedures Flow Chart
Approved
request
Consult with staff
Staff brings appurtenant
information to TSC
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Data collection ordered (may
include but not limited to):
Petition
Speed survey
Traffic counts
Meeting w/TSC
& petitioner
Recommend approval
by TSC
Not recommend
approval by TSC
Public forum/public
hearing
Agenda to City Council meeting
Approved by City Council
Not recommended by
City Council
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