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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1987
EFFORTS OF COUNCIL
APPLAUDED, COMPLAINT
REGARDING TRAFFIC
SIGNAL TIMING SIGHT
DISTANCE PROBLEM
AT ELF, STREET
AND L0VER SACPAMENTO
ROAD REi'ORTED Mr. Chuck Lackyard, 94 Genie Way, Lodi, complimented the
CC -45(a),, Cour on its efforts on behalf of the citizens Lf this
CC -48(`a).` community; indicated his concern that traffic si nals are
not timed properly to prcvide for an even flow of traffic;
and expressed his concern regarding a sight distance
problem at Elm Street and Lower Sacramento Road.
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CITY COUNCIL
EWLYN M OLSON, Mavor
)OKN R. (Randy; SNIDFR
Mayo; Pro Tempore
DAVID M. HINCHMAN
JAMES W PINKERTON. Jr.
FRED M. REID
Chuck Lackyard
94 Genie Way
Lodi, CA 95240
CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL. 221 WEST PINE STREET
CALL BOX 3006
LODI. CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(.09) 334-5634
TELECOPIER (209) 333-6795
October 2, 1987
SUBJECT: Traffic Safety Concerns
THOMAS A. PETERSON
Cay Manager
-3G10E:.1A REIMCHE
'City Attorney
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-1y CLERK
L0,U:
I'd like to thank you on behalf of the Public Works Department and City
Council for your concern for traffic safety within the City of Lodi. I'd
like to assure you that the timing of the signals on Lodi avenue and the
signals on Church Street are also of concern to our department. Hopefully,
this work will be completed by December 1987.
The newer signals in Lodi have been installed with advanced loop detection
have the ability to recognize that a single car coming to an intersection
is the first and last car. Therefore, the signal should turn green upon
its arrival and, knowing it's the last car in the intersection, it should
turn yellow as the car is going through the intersection. If you witness
red while going through the intersection in this situation, I would
appreciate you phoning me with the location of thi.s signal problem.
I did take the time to evaluate your concern about site distance at Lower
Sacramento Road and Elm Street. I found that with cars stopped at the
stop line, there is sufficient site distance to the south.
Thank you again for your safety concerns.
Jack L. Ronz;ko
Public Works Director
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cc: City Manager
City Council