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AGENDA TITLE: Traffic Resolution Amendment- Intersection Control, Mission Street at Washington Street and
Laurel Avenue at Lake Home Drive
MEETING DATE: August 6, 1997
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt a resolution amending Section 2(C) of Traffic Resolution
#87-163 by approving the conversion from yield signs to stop signs on Mission Street
at Washington Street and on Laurel Avenue at Lake Home Drive (Exhibit A).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The intersections of Mission Street at Washington Street and Laurel Avenue at
Lake Home Drive have been studied based on citizens' concerns,
Mission Street traffic is controlled at Washington Street by yield signs and Washington Street traffic is uncontrolled.
The speed limit on both streets is 25 miles per hour (mph). Traffic volumes on Mission Street and Washington
Street are approximately 400 and 800 vehicles per day, respectively. Available accident records for the four-plus
years for 1993 to the present indicate there has been one right-angle accident occurring at this intersection. This
accident involved a driver on Mission Street not yielding to a vehicle on Washington Street.
The intersection of Laurel Avenue and Lake Home Drive is controlled by yield signs on Laurel Avenue.
Lake Home Drive traffic is not controlled at the intersection. The speed limit on both streets is 25 mph. Traffic
volumes on Laurel Avenue and Lake Home Drive are approximately 200 and 300 vehicles per day, respectively.
available accident records for the four-plus years from 1993 to the present indicate there has been no accidents
occurring at this intersection.
DISCUSSION: At low volume intersections, the Department's informal guidelines are used to determine whether
yield or stop signs are appropriate. These guidelines consider traffic volumes, accident history and, when
necessary, the determination of the safe approach speed to the intersection. Based on these guidelines, safe
approach speed calculations were performed at both of these intersections.
RECOMMENDATION: The results of the safe approach calculations indicate that, based on expected vehicle
speeds on Washington Street, stop signs should be installed on Mission Street. The intersection of Laurel Drive
and Lake Home Drive is similar, with stop signs on Laurel Avenue also being the appropriate traffic control.
Based on these factors, staff recommends that City Council approve the conversion from yield signs to stop signs
at both of these intersections.
FUNDING: Funding to remove and replace signs and legends from the Street Maintenance Account at an
approximate cost of S1,000.
Funding Available: V
Finance Director
Jac. L. Ronsko
Public Works Director
Prepared by Rick S. Kiriu, Senior Engineering Technician
Attachments
cc: City Attorney Police Chief
Street Superintendent City Engineer
Associate Traffic Engineer Concerned citizen
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RESOLUTION NO. 97-112
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING THE CONVERSION FROM YIELD SIGNS TO
STOP SIGNS ON MISSION STREET AT WASHINGTON STREET
AND ON LAUREL AVENUE AT LAKE HOME DRIVE, AND THEREBY AMENDING
TRAFFIC RESOLUTION NO. 87-163, SECTION 2(C)
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WHEREAS, the intersections of Mission Street at Washington Street and Laurel
Avenue at Lake Home Drive have been studied based on citizens' concerns; and
WHEREAS, Mission Street traffic is controlled at Washington Street by yield signs
and Washington Street traffic is uncontrolled, and the intersection of Laurel Avenue and
Lake Home Drive is controlled by yield signs on Laurel Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the results of the safe approach calculations indicate that, based on
expected vehicle speeds on Washington Street, stops signs should be installed on
Mission Street; and the intersection of Laurel Drive and Lake Home Drive is similar, with
stop signs on Laurel Avenue also being the appropriate traffic control; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council approve the conversion from
yield signs to stop signs at both these intersections.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lodi does hereby approve
the conversion from yield signs to stop signs on Mission Street at Washington Street and
on Laurel Avenue at Lake Home. Drive; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City of Lodi Traffic Resolution No. 87-163,
Section 2(C) "Stop Intersections" is hereby amended by the conversion from yield signs to
stop signs on Mission Street at Washington Street and on Laurel Avenue at Lake Home
Drive.
Dated: August 6, 1997
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 97-112 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held August 6, 1997, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS -
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS -
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS -
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS -
ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk
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