HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 99-134RESOLUTION NO. 99-134
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
THE INSTALLATION OF A FOUR-WAY STOP CONTROL AT
THE INTERSECTION OF PINE STREET AND GUILD AVENUE,
AND DESIGNATING GUILD AVENUE AS A THROUGH STREET,
THEREBY AMENDING TRAFFIC RESOLUTION NO. 97-148
WHEREAS, on July 7, 1999 the City Council awarded the contract for Guild
Avenue Street Construction and Street Overlay, Industrial Way to Pine Street; and _
WHEREAS, this project includes constructing the new Guild Avenue from
Industrial Way to Lodi Avenue; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of this project, Guild Avenue will extend
approximately one and a half miles, and traffic at Pine Street will increase substantially;
and
WHEREAS, traffic volumes on Guild Avenue will continue to increase with
development in the industrial area east of Beckman Road; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends installing four-way stop controls at Pine Street and
Guild Avenue because of the new roadway construction and increased traffic volumes;
and
WHEREAS, since 1997 staff has received three requests for four-way stop signs,
and in June 1998, staff installed larger stop signs and stop -ahead signs on Guild Avenue;
and
WHEREAS, four right-angle collisions have occurred since June 1998, and the
installation of four-way stop controls will reduce this type of collision; and
WHEREAS, staff also recommends designating Guild Avenue as a through street
which will allow staff to install stop signs on the cross streets intersecting Guild Avenue
except at higher volume streets, such as Victor Road and Pine Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lodi
does hereby approve the installation of four-way stop controls at Pine Street and Guild
Avenue, and hereby designates Guild Avenue as a through street; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City of Lodi Traffic Resolution No. 97-148,
Section 213 "Through Streets" and Section 2C "Stop Intersections" is hereby amended as
follows:
Section 2B — Through Streets Section 2C — Stop Intersections
Guild Avenue 1. Multi -Way Stop Intersections
Pine Street and Guild Avenue
2. Two -Way and One -Way Stop Intersections
Guild Avenue stops at Victor Road
Dated: September 1, 1999
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 99-134 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held September 1, 1999, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Mann, Nakanishi, Pennino and
Land (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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ALICE M. REI CHE
City Clerk
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