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INFORMATION 4-5-10Pale 1 of 2 ~~* cc~ ~ ~ J®hno, Jennaer ~ ~ ~~ C C {qg,~r,:,:$<5,4~5ttSSf<«url"A°.°.ffCfRYP:RCC`MSC;';(4';xrrrck<rn....:....J~lll'S.S~~fR4'A'f{5!<'f<rcSSt«~en~neeee~ueY..:..#~SCY(44ttM~>~F(K<ee<e~uuiuaee(.°.^YfRKSY.Stt[{,ay,C.SiKt~.u(,,;,,~eeeeeyeuif {MOY{ttC';f:.C.'u54~5vmurrzn??....:...XKttKtt<ll'55~24ftmrm««<n;K<ee«..en°.°.°.°.rRX:.?!.S'f5.~'".C.7`.SS ttC(f!~,u. ueeHefufue(eenu( ( .I.tt~~ .««<mrr rc < uauua«n V ........1.....(AC(Mfg.'SS.,S......ryra..,S~S~V...........K.SY.:SxeXCI'.CCttC.CttRX!m;7f~ltKC~S?t.SS4 .......?n?°.C:.??! From: Johnson, Lori Sent: Monday, April 12, 20101.33 PM To: Anderson, John Remote; Johnson, Jennifer Subject: Fw;193rd Avenue Stop Sign Request and Petition Attachments: 07 20 09 cc memo speed~stop sign.doc; City ordinance Sec.14-33.jpg; Sharp@ciefk-river mn us~,200907~7~102640.pdf; Signed Petition.pdf; City Council Meeting.docx ~oh~1 & Je~:~ife~; ~ hact a ~.otc that you both tiva~ated a copy of the ~ 93~d ~etit~on. I~t is attached to this cmaii. Loii ynen~awWa^crirK~,aH^^tty^eo:+~+.f:?K: MC~W~+Yf!(^.~'^ci^:ed net.'NmYffmKmeeen««KeewLaaa+oeecaomvwrcrcronrnYSC.nnSiaq+~mo^meCt<n<ttfarrrcK<: nCf?WA+~OMAMIMY.W{t(MHirf[nY((tQ(e~p(H(q. gp(((((^y~KlnNeeeeWpK<(t)YW({Q{.yM+f(!iMY[[tt(< .. ftt<utkn ~IXiIXtt[f[tKKAt[[drcMgep(pf(r({p(~(py(5f(K(AMY(t(nuneegt~(gypt~y(5~y;{~((?(?K// From: Aaron & Anna-Marie Rasmus Cmailto:arasmus~charter.neta Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 9:20 PM T®: Westgaard, Matt; mayorer@charter,net; Zerwas, Nick; jgumphrey; pmotin; sklinzing c: aohnson, Lori Subject: 193rd Avenue Stop Sign Request and Petition Mayor Klinzing and Council Members, First of all, I would like to apologize for my family and neighbors for not sending this email or a formal request sooner. I was planning on putting an article first in the local paper emphasizing the importance of the request, but the time has come to submit a formal request for an all-way stop sign at the intersection of 193rd Avenue and Xavier St NUV. I was informed that the subject of this intersection may come up in tomorrow's meeting X415}. I did not see it on the posted agenda. Unfortunately, I am not able to make tomorrow night's meeting and an open Mike discussion because of other commitments. I could go on and on about the 193rd Avenue Extension and how many of Terr Maurer's . y judgments were poor and the Council's decisions were also inappropriate, At this point, these opinions will not do any good. The extension is in and has inappropriately become a permanent "through" street. The safety of my family and also my neighbors is of utmost importance. This street is currently not safe and just waiting for a tragic accident to occur! So I get to my point of this email; I am formally requesting that the City Council approve the addition of an all-way stop intersection at 193rd Avenue and Xavier St Nw. See the attached petition request that is signed by seventy-nine X79} homeowners I residents within the neighborhoods}, I had the pleasure over the last summer 1 fall to meet many nice neighbors while collecting these signatures of support. Everyone asked unanimous support} was agreeable to sign the petition. I had originally spoken with all of you during an open Mike session on July 6, 2009. A memo was then distributed by Terry Maurer on July 20, 2009 in response of the issues raised with the Extension also attached}, As a follow-up, I had issued an email follow up and further points in favor of my request email attached}. I know and understand the points against an ail way stop intersection. I disagree with the arguments because I feel like current safety risks knot to mention liability for the City} and common sense should be enough to have the signs installed. As the Mayor states in a response, "issues about safety and traffic and pedestrian flow will become clearer after the 41131201g Page Z of 2 street is fully opened". I agree; now that the Extension has opened, it confirms my original statements in that pedestrians trying to cross at Xavier are having difficulty safely crossing, visibility from Xavier to see vehicles coming from the West along 193rd Avenue is not favorable, and awareness for that stark of a highly concentrated residential area is being neglected by vehicles traveling from the East along 193r~~ I believe that enough evidence and studies should have been gathered by now hover five months later} to get these signs installed. Please be assured that no one except maybe those who illegally speed through the neighborhood habitually} will think that you are making the wrong decision. 1 will be following up with each one of yvu in the near term. I would ask that you discuss amongst yourselves and thoroughly review this request. I also ask you to spend some time walking along the sidewalk on the north side of 193rd Avenue someday between 4 and 6 pm. You will witness firsthand how the neighborhood has been negatively affected by this Extension. I appreciate your support in advance. Respectfully submitted, Aaron Rasmus 19293 Xavier St NW P.S. -~ When will the new medians be finished off and when will the existing ones be properly maintained? 4/1312010 City of Elk -~ River MEMORANDUM o air and Nth ~uncNl erry surer, ulic arl~s Irect®r ul~ , 193"d venue In~r~ven~ent r~~ect peed dnnits and tip inns at surer 193"~ venue As requested, ~ have prepared this memo in response to an Open Mike appearance by Mx. Aaron Rasmus who lives at the corner of Javier Street and ~ 93"~ Avenue in the woods at Hillside Addition, Zt is my understanding that Mr. Rasmus raised two issues; the f~xst, being speed li~xuts along the entire ~ 93`d Avenue corridor and the second, the need for an all-way stop sign installation at the cornex• of Javier Street and 193`a Avenue. My comments on these two issues areas follows: .A, 193rd Avenue speed Li~nit~ The total length of i 93rd Avenue from TH ~ G9 to CSAH 13 Twin Lal~es Road} will be approximately ~.5 miles, About half of the road currently exists through the Hillside Estates and Moods at Hillside developments. This segment of ~ 93rd Avenue has a 30 mph speed limit and will remain unchanged after construction is complete. The half of the corridor which is being newly constructed will need to have a speed study done by MnD~T, As the Council is aware, the speed limits in the State of Minnesota are determined by the state, either thxough a MnD~T speed study or thxough State Statute. The State Legislature in the most recent session made some minor changes to traffic statutes regarding speed limits in rural residential districts, however, a summary of that law change produced by the League of Minnesota Cities, it does not appear that ~ 93rd Avenue falls within that jurisdiction. zf it did, the new law change would allow a 35 mph speed limit. Since it does not appear to fall within this new statutory def ninon of rural residential district, MnDQT will be asked to perform a speed study, once the road is complete..As Z have informed Mx. Rasmus and his wife in separate conversations, if MnD~T comes bacl~ with a speed li~x~it of higher than 30 mph, city staff will mare a recommendation to the City Council relative to a transition zone to make drivers aware of the decreasing speed limit when traveling from east to west. I93ra Avenue -Speed Limits & Stop Sign July 20, 2009 P~~e z Until such time as a MnD~T speed study on the new portion of I93ra Avenue is completed, our construction plans call for the entire corridor to be signed at 30 mph, so that the corridor will not be open to traffic without a speed limit sign. If MnD~T comes back with a higher speed limit on the eastern portion, the city will be required to change the speed limit signs to the allowable speed indicated by MnD~T's study. ~. Stop Sign Installation ®I93ra Avenue/avier Street The Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices provides guidance for multi-way or all-way stop sign applications, A copy of the information from the most recent manual is attached, As you can see from this information, an all-way stop sign installation is only typically warranted by vehicle traffic when it is at an intersection with relatively equal traffic counts. This is certainly not the case at the intersection of ~aviet• Street and I93ra Avenue. There is also guidance for installation based on traffic accident history. But of course at this time, there is no traffic accident history of a type that would be potentially elim~.n,ated by an all-way stop sign installation. Finally, under other criteria that maybe considered is the issue of pedestrian/vehicle conflicts. At this point in tithe, it is our opinion that the number of pedestrians utilizing the sidewalk on the north side of 193rd Avenue from the Deerfield 3"~/Moods at Hillside neighborhood to the south is not significant enough to warrant an all-way stop sign installation. As I have told Mr. and Mrs, Rasmus in discussing this issue with them, we will monitor the I93ra Avenue corridor as we do all new corridors relative to traffic volumes and pedestrian usage. If either of these criteria rise to a level that we believe warrants an all- waystop sign installation at Javier Street, we can easily male that recommendation to the Council and install the additional stop signs at time. Just for the Council's information, traffic control on I93ra Avenue is planned to be as follows; ~ At Evans Street, the 3-legged stop situation on the 4-legged intersection will remain in place but will be monitored closely, A fourth stop sign can easily be put i.n if it becomes a problem. The geometries of construction for the new project will have the intersection of Evans Street and I93ra Avenue completely constructed to accept a signal system in the future. ® Auburn Street and I93ra Avenue will continue to have an all-way stop situation as currently exists there. ® At Tyler Street and I93ra Avenue, the plans call for Tyler Street to a stop condition, with I93ra Avenue not stopped. It is our feeling from traffic modeling that there will be a much higher volume of traffic on I93ra Avenue than Tyler Street after construction, thus the Tyler Street stop condition. Again, if the monitoring of the new roadway after completion indicates an all-way stop installation is required, that recommendation would be made to the City Council, ® At CSAH I3 Twin Lakes Road} and I93ra Avenue, there will be a stop sign on I93ra Avenue and no traffic control along CSAH I3. This again, is based on traffic volumes projected .into the future where CSAH I3 is anticipated to have a much higher traffic volume than I93ra Avenue, 193r~ Avenue -Speed Limits & Stop Sign Page 2 ]uly 20, 2009 Should you have any questions ~:ega~.~ding this issue o~ would l~tl~e fu~the~ info~rmat~on, I mill be attendance at Monday's City Council meeting. ~WW~~~..76s rVM ~~'A!"~~At6~pb !' ~-r"~1 t I~l i1V~~RA~1 ~! i, ~h. ~. h~ ~~~i~~ ~p~r~r~~~~ ~h~Ni ~r~~~r~~ ~h ~r~vi~i~~ ~ ~h~~ ~ht~r ~r~~ ~h ~~~~ ~r~i~ i~t~r~. ire ~d~i~i~r~, ~~ i~~ ~hi~~ ~r ~~i~~~ ~ h~ it ~hi~ r~~y ~~r~~ ~h~ p~ ~a~ii~n~ ~ ~ci~ra ~-~ ~Q. ~~li~~ ~i~~r ~r~ ~u~h~r~~~~ #a ~ir~~fi ~a~ r~~i~ ~i~hir~ ~h~ c~i~, ~i~~~r ire ~rvn yr ~ r~~n~ vi~hie ~r uc~ihi~ i~~~i, ire ~n~ai~y ~i~i phi ~h~~~r r~ ~h~ ~~~ r~i~ fa~r~. urin fir ~r ~~h~r e~~r~!~n~ r ~~ ~~~~~r~ r~~i~ ~r ~~~~cu~r~ d~ri~rt~, ~c~~~ ~~ ~h~ pai~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ r~i~~c~ ~r~~ ~ ~~~c~~i~ar~ r~~~ir~ n~~~r~~h~~~~~ir~~ h~ ~r~~i~i~n~ ~ hi h~~~r ~ h ~~ r~i~ 1~~, C~~i~r~ ~ ~h~ ~r d~~r~n~~~~ ~~ ~ir~ ~r ~~i~ ~h ~ii~~ ire ir~i~ ~r~~i~ ~~ ~h~ ~~r~ ~-~ ~ r~ ~~ ire ~h~ i~r~~~i~~~ ~i~i~i~~~. ~ ~ ~~~: uh~ri ~ ru~~~ ~r~~~ b ~~~~ ~~ ~~ic~ ~~i~~r~, ~i~r~. ~`~~,. ~ ~~4 ~~}; a~~~i~r~~~ ~ ~~i~~~, i~. ~~~. .~, Dirac, ~. ~q ~1! *Cv i~aV~il S~.~~~ ~ ~p ~'W ~~la ~4~ ~l~ R pWr9~ '~~4 i01~1/'Ve5°~R ~* ~~~~~a t~~~~, ~i~~~l~~ ~r~~ ~~h~~ ~u~li~ ~i~~~~, ~h. ~. ~ ~~~~~~A ~u~h~ri~~ ~~ ~~M~~r~''~'~ hruh hih~~~, ~ir~n. ~~~ ~ ~.~ uh~ri~~ ~o ~V/M IM r~~Po.^N iM'~w•Y~R hrM. MI~~, M x~~~v. ~~~~RK .vi ~'.!".V~k R~, V.I~bF~~+9"~~~~ ~~ r~~1.v ~~~~ i`w' W ~`,v. `~~~~~,. ~C~~• ~MivA.~R ~~~.~, ~u~~. ~; ~hr~uh h~h~~~~, ~ir~n. ~~~~. ~ ~~.~~, ~uhc~, ; ~~~w~~ ~~~~~~, ~~~. ~~. ~~~ ~~r~~, #~~~ ~ ~r~~, ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~i~n~ r~ ~~ ~`c~ii~h~~ ~~ ~~~~i~fi~~r~. ~"h~ ~i~~ ~~~ir~i~r~~~~r, car ~~~h ~a~h~r ~~~r~~ri~~ ~ ~~~~_ ~ ~ ~~~ ail ~~in~, ~h~1# i~~~i ~~~ ~ir~~f ~i~l~ ~~n~, ~~rr~~r~g ~~~~, in~i~, ~u~~~~~ ~~~i~i~~~ ~r ~h~r ~~~~~~. .: ~- ,~;:.' ~~ ~~~~ ~~i~r~~~ ~ ~r~i~ ~~r~l~~~i ~~~ic~~ ~ir~~ ~ ~ ~ . /~p`, i~r~~~ r~~~~~y~, ~i~r~. ~~ ~,~ , ua. ~; ii ~~, i~r~, ~~. ~ ~.~; ~~ ~~~, i~~. ~~~~~. ~~~.~~, ~uh~. x ~ri~~rz~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~r~~~, ~~r~n. ~~~ ~~~.. hip:lll~~~~~~~~.~~~~ai~~~~~.~:~~~1~~~".~~~~te;~~~l~c~~;~~~~1~.4~1~~~. ~21~ 71 ~1~~C~~ ~ .~l ~~~txway ~~®~ A~~~ca~~~~~ ~~r~~~o~~r~ Multiway stop control can be ~~seful as a safety measure at intersections if certain traffic conditions exist, Safety concerns associated with multiway stops include pedestrians, bicyclists, and ail road users e~.pecting other toad users to stop, Multiway stop control is used where floe volume of tra~c an the intersecting reads is approximately equal, The rest~•ictions on the use of STOP signs described. in Section 2B.5 also apply to multiway stop applications, G~1IDAN'C~; The decision to install multiway stop control should be based an an engineering scurfy, The following criteria should be considered in the engineering study for a multiway STOP sign installation.; .A., where txafhc control signals are justified, the multi- way stop is aaa interim measure that can be bastalled quickly to control traffic while arrangements are being made far the i~astallation of the traffic control signal. B• A~ crash problem, as indicated by 5 or anon reported crashes in a 12-naanth period that are susceptible to correction by a multi-way stop installation. Such crashes include right- and lei-turn collisions as well as right-angle collisions, C. Minimum volumes; 1. The vehicular vahanae entering the intersection from the major street approaches total of bath approaches} averages at least 3a0 vehicles per hour faa' any 8 hours of an average day, and 2. The combined vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle valunae entering the intersection from the miaaor street approaches ~tota.l of both approaches averages at least ~a~ units per hoar for the same ~ hours, with an average delay to minor-street vehicular tragic of at least ~a seconds per vehicle dua-ing the highest hour, but 3. Zf'the 85t1a-perce~atile approach speed of the nnajor- street traffic e~cceeds do n~ph, the minimum vehicular volume warrants are 70 perceaat of the above values. lJ, where no sitagle criterio~a is satisfied, but whea'e Ca~teria fl, C,l, and C.~ are all satisfied to 80 percent of the nainimuna values, Criterion C,3 is excluded fix ono this condition. aPT~~N: ether' ca~teaia float may 1}e considered ua an engineering study include: A, The need to control left-turn conflicts; B, The need to coaatral vehiclelpedestrian conflicts near locations that generate high pedestrian volumes; C. Locations where a road. user, after stopping, cannot see conflicting tx'af~ric and is not able to reasonably safely negotiate the intersection unless conflicting crass traffic is also required to stop; and D, An intersection of two residential neighborhood collector through) streets of similar design and apea•ating characteristics where aaaultiway stop control would improve traffic operational characteristics of the intersection, ~s~ ~r~r~ ~e~;~a~ ~~,~ ~~~~~a ~~~a ~~~ ~~ c~uc~c~~,: ~~a ~~ ~~,,~~~~ x~~~y~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~k~Y~~r~~~~~~ ~ ~~xs~~t~~~~~~. "~~~a yet C~r~~~~'~y ~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ AI j (~'lc~ase print ~ e} ~ ~`~ ' ~ r~ ~- ~"` . ~ ~~ ~~.~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~d x ! ~~ ~ ~ .. ~~~ ~~ Y a ~~ ~~ / ~ d ~ s r i " ~~ i ~~ 1 ~~ r ~~ ~.]~1 k ~~ i. k ~ra`~ i ',; ~ ~~ ,, ~ ~' ... ,. ~~ ~~ ~ ~ r f ~~ ~ . ~, ~~ R. ........~ •• :w"1^"Mk0!~:l1:'iW1.Yl1Wk11:!'AOOf9(01 ;. . I {fit ~^y~p {} fM~d •~C~...'~+^~!^!.... ."'.~r~r..ww.:inve.M:Y~f,<:>. .i..w:.::::::vR»!Y`1M i ~ f ~ ~~"~~'!~' ~ ~ r~ e!' ~ `~yaN :,v;%.s;:wx,.,tar ~ m...,.ix.,..N.....v.,,,. ~~ 3 °: '~JFgy~ ,wyp s Rol ~~ f ~~~ ~~ ~~~r~~ ~~@ 2 ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ July o, 2009, 6:3o pm "open Mike" Discussion Points: f~ Aaron Rasmus, ~ 9293 Javier St Nw besides the homeowners l property owners for which the City abtained land and easements, we are probably the most affected negatively} by the ~93r~ Avenue Extension, My wife and I have twa very young children, Daniel, who is 2 ~/z yrs old, and Katherine Rose, who is ~ ~ months old. ~!e live on the corner of~avier St NW and 193r~ Avenue. vve built our custom 2-story home 3 years ago in the summer Fall of 2006. Prior to the purchase of the lot and prior to construction, there was no disclosure to the extent of the street project ar sidewalk extension. I am not going to go on today expressing my disappointment of the City Council's past decisions made on these projects. i i ® i I am here tonight taking time away from my family on a couple of prudent, common sense, and upcoming decisions thattheCity Council can make regarding the 193~a Avenue Extension. The first is the designation of a stop intersection. The second is the posted speed limit along the newly constructed '193rd Avenue. Let me start with the stop intersection. In reviewing the current design, talking with both John Anderson and Terry i~auer, a 4^way stop is NAT currently planned for the intersection of 193rd and Xavier. Vl~e believe that this is a very critical location fora 4-way stop for the following reasons: First of all, with the sidewalk extension and connection into the neighborhood to the south, this is a heavily used pedestrian route, where people will frequently be crossing 193rd Avenue to get to the sidewalk to the north. Secondly, is that the visibility with the changes in grade along 193rdand the curves near the intersection are not favorable to even a 3omph limit in vehicularspeeds. V1le have seen motorists speeding eastbound to the Xavier intersection in the winter miss the turn and land up in the yard across on the east side of Xavier. A vehicular to vehicular accident is eminent, especially with no stop sign. realize that stop signs may not reduce overall speeds from Point A to ~, however, they bring awareness to an intersection and planned pedestrian crossing. don't care if they roll through the intersection~5} like they currently do from Xavier to 193rd Avenue, as long as they are made aware of the sto si n. p g The safety of my children is the mast important factor, of course. Sure, they should not be playing in the street or crossing without supervision, but you never know, An emergency service, police or fire, was responding along 193rd Avenue lastweekwhen the road contractor hit the gas line again near our home and ran over one of the neighbor girl's cat. ~11ho knows, that could have been a child! Another reason for the 4~way stag, for which is related to my next Council request, is based on the traffic westbound from the new 4~way intersection. vllith a fairly undeveloped and sparsely populated spattering of homes ~3-4} along this new portion of 1 to 1 ~/~ miles, we know fihat the traffic will speed up beyond this intersection and continue into fihis exisfiing residential development at a speed well over the speed limit of 30 mph. wifih a stop sign designating the start of the development, this will generally signal to this westbound traffic some awareness of this residential area and 30 mph maximum Speed requirement. This leads into my next item for a prudent and critical council decision and that has to do with the eventual Speed limit of the new portion of City streefi extension. In talking with Terry Mauer last Wednesday, he had indicated that the speed limit has nofi yet been determined. He stated that once the road is open that the State DST will perform some speed studies to determine their recommended limits. Terry had suspected, based on his experience that it may be determined to be a 40 mph speed limifi due fio the boulevard only having one driveway l home along the route. asked him whafi would be enforceable prior to fihe determination being made. He said that he would have fio refer fio the Police Department. l am asking tonight thafi the City forgo the speed study and make the responsible decision to post this city boulevard permanently at 30 mph to match the speed limit requirements in the residential area from Xavier Sfi NvU to Hwy 1 G9. Again, without a 30 mph posting and a 4^way stop, I am very concerned about the anticipated speeds coming and going through this residential area. I have counted seventeen X17}driveways that enter on 193r~ Avenue, including ours. lfi will be very dangerous for both vehicles and pedestrians along this raufie if traffic speeds exceed 30 mph. 1 For many of the affected residents in the neighborhood, I am compiling unanimous support for these two ~2~ items regarding the ~ 93r~ Avenue extension through a signed petition 1 formal request. Although, I ask thatyou forgo the apinions of your Planning Commission, Public Works Director, and City Engineer and make this sound, prudent, and responsible decision as a City Council to immediately move forward with approval fora 4-way stop intersection and 3D mph permanent posting. Start tonight by listening to and acting on the majority otyour current constituents and not developers, future constituents, and 1 or the surrounding communities. All of you are here by elective vote from the citizens of Elk River; if these requests are not seriously considered, this will be remembered when you come upfor re-election. t don't expect a response ar feedback tonight, I will be following up with the Council within the next month or less. Thank you for all of your time.