2004-14 ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT SOUTH SHORES DRIVE - FROM ALLEN BEND DRIVE TO THE EAST CITY LIMITS

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February 11, 2004 Page Two Colleen Dold of 2289 Franzy Drive stated that her guard rail has been hit as well as the pine trees in her yard and her dog has been killed because of there being no shoulders along the road. Cars are traveling too fast and the speeding has gotten worse. She stated further that the speed limit signs are not consistent. It is not the people that live in the area going these high speeds, it is people coming from the rural areas. Paul Stanley of 40 Lake Pointe Drive thinks that the current 40 mph speed is too high. Several years ago the City built a sidewalk from Lake Pointe to Baywood and it is 20 inches from the edge of the road. When you are walking on that sidewalk it is frightening with the speed that the vehicles are going. Shannon Striglos of 26 South Shores Drive stated that there has been a lot of development in this area and walking along this roadway is not possible due to the speed of the traffic. She jogs along this road and 47 mph is a conservative estimate of cars traveling this road. Commission member April Veteto agreed that a no passing zone makes sense and does not understand why there are different speed limit signs and thinks that should be taken care of. Commission member pon Wenneker stated that the neighborhood has outgrown the road and the whole area should be reevaluated. Staff member Deputy Chief Todd Walker stated that the speed limit is not the sole problem in this area. A 30 mph speed limit will not control the speeding in this area. Couple the design of the road and the expansion of the area and you have a problem. Today he tried to drive the area at 30 mph and it is difficult to maintain this speed through the entire area. He feels 35 mph is a more practical speed. The demands of his agency are tremendous at best and he cannot commit patrols in this area on a constant basis. His patrols are answering on the average of 6,000 calls per month. He has to bring individuals in on an overtime basis just to post radar in some areas. He will try to send patrols out there for a while to enforce this area. When patrols leave, the speeding will return. He is in favor of the no passing zone where needed and he recommends that the striping follow the Department of Transportation guidelines. It was moved and seconded (Harris/Wenneker) that the existing 40 mph speed limit be reduced to 35 mph. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved and seconded (Walker/Bauer) that a striping survey and assessment be done of said area and proper guidelines be followed. Motion carried unanimously.