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. Honorable Mayor and City Council November 20, 2000 Page Three 5. Traffic Cutting Corner at Auburn Street/196th Avenue Intersection The committee discussed the concern raised at the informational hearing regarding traffic cutting the corner on sodded lawns at the intersection of Auburn Street and 196th Avenue. The committee felt that perhaps a barrier type of concrete curb and gutter could be installed in this corner area, replacing the surmountable curb currently in that location. The committee also felt that an even better method of combating this type of vehicle movement would be to create some type of landscape element at the corner that would essentially prohibit any kind of vehicle cutting the corner. 6. Speed dips Speed dips were discussed by the committee once again. As the Council will recall, speed dips or speed humps were discussed nearly two years ago when this issue first appeared. The consensus of the committee was that speed dips or speed humps would cause significant maintenance concerns together with potential street drainage concerns, and should only be used as a last resort. As the Council will recall, the neighborhood was against the installation of speed dips or humps when they were originally proposed by the Police Department and authorized by the City Council. . In conclusion, the committee felt that on the Auburn Street issue, installation of an all-way stop sign at Auburn Street and 193rd Avenue together with potentially installing a landscape component or barrier curb at the intersection of Auburn Street and 196th Avenue may address many of the vehicle driving behavior complaints. We have done numerous traffic counts over the years, and have determined that the volume of traffic and/or cut-through traffic in the Hillside area was not exorbitant for the design of Auburn Street. Staff has worked with the developer of the Hillside Estates area to ensure that the further development of the area in the northwest corner of the development will not complicate the Auburn Street issue further. We are working with the developer to ensure that there are other means of ingress and egress to these developing areas other than Auburn Street. The committee did feel that the issues raised by the Auburn Street residents should be considered in all future large-scale developments in that main ingress and egress routes should be identified and all relevant design issues used to mitigate the future affect of traffic volume on the abutting residents. If you have any questions regarding these issues, I will be in attendance at the November 27, 2000 City Council meeting. Sincerely, Howard R. Green Company ~"C;;;;ptl/camJ Terry J. ~a'urer, P.E. . Ltr-112000-City Council.doc Howard R. Green Company CONSULTING ENGINEERS