TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: John Morgan, Environmental Services Director
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: April 19, 2016
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SERVICE AUTHORIZATION NO. 12-22 WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE WARRANT STUDY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF: (1) S.W. 4TH STREET AND S.W. 7TH AVENUE AND (2) S.W. 9TH STREET AND S.W. 2ND AVENUE
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to approve Service Authorization No. 12-22 to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $8,000 for professional design services to conduct a warrant study located at the intersection of: (1) SW 4th Street and SW 7th Avenue and SW 9th Street and SW 2nd Avenue (Project #16-087).
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Background:
In December 2015 residents from the neighborhoods served by SW 9th Street spoke during public comment at a City Commission meeting and expressed their concern for the safety of pedestrians due to speeding vehicles. In addition, residents from neighborhoods served by SW 4th Street contacted the City Engineer and expressed similar concerns. Providing an acceptable level of service for traffic calming within the City is an objective of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The residents specifically requested that the City install additional stop signs at intersections in their neighborhoods for added safety protection (children are playing in the streets). The City has collected traffic and speed count data for these areas and the warrant study is the next step in the evaluation process.
The City uses best engineering practices such as the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device (MUTCD) for this evaluation. The MUTCD recommends that prior to any additional stop signs being installed at an intersection a warrant study must be conducted to evaluate whether or not the additional stop signs are in fact warranted.
This Service Authorization with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (KHA) authorizes the completion of a four-way stop sign warrant study at the intersecti...
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