4. Resolution 4981 - Stop Sign at 5th Ave E and 5th St EKALISPELL POLICE DEPARTMENT
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REPORT: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Frank Garner, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Step Sign at 5d' Avenue East and 5t' Street East.
MEETING DATE: February 22, 2005
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BACKGROUND: At the request of residents in the area of 5th Avenue East and 5"'
Street East a traffic study was conducted to determine the need for traffic control devices
at that intersection. The study indicates that a two-way stop sign is warranted on 5'
Street East at 5t' Avenue. This configuration is also in general compliance with the
recent "Safe Route to Schools" plan implemented at Hedges School. A copy of the
engineering study is attached
RECOMMENDATIONS: The council should adopt a resolution requiring stop signs
on 5' Street East at 5t' Avenue East.
FISCAL EFFECTS: None.
ALTERNATIVES: As recommended by Council.
Respectfully
s�
Fra4 arner awes Patrick
Chief of Police City Manager
F s.4;NK GARN-Ell t, �--HIEF OF F0- C - ROGE KRAUI S. ASS IS ; AN [ CHIEF 0- POLICE
RESOLUTION NO.4981
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLACEMENT OF STOP SIGNS ON 5TH STREET
EAST AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH 5TH AVENUE EAST AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That vehicles, including motor vehicles, bicycles, or other vehicles shall be
required to stop in the east and west bound lanes of 5th Street East at the
intersection of 5th Avenue East.
SECTION II. The Chief of Police is authorized and directed to erect stop signs at the above
locations.
SECTION 111. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage by the
City Council and approval by the Mayor.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2005.
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk
City of Kalispell Public Works Department
MA Office Boy 1997, aispeli, Montana 59903- �3�37 - Tedep�orae (�i�6:� 7 $-i7i�J, Fax (406) 75^8
-331
Memo
To: Frank Garner, Chief of Police
Cc: Jim Patrick, City Manager
Jim Hansz, P.E_, Public Works Director/City Engineer
From: Andrew Sorensen, E.I.T,, Associate Civil Engineer
Re: 5th Avenue East and 5th Street East Traffic Study
Date: February 1, 2005
At your request, a traffic engineering study was performed for the intersection of 5th Avenue
East and 5th Street East to determine the feasibility of a one-way stop sign. As part of that study,
traffic counts were taken of the intersection. A copy of those results accompanies this memo.
As you can see, 5th Street East experiences greater traffic than 5th Avenue East. However, if
you look carefully at the time of day when traffic is the greatest, you will notice that those times
(8:00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.) correspond to the release times of Hedges Elementary School, which is
nearby. Furthermore, 5th Avenue East is Manned as the major route of the "Safe Routes to
School" program that I am currently working on for Hedges Elementary School. It is my
recommendation that, while 5th Street East experiences more traffic, the relative difference in
the number of cars is negligible, and that the establishment of a safe pedestrian crossing takes
precedence.
The MUTCD, Section 2B.05 states,
"A STOP sign should not be installed on the major street unless justified by a traffic engineering
study.
Support:
The following are considerations that might influence the decision regarding the appropriate
street upon which to install a STOP sign where two streets with relatively equal volumes and/or
characteristics intersect:
A. Stopping the direction that conflicts the most with established pedestrian crossing activity
or school walking routes;"
I feel that this support from the MTJTCD is more than enough to warrant the placement of stop
signs on 5th Street East to aid in the establishing of a safe school pedestrian crossing. The Public
Works Department will support the Police Department should they desire to present an ordinance
to the City Council.
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