HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Council Action Form dated October 26, 1993 COUNCIL ACTION FORM C20
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Date: October 26, 1993
SUBJECT: Designating streets as "snow routes" caob
BACKGROUND:
The City adopted the "Snow Route" ordinance in 1982 in order to improve snow removal
activities on streets that either are classified as collectors or arterials, or are ones with
Cy-ride bus routes. During this past year, staff has evaluated other streets for "snow
route" designations due to complaints and problems experienced in the past. Criteria
used to evaluate these streets for "snow routes" include traffic volumes, street widths,
collector/arterial route classifications, bus routes, and a-typical street conditions. Listed
below are streets that staff is currently proposing to add to the system.
Hoover Avenue - 24th Street to 30th Street
Hayes Avenue - 20th Street to 24th Street
Oakland Street - Franklin Avenue to Hyland Avenue
Hyland Avenue - West Street to Lincoln Way
South Walnut Avenue - Lincoln Way to South 5th Street
S.E. 5th Street - South Duff Avenue east to the east end of South 5th Street
Wheeler Street - Hoover Avenue to Grand Avenue
Storm Street - Welch Avenue to Hayward Avenue
Staff believes that by designating these additional streets as "snow routes", traffic flow
and safety will be enhanced. When parking is present on these streets during snow
removal activities, accumulations remain by these vehicles and contribute to hazardous
conditions for vehicular and bus traffic. This problem is alleviated on streets designated
as snow routes, since vehicles are moved when the street is plowed. With this
designation, vehicles must be moved only when a "snow emergency" is declared, and
until the street is cleared. This measure ensures that snow would be adequately removed
from the street after storms.
This measure includes officially designating streets as "snow routes" that have been
posted with signs as "snow routes", and have been placed on City lists as routes for more
than five years. These streets are along Cy-ride bus routes and include the following:
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Ken Maril Road - Duff Avenue to Viola Mae Avenue
Viola Mae Avenue - Ken Maril Road to Garden Road
Roy Key Avenue - 30th Street to Wheeler Street
Wheeler Street - Grand Avenue to Roy Key Avenue
Staff has distributed notices to residents along these proposed "snow routes".
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Designate the streets listed above as "Snow Routes".
2. Designate only the streets listed above as "Snow Routes" that were previously
posted as such.
3. Modify the list.
4. Do nothing.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is recommended by the City Manager that the City Council adopt alternative number
1 above, thereby directing the City Attorney to prepare the ordinance designating the
above listed streets as "snow routes".
COUNCIL ACTION: