HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form dated August 24, 2004 Item #
Date: Au ust 4 2004
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: SNOW ROUTES
BACKGROUND:
Snow routes are established to prohibit parking during snow plowing activities. The
designated snow routes are on CyRide routes and major streets. The parking
restrictions are put in place after a 2" snowfall. The regulations greatly assist in snow
plowing operations.
City of Ames staff met to discuss snow routes and recommend the following changes be
implemented for the 2004-2005 winter season:
Add Dickinson Avenue from Steinbeck Street to Mortensen Road, and Steinbeck
Street from Dickinson Avenue to South Dakota Avenue. This route will facilitate
CyRide in this area.
Add Harrison Road from George W. Career Avenue to Chilton Avenue, and Chilton
Avenue from Harrison Road to Bloomington Road. These collector streets in
Northridge Heights Subdivision are now completed.
Delete Toronto Street from Georgia Avenue to North Dakota Avenue, and Georgia
Avenue from Toronto Street to Ontario Street. These streets are local streets and
are not on CyRide routes.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Direct the City Attorney to develop an ordinance to add sections of Dickinson
Avenue, Steinbeck Street, Chilton Avenue, and Harrison Road to the list of snow routes
and delete sections of Georgia Avenue and Toronto Streets from the list of snow routes.
2. Direct the City Attorney to develop an ordinance to add sections of Dickinson
Avenue, Steinbeck Street, Chilton Avenue, and Harrison Road to the list of snow routes.
3. Do nothing and leave the snow route list the same way it was during the winter of
2003-2004.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt alternative
number one, thereby directing the City AttornE�y to develop an ordinance to add sections
of Dickinson Avenue, Steinbeck Street, Chilton Avenue and Harrison Road to the list of
snow routes and delete sections of Georgia Avenue and Toronto Streets from the list of
snow routes.
COUNCIL ACTION: