#3 Public hearing and action on ordinance to amend list of streets required to yield (File Ord. #2010-724)ENGINEERING DIVISION MEMORANDUM
17 September 2010
TO: City Council
FROM: Mike Payne, Engineering Manager
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
SUBJECT:
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ON A PROPOSED
ORDINANCE REQUIRING:
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NORTH OSBORNE AVENUE TO YIELD TO BOND PLACE
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NORTH MARION AVENUE TO YIELD TO BOND PLACE
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NORTH WILLARD AVENUE TO YIELD TO BOND PLACE
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DIVISION STREET TO YIELD TO EAST VAN BUREN STREET
(FILE ORDINANCE NO. 2010-724)
At its regular meeting of August 10, 2010, the Transportation Committee recommended yield
signs at the following four locations:
1.) North Osborne Avenue traffic to yield to Bond Place (4-1 vote).
2.) North Marion Avenue traffic to yield to Bond Place (4-1 vote).
3.) North Willard Avenue traffic to yield to Bond Place (4-1 vote).
4.) Division Street traffic to yield to East Van Buren Street (5-0 vote).
The staff reports and draft meeting minutes related to these issues are attached. Signing
changes for these four items are estimated to cost approximately $625. Funding is included
in the 2010 Traffic Signing budget.
Recommendation
These changes require the adoption of attached Ordinance No. 2010-724, which was
introduced at the September 13, 2010 Council Meeting. The Public Hearing and Council
action on the Ordinance is scheduled for the September 27, 2010 Council Meeting.
City Manager Recommendation
The City Manager concurs with the Transportation Committee recommendation.
Suggested Motion
I move to adopt File Ordinance No. 2010-724.
KAC
Attachments
cc: Eric Levitt, City Manager
Jay Winzenz, Director of Administrative Services/Assistant City Manager
Carl Weber, Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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CITY OF JANESVILLE
ORDINANCE NO. 2010-724
An Ordinance amending the list of streets required to Yield to other designated streets with a
penalty for violations thereof as provided in JGO Section 10.04.020.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JANESVILLE DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 10.18.030 of the Code of General Ordinances of the City of Janesville
is hereby amended by adding the following:
SSS. North Osborne Avenue Yields to Bond Place
TTT. North Marion Avenue Yields to Bond Place
UUU. North Willard Avenue Yields to Bond Place
VVV. Division Street Yields to East Van Buren Street
ADOPTED:
MOTION BY:
APPROVED:
SECOND BY:
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
Eric J. Levitt, City Manager
BRUNNER
ATTEST:
McDONALD
Jean Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Treasurer
PERROTTO
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RASHKIN
STEEBER
City Attorney Wald Klimczyk
TRUMAN
Proposed by: Engineering Division
VOSKUIL
Prepared by: Engineering Division
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