#1 Public hearing and action to remove traffic signals at Academy & Milwaukee (File Res. #2011-822)ENGINEERING DIVISION MEMORANDUM
July 6, 2011
TO: City Council
FROM: Dennis Ryan, Assistant Engineering Manager
RECOMMENDATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
SUBJECT:
PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ON A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF TRAFFIC CONTROL
SIGNALS AT ACADEMY STREET & WEST MILWAUKEE STREET
(FILE RESOLUTION NO. 2011-825)
At its regular meeting of February 9, 2011, the Transportation Committee recommended
by a 4-0 vote to: 1) take the traffic signals out-of-service, 2) install stop signs on the side
street, 3) monitor the intersection for 90 days, and 4) bring forward a Council Resolution
for complete removal of the signals at the intersection of Academy Street & West
Milwaukee Street.
The staff report and meeting minutes from the meeting in February are attached. In
addition, an updated traffic signal warrant analysis and collision diagram is attached.
While there has been some objection to removing the signal from businesses near the
intersection, we feel the 90 day study period confirmed the signal is no longer needed.
It should also be noted that aging equipment at the intersection, as indicated in the
Transportation Committee report, will require significant upgrades if the signals remain
operational. Signal removal at this intersection is estimated to cost approximately
$2,500, with funding from the 2011 Traffic Management budget.
Recommendation
Following the Public Hearing at the July 25, 2009 Council Meeting, the Engineering
Division recommends adoption of Resolution No. 2011-825.
Assistant City Manager recommendation
I concur with the recommendation of the Transportation Committee.
Suggested Motion
I move to adopt Resolution No. 2011-825.
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Attachments
cc: Eric Levitt, City Manager
Jay Winzenz, Director of Administrative Services/Assistant City Manager
Carl Weber, Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Mike Payne, Engineering Manager
CITY OF JANESVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-825
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN INTERSECTION
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS and/or DEVICES LOCATED AT: Academy Street and
West Milwaukee Street;
WHEREAS
, The Common Council of the City of Janesville, as the governing body of
the City, previously by resolution and/or order deemed it necessary for the public safety
to provide for the installation of certain official traffic control signals and/or devices upon
and at the following highways and intersection located solely in the City of Janesville,
County of Rock, State of Wisconsin: Academy Street and West Milwaukee Street; and
WHEREAS
, the Common Council of the City of Janesville, as the City’s governing body,
may for the public safety design, install, operate and use traffic control signals and/or
devices pursuant to, but not limited to, Wis. Stats. §§ 349.065, 349.07, 349.06, 349.03,
66.0101 and JGO 10.04.010 and related state statutes and City ordinances; and
WHEREAS
, the installed traffic safety control signals and/or devices must and did
conform to the requirements of Wis. Stats. § 349.065 and the Wisconsin Uniform Traffic
Control Devices Manual; and
WHEREAS
, the Transportation Committee of the City of Janesville, after public hearing
and input, studied and considered the proposal to remove these official traffic control
signals and/or devices at their public meeting on Wednesday, the 9th day of February,
2011, recommending by a vote of 4-0 to; 1) take traffic signals out-of-service, 2) install
stop signs on the side street, 3) monitor the intersection for 90 days, and 4) bring
forward a Council Resolution to terminate the signals from use and remove them for the
public good and welfare; and
WHEREAS
, the 90 day study period results confirmed the signals are no longer
needed; and
WHEREAS
, a public hearing was conducted before the Common Council on the date of
the consideration and action upon this Resolution, which public input was duly
considered before action was taken; and
WHEREAS
, after conducting a public hearing thereon, the Common Council factually
determined that the above located described intersection traffic control signals and/or
devices are no longer necessary for the public safety, health or welfare and that
termination of their use and removal is in the public’s interest and benefit; and
WHEREAS
, the estimated aggregate cost of such terminations from use and removal is
approximately two-thousand-five hundred & 00/100 Dollars ($2,500.00), which funding
shall come from the City’s 2011 Traffic Management budget.
CITY OF JANESVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-825
(Page 2 – Continued)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the Common Council of the City of
Janesville that:
1. Each and every of the above recitals is reiterated and incorporated by
reference herein into these empowerment provisions; and
2. The official traffic control signal and/or device shall be removed from use
by the City Administration at the earliest convenient opportunity; and
3. Funding for such removal shall be in the manner directed by the City
Manager; and
4. Any and all other regulations, ordinances and laws applying to traffic
control at the above intersection not specifically addressed herein shall remain in full
force and effect, and unaffected by this Resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager and his designee(s), on behalf of
the City of Janesville, is/are hereby jointly and severally authorized and empowered to
take whatever additional actions that the City Manager may determine in his sole
discretion, from time to time and at any time, necessary and/or desirable in the public
interest to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
ADOPTED:
MOTION BY:
APPROVED:
SECOND BY:
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
Eric Levitt, City Manager
BRUNNER
ATTEST:
DONGARRA-ADAMS
Jean Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Treasurer
LIEBERT
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
McDONALD
RASHKIN
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
STEEBER
VOSKUIL
Proposed by: The Transportation Committee
Prepared by: Engineering Division and
City Attorney