#4 Public hearing and action to amend list of streets required to yield to other designated streets (File Ord. #2011-499)ENGINEERING DIVISION MEMORANDUM
30 September 2011
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:
WOODMAN ROAD TO YIELD TO MAYFAIR DRIVE
HOOVER STREET TO YIELD TO HAWTHORNE AVENUE
(FILE ORDINANCE NO. 2011-499)
At its regular meeting of August 24, 2011, the Transportation Committee recommended yield
signs at the following two locations:
1.) Woodman Road traffic to yield to Mayfair Drive (3-0 vote).
2.) Hoover Street traffic to yield to Hawthorne Avenue (3-0 vote).
The staff reports and draft meeting minutes related to these issues are attached. Signing
changes for these two items are estimated to cost approximately $375. Funding is included
in the 2011 Traffic Signing budget.
Recommendation
These changes require the adoption of attached Ordinance No. 2011-499, which was
introduced at the September 26, 2011 Council Meeting. The Public Hearing and Council
Action on the Ordinance is scheduled for the October 10, 2011 Council Meeting.
City Manager Recommendation
The City Manager concurs with the Transportation Committee recommendation.
Suggested Motion
I move to adopt File Ordinance No. 2011-499.
KAC
Attachments
cc: Eric Levitt, City Manager
Jacob J. Winzenz, Director of Administrative Services/Assistant City Manager
Carl Weber, Director of Public Works/City Engineer
CITY OF JANESVILLE
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-499
An Ordinance amending the list of streets required to Yield to other designated streets with a
penalty as provided in 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:
WWW. Woodman Road Yields to Mayfair Drive
XXX. Hoover Street Yields to Hawthorne Avenue
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
DONGARRA-
ADAMS
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RASHKIN
Assistant City Attorney
STEEBER
Proposed by: Engineering Division
LIEBERT
Prepared by: Engineering Division
VOSKUIL