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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 1C <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: September 16, 2019 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Todd Blomstrom, Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Lake Johanna Speed Display Signs <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A $ 7,200 - $9,650 TBD <br /> <br />For Council Consideration <br /> <br />Staff is seeking City Council direction regarding potential purchase of speed display signs for <br />Lake Johanna Boulevard (County State Aid Highway 149). <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Public Works Department is investigating options to assist with concerns regarding speeding <br />traffic along Lake Johanna Boulevard (Ramsey County State Aid Highway 149). Previous <br />discussions in early 2019, including the June 10, 2019 City Council meeting, included the <br />potential use of radar speed display signs to assist with controlling vehicle speeds along this <br />roadway. <br />Information available from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Federal <br />Highway Administration indicates that radar speed display signs can have some beneficial <br />impact on reducing speeds, but excessive use of these signs, particularly for an extended period <br />of time at general roadway locations, can lead motorists to disregard the vehicle speed feedback <br />information. Permanent mounted speed display signs are generally recommended in conjunction <br />with school zones, construction work zones, or locations with significant changes in posted <br />speed limits. <br />