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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 6-24-91 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />SAFETY (Cont'd) Ergineer Maurer statal he is not advocating the removal <br />of the stop signs at this time, merely offerin;J <br />observations based on the traffic counts and speed data conplied. He suggestal <br />the vegetation in the area is overgrown and trilmning the plantings would increase <br />visibility . <br /> <br />Maurer suggested the width of the street does not appear to be a problem, based <br />on the number of vehicles traveling during peak hours. He explained that most <br />studies inlicate that speed violatm's are usually persons living in the area, <br />rather than persons unfamiliar with a roadway. <br /> <br />May= Sather asked Commander Bergeron and Deputy Gibl::s f= COlIUlIents relative to <br />traffic patterns during patrol of this area. <br /> <br />Commander Bergeron explained the problem appears to be vehicles not stopping f= <br />the stop signs, rather than speed. <br /> <br />Deputy Gibl::s suggested that removal of the stop signs may assist his efforts to <br />control sp=r1PTS in the area. He agreed that the vegetation should be trinnned for <br />better visibility. Gibl::s discussed the traffic problem f= vehicles traveling <br />eastbound on County Road F to Old Highway 10 and atterrpting to make a right or <br />left turn onto Snellin;Ji this contrib.ites to the traffic "shortcut" through the <br />Valentine Avenue area. He inlicatal the road appears to be na=ower at the area <br />close to County Road F and then widens as vehicles awroach Old Highway 10. <br /> <br />May= Sather questioned the width of the street easement on Valentine Avenue and <br />suggestal staff trim the vegetation in the road easement. <br /> <br />Ergineer Maurer statal there is a 66 foot easement alon::J the road. <br /> <br />Mayor Sather briefly reviewed the traffic problems on County Road F which <br />contrib.1te to increased traffic on Valentine Avenue during peak hours. <br /> <br />Ramsey County Ergineer Dan Solar, recalled that County Road F was reconfigured in <br />the area of the T-intersection at Old Highway 10, to allow roam to sort traffic <br />into two lanes for right and left turns. He agreed the site distance is limital <br />along Valentine Avenue due to overgrown vegetation and the curve in the roadway. <br /> <br />Engineer Solar indicatal the problem which exists on Valentine relates directly <br />to the delay f= vehicles traveling eastbound on County Road F, attempting to <br />turn onto Old Highway 10. He also discussed the warrants f= a stop sign at Old <br />Highway 10 and County Road F and statal a traffic study would have to be <br />conducted at this intersection. <br /> <br />A resident suggested that signs be placed on County Road F, prohibitin;J left <br />turns onto Valentine Avenue and at Old Highway 10, prohibiting right turns onto <br />Valentine, during peak hours. It was also recommended that a traffic study be <br />conducted for Old Highway 10 and County Road F while school is in session, rather <br />than during the summer m:mths. <br /> <br />A resident asked if the County has any plans for llnprovement of Old Highway 10. <br /> <br />Solar statal the County has no plans f= capacity llnprovement of Old Highway 10 <br />and that the road may be scheduled for maintenance in the future. <br />