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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 6-24-91 Page 3 SAFEl'Y (Cent'd) Mayor Sather questioned if it is possible for the County to restripe County Road F to identify a right turn lane, from Valentine Avenue to the intersection of Old Highway 10, prior to the reopening of school. He also questioned the feasibility of posting signs which prd1ibit turns from County Road F and Old Highway 10 onto Valentine Avenue during certain hours of the day. Engineer Solar advised the County would be willing to restripe County Road F with a double yellow line and provide solid right line to indicate a right turn lane, with aIrOWS for both right and left turns onto Highway 10. Solar stated the placement of signs, prohibiting turns onto Valentine Avenue, would :impact County Road F or Old Highway 10 and would be at the discretion of the City. He indicated the City would be responsible to provide the signage. Council questionErl if the Sheriff's Deparbnent would have a problem with enforcement. Camnander Bergeron explained that a violation tag may be issued if the Deputy witnesses the vehicle turn onto Valentine Avenue. He questionErl if Mounds view School Officials have been contacted to request a discussion of the traffic problems with students; suggested students be advised at the begirming of the 1991-92 school year . Mayor Sather advised he has discussed the issues with several School Board Members. In summary, the Mayor reconunended the following items for Council consideration: 1. staff be directed to mark the right-of-way on Valentine Avenue and remove foliage to clear site lines for vehicular traffic. 2. A request be forwarded to the Ramsey County Engineer for restriping of County Road F for two lanes eastbound, between Valentine Avenue and Old Highway 10, with a right turn lane clearly indicated with arr-ows at Old Highway 10. 3. Posting of signs on County Road F and Old Highway 10, prohibiting turns onto Valentine Avenue, during peak traffic hours. 4. Contacting Mounds view School to request a student educational fonnn, relating to the safety issues diSCIlSsed and proposed solutions to eliminate the problems experienced by residents of Valentine Avenue. 5. Possible removal of the stop signs on Valentine Avenue, based on infonnation provided by the Engineer and Deputy. Mayor Sather indicated his preference for attenpting to resolve the safety issues through utilization of the above mentioned solutions, rather than constructing two cul-de-sacs or changing the configuration of the street. other items briefly discussed relating to this matter: - Possible reduction of speed limit. It was noted that the speed limit is determined by State Statute and reduction of speed would require identifying certain =iteria which wa=ants a lower/advisory speed sign. - Placement of "Slow - Children at Play" signs. It was noted that the signs give residents a false sense of security and motorists tend to overlook such signs. - Reconfiguration of the curve in Valentine Avenue for an inproved site line. It was noted that this may be an expensive alternative, based on the low traffic counts