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2006 PMP . 11/9/2006 Page] These proposed improvements represent standard inkrsection design techniques 'vvhich will improve the salety and operation of the intersection. Staff drove the intersection in two City pick-ups to rl'vie\\ the conccllls of being able to pass vehicles when completing turning nW\'L'ments. Attached are photos showing that two vehides can pass each other at this intcrse<:lion. At the end of thl' l'urh on Sil~ms Court the width from face of curb to t~tce of curh (drivable width) is .) I teCI. The width of the truck used, mirror to mirror, is S teet. With t\\-'o trucks using up i() ket (If the dri"ing SUrf;ICt.'. thcre arc still 15 feet that arc not being used and provides room to pass. In this instance. the truck with trailer in the outhound lane was 29 inches away li'om the 1;ICl~ of curb. there '\ere ()() inches separating the mirror of one truck to the bed of the other truck. and the inb(lund truck ,\.as 17 inches away from the face of curb on the other side of the street. One observation stalf noted was that nther vehicles driving through the area tended to '"hug"' the center of the street, as opposed to staying in their traftic lane. Also. without the final lift of pavement, a slight ridge exists where the concrL'le gutter amI bituminous pavement meet. This also may be a reason that drin:rs arc creeping towards the centlT (If the street. Once the tinallift is paved, the concrete gutter will provide appro\imatdy thrl'e more ket l,fwidth to the street that . can be utilized as driving surbce. An inexpensive solution that wnuld guide drin:rs to stay in their tramc lanes is to stripe the lirst 50 teet of Siems Court off (If l.ake .IL)hanna Boulevard. This would clearly ddinl'all' the Innes, assisting vehicles to complete turning mOh'ments into and out ofSicms Court. Painting a stop bar at the stop sign fll!' outgoing Siellls ('ourt trafllc would also indicalL' where "chicks should stop, providing space Il)r incoming vehicles. ILee renlacemclH Staff met with several residents in the ncighhorhood on Tuesday. Novcmber 7. to review the proposed locations /(11' the houlevard trees that arc included in the original contract. During these discussions wc changed some or the proposed specil's hI providc more ,.aridy and 1:1slL'r growing trecs that will help to restore thl' canopy sooncr. Thc following descrihcs proposed trees that arc cUITl'ntl: illcluded in the contract: Siems Court: 10 trees Arden Place: 1 tree (spring planting) Ridgewood Road: 2 trees Beach Club area: 23 trees Lake Johanna Blvd. plllllVWl'lland: () along back orpond/wctland () along front of pond (spring planting) ~ along street boulevard c1l)sl'r to Siems Ct (spring planting) . Total: 56 trees