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Memorandum. May 19, 1994 Page 8 Examine the potential of eliminating parking in the drop-off area along the east side of the school, or any other means of eliminating or reducing the volume of traffic which uses this area. Work with bus company to 1) educate drivers to avoid waiting of a double parkinginefor space to pull into the bus lane, and 2) arrange for period buses for the last two bus lengths into the drop-off and pick-up area. Impacts to Fire Department Access The Vadnais Heights Fire Department has expressed concern overtheEir needith to e feat° ks and the fire station.. as quickly as possible and their need to access County Road . other vehicles- The BIKO Associates report shows that a signal will be needed at County signal ounnd optiaroad E ndthhe fire access which aligns with Arcade Street to the south departrnent would "usually need to depend on sirens to t goesp from through r f toi dDS F wmh the peak hours, because the northbound left turn movement g development of Fontana Square. Since this is not a desirable situation, a traffic signal equipped. with opticom would certainly be needed. to The Fire Chief has suggested an eastbound right turn lane �eo the driveway Q f this which dleads allow fire fighters parking lot on the north side of the building. purpose the fire fighters to by-pass anyone waiting on eastbound �Countyurn Road ad E at ethe o Arcade onad rail According to the site plan, it appears that such aright d right-of-way, if not across the railroad itself. �� impr.used, sit has the potential of being will definitely require coordination with the railroad. However, it should p a very valuable time saving improvement for the fire fighters. le Also, as mentioned in the above list, realignment of h the Countyfighters' Rad/Ce to file station intersection to provide better sight distance will also m g safer. A four-way stop is not expected to signneed to come to stop to complete fhificantly slow down the trip for fire eht�=n�onto � a north or south on Centerville, as they nearly County Road E at this time: A four-way stop C�be s Q ethe fire depato rtment's rnent's map shove arrival times wing ng the r those who take. Koehler to County Road E. We havep locations of fire fighters homes and 1993 fire calls. We will review these further prior to the Planning Commission meeting andcomment on any pertinent information. Conclusion The two main traffic. related concerns with the Fontana Square .development riprothe eaaal r-west potential for some on -site congestion. at the intersection of. the Y andcollector road, the seasonal traffic variations. which f h eas bound•left turn lane at the west result in vOlumes. that exteed our projected pm peak hour volumes;. and the feasibility access.