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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT Council Meeting of May 18, 1999 TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members APPROVAL: Henry T. Garcia, City Manage FROM: Daryl J. Parrish, Assistant City Manager :4::� SUBJECT: Approval of the Placement of a Stop Sign on Meridian Avenue on the South Side of the Intersection of Meridian Avenue and Randall Avenue in the City of Colton RESOLUTION NO. R- . DATE: May 10, 1999 BACKGROUND: Over the past two years (primarily since the opening of Garcia Elementary School) numerous residents residing in District 1 have contacted their Council representative to request that stop signs be placed at the following location: Meridian Avenue at Randall Avenue: The existing condition. at this intersection is a two way stop with the stop signs located on Randall Avenue. The request is to create a four way stop at the intersection by placing stop signs on Meridian Avenue. The centerline of Randall Avenue is the boundary between the cities of Colton and San Bernardino. Thus, the responsibility for placing a stop sign on Meridian Avenue north of Randall Avenue is the responsibility of the City of San Bernardino. The San Bernardino City Council will consider the placement of a stop sign on Meridian Avenue north of Randall Avenue at its meeting to be held May 17, 1999. This request is brought before the Colton City Council to authorize the installation of a stop sign on Meridian Avenue south of Randall Avenue. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The request to investigate the viability of placing a stop sign at this location was initially received last year. The request was received from residents of the community and through the Rialto Unified School District (Garcia Elementary School). At that time we requested that a warrant analysis be performed at this location to determine if the engineering data collected justified the positioning of a stop sign. We requested that the City of San Bernardino do the same for their portion of the intersection. The results of the analyses performed by both cities revealed that the engineering data did not justify stop signs on Meridian Avenue at the intersection of Meridian and Randall Avenues. While these locations may not meet the requirements of the warrant analysis for stop signs, there were traffic behavioral patterns noticed at this location that justify staffs reasoning in bringing this request before the Colton City Council (and the San Bernardino City Council). The need for a stop sign at this location was reiterated by the Item # 17