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February 11, 1999 Honorable Mayor Judith Valles 300 North "D" Street San. Bernardino, CA. 92418 CITY COUNCIL Subject: Intersection of Meridian and Randall Avenues Karl E. Gaytan Mayor Dear Mayor Valles: Donald J. Sanders District 1, RDA Chairmen I write to you on behalf of the residents of the West Side of the City of Colton, motorists who traverse on local city streets (specifically, Meridian and Randall Richard A. DeLaRosa District Avenues) in San Bernardino and Calton, and the parents and students of the Garcia Elementary School. Kelly J. Chastain District 3 Presently there exists a "t nro-way' stop sign at the intersection of Meridian and Randall Avenues. The stop signs are located on Randall Avenue, which stop both gel L. Cook District4,RDA Vice Chair eastbound and westbound traffic. There are no stop signs on Meridian Avenue, allowing northbound and southbound traffic to proceed through the intersection at Deirdre H. Bennett relatively high rates of speed. On the East Side of Meridian Avenue just south of District 5, Mayor Pro Tern Randall Avenue is the Garcia Elementary School. The boundary between our two cities is the centerline of Randall Avenue. James B. Grimsby District 6 In the past few months, I have received numerous calls from constituents expressing their concerns over vehicles travelling at high speeds through the intersection with complete disregard for the school children and from those who CRY MANAGER were nearly involved in accidents when motoring through the area My initial response was to direct our engineering staff to perform a "warrant study" of the Henry T. Garcia intersection to determine if that location warrants a four way stop. Additionally, we requested that the City of San Bemardino's engineering staff review this intersection to determine if it warrants a four way stop. Much to my displeasure, the engineering reports denoted that a four way stop was not warranted although the evidenced report reflects otherwise. Please refer to the attached letter from Gama Elementary School, dated January 21, 1999. Meanwhile the complaints from the parents of school children and motorists continue to pour into my office. Additionally on January 21, 1999, our City Engineer received a letter from the Rialto Unified School District concerning traffic safety at the intersection and requesting the installation of stop signs and stripping for crosswalks. This further accentuates my feeling that it is imperative to install a four way stop at the intersection of Meridian and Randall Avenues. I am writing you this letter Honorable Mayor to solicit your assistance in making this request a reality. I stand ready to direct my staff to draft a resolution to come before the Colton City Council for the placement of a stop sign on Meridian Avenue CIVIC CENTER 650 N. LA CADENA DRIVE COLTON. CALIFORNIA 92324 (909)370.5060 (909) 370-5192 FAX