CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive the first reading and pass the ordinance to establish a no parking, stopping, or standing zone between 7:45 a.m.-8:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. on the east side of Sleight Street from a point 80' south of North Avenue to a point 80' north of School Street and to establish a line-up lane for student loading zone between 7:45 a.m.-8:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. on the west side of Sleight Street from a point 80' south of North Avenue to a point 80' north of School Street (requires six positive votes).
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kelly Dunne, Project Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On April 4, 2019, the Transportation Advisory Board recommended approval of the parking modifications on Sleight Street (Approved 6-0); staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The City was contacted by staff at Ellsworth Elementary School to address a conflict between the school's arrival/dismissal traffic pattern and the posted parking restrictions on Sleight Street.
The student loading zone is in front of the school on the west side of Sleight Street between School Street and Franklin Avenue. Vehicles may not park, stop, or stand on the east side of Sleight Street during arrival/dismissal times because the roadway is not wide enough to permit parking or queuing on both sides while allowing two-way traffic flow. This portion of the school's traffic control plan functions efficiently and no changes are proposed for the block between School Street and Franklin Avenue.
One block to the north, parent drivers are instructed to enter the pick-up/drop-off queue by traveling southbound on Sleight Street from North Avenue. Typically, the queue extends north of School Street, causing drivers between North Avenue and School Street to pull to the curb while waiting for the queue to move. The west side of Sleight Street is posted as No Parking, and queued drivers are therefore not in compliance wit...
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