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TransportationCommission | 2012-11-28 | 10 | light and she wondered if that could be an alternative to the push button. Staff Naclerio replied he is not sure if this technology could include stepping on a pad, but mentioned that on Pacific Avenue, the City installed a step pad in front of the school and they had to add the pedestrian push button because pedestrians would walk beyond the stepping pad. Commissioner Miley stated that the overall cost of Phase II would be about $115,000 to $150,000. He commended staff with approaching the project as phases and bringing in the community for comment. He noticed that a stop sign or speed bumps was the best way to stop vehicular traffic. He was concerned about costs for Phase II and he did not know what the overall maintenance costs would be to maintain pedestrian safety and visibility within the area. Staff Naclerio replied that it is not a huge maintenance cost for the speed feedback sign and the cost was incorporated within the annual maintenance budget. The City does not have experience with the Rapid Fire Beacons so he is not certain what the ongoing or increased maintenance costs associated with the technology would be. Also, the curb extension would have nominal maintenance and the restriping lasts for 5-7 years when using thermoplastic materials. He pointed out that the high side costs for Phase II would be $135,000, and they could prioritize Phase II improvements and may reduce the priority of the speed feedback signs. Commissioner Miley asked if Phase II would have the bike lanes go all the way through or would it go into Phase III. Staff Naclerio replied for the most part there are bike lanes and a couple of areas with sharrows. He confirmed with staff seated at the meeting that the restriping of High Street would create a continuous lane from the entire length of the bike lane. Commissioner Vargas asked if Sergeant Simmons would make a quick overview about the Neighborhood Speed Watch Program, especially where it is deployed and the costs to the City. Sergeant Simmons explained that the City had the Neighborhood Speed Watch Program for many years, but when they tried to get the neighborhood mobilized enough to deploy the program, they were met with a bit of resistance. There are a couple of groups in the works and they used it once on Central Avenue with positive results. There are zero costs to the police department because they partner citizens with volunteers in policing who are with them when they choose to run the program. The volunteers use radar guns - there are ten in total - and the department had the guns for many years. When the community deploys the program, the department mails non-punitive letters to the registered owners of vehicles and they had success with reducing speeds. The department is currently working on that stretch of Fernside Boulevard and spoke with two people who expressed interest in volunteering and they plan to conduct training within two weeks. Commissioner Miley brought up public comments about a concern for loss of parking spaces on Versailles Avenue. He asked if there are any other types of curb extensions that could be used to prevent the elimination of the parking space. He suggested a similar copy of the bulb outs along Park Street's mid-block area. Page 10 of 15 | TransportationCommission/2012-11-28.pdf |