Staff recommends four‑way stop at Lotus Drive and Sunset Lane after sightline review

City staff presented a traffic engineer’s recommendation to install a four‑way stop at the intersection of Lotus Drive and Sunset Lane, citing sight‑line and stopping‑distance concerns.

Allison Falsky introduced the issue and displayed photographs and a technical warrant analysis showing that landscaping and new monuments at the corner have reduced sight lines for drivers. “The recommendation from the traffic engineer was to install a four‑way stop due to the stopping distance or the sight line distance,” she said, and estimated the signage cost at just over $500 for six signs (including "stop ahead" warnings).

Council members supported the safety focus but raised related remedies: removing or relocating small trees placed in the right of way that will soon grow and further reduce visibility; adding pedestrian striping on approaches where sidewalks exist; and ensuring public‑works crews have time accounted for installation. One council member asked whether the city could move trees into adjacent private yards rather than remove them entirely to reduce community pushback; staff said relocation was feasible for recently planted specimens.

The four‑way stop will appear on the regular meeting agenda later for formal action; the work session discussion provided informal direction and documented the engineering rationale for the proposed traffic control change.