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Committee seeks PSOMAS evaluation to repurpose school signal for Church Lake and West Tapps
Summary
Staff asked the CDC to contract PSOMAS for a traffic-signal evaluation (site visit fee $11,660) to determine whether a signal the school district will remove for a roundabout can be repurposed at Church Lake and West Tapps; the committee agreed to put the item on the June 16 council agenda (consent).
City staff told the Community Development Committee on June 2 that the school district will remove an existing traffic signal next summer while building a roundabout and asked PSOMAS to evaluate whether parts of that signal can be salvaged and repurposed at the Church Lake Road and West Tapps Road intersection. Staff said the on-site evaluation and equipment assessment would cost $11,660 and recommended placing the PSOMAS agreement on the June 16 full council consent agenda.
Staff noted prior intersection-control studies suggested a signal may be needed at Church Lake and West Tapps in the future (projected need around 2031) and that reusing salvageable equipment could save substantial money; a full new signal installation was discussed as costing roughly $300,000. A staff presenter summarized the scope: inspect equipment, assess components (cabinets, poles, foundations and signal heads), and determine lifecycle/value and relocation feasibility.
Councilmembers debated whether to proceed with the evaluation given budget concerns and whether lower-cost interim measures (stop signs) might suffice in the near term. Multiple members supported the evaluation because it is charged to the General Governmental CIP and could allow reuse and cost savings; one councilmember urged cost restraint earlier in the meeting but acknowledged this request comes from CIP funds. The committee agreed to add the PSOMAS evaluation to the June 16 agenda as a consent item.
