Board approves street-safety actions: one-way conversion, stop-sign additions and an immediate stop sign directive

The board advanced and approved multiple traffic-code changes and directed staff to install a stop sign at a contested intersection after extended debate about safety warrants.

Staff presented second readings for two traffic ordinances: Ordinance 1484 (adding stop signs at Liberty Lane and Milton Drive) and Ordinance 1485 (converting the 100-400 blocks of Red Bud Lane to one-way westbound traffic). Staff said utility locates must clear before physical sign installation, and that a previous traffic study by a consultant recommended the one-way conversion because Red Bud Lane's width and intersection angles create safety concerns.

Board discussion focused heavily on a separate intersection where visibility over a hill creates a hazardous approach. Several council members said site visibility and near-miss anecdotes support additional controls. Staff and others explained that stop-sign placement is governed by engineering warrants (including the 85th percentile speed and AASHTO sight-distance calculations) and that prior warrant studies did not meet thresholds. Staff offered to collect new traffic-speed data and noted upcoming sidewalk work and future alignment at a later subdivision might change conditions.

Despite mixed views about engineering justification, the board voted to direct staff to install a stop sign at the problematic intersection and recorded affirmative votes for the motion. Staff also said they will proceed with locates and signage once utilities respond on the approved second readings for Liberty Lane/Milton Drive and Red Bud Lane one-way conversion.

The board emphasized that signs can be removed if they prove problematic and that further engineering data collection is possible; staff will follow up with traffic counts and any needed code amendments.