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Council clarifies safety committee ground rules and requires engineering studies before major sign or speed-limit changes
Summary
Council reviewed the safety committee's five-page guidelines, agreed the committee can recommend sign replacements and small installations but major changes (stop signs, speed limits) must come back to council with engineering studies; the council asked for a data-driven approach tied to traffic counts and federal warrants.
Council reviewed a proposed safety committee document that lays out the group's purpose, membership, budget limits and scope of authority. The committee can recommend replacement signage and minor traffic-calming measures within an allotted budget, but the council emphasized that any addition of stop signs or speed-limit changes requires an engineering study and council approval.
Council members and the police chief emphasized the importance of collecting traffic data and following federal engineering warrants before making changes. The council asked staff to post the committee document in the shared folder, continue collecting speed-trailer data (including at 400 East and 450 North) and return with properly formatted recommendations that include neighborhood notification and engineering justification.
