Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 18-140 APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF A STOP SIGN ON BRENNER DRIVE AT DUNBROOKE AVENUE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
A request was received from residents to install a stop sign on Brenner Drive at its intersection with Dunbrooke Avenue (Exhibit No. 1). This is a "T" intersection that currently has no stop signs. The primary reason for the stop sign request is to improve safety for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians by requiring motorists on Brenner Drive to stop before entering the intersection, which would make this intersection consistent with the other "T" intersections in the neighborhood. After analyzing the intersection and observing the traffic patterns, pedestrian patterns, and visibility at this location, staff and the Public Works Commission recommend that the City Council approve the attached resolution to authorize the installation of a stop sign on Brenner Drive at Dunbrooke Avenue (Exhibit No. 2).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 18-140, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF A STOP SIGN ON WESTBOUND BRENNER DRIVE AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH DUNBROOKE AVENUE"
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DENY the request to install a stop sign on Brenner Drive at Dunbrooke Avenue.
2. TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The intersection of Brenner Drive at Dunbrooke Avenue is a "T" intersection that is not currently equipped with traffic control (stop signs or yield signs). These streets are both two-lane local residential streets that are located in the neighborhood east of Avalon Boulevard and south of University Drive.
As the intersection does not have stop signs on any of the approaches to the intersection, the right-of-way rules that are stated in Section 21800 of the California Vehicle Co...
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