1989/11/08 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

458 Ip! November 8,1989 SPEED HUMP REQUESTS Dave Davis, Traffic Engineer,said the ordinance authorizing speed humps authorized the Traffic Engineer to administer the program. He reviewed the rules and processes underwhich the installation might occur and said the city has received petitions requesting speed 1.1 humps in ten areas. After reviewing the study data and receiving testimony from residents of several of the neighborhoods,TND-vote 5 t0 3 not to install speed humps a any of the locations. He said some members are juste opposed to at humps anywhere and others nnone thate the locations requirements a of the strict interpretation of the dinance should not Dedinancebent.ntl Staff Ls recom ndng a installinagn speed humps on oaks, Lombard, Federal,Seahurst,9th Ave.S.E. d Olympic Boulevard. President Siva was ca erned that the speed humps would bring more liability yrtthe city i mcd suggested sae ed there be moreenforcement n the speedersoh Douncilmember Overstreet suggested installing the circles on some streets fulein Seattle,Bellevue humps. ad other cities. they had been very imbibes Nedcce of 5409 Seehuxst and L9ed the co ncil t aappsrove the and drove very on Seahuist entl the ca used the ust deet as hart cut and dears very Pest. Douncilmemter Gipson also felt there should be more police enforcment rather then installing speed humps. Devil NcOrna10 P 4002 Federal and Susan Reichmann of 010 35th Si. also urged the lnstellation of speed humps. Ned Johnston of 3413 Oakes said he had initiated the petition for speed humps. Geld he ddn't care if they were humps Dc circles but they need same thing to prevent rustree ac idents. 8111 Mitchell of ad o SeahaeSt also xequestetl the speed humps as these aim more housing ravelopments that will open onto Smshui st which x111 increase the traffic. Eexidentsliatlms afide Oatltli tonal sliabiliy to theityia Gould cause ace an prow c Joan Robinson oP T10 Linden as0ed Pox either speed hucpv mor circles in in hex area es there has always been speeding end ac ldmnta. Dan Anderson of the Pollee Ded partment suggested atop signs on Rocthekothere treetss and felt the humps ouan speed ppropriates. Hin maneof s the streets. t woulda N11en Chits, Housing Au horlty Directed, requested that speed hue"be installed in the Housing Project alma. Moved by cou the yber ova•tteeto seconded s by Councilmember Lenges to concur inn the recom dttion P the staff by installing n either speed humps or traffics circles,with traffic circles being o a six month tidal basis.