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File #: ORD 23-40    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 6/5/2023 Final action: 6/5/2023
Title: An Ordinance Establishing All-Way Stops at the Intersection of Greenfield Street and East Avenue
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 4-Way Stop Greenfield East Ave.pdf

Submitted By                     

Bill McKenna, Village Engineer

 

Reviewed By

A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager

 

Agenda Item Title

Title

An Ordinance Establishing All-Way Stops at the Intersection of Greenfield Street and East Avenue

 

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Overview

Overview

This is the final step in the approval process to upgrade the intersection of Greenfield Street and East Avenue from a two-way STOP-controlled intersection to an all-way STOP-controlled intersection.  This is a recommendation from the Transportation Commission related to the traffic calming petition from the residents for the intersection.  There is a separate item at tonight’s Village Board meeting for a Motion to concur with the Transportation Commission recommendations for traffic calming for the East Avenue and Greenfield intersection. 

 

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Recommendation

Recommendation

Approve the Ordinance.

 

Background

This agenda item is the follow-up item to the separate agenda item for a motion to concur with the Transportation Commission’s recommendations for traffic calming at the East Avenue and Greenfield intersection.  This Ordinance upgrades the two-way stop to an all-way stop at the Intersections of Greenfield Street with East Avenue. 

 

Pending Village Board concurrence, staff will install the stop signs and associated pavement markings.      

 

Fiscal Impact

Staff estimates it will cost less than $1,000 to install stop signs.  The FY23 Budget includes funds for this work in the General Fund, Public Works - Street Services, account no. 1001-43740-761-560634.

 

DEI Impact

N/A.

 

Alternatives

The alternative to this recommendation could be to delay action to gain additional information.

 

Previous Board Action

There is a separate agenda item at tonight’s Board meeting for a Motion to concur with the Transportation Commission’s recommendations for traffic calming at the intersection of East Avenue and Greenfield Street including upgrading from a two-way to a four-way stop and installing bump outs on the south side of East Avenue and direct staff to prepare the necessary ordinance.

 

Citizen Advisory Commission Action

N/A.

 

Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments

None at this time.

 

Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities

None at this time.