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CITY OF SHAKOPEE
Memorandum
TO: Mayor & City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: Bruce Loney, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Authorize School Speed Zone Traffic Control Signage for
10 Avenue and Adams Street to Clay Street
DATE: August 30, 2011
INTRODUCTION:
At an earlier City g Council meeting, the Council directed staff to consider the installation of a
school speed zone on 10 Avenue by Sweeney School.
BACKGROUND:
The I.S.D. #720 has an elementary school located on 10 Avenue just east of Adams Street. 10
Avenue is a four lane urban roadway with a posted speed of 30 m.p.h.
At its August 18, 2011 Traffic Safety Review Committee (TSRC) meeting, the TSRC reviewed
the speeds along 10 Avenue and the aerial drawing of the Sweeney School site. After its
review, the TSRC voted to recommend to the City Council to install a school speed zone from
Adams Street to Clay Street on 10 Avenue to a 20 m.p.h. school speed, and to be signed
accordingly.
The school speed zone is proposed to be when children are present. The reason being is that
school starts at 9:05 A.M. with dismissal at 3:45 P.M. Also, morning kindergarten runs from
9:05 A.M. to 11:00 A.M and afternoon kindergarten runs from 1 :10 P.M. to 3:45 P.M.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Approve a motion approving a school speed zone on 10 Avenue, from Adams Street to
Clay Street to 20 m.p.h. when children are present.
2. Do not approve a school speed zone for 10 Avenue.
3. Table for additional information.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Alternative No. 1. City of Shakopee Public Works will install the school
speed zone signage.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve a motion approving a school speed zone on 10 Avenue, from Adams Street to Clay
Street to 20 m.p.h. when children are present.
//W._ 4 i
Bruce Loney, P.
Public Works Director
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10th School Speed Tests
1 message
James Soltis <jsoltis@ci.shakopee.mn.us> Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:20 PM
To: Bruce Loney <bloney @ci.shakopee.mn.us>
Hey Bruce
The fallowing are the 80th, 85th and 90th percentiles for the four speed test I preformed between august 8th to the
15th.
- West Bound near the school driveway (close to the stop sign)
80th = 32mph
85th = 33mph
90th = 34mph
- West Bound by the cemetary ( away from the stop sign)
80th = 35mph
85th = 36mph
90th = 37mph
- East Bound near the school driveway
80th =31mph
85th = 31 mph
90th = 32mph
- East Bound by the cemetary
80th = 37mph
85th = 38m ph
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90th = 39mph
G m Bruce Loney <bloney @ci.shakopee.mn.us>
School Calendar
1 message
Koehn, Sarah <skoehn @shakopee.k12.mn.us> Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 1:42 PM
To: "bloney @ci.shakopee.mn.us" <bloney @ci.shakopee.mn.us>
Hi — attached is the school calendar that should answer your questions of when we are in session.
Sweeney's start time is 9:05 with dismissal at 3:45. AM kindergarten runs from 9:05 to 11:40 and PM
kindergarten runs from 1:10 to 3:45.
Sarah Koehn
Superintendent's Office
Shakopee Public Schools
952 -496 -5006
2011 -12 School Calendar.pdf
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7B.10.1 SCHOOL BUS LOADING AREA 7B.11 School Speed Limit Assembly
Sign (53 -2) (S4 -1, S4 -2, S4 -3, S4 -4, S4 -6, S5 -1)
S4 -3
SCHOOL SCHOOL 600x200mm .SCHOOL.
24" x8
BUS OR OR '
LOAQING
[SCHOOL 600x2 00 mm SPEED
AREA 24 "x8" LIMIT 1.
S3 -2 ' SPEED I S5.1
600 x 750 mm 600 x 1200 mm
24 "x30" ' LIMIT 24 "x48"
' WHEN
STANDARD: R2 -1
The School Bus Loading Area sign shall be used to 600 x 750 mm FLASHING
clearly identify an area to both motorists and bus drivers. It
24" x 30"
shall be used when there is sufficient turnout width or • s4 -1
turnout space available to accommodate such a loading 600 x 250 mm
area, and the local school authorities have requested the 24" x 10" ;,, i
loading area. This loading area shall not be located within a S5 -1 SCHOOL
designated and marked left or right turn lane nor in such a OR 600 x 1200 mm
position as obstruct the view of other motorists or to create 2 4" x 48"
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a hazard on the roadway. The sign shall be installed at the - WHEN c', s4-2 SPEED
beginning of the loading area. CHILDREN 600 x 250 mm LIMIT M I T
ARE PRESENT 24" x 10"
The following are criteria for the establishment of a OR . 20 ,
school bus loading area:
S4 - 4
1. Roadway shoulders must be wide enough to WHEN 600 x 250 mm
accommodate the full width of the bus. FLASHING 24" x 10" WHEN
2. There must be sufficient space beside the bus for OR FLASHING
passengers to stand safely during loading and ,,
unloading. AM S4 -1
3. No loadin area shall be established adj to an 1 7:3830
2:30 -3:30 PM 24" x 10"
, 600 x 250 mm
g adjacent
obstruction such as guardrail, culvert, mailboxes, etc. s4 -6
4. No loading area shall be permitted in a designated M 0 N - F R I 600 x 250 mm
and marked turn lane. 24" x 10"
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5. No loading area shall be located such that
passengers are required to cross the roadway on the STANDARD:
way to or from the bus.
6. The local school districts shall keep the appropriate A School Speed Limit Assembly or a School Speed Limit
road authority informed about plans to add or delete (S5 -1) sign shall be used to indicate the speed limit where a
loading areas. reduced speed zone for a school area has been established
(in accordance with law based upon an engineering study) or
where a speed limit is specified for such areas by statute.
The School Speed Limit assembly or School Speed Limit
sign shall be placed at or as near as practical to the point
where the reduced speed zone begins. It shall be used in
conjunction with the School Advance Warning sign (see
Section 7B.8).
May, 2005 7B -6