1997-01-27 Regular Meeting of City Council

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e . Minutes Regular MeetirJg La Porte City Council January 27, 1997, Page 6 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff is asking for direction from Council regarding adopting a written policy that gives staff an outline for the management and operation of traffic humps in the City of La Porte. City Manager Robert T. Herrera said, "From staff's point of view we have researched the information and have presented a recommendation that says traffic humps can be engineered and designed in such a fashion to work in La Porte. The final question that staff has for Council is this something Council desires? If so, staff needs direction and with that direction we can go forward. " Council person Cooper asked Mayor Malone if he would ask if there is anyone in the audience who would like to speak regarding this subject. Mayor Malone asked if there are any citizens wishing to speak at this time. Ms. Monica Smith, 5202 Park Crest. La Porte, lives in District 1. spoke asking Council to reduce the speed limit on her street to 20 miles per hour. Mr. Richard Rogers, 709 Myrtle Creek, La Porte, spoke stating he sees nothing wrong with putting in traffic humps to slow traffic to 20 miles an hour. Mr. Rogers indicated he had been told he would not be able to speak tonight, therefore, he did not have a prepared speech with him. He indicated he will return to speak to Council at the next regularly scheduled meeting regarding this subject. Mr. Spero Pomonis, 218 Bay Colony, spoke to Council stating that apparently the problem is with speeders. He suggested the Police Department should have someone watch these areas to see who is speeding and put a stop to it. City Manager Robert T. Herrera once again asked for direction to bring this policy back with proposed enhancements that were heard tonight or not to bring it back. He said, "If Council does Dot want a policy brought back, tell us that. It sounds like the Council probably needs a little more quality time to review the policy presented tonight. I will make myself or Mr. Gillett available to you over the next couple of weeks if you would like to visit with us, and if you so desire, then we will come back with a policy. " Mayor Malone asked Council for a show of hands to see who would like to have the policy brought back for a vote. Since there was only a show of three hands Mayor Malone suggested that members of Council interested in seeing a revised policy brought back should perhaps visit with both City Manager Robert T. Herrera and Director of Public Works Steve Gillett. CLOSE WORKSHOP MEETING Mayor Malone closed Workshop A at 7:55 P.M.