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"Ill · 39G 11/30/70 !i I' I 'I I M~. Harry Bonnett, 759 East 22nd, testified that visible emission would certainly pollute the II atmosphere. He agreed there were invisible pollutants, but said this was certainly a beginning. Ii I Ii Council Bill No. 9302 - Regulating motor vehicle visible emissions and providing penalties 1\ was submitted and read in full. It : Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague that the bill be read the second time by council bill II number only with unanimous consent of the Council. Mr. Mohr voted no, so the bill was held to the meeting of December 14 for the third reading. III. Public Hearing - Amendments to Electrical Code - This ordinance provides for mandatory wiring capacity informational sticker on breaker panel and provides for double fee for electrical permit issued after work has started. Council Bill No. 9303 - amending electrical code providing for final inspection and approval of service and amending permit fees, was submitted and read in full. ~ Mr. McDonald moved seconded by Mr. Teague that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the Council. 'i The informational sticker will inform buyers that the service in the building 1s designed to ;1 serve equipment installed when built. This is in compliance with 'Council instructions when the ,I electrical ordinance was adopted. I Councilman McDonald questioned whether the homeowner had any guarantee his house would be pro- tected. Councilwoman Hayward suggested this could become another amendment to the Code. If there are shortcomings to the electrical code, it should be examined. In reply to Dr. Purdy's suggestion that the sticker could outline how far in excess of present load the owner could go, the Manager said wording on the sticker is intended to alert the 'i buyer, but does not give any specific information regarding capac1ty. I I, ! Upon proper readings the bill was passed and numbered 16105. Formal action may be read on ,I II Page 16 of these minutes. II 1: A short break was taken. ' II I i: :: IV. Traffic Control - 24th and Agate - Minutes of Committee meeting 'of November 18, 1970. ~': ,; ;1 " i: II. Traffic, 24th and Agate - After a change from a two-way stop to a three-way stop with I' free right turn southbound on Agate to West on 24th at this intersection, a petition , was received from residents of the neighborhood requesting a re-evaluation of the change. The petitioners maintained that the present method is extremely hazardous for pedestrians, and were concerned because a great number of school children use the inter- section. 'i Copies of the Traffic Engineer's report were previously circulated to Councilmen. I ;: After a re-evaluation, his findings did not support the 'position of the petitioners, " and his recommendation was to not change the patter of the intersection at the present time. If the Council did wish to make a change, he recommended that they 'I change it back to the two-way stop. He suggested that the intersection be signal- I ized as soon as funds were available., , , Mrs. z:me KerrmUer, 2980 ~apital Dr~ said she had originated the petition and now ' it had 500 additional names. She agreed that the present system did a good job of , ~ facilitating traffic, but said it was an extreme hazard to pedestrians, and she ., was concerned a fatal accident might occur. " I ) I, Mrs. Beth Campbell, councilwoman-elect, said Mr. and Mrs. Disney and Mr. Eaton Conant ;: had spoken to her prior to the meeting about the hazards of the intersection, but they had been unable to remain until the meeting began, since it had been late starting. " " Ii Mayor Anderson suggested that further comment be wi thheld and a public hearing held ,I on this matter at the next regular Council meeting. ,I In answer to Mrs. Beal, the ~affic Engineer said he had spent an hour and a half wi th Mrs. Kemmler and Mrs. Alltucker showing them video tape and discussing, !i the problems wi th the intersection. He explained that prior -to the change there :; '; were six uncontrolled moves, and that there are now only 'four. " I d ' it The City Manager said a copy of the Traffic Engineer's report would be made available :! I ': to Mrs. Kemmler. Further action will be taken at the regular Council meeting. II II - i, Diagrafns sh-6wing traffic-flow ~t_-this-Inte-r_:si,ction: w~re previously m5itle-d -to g.ouncilmen. ~ I - -- - ;1 q Mr. John Alltucker 2810 Arline Way, said he was spokesman for the neighborhood, and that I,' . H l' .:> th I' Ii they felt the change had made a greater hazard than was prevlously presen~. e o'?-t In:u e" :! uniqueness of the intersection, and showed slides and maps to furth:r dellneate hlS pOlnt. He 1: explained that the petition presented to the Council had not been clrculated, but had been e :; .'. signed by persons using the intersection. " "Sectipns printed in Italics designate Committee minutes. 11/30/70 - 2 ....