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In response to comments made, the traffic engineer said it was a case of watch- ing what occurs; he felt the change would not be "as bad a job" as many of those commenting thought. With regard to the alley near Sacred Heart, he veri- fied Mr. Slocum's statement about a city/hospital agreement on land in that area ~ and said this change may be what would "trigger" that agreement. He added that - there' had been several requests from commercial interests in that area for a one-way alley system but so far nothing had developed in that regard. Traffic Engineer continued that the width of Alder Street south of 13th was considered adequate for autos traveling at speeds of 25 to 30 mph. Also, the six-foot bike lane was considered adequate. With regard to the two-way traffic on 11th, he said the proposal calls for a left-turn westbound movement at Alder to eliminate any potential backup from that location. Councilwoman Shirey asked how permanent this change would be, what expense would be involved were the change made and reversed at a later date. Traffic Engineer said the. expense to reverse the change once it is made would not be small be- cause quite a bit of lane removal is necessary. Equipment is already on hand for the signal changes, he said, so the major cost would be labor costs for changing the lane lines. Resolution No. 2566 - Changing traffic flow on Alder Street to one-way I-A-4 southbound from 11th Avenue to 18th Avenue was re~d by number and title. i'oT. Keller moved second by Mr. Haws to adopt the resolution. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution No. 2567 - Changing traffic flow on 11th Avenue to two-way from Kincaid Street to Hilyard Street was read ~ by number and title. ., Mr. Keller moved second by Mr. Haws to adopt the resolution. Motion carried unanimously. c. On east/west alley to one-way eastbound between VanBuren and Jackson, I-A-5 3rd and 4 th Traffic Engineer explained that the change was proposed by a business owner in the area and agreed to by a majority of the property owners contacted. Staff had no objections and recommended the change because it would provide a safer traffic entry to a blind intersection. Public hearing was held with no testimony presented. Resolution No. 2568 - Changing traffic flow on east/west alley to I~B-l one-way eastbound between VanBuren Street and Jackson Street, 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue was read by number and title. Mr. Keller moved second by Mr. Haws to adopt the resolution.. Motion carried unanimously. C. Improvement of Highway 99N from Roosevelt Boulevard to Barger Drive (continued from September 20, 1976) Public Works Report on Highway 99 Improvement - Assistant Manager distributed _ the Public Works report to Council to review before further discussion of the matter . at the October 6 Commdttee meeting. The report addresses questions raised in Mr. Rick Cleveland's report distributed at the September 20 Council meeting. Comm 9/29/76 Pub Hrng 10/11/76 -4 l\1 q