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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originating Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />07/08/2011 <br />Council Date: <br />Police <br />Asst. Chief Randy Tuttle <br />17. <br />07/25/2011 <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Approve as presented. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S): <br />Traffic Light - 42"d & Lamar <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The City of Paris received requests from citizens to install a traffic light at 42"d & Lamar (US 82E). City <br />Engineer sent a request to TXDOT asking them to conduct a traffic study to determine the need far a <br />traffic light at the intersection. From 2008 until March 2011 there have been seven (7) accidents at this <br />intersection. <br />After completion of the traffic study TXDOT recommended a traffic light is placed at the intersection of <br />42°d & Lamar. TXDOT has bid this project and installation is pending. <br />On 03-08-2011 the Traffic Commission considered TXDOT proposal to place a traffic light at 42"d & <br />Lamar. The Traffic Commission approved this item as presented. <br />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />APPROVE TXDOT RECOMMENDATION TO PLACE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 42ND & LAMAR. <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Ordinance and photographs <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />$ <br />❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />$ <br />❑ Presentation ~ Ordinance <br />y'I'D Actual <br />$ <br />F] Public Hearing ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />Z Administration Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire <br />❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library Z Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities <br />City of Paris Revised 2/04/08 <br />8 9 <br />