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City clArts &Innovation City Council Memorandum IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: AUGUST 2, 2022 FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WARD: 4 SUBJECT: REMOVAL OF NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND STOP SIGNS AND INSTALLATION OF HAWK SIGNAL AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION — MADISON STREET AT EMERALD STREET ISSUES: Approve removal of the existing northbound and southbound stop signs and associated pavement markings Madison Street at Emerald Street to install a High -Intensity Activated Crosswalk signal; and approve installation of temporary signage notifying the public of the stop sign removals for a minimum of 45 days. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the City Council: 1. Approve removal of the existing stop signs and associated pavement markings along Madison Street at its intersection with Emerald Street to install a High -Intensity Activated CrossWalk (HAWK) signal; and 2. Approve installation of Public Notification Signage for the Stop Sign Removals at the subject intersection for a minimum of 45 days. BACKGROUND: The Public Works Department applied for and secured Caltrans Highway Safety Improvement Plan (HSIP) grant funding under the Cycle 7 call for projects. HSIP grants focus on infrastructure improvements aimed at reducing collisions, fatalities, and serious injuries on public roadways. One component of the awarded Cycle 7 HSIP grant project includes the installation of a HAWK signal on Madison Street at Emerald Street which also involves the removal of the existing northbound and southbound stop signs and associated pavement markings to facilitate HAWK installation. The planned HAWK signal is intended to improve both safety and operations at the intersection and the HAWK installation was supported by the Casa Blanca Community Action Group during the community engagement process in preparation of the HSIP Cycle 7 grant application. The construction contract was awarded by the City Council at the February 15, 2022 meeting and the construction project is anticipated to be completed in late 2022.