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Chairman Scurlock asked about having some sort of caution signal instead of a 4 -way stop, but Engineer Trammel advised that there is a existing flashing beacon there now, and when you look at the number and the severity of the accidents, it has'not solved the problem. Commissioner Wheeler noted that the right angle accidents here are generally off the southbound 20th Avenue, not so much off the northbound and he felt possibly there is some other way to correct that intersection. Mr. Trammel confirmed there is an offset jog in the north/ south alignment.there and a utility pole in the NW quadrant of the intersection, but he still felt the accidents seem to be fairly equally distributed. Public Works Director Davis believed the Collision Diagrams in the back-up material demonstrate clearly that the accident rates have declined at this intersection since we removed the shrubbery. Commissioner Wheeler asked if this accident rate is out of line with other similar intersections, and Director Davis stated that it is not. He further advised that in order to have a 4 -way stop, the traffic volumes on both roads should be fairly equal. This is about 60/40; if the deviation were any greater than that, we would not even consider it for a 4 -way stop. Commissioner Bird noted that the Mills have gone to a lot of trouble retaining these engineers, feeling that if they can bring this intersection up to an acceptable level of service, it would satisfy the requirements, but the Minutes and the tape of the meeting are so specific about a traffic signal and turn lanes that he did not feel he can go along with a 4 -way stop to satisfy those requirements. He noted that the Transportation Planning Committee has recommended we install a 4 -way stop regardless of whether or not the Child Care Center gets approval to proceed, and he wondered if we should consider going ahead with the 4 -way stop without allowing the child care center to open. E P 2 0 1988 ' 9 Boor 74 i ill 303