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<br />! <br /> <br />I <br />II <br />I <br />~ <br />I <br /> <br />RESOLUTION No. 97-077 <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br />RESOLUTION REQUESTING RAMSEY COUNTY TO CONDUCT TRAFFIC STUDIES AT THE INTERSECTIONS <br />OF 8TH AVENUE NW AND OLD HIGHWAY 8, AND 8TH AVENUE NW AND 10TH STREET NW TO <br />DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY FOR ALL- WAY STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC SIGNALS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, 8th Avenue NW between Old Highway 8 and 10th Street NW is a City Street and under <br />the jurisdiction of the City of New Brighton, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Old Highway 8 and 10th Street NW are County Road and under the jurisdiction of <br />Ramsey County, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the intersections of 8th Avenue NW and Old Highway 8 and 8th Avenue NW and 10th <br />Street NW are controlled with stop signs on 8th Avenue NW which give the right-of-way to traffic <br />on Old Highway 8 and 10th Street NW, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the current traffic control at these intersections and the high volume of traffic on Old <br />Highway 8 and 10th Street NW results in difficulty for 8th Avenue traffic to gain access onto Old <br />Highway 8 and 10th StreetNW, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, during the morning and evening peak hours traffic is backed up for several blocks on <br />8th Avenue NW waiting to gain access onto Old Highway 8 and 10th Street NW. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Council ofthe City of New Brighton hereby <br />! request Ramsey County to conduct traffic studies at the intersections of 8th Avenue NW and Old <br />Highway 8, and 8th A venue NW and 10th Street NW to determine the feasibility for all-way stop <br />signs or traffic signals. <br /> <br />Adopted this 14th day of October, 1997. <br /> <br />" <br />~ j <br /> <br />~~A<L <br />Robert Benke ayor <br /> <br /> <br />"Ji ,J.ll (,'1 L / <br />I ar\vv.-- fitr::;r <br />M thew S. Fulton, City Manager <br /> <br />! ATTEST: <br /> <br />> <br /> <br />rector/City Clerk <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />(Seal) <br />