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Council Minutes 5-6-70 Page -2- was private property and is not reapansible to Install the lateral paet the propertq line. Mr. Boehmsr raquested the Clerk o,f Covz&il to sead Mr. Timothy a letter notitying him af the Committee's decision; 4} Committee reconnends the O.W.D.A. application be aubrn3tted as aoon as possible; also, permit xate incresse be submitted to the Finance Committee for study. Mr. L3mpert, Chairmen Finance Cc»aittee, stated he had no regort but requested a meeting of the Pinance Committee on May 18th at 8:15 p.m. Mr. Limpert xeqnested Mayor Chrigtman, Service Directar Watts and Fiasnce Director Gerlach to attend. Mr. Prokasy, Chairaian Public Safetp, repvrted the follawing: 2) the traffic aignal.s on Lorain Road are undergoing additional study with person who has provfded this service of syachroniziag our traffic lights by coutputer system. There will be some recommendations in this regard as to either location and/ar necessitq of sigaal lip,hts on Lorain Rosd. Sometime within the near future it is hoped to have a camplete syachro- niaation aqstem from Berkshire to Canterbury; 2) this Committee has made several recomnendations invelving lights that there are contiaual prob- lems or requets about - one beiag the Decker Road light. 3'his has been operaCed bq a tripping device as traffic cames up Decker Roacl. The Comn?ittee'e recomnendation is that the trfpping device be bqpessed. That light is already set for synchronization to the Lorain - Porter ligt?t, and that it operate on reaular red and green signalling during normal daytime hours, on flashex at night tisae hours such as atter 10:00 p.m., and this will tie it into the Porter Road light. Mr. Prokasp ex- plaiaed that one of the probleas with the tripping mechaaism is that at times cars will miss the sensor that causes Zight to trip ausd light will not signal then; 3) similar problem at Berkshire & Lorain Roads - the Committee is also recomcaending to bypass trip sqstem. There fs an addi- tional piece of equipment that is in pxocess of beiag added to that signal].ing sqstem at Berkshire, aad when added, that will also be synchro- nized into the rest of Lvrain Road lights. It will remain on caution at night as it is notq, but wi21 be synchronized red and green on Lorafn Road trafffc; 4) Committee has also reccnmmended the changes in the curfew law as desired by the 3e:venile Court and in accordance with the reconmenda- tions sent to the Committee by the Law Department. The change basically is that at the present time our Ordinance deems the parent of a minor child who violates a curfew laa to be the only one penal.ized. 'ihe Court, in ef€ect, would like to be able to proceed against both the parent and the Juvenile under these violations; S) a great deaZ of tfine and studq has been spent regaxding the iatersection at Ciague & Mastick Roads. T1ze Service Department has added an addiCioaal stop sign, so that there are two stop signs on Clague; also have added a two way "dead end" arroa opposite the ending of Clague to signal that one must make either a left or right turn as one apprQUhes that intersection; ihere are two traffic warning signs ordered Ckat on grri.val will be installed in that area an either side of Clague Road, cYhi+ch will provide a cyarning that motorists are approaching a"T" shaped intersection. The Committee hems reccmmended, and AdministraCian is in agreetaent, that wttsa we proceed with our street lighting program for this yesr one intersection, among others, to be ?. _ ? ?? : _ . +????x ?. ? ?, • ? , ??:?? ???