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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22. 18-265 APRIL 24, 2018 MAY 8, 2018 18-240 18-265 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING (CARRIED 7-0 LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: REMOVE PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET & DESIGNATE BIKE LANES ON NORTH MAIN STREET FROM MURDOCK AVENUE TO SNELL ROAD INITIATED BY: BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27A- 10.1 AND 27A-11 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO BICYCLE LANES DESIGNATED AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Sections 27A-10.1 AND 27A-11 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to bicycle lanes designated AND parking regulations on designated streets and alleys are hereby amended as follows: 27A-10.1 BICYCLE LANES DESIGNATED Add Thereto: North Main Street, both sides, from Murdock Avenue to Snell Road 27A-11 PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS NORTH MAIN STREET Add Thereto: No parking, west side, from Murdock Avenue to Libbey Avenue SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, publication and placement of the appropriate signage. APRIL 24, 2018 MAY 8, 2018 18-240 18-265 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D SECTION 3. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #18-265 (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONs 27A-10.1 AND 27A-11 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO BICYCLE LANES DESIGNATED AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS on May 8, 2018. The ordinance removes parking on North Main Street,west side,from Murdock Avenue to Libbey Avenue and designates bike lanes on North Main Street from Murdock Avenue to Snell Road. The full text of the ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 215 Church Avenue and through the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. Clerk's phone: 920/236-5011. TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Jim Collins, Director of Transportation DATE: April 12, 2018 RE: Designating Bicycle Lanes on North Main Street from Murdock Avenue to Snell Road and On Smith Avenue from Vinland Street to Jackson Street. BACKGROUND The first ordinance designates bicycle lanes on North Main Street, both sides, from Murdock Avenue to Snell Road and removes parking on the west side from Murdock Avenue to Libbey Avenue. This request comes from the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. The Traffic Review Advisory Board recommends approval (6-0). The second ordinance designates bicycle lanes on Smith Avenue, both sides, from Vinland Street to Jackson Street. From Jackson Street to North Main Street sharrows will mark the pavement on Smith Avenue so parking will not be removed. This request also comes from the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. The Traffic Review Advisory Board recommends approval (4-2). ANALYSIS The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is working to implement the Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan adopted by the Pan Commission August 16, 2011 and approved by City Council on September 27 2011. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee identified these as priorities for 2018. The Smith Avenue bike lanes and sharrow marked street will connect North High School with the North Main Street bike lanes that lead to the North Industrial Park and Winnebago County Park which connects to the paved trail on County Road Y connecting to another paved trail that continues north on County Road A. The implementation of these bike lanes require the removal of parking on the west side of North Main Street from Murdock Avenue to Libbey Avenue. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal impact of this ordinance is the cost of street painting and bicycle route signage. The street paint would come out of the Sign Department operational budget and the signage cost would come out of the Bike/Ped CIP fund and/or the Sign Department operational budget. RECOMMENDATION I recommend the Common Council approve these ordinances to be added to Section 27A- 10.1 of the Municipal Code which designates bicycle lanes and Section 27A-11 which regulates parking on designated streets and alleys. Respectfully Submitted, Jim Collins Director of Transportation Approved: Mark A. Rohloff City Manager