Butte County Grand Jury Report City of Oroville Proposed Roundabout Project*

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MONTGOMERY STREET AND WASHINGTON AVENUE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT – staff report. The Council considered a resolution to accept the findings of a completed feasibility study for a roundabout to be constructed at the intersection of Montgomery Street and Washington Avenue, and authorize the Department of Public Works to proceed with the development of plans and specifications for construction of the project. (Continued from the January 17, 2006 and January 26, 2006 City Council Meeting) (Eric Teitelman, Director of Community Development and Public Works) Eric Teitelman, Director of Community Development and Public Works, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed Montgomery Street and Washington Avenue roundabout and on the overall success and safety statistics of roundabouts all over the United States. Council Member Simpson expressed concerns regarding access to the Nature Center because it hadn't been included in the initial design concept. Council Member Simpson also stated that, in his opinion, pedestrian safety was still an issue that had not been properly addressed. Council Member Prouty asked if this proposed roundabout was going to be build to CalTrans standards. City Consultant, Scott Ritchie, from Roundabouts & Traffic Engineering, explained that the roundabout to be built at Montgomery Street and Washington Avenue was not a CalTrans intersection but the specifications for its construction would be equal to CalTrans standards. Council Member Jernigan asked if the total cost of constructing this roundabout was known. Oroville City Council ç Eric Teitelman, Director of Community Development and Public Works, stated that the total cost would not be known until after the engineering and actual design were completed. Al Steeple, 4050 Oro Bangor Hwy, stated that on Paige Street in San Francisco, roundabouts had been installed a four intersections and removed two months later due to pedestrian fatalities. Gerardo Cueves, 2319 Via Canela, stated that he felt that the roundabout will not alleviate traffic congestion at this intersection. John Anderson, a member of the audience, stated that he felt the feasibility study should have been done on traffic congestion on Washington Avenue. Clay Castleberry, 13 Moonrich Court, stated that he was in favor of the roundabout. Mr. Castleberry stated that he felt this was an opportunity for the Oroville City Council to do something good for the City of Oroville by improving one of the gateways to the downtown area. After discussion, a motion was made by Council Member Sharkey, seconded by Council Member Corkin, to: Adopt Resolution No. 6627 - A RESOLUTION OF THE OROVILLE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTING THE FINDINGS OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE MONTGOMERY STREET AND WASHINGTON AVENUE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO PROCEED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROJECT. The motion was passed by the following vote: Council Members Corkin, Prouty, Sharkey, Mayor Andoe Ayes: Noes: Council Members Berry, Simpson, Vice Mayor Jernigan Absent: None None Abstain: ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:57 p.m. to a regular meeting of the Oroville City Council to be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2006. Sharon L. Atteberry, City Clerk Gordon Andoe, Mayor Oroville City Council February 7, 2006 - 5:30 p.m.

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A feasibility study was completed by City consultants, the results of which show that the design and construction of a traffic roundabout will provide a long term benefit to the City and the general public, and