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19 <br />The following resolution was introduced by Alderman Alex Zaffron and duly seconded by Alderman Dan <br />Coleman. <br />A RESOLUTION PROVIDING CO1~~IlVIENTS ON THE REVISED DESIGN OF IMPROVEMENTS TO <br />SMITH LEVEL ROAD -PROJECT U-2803 <br />Resolution No. 214/2006-07 <br />WHEREAS, widening of Smith Level Road has been part of the local TIP since 1990; and <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Board of Transportation included the project in the 1993-1999 TIP an <br />designated it Project U-2803; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2006, the Town made a request of the North Carolina Department of Transportation to move <br />ahead with Project U-2803; and <br />WHEREAS the Carrboro Board of Aldermen have reviewed the comments from the Transportation Advisory <br />Board, the Smith Level Road Task Force and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen that the Aldermen provide the <br />following comments to NCDOT: <br />1. That signal and crosswalk markings be included at the roundabout; <br />2. That bikelanes and sidewalks be extended to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School; <br />3. That traffic light sensors be sensitive to bicycles; <br />4. That pedestrian crosswalk buttons be provided; <br />5. That a safe pedestrian crossing be provided at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to include an island; <br />6. That the roundabout be designed to accommodate new State school bus length requirements; <br />7. That a road design be used to reflect a 35 m.p.h. speed limit with a maximum of 11-foot travel lanes; and <br />8. That through truck traffic be prohibited. <br />The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote received the following vote and was duly adopted this <br />19th day of June 2007: <br />Ayes: Mark Chilton, Dan Coleman, Jacquelyn Gist, John Herrera, Randee Haven-O'Donnell, Alex Zaffron <br />Noes: Joal Hall Broun <br />Absent or Excused: None <br />FINAL REPORT FROM THE SMITH LEVEL ROAD TASK FORCE <br />The Smith Level Road Task Force has completed its data collection and analysis and is ready to present its final <br />report. Resolutions A and B, attached, have been prepared and would formalize receipt of the final report by <br />the Board of Aldermen, and which lists possible follow up actions. <br />Carrboro Board of Aldermen Page 20 June 19, 2007 <br />