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Home My WebLink About900590.tiff RESOLUTION RE: RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING REQUEST FROM COLORADO STATE PATROL FOR SIGN ON WELD COUNTY ROAD 390 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board did, by Resolution dated January 4, 1989, refer a request from the Colorado State Patrol to the Road and Bridge Department for installation of a traffic control device to be placed on Weld County Road 390, north of State Highway 14, said device being "Curve Ahead" signs, and WHEREAS, after inspection of the site, the requested sign was installed on January 3 , 1990 , with additional signs to be posted in the near future. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that because of the installation of said sign, no further action is necessary concerning this matter. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 2nd day of July, A.D. , 1990 . �� BOA OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: WEL UNTY, COLORADO Weld County Clerk to the Board ene R. Bran ner, Cha rman Dny .e Geo ge Re edy, ro- r--- -� eputy County erk APPROVED AS TO FORM: onstance . Har ert c C.W. Kir )27 y County Attorney Gor • cY 900590 • WELD GOWN RQAD AM BRIDGE DTPAR'TMENT O0MPIAINT REST 17 4 6 DATE: NAME: Dorothy Edwards PHONE NUMBER: ADDRESS: 511 Oak Street HOUSE RICER: • Sterling, Co ROAD r>tr : FR2eull WCR 390, 0.1 mile north ICC'ATICN: of Hiyhway 14 SURFACE TYPE: _AVID GRAVEL REFCRTID Q LAINT (CT{EJf]C 7ATF rrG*ac1 1. SURFACE=: 2. , JWFJ : 3. : GAVEL PAVEMENT _ HOLES _ BICCKING ROAD ROUGH _ HOLE(S) _ WASH-OUT TT HANGING LIMBS __ WASH-OUT SETTLEMENT DROP (FTY F OF REQ. REMNAL/ _ DUST EDGE HALE PAV.) TRIMMING _ ICE/SNOW _ SWEEPING _, VISION OBSTRUCTION _ ICE/SNOW BLCCKIIZ3 SIGN 4. DRAINAGE: 5. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES: _ WATER OVER ROAD SIGNS _ Damage , Worn Miss. ^ Req. FLOODIM PROV. PRO. GUARDRAIL Damage Req. STANDING IN DITCH PAVEMENT — Worn _ Req. DIPC]III� REQUES T MARKINGS 6. MISCELLANEOUS: 7. BRIDGES: PROPERTY DAMAGE RQADSIDE HAZARDS GUARDRAIL LiTaR. PICK-UP - CONSTRUCTION RELATED _ DECK _ hCRK QUALITY _ CNFRWEIGHT VEHICLES _ APPROACH REKARKs/aIHER: Requests a "curve ahead" sign. See attached letter. • REFERRED TO: MarC Street RESPONSE REQUESTED:XX YES NO RESPOND 'PO: DATE OF RESPONSE: 1/1/R9 RESPONSE SENT TO: !rf: Marc Street :r'TION TAKEN: "Curve" Sign installed on 1/3/89. Additional warning signs • will he installed in the near future. ::KL"IC.1 i s xc: Commissioner Lacy vWCR 390 1 I L. r--- . • 900590 4,42-,, , RESOLUTION RE: ACTION OF THE BOARD CONCERNING REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ON WELD COUNTY ROAD 390 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has received a request from the Colorado State Patrol for the installation of traffic control devices on Weld County Road 390 , north of Colorado Highway 14 , and WHEREAS, the Board deems it advisable to refer said request to the Engineering Department for its recommendation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the request of the Colorado State Patrol for the installation of traffic control devices on Weld County Road 390 , north of Colorado Highway 14 be, and hereby is, referred to the Engineering Department for its recommendation. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 4th day of January, A.D. , 1989 . k.73 c-/ j_ • BOARD 'OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: { U`-a i^1 a WELD COUNTY, COLORADO Weld County �lerk and Recorder E, and Clerk to the Board C.W. Kirby, Cha�an c BY.:- v,,-, � ,0 ac uel e J h son, Pro-Tem eputy County rk // EXCUSED DATE OF SIGNING - AYE APPROVED AS TO FORM: Gene R. Brantner . ed . , — George Ken edy ,, County Attorney Gondi> 4-, y 9C 0590 -)1 c 890021 os Chief John N. Dempsey d Colorado State Patrol `f'> +r i CO802 St. t `f - Denver, O 80215-5865 (303) 239-4500 COLORADO • , ' '.DAN DEPARTMENT OF 1 3 ]98, PUBLIC SAFETY C mow _ December 30, 1988 Weld County Commissioners P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Commissioners, The State Patrol has been made aware of a hazardous curve on Weld County Road 390, 0.1 mile North of Colorado 14 by a letter from Dorothy Edwards of Sterling, Colorado. (see attached) I drove through the location on December 22, 1988 and agree that the curve is dangerous and in need of a "curve ahead" warning sign. Driving South on County Road 390 the road abruptly makes a Roy Romer sharp right curve just prior to the intersection with Colo. 14. GOVERNOR There is no warning prior to the curve, and an optical illusion DavidJTflomae exists that the road continues straight because Colo. 14 is elevated EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR in the distance. Colorado State Patrol Colorado Bureau I observed numerous skid marks and tire tracks in the ditch of Investigation at the location which indicate drivers are not perceiving a curve Colorado Law until it is too late and have run off the road. Enforcement Training Academy Division of I request that immediate steps be taken to post the curve by Criminal Justice the Weld County Road Department. I would also ask to be notified Division of Disaster of your decision on whether or not to post the curve. Please Emergency Services contact me at 350-2210 if I can be of any assistance. Division of Fire Safety Colorado Safety Sincerely, Institute COLONEL JOHN N. DEMPSEY /bjo Chief, Co ora State Patrol xc: Captain Coe ,`� Lt. Clark * ' ' L file By: Lt. Gary H. yers District III , Troop A 890021 December 5th , 1988 State Highway Department Denver , Colorado Dear Administrator : Friday night on December 2nd , my grandaughter played basketball in Grover Colorado . My family and I left Sterling to watch the game . We took the Hereford Grover exit to get there . NO . problem. Coming home we were driving along and withoutel4warning at all we were upon a curve just before you get back on highway 14 . Our car went into the ditch we were lucky that we didn ' t go end over end . I called my son to let him know we were home and he told me the exact same thing happened to him at the same corner in his Federal Express van We stopped at the Village Inn and saw some people we knew and two of them said they had the same experience . Today a girl that works with me told me that the exact thing happened to her and her family . I felt it important enough to advise you of this because most people besides the people that live there are people that go to Grover because of school functions there . I shudder to think of a school bus doing what we did . The Sterling School bus was quite aways ahead of me and he evidently was aware of the curve . I honestly feel that it is worth checking in to and appreciate your fine cooperation . • I also want to mention that Highway 14 is surely a joy to drive now compared to what it used to be . Thanks . Respectfully 0 oth Ed r s ' 511 Oak Stre ' Sterling , Colorado 1 �d oiht 9C 0590 mEmoRAnDum Wine To Clerk to the Board June 27, 1990 Date Drew Scheltinga, County Engineer COLORADO From Agenda Item subject: Please place the following on the Board's agenda for Monday, July 2, 1990: Memo regarding various referrals to the Road and Bridge and Engineering Departments for action by the Board of Weld County Commissioners. Attached are supporting documents and memo. DS/mw:mwvarl Attachments cc: Commissioner Kirby 2( (1590 0169(n mEmoRAnDum Wilk Board of Weld County Commissioners 22, 1990 To Dee Drew Scheltinga, County Engineer COLORADO From Referrals to Road & Bridge and Engineering Subject: Clerk to the Board has reviewed their files and identified eleven items that were referred to Road & Bridge or Engineering by resolution, but had no resolution by the Board resolving the referral. The purpose of this memo is to briefly describe each referral, and how the issue was resolved or the present status. With this memo and an action by the Board of Weld County Commissioners, the Clerk to the Board's files can be closed. I will address each item by date of the resolution referring it to Road & Bridge or Engineering. October 31, 1988 - Traffic control request by Shane Griffin, Antelope Hills Subdivision. This was a request for speed limit and "children playing" signs in Antelope Hills Subdivision. A traffic study was performed, including traffic counts and vehicle speed investigation. A memo recommending denial was sent to the Board of Weld County Commissioners on November 18, 1988, with copies to Shane Griffin and Clerk to the Board. No further action is necessary. p_esnlA+ion -lodeny 1'/. R/gg, , January 4, 1989 - Colorado State Patrol request for sign on Weld County Road 390. A curve sign was installed on January 3, 1989 addressing the State Patrol request. This is not a regulatory sign and does not require a resolution by the Commissioners. No further action is necessary. vApril 12, 1989 - Request from School District RE-10J to extend Weld County Road 88. This request was denied by a letter from George Goodell dated April 24, 1989. No further action is necessary. April 12, 1989 - Petition requesting closure of Weld County Road 380 east of Hardin. This request came as a result of heavy truck traffic during the construction of National Hog Farms facilities. On May 15, 1989, the Commissioners passed a resolution temporarily closing Road 380 for road construction. The road has reopened and the construction traffic has decreased. No further action is necessary. ,,July 7, 1989 - Request for traffic control devices and alley grading in Wattenberg. A request for services, along with a petition was received from Cynthia Gulbrandson. The Road and Bridge complaint form indicates the grading was performed on 9/20/89 and the request for speed limit signs was denied. No further action is necessary. 9C4_:r zn r Memo to Board of Weld County Commissioners Page 2 ,September 6, 1989 - Request from Miller family on Weld County Road 54. On September 19, 1989, Maintenance-Support Supervisor Marc Street met with Mr. Miller and informed him access culverts are the responsibility of the property owner. No further action is necessary. ,October 23, 1989 - Petition requesting re-routing of trucks and speed limit signs. A petition was received by the landowners on Weld County Road 16.5 between Weld County Roads 1 and 3 requesting speed limit signs and the re-routing of heavy trucks. The Weld County Road and Bridge complaint form indicates Assistant Road and Bridge Director, Dave Becker, responded on October 30, 1989 that truck traffic has been re-routed to County Road 3 south of Road 16.5 and that no speed limit signs are necessary. No further action is necessary. ✓December 6, 1989 - Request from Town of Hudson for traffic control devices. The Town of Hudson requested truck route signs on Weld County Road 45 and Weld County Road 12 in the Hudson area. Marc Street, Maintenance-Support Supervisor, in a letter of February 12, 1990, wrote to the Town of Hudson indicating he had not been able to reach them by phone and asked them to contact him. No further word has been heard from the Town of Hudson. No further action is necessary. /January 8, 1990 - Request from Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company regarding Weld County Road 74. The Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company requested the cooperation of Weld County regarding the abandonment of the Thompson Lake Dam and the realignment of Weld County Road 74 east of State Highway 257. A work session has been held with the Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company and their engineer, Woodward Clyde. A request for Federal funds through the Hazard Elimination Program is pending. The Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company is also in complex legal and engineering negotiation with the Colorado State Engineer regarding the dam. Different agreements and resolutions may be required over a two-year period before this project is completed. No action is necessary at this time and the Clerk to the Board's file regarding the initial referral can be closed. February 12, 1990 - Request for stop sign warning grooves on Weld County Road 35. A request was made by Jonathan Kepler to place warning grooves in the pavement on Weld County Road 35 at Seeley Lake. In a letter dated March 6, 1990, Director of Road and Bridge, George Goodell, responded rather than installing stop sign grooves, we would improve the signing at the intersection with barricades. The work has been completed and no further action is necessary. Memo to Board of Weld County Commissioners Page 3 May 4, 1990 - Request from the United States Postal Service to install cluster boxes on 37th Street. Donna M. Small, Evans Post Master, requested permission to install four neighborhood delivery and collection box units within the County right-of-way on 37th Street. A letter dated April 19, 1990 by Gene Brantner, Chairman of the Board of Weld County Commissioners, responded to the request outlining several conditions. A letter was received from the Evans Post Office on June 21, 1990 regarding the above. The mailboxes will be installed on McAvoy Avenue rather than on 37th Street. The new installation will be within County right-of-way, and will be approximately 100' south of 37th Street on McAvoy Avenue. This will be done after the Road and Bridge Department upgrades McAvoy Avenue to a more improved gravel road. No further action is necessary and the Clerk to the Board's records on this referral can be closed. Attached are supporting documents for the above items. DS/mw:mwvar Attachments cc: Don Warden, Finance Director Carol Harding, Finance Department Lee Morrison, Assistant County Attorney Bruce Barker, Assistant County Attorney George Goodell, Director of Road and Bridge Dave Becker, Assistant Director of Road and Bridge Marc Street, Maintenance-Support Supervisor Bud Schmuhl, Maintenance Supervisor Dick Kinnison, Maintenance Supervisor Hello