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POLICY PROPOSAL
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DATE ' FILE NUMBER` = _ SUBJECT ; Temporary Street Closure - 3900 PAGE 1 OFl
12/11/8 C.P. 117 Block of Inwood Drive
z: PROPOSAL . t`___Y PROPOSED BY: Councilman IT ANAG 'S VIE
Dwaine Johnson
- After considerable a effort by the Police_ Traffic Division and the.:Traffic:_
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EngineeringDivision to control 'speeds' and reduce accidents in the 3900-and --`
4000 blocks of Inwood Drive, drivers.continue to speed through this area and--
lose. control of their vehicles and end_up in front yards and in the drainage `i
ditch in the center median of the 4000 block of Inwood.
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-1 propose that we authorize the closing of Inwood Drive between the 3900 and ;,
4000 blocks by using tenporary barricading and providing advanced warningK
r' signs for; a period of .time not to exceed 180 days. During this period of
time, the, Traffic. Engineering Division will ,conduct comparative studies of�W
the- travel"patterns in the area to determine the impact of the closure on F
�'�� adjacent streets
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I . would: also propose that the. Transportation and Public Works_ Department
` collect"traffic,, data--,before closing` Inwood Drive. Subsequent--: to this x
information being gathered. Inwood.Drive should be barricaded by the_ Street
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t Division_.= and - the_- closure.L should- remain: in place either until :it"" can -
ti - determined that such a closure is unacceptable to'the neighborhood or for a :
period of time not to exceed six nonths.;- Traffic_data` should be collected by
v the Traffic Engineering Division after adequate time has elapsed for the
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�r traffic to re-establish new routing patterns. ,- Should the temporary closure
prove beneficial to all concerned, I will request permanent closure of Inwood
Drive after the six-month period has elapsed.
Recmynendation
` f It is reccmnended that City Council approve temporary closure of Inwood Drive
between the 3900 and 4000 blocks for a period not to exceed six months.
3 - - Councilman e Johnson-
District 3
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FISCAL NOTE
CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS
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_ = POLICY PROPOSAL (cont'd)
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City Manager's Comments
_The City Manager concurs with the proposal to add an additional Police
T recrui- class this`year. A separate Informal Report has been developed by
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-the7 City_.Manager_.whidh'L analyzes a proposal from the Police Department that
will allow the . Police Department to maintain a full ccuplement of sworn
personnel on a continuous basis.
Recommendation
It is proposed that the City Council approve an additional police recruit
class to begin in August of 1985 and that the additional class be funded
through salary savings from the Police Department's operating budget.
ounci]man Russell n ster
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CITY OF FORT WORTH