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DISCUSSION Earlier this year, Amador Valley High School prohibited the use of the staff parking lot for purposes of student pick up and drop off. This restriction was a result of increasing concerns to provide emergency services access during the daily school drop off and pick up times. Amador Valley High School has two alternate pick up and drop off locations: the main student parking lot located on Santa Rita Road and a smaller student/staff lot accessed from Del Valle Parkway on the south side of the school. The closure of the staff parking lot has increased the volume of traffic within the student lot, along Del Valle Parkway, and along the Santa Rita frontage road. A large curb side area exists within the main student lot on Santa Rita Road. However, the access into and out of this student lot can be difficult during the school peak hours. As part of the Amador Valley High School Traffic Circulation plan, staff is recommending several changes to this student lot to improve both the circulation and safety. The changes include the installation of two new traffic signals on Santa Rita Road. The signals will be located at the jt ,, _ ., -1I-7s i-c north and middle driveways of + ' 1'' et'°"� I ; '' re the student parking lot(circled in — , the image on this page). These . ' i I a)41e new signals will provide a safer _ 5' 1 + ' �; ingress and egress for the : --f �. student lot. The north driveway r.,--'--- 1 , -• r will be narrowed slightly and a i 4- I 1 new concrete sidewalk will be •- ' ; m�i, 1' installed along the north side of 's r _ the parking lot to provide a l44'' I _., " -' f - ,i 1 ' ti pedestrian path of travel that will 1 -1 . . . route pedestrians around the C . ;, 4• ` ; wi„.4.k*• � � � r two new signals. C ;„..t:•‘ . i . , , : ? 'i ' 1 ' W,; i k' ' -• . ' ' •t ,,, , , The north driveway will continue J '• it F f _ to serve as the primary entrance I f i . allowing inbound traffic only. -' 1 ,-jsi,4� The left turn pocket on ' �:I;':, ,ti h, y7 �7 r A northbound Santa Rita Road will 1 . ,' - l � +,' r"� be extended to allow for greater 7'- , %II ` i t-', storage of vehicles. Because ' s" ��'' ms's i ' ." the driveway is inbound only, the f' ' I northbound through traffic will ;• 5 ' '. 'r always have a green signal y-;' • - ' .;indication and southbound will !I , f; " ti_, ,,r , ' Y' - only have to stop to allow the ! / "' i. ��% ' "-. • northbound left turn into the -. ,/ � ` - " . parking lot _ . ,f ` ' 4 t1ti_' :n a " Page 2of3