Vote: adopted

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54. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE MCDOT ROADWAY/LIVESTOCK INCIDENT MITIGATION POLICY Adopt a Resolution to approve amendments to the MCDOT Roadway/Livestock Incident Mitigation Policy. The MCDOT Roadway/Livestock Incident Mitigation Policy was originally adopted in 2009 to establish guidelines for the reporting and tracking of vehicle incidents involving livestock and to establish criteria for the implementation of traffic control devices at identified livestock locations providing for the safest circumstances. (Please see attached 2009 resolution and policy.) The policy is necessary in order to provide the safest circumstances when drivers approach identified livestock areas. Arizona is an “open range” state which means that in most areas not under the jurisdiction of a municipality or other government agency, livestock are not enclosed onto property with fences, but are allowed to graze freely. The Traffic Management Division will continue to record and track livestock incidents and accidents as received from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The tracking of these reports provides information for the implementation of appropriate traffic control devices, signage or striping. The proposed amendments will allow for a broader range of engineering solutions to be applied. This will include an option for quieter, alternative rumble strip treatments that will be effective for livestock incident mitigation as well as sensitive to nearby residential areas. The proposed amendments also remove some unnecessary administrative language. Supervisory Districts No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (C-64-14-110-6-00)

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