Agenda Item Wording:
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Receive a tutorial video produced for the new High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) pedestrian hybrid beacon at Lovers Lane and Packwood Creek crossing.
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Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Administration - Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Diego Corvera, Civil Engineer, Diego.Corvera@visalia.city, 713-4209
Allison Mackey, Community Relations Manager, Allison.Mackey@visalia.city, 713-4535
Frank Senteno, City Engineer, Frank.Senteno@visalia.city, 713-4331
Nick Mascia, Assistant City Manager, Nick.Mascia@visalia.city, 713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the tutorial video for the new HAWK pedestrian hybrid beacon at Lovers Lane and Packwood Creek crossing.
Background Discussion:
City staff procured videographer services to produce a tutorial video to educate our community on the functionality and operation of the new HAWK pedestrian hybrid beacon now constructed at Lovers Lane and Packwood Creek crossing. This is the first HAWK pedestrian hybrid beacon constructed in the City of Visalia and the first for Tulare County. Staff believes it prudent to provide a public tutorial video on its operation to encourage safe use and interaction with the new signal.
This video is intended to circulate throughout the City of Visalia via social media. Staff also intends to send the video to the Visalia school districts, local businesses, community groups, and other outreach mediums to get the information out to the public in the most robust means possible. The video will circulate for two (2) weeks to allow time for the public to learn about the signal ahead of it being turned on for public use.
The video was released Wednesday May 4th, 2022, for public viewing, and the HAWK will be turned on May 18th following the May 16th Council meeting.
The tutorial video will remain on the City website and other social media platforms indefinitely to allow for the public...
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