IRON MOUNTAIN — Yield signs on North Kimberly Avenue near the Cornish Pump will be changed to stop signs under a traffic control order approved Monday by Iron Mountain City Council.

The change will affect northbound and southbound traffic at the intersection of Fairbanks Street, said Jeff Solka, director of police and fire services.

“Kimberly Avenue approaches Fairbanks Street at an angle,” Solka said in a memo to the council. “There are also several vision obstructions at this intersection,” he said, pointing out a tree on the north side and a large rock on the south side.

City Manager Jordan Stanchina said the intersection was reconfigured some years ago but remains non-standard. Council members agreed that requiring a full stop would be a safety improvement.

Two other changes were approved, affecting Park Street and Norway Street.

Norway Street approaching Third Street near Northside Field will be changed from a yield sign to a stop sign for both northbound and southbound traffic. A short distance away, Park Avenue approaching the intersection of Third Street and Millie Street will be changed from a yield sign to a stop sign.

The sign changes are meant to bring the city into better compliance with the Michigan Manual for Uniform Traffic Control, which calls for consistency within an intersection. Solka has been “looking at the rules behind what warrants a yield or a stop” as well, Stanchina said.

In February, the council approved similar changes for traffic signs at the intersection of West Brown Street and Kimberly Avenue, along with several others. That followed numerous changes approved in November, including changing a yield sign to a stop sign for northbound Carpenter Avenue traffic approaching Fleshiem Street.

In other action Monday, the council:

≤ Adopted resolutions to add 1,667 feet of Ridgeview Drive and 639 feet of Timber Ridge Road to its annual road mileage certification under Michigan’s Act 51. The roads off of South Stephenson near Flagstar Bank had previously been missing from the certification, Stanchina said. Coleman Engineering has drafted center-line descriptions of the roads as required, he added. Act 51 prescribes how Michigan Transportation Fund revenues are distributed.

— Agreed to provide a one-time payment of $3,500 to Adam Ray, deputy director of police services, for the future care of Falcon, a K-9 officer who was retired a year ago. Ray has handled the Belgian malinois since 2015. A letter of understanding states that the city will have no future obligation or liability for Falcon’s care or maintenance. Also, Ray may not sell or give away Falcon without written approval from the city. The K-9 program was funded through private donations, which will be the source of the payment to Ray. Further action is expected to transfer any remaining funds to the Dickinson Area Working K-9 program, which supports K-9 officers in the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office and Kingsford Public Safety Department. Iron Mountain discontinued its K-9 program because of personnel limitations.