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Home My WebLink About1/9/1990MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 01 MEETING OF JANUARY 9, 1990 CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Ortiz called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 21660 Copley Drive, Suite 100, Diamond Bar, California. PLEDGE OF The Committee and Staff were led in the Pledge ALLEGIANCE: of Allegiance by Chairperson Ortiz. ROLL CALL: Chairperson Ortiz, Committee Members Chavers, Eustaquio and Gravdahl. Vice -Chairperson Rebeiro excused. Also present were Mayor Phyllis Papen, City Manager Robert Van Nort, City Engineer Ronald Kranzer, Sergeant William Ross, Lieutenant CE/Kranzer reported that William LaValley of RKA Civil Engineers, working with Los Angeles County to help smooth the transition of engineering matter to the City of Diamond Bar, met with Ron Hobbs, Traffic Advisor L.A. County P.W. Department, this was one of the items discussed and the discrepancies will be corrected at no cost to the City. CM/Van Nort introduced Sergeant Bill Ross who will be attending Traffic and Transportation Committee meetings as a representative from the Sheriff's Department. Michael Muravez, Deputy Richard Clark and Secretary Barbara Dedeaux. OATH OF OFFICE: Mayor Papen took pictures with the Committee. APPROVAL OF Approved minutes of December 19, 1989. MINUTES: COMMITTEE Committee Member Chavers asked if items COMMENTS: included in packet and distributed this evening not on the agenda were to be discussed. CE/Kranzer responded the items are informational only. Committee Member Gravdahl informed the Committee of some discrepancies of speed limit signs and pavement markings which have not been adequately covered when the changes were made by the County Public Works Department. CE/Kranzer reported that William LaValley of RKA Civil Engineers, working with Los Angeles County to help smooth the transition of engineering matter to the City of Diamond Bar, met with Ron Hobbs, Traffic Advisor L.A. County P.W. Department, this was one of the items discussed and the discrepancies will be corrected at no cost to the City. CM/Van Nort introduced Sergeant Bill Ross who will be attending Traffic and Transportation Committee meetings as a representative from the Sheriff's Department. Chair/Ortiz suggested if the Committee would follow the three guidelines of education, engineering and enforcement the Committee should be effective in its efforts. CM/Van Nort reported plans are underway to widen Pathfinder Road bridge which, hopefully, will be under construction by the early part of next year. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None brought forth. RESOLUTION 90-1: CM/Van Nort advised the Committee of Planning Commission Meetings which will be on the second and fourth Tuesday's alternating with the City Council meetings in order to use the School District Board Room which is available on Tuesday. The Traffic and Transportation Committee Meeting on Tuesday may cause a conflict. Thursday, except for the third Thursday of each month, is open. Other options for a meeting place were discussed: 1) Heritage Park after refurbishing is complete, and 2) Library Meeting Room which should be available after next week. CE/Kranzer will further investigate the options in order to secure a place for the next meeting as space at City Hall is very limited. Committee Member Chavers moved and Committee Member Gravdahl seconded to amend Resolution 90-1 to reflect the change of the meeting date to the first Thursday of each month. Motion carried with a 4/0 vote. DISCUSSION: CE/Kranzer gave staff report of request from MAPLE HILL Maple Hill Elementary School, 1350 Maple Hill ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Road, to remove the "No Parking"- signs and add "NO PARKING" SIGN: a crosswalk mid -block from the school grounds to the park. Staff recommends the addition of "Loading and Unloading Okay" signs which is provided for in the Vehicle Code. Committee Member Chavers moved and Committee Member Eustaquio seconded to accept staff recommendation to install the additional sign, to table the request for the crosswalk until further study is done concerning mid -block crosswalk and to monitor the response of motorists to return to the Committee in about 2 thirty to forty days with a report. Motion carried. CE/Kranzer introduced Deputy Rich Clark who will also be working with the committee. DIAMOND POINT CE/Kranzer presented staff report of request ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from Diamond Point Elementary School, 21450 PAINT CURB WHITE Sunset Crossing Road, to paint the curb on the school side of the street white for 120 feet on both sides of the red curb. Staff recommends the addition of "Loading and Unloading Okay" signs to the "No Parking" signs. This item will require City Council Action. Richard Rodriguez, Principal, gave additional information on the change of the bus loading area and all staff parking to the parking lot. CE/Kranzer will prepare the necessary Resolution for City Council "s consideration based on the Committee's decision. Committee Member Gravdahl moved and Committee Member Chavers seconded to recommend staff recommendations to Council. CE/Kranzer will meet with Sergeant Ross, Deputy Clark and Richard Rodriguez to generate a flyer for distribution to the parents. DIAMOND POINT CE/Kranzer gave staff report of request from ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Diamond Point Elementary School PTA to install PTA - SIGNAL AT a traffic signal at this intersection of GOLDEN SPRINGS Golden Springs Drive and Sunset Crossing Road. DRIVE AND SUNSET CROSSING ROAD: Sergeant Ross has received a number of telephone calls from citizens and has increased enforcement in this area. Committee Member Chavers suggested to table the matter to allow staff time to collect traffic counts and investigate pedestrian conflicts and traffic delays to report back to the committee. Committee Member Eustaquio moved and Committee Member Gravdahl seconded to table this item and direct staff to gather requested information. Motion carried. 3 PEDESTRIAN CE/Kranzer reported this type of request CROSSING AT should not be an agenda item. Staff, in the DIAMOND BAR BLVD. future will take the necessary actions to AND COLD SPRINGS resolve the problem. The pedestrian movement,.,,;] LANE cycle at this intersection is within the pedestrian clearance interval suggested by the Traffic Manual, however, for a street width of 80 feet. This crossing is greater than 80 feet. The cycle length can be extended by about two seconds which should allow ample time to cross. Committee Member Chavers moved to adopt and Committee Member Gravdahl seconded. Motion carried. REPORTS: TRAFFIC QUAIL CE/Kranzer gave some background information SUMMIT DRIVE AND concerning the southeast quadrant of Diamond ROLLING KNOLL ROAD: Bar Boulevard and Grand Avenue where motorists use Quail Summit Drive and Rolling Knoll Road to bypass the intersection when traffic is congested. He presented a preliminary sketch proposing an additional left turn pocket and third northbound traffic lane. He noted a few points to consider with this proposal are restricting parking during peak hours along "T'1 Diamond Bar Boulevard by the condominiums, the relocation of the RTD bus stop and the reduction of the bike lane. It was moved by Committee Member Chavers and seconded by Committee Member Eustaquio to take staff's proposal to City Council for their consideration. Motion carried. CE/Kranzer would like to set up a sub- committee to study the problem in the area. Chair/Ortiz and Committee Member Chavers volunteered. PATHFINDER ROAD CE/Kranzer reported on request for a three - AT BREA CANYON way stop at Pathfinder Road and Brea Canyon ROAD, Road. As CM/Van Nort reported earlier, T -INTERSECTION: Pathfinder Road bridge is to be widened with a traffic signal installed which would solve the problem. Staff recommended installing a three-way stop as an interim solution. The possibility of installing the signal now. He will check into the FAU funding program to determine if separating the signal installation would cause delays with the total project. 2 Committee Member Chavers moved and Committee Member Gravdahl seconded to bring a report on the funding and a sketch showing how traffic movement would work to next meeting. Motion carried. CROSSING GUARD CE/Kranzer gave staff report of request for AT COLIMA ROAD crossing guard at the intersection of Colima AND LEMON AVENUE: Road and Lemon Avenue. He will get more information on policy and funding for crossing guards within the City. Staff recommends a study to determine if left turn phasing at this intersection is warranted and to prepare a plan for Council consideration. It was moved by Committee Member Chavers and seconded by Committee Member Gravdahl to accept staff's recommendation. Motion carried. FUTURE TOPICS: CE/Kranzer explained this list is not all of the requests received which will be coming to the committee to review. Each request will be logged and scheduled for Committee discussion. LATE BUSINESS: Next meeting will be the first Thursday in February. CE/Kranzer will try to secure the Library Meeting Room. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m. ATTEST: S ORTIZ, Chairpers n 1 5 Re ectfully submitted, BARBARA DEDEAUX Secretary