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Home My WebLink About10/11/1990MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 11, 1990 CALL TO ORDER: Acting Chairperson Gravdahl called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. at Diamond Bar Library, 1061 S. Grand Avenue, Diamond Bar, California. PLEDGE OF The Commission and Staff were led in the ALLEGIANCE: Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Beke. ROLL CALL: Acting Chairperson Gravdahl, and Commissioners Beke and Chavers present. Chairperson Ortiz and Commissioner Moesser excused. Also present were City Engineer Ronald Kranzer, Deputy City Engineer Jack Istik, Deputy Rich Clark, Deputy City Attorney William Curley and Secretary Barbara Dedeaux. APPROVAL OF Approved minutes of September 13, 1990 and MINUTES: September 27, 1990. COMMITTEE COMMENTS: None brought forth. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Don Lemly, 1387 Rolling Knoll Drive, Diamond Bar, stated that it was his understanding that a discussion concerning speed humps would be on tonight's agenda. CE/Kranzer responded that it was his oversight that it is not on the agenda and will be placed on the November agenda. Larry Mohler, 3121 Cherrydale Drive, Diamond Bar, commented that Cherrydale Drive is the only access for their street off Diamond Bar Boulevard which gets blocked on many occasions. Would it be possible to install "Do Not Block Intersections" signs at this location. CE/Kranzer responded that this would not require any action from the Commission and staff will have signs installed. Mr. Mohler also added that motorists on Brea Canyon Cut-off attempting to enter freeway find it difficult to judge if oncoming traffic is going onto freeway or will continue up Brea ' Canyon Cut-off. Striping may help to distinguish which direction the oncoming 1 Traffic and Transportation Minutes October 11, 1990 ----------------------------------------------------------------- traffic is going. There have been some collisions and numerous near misses here. Acting Chairperson Gravdahl asked if this area on Brea Canyon Road is City or County Jurisdiction. CE/Kranzer responded it is City. C/Chavers asked if Caltrans would be of any assistance in this matter. CE/Kranzer responded that this area is a part of their ramp metering program which should have started by now although he doesn't think it has Zetta Leyva, 23862 Country View Drive, Diamond Bar, commented that the traffic circulation in the mornings and afternoons when students are being dropped off and picked up at Diamond Bar High School needs some attention. A number of unsafe movements are made here as well as the congestion. e u D p ty Clark replied that enforcement in this area is constant as the students are quite familiar with the patrolmen on duty. CE/Kranzer also added that a recommendation to survey all the schools in the City to identify traffic problems and propose a course of action has been given to the City Manager and if directed to proceed the survey would most probably take a few months to complete. DISCUSSION: STREET CLOSURE Deputy City Attorney Curley gave the Commission an overview of the procedure proposed by the ordinance on street closures and the maximum amount of time for processing j such a request. After discussion, the Commission voted 3-0 to recommend to Council the following: 1. Council have the flexibility and leverage 2 ■ Traffic and Transportation Minutes October 11, 1990 to assess a minimum fee of $500.00 to defray costs of closure requests. 2. The use of current terminology in the content of the ordinance i.e., change the term "freeholders" to property owners. GRAND AVENUE/ CE/Kranzer gave staff report describing each DIAMOND BAR BLVD. of the alternatives to improve the Grand Avenue AM peak period congestion. It was moved by Acting Chairperson Gravdahl and seconded by Commissioner Chavers to recommend to Council to authorize the City Engineer's office to proceed with Alternative "A" to add, by pavement striping only, a second left -turn lane for each leg of Grand Avenue within existing physical roadway improvements (cost $6,000.00) and develop Alternative "C" to reconstruct the existing medians for approximately 500 feet for each leg and off- setting the medians by four feet to provide for two left -turn lanes (10 feet each), one ' through lane of 12 feet and an outside lane of 19 feet (cost $250,000.00). Motion carried. C/Beke asked about improving the right turn movement at Grand Avenue and Golden Springs Drive. CE/Kranzer responded this would require right of way acquisition. Downey Savings has yet to respond to the City's request for permission to use the private streets within their property to relieve some of the congestion at this intersection. CROSSING GUARDS CE/Kranzer gave staff report and background of the process developed by another city which was provided as a sample in the agenda package. It was moved by Commissioner Chavers and Commissioner Beke seconded to adopt the Caltrans guideline for consideration of crossing guards and City Council to direct any others to the Commission as needed. Motion carried. COUNTRY VIEW DRIVE CE/Kranzer informed the Commission that his Traffic and Transportation Minutes October 11, 1990 ---------------------------------------- will go into effect when the exit signal at Shotgun Lane on Grand Avenue which was approved the Council on October 2, 1990, is complete which hopefully will be by the end of this calendar year. Mark Siegel commented that u -turns should also be prohibited on eastbound Grand Avenue at Cleghorn Drive. Don Lemly added that this movement should also be prohibited on Grand Avenue at Rolling Knoll Drive. BROOKWOOD DRIVE Commission agreed to continue this item as & SUMMITRIDGE traffic counts have not been received as yet. DRIVE FOUNTAIN SPRINGS Commission agreed to continue this item as ROAD traffic counts have not been received as yet. TRANSIT PROGRAMS Acting Chairperson Gravdahl gave account of surveys and grants submitted in an effort to increase the service of the existing programs to be of a greater benefit to Diamond Bar citizens. Commissioner Chavers commented that Acting Chairperson Gravdahl and Commissioner Moesser have done an excellent job in identifying the problems and shortcomings of the existing programs and suggested City staff be approached as to how to have Council to direct staff to prioritize this item in an effort to provide these services to the city. It was agreed to continue this item to the November meeting. TI LOG No comments. INFORMATION ITEMS: TRAFFIC COMMISSION Council approved Ordinance No. 28A(1989) which ORDINANCE changed the Traffic and Transportation Committee to the Traffic and Transportation Commission. APPOINTMENTS Chairperson Ortiz memorandum is to inform the 4 Traffic and Transportation Minutes October 11, 1990 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Commission of the appointment of Commissioners Bake and Chavers to the Selection Committee for the City Circulation Element Consultant. Other members of the committee are Terry Belanger, Assistant City Manager, Irwin Kaplan, Interim City Planner, Jim DeStefano, Planning Director, Warren Sieke, City of Brea Traffic Engineer, Glen Lewis, City of Pomona City Engineer, and Jack Istik, Deputy City Engineer. LATE BUSINESS: COMPENSATION FORMS Forms need to be completed and returned as soon as possible to Joann Saul at City Hall as compensation approved by Council took effect in September. SOLID WASTE SURVEY The Rose Institute of State and Local Government, in cooperation with the polling firm of Mark Baldassare and Associates, announced in September that they would be conducting a major public opinion survey of the San Gabriel Valley to determine residents' views on the waste disposal problem which presented an opportunity for the City to participate asking questions of its own. the City Manager has asked that each Commission provide a question to be returned to staff by October 17th. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. ;Resp ctfully submitted, ARBARA DEDEAUX� Secretary ATT: s O V ; Actin hairperson 5