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Home My WebLink About5/3/1990MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 3, 1990 CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Ortiz called the meeting to order at 6:20 p.m. at Diamond Bar Library, 1061 S. Grand Avenue, Diamond Bar, California. PLEDGE OF The Committee and Staff were led in the Pledge ALLEGIANCE: of Allegiance by Committee Member Chavers. ROLL CALL: Chairperson Ortiz, Vice -Chairperson Rebeiro, Committee Members Chavers, and Gravdahl present. Committee Member Eustaquio excused. Also present were Deputy City Engineer Jack Istik, Deputy Rich Clark and Secretary Barbara Dedeaux. City Engineer Ronald Kranzer attending the 42nd Meeting of Traffic Engineers sponsored by the Traffic Institute in San Francisco. APPROVAL OF Approved minutes of April 5, 1990. MINUTES: COMMITTEE COMMENTS: Vice -Chairperson Rebeiro presented his observations on guidelines for Committee activity. The items which have come before the Committee in the last four months have been in response to requests or complaints related to traffic signing, signals and markings. The City Engineer is ably qualified to deal with such matters. The Committee's efforts should be distributed over the following functions: Advising City Council on localized traffic engineering and safety issues, concerns, complaints, etc. only insofar as these can not be addressed by the City Engineer. Working with City Council to develop and prioritize a proactive, action oriented agenda for Committee activity including the circulation element update, congestion management plan (requirement, logistics, programs and funding), disposition of Prop. A Funds, local demand responsive and shuttle bus operations, review of Foothill/RTD service, civic and other TSM programs, an aggressive role vis a vis SCAQMD, funding/financing and impact fees, growth management and SCA 1/Prop 1 Traffic and Transportation Minutes May 3, 1990 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 111 & 108 (Diamond Bar's position). Working with staff and Council to address the policy issues identified in the proactive program, and Advising City Council on all developments (conforming or otherwise) that are likely to have a significant traffic impact. (NB to date the Committee has not been involved in a single development application). The Committee's role is to serve the Council and citizens of Diamond Bar. If there is a general agreement within the Committee with his concerns the following actions should be initiated: Council should be given the opportunity to agree or disagree with or modify the above guidelines as a basis of a presentation by the Committee to the City Council. A prioritized action program should be presented to City Council and this program (if agreed to by City Council) should be the basis for much of the activity of the Committee. Committee Member Chavers would like to discuss some items on late business the items presented by Vice Chairperson Rebiero as well as what is the role of the Traffic and Transportation Committee in the development review process. There are projects before the Planning Commission which will impact traffic circulation within the City and he feels should have input from the Committee. Committee Member Gravdahl in agreement. These items will be discussed under Late Business. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None brought forth. DISCUSSION: TI 131 - CLEGHORN Deputy City Engineer Jack Istik gave staff DRIVE AND GRAND report of request from Los Angeles County — AVENUE Sheriff Department, Captain Thomas Vetter, to review this intersection to make appropriate 2 Traffic and Transportation Minutes May 3, 1990 recommendations as their records reflect three reported collisions. After some discussion concerning the possibility of reducing the speed limit, Committee Member Chavers moved and Committee Member Gravdahl seconded to install 45 MPH signs along with pavement markings and chevrons on the two existing street light poles and to return at the June meeting with citation and accident history and how speed zone would be handled with a reduction of the speed limit. TI 109 - COLD Deputy City Engineer Istik gave staff report SPRING LANE AND of request to install better signage in regard BREA CANYON ROAD to the school crossing and parking restrictions to aid motorists sight distance at the southeast corner. Staff recommendation is to relocate the existing advance school children crossing, with crosswalk line, symbols (W66) on Brea Canyon Road to the area of the crosswalk at Cold Spring Lane, install School Children Crossing symbol signs (W63) at 1 the old (W66) locations and prohibit stopping on the east side of Brea Canyon Road from Cold Spring Lane southerly to Heritage Park to provide adequate sight distance for motorists exiting from the east approach of Cold Spring Lane. It was moved by Committee Member Chavers and seconded by Chairperson Ortiz to accept staff's recommendation. Motion carried. TI 119-FALLOWFIELD DCE/Istik gave staff report of request for stop DRIVE AND BREA controls at this intersection and staff CANYON ROAD recommendation to deny the request as a site inspection of the subject intersection the stop controls are not warranted at this location. Staff recommends to improve the sight distance on the northwest corner by trimming back landscape, to increase the enforcement of the posted speed limit and to install 100 feet of red curb on Brea Canyon Cut-off northerly from Fallowfield Drive to guarantee better sight distance. Committee Member Gravdahl made a motion to approve staff's recommendation, seconded by Vice - Chairperson Rebeiro. Motion carried. Committee Member Chavers asked staff to set up Traffic and Transportation Minutes May 3, 1990 ----------------------------------------------------------------- a meeting with CalTrans to discuss the possibility of installation of signalization to the off -ramp in this area as traffic continually backs up on the freeway due to the inability of motorists to access Brea Canyon Cut-off because of the heavy traffic flow and speed. DCE/Istik responded staff will be contacting Caltrans to set up a meeting as there are other items which need to be addressed as well. Committee Member Chavers also volunteered to attend the meeting with staff. TRAFFIC CONGESTION Chairperson Ortiz read the memorandum to COMMITTEE CE/Kranzer from City Manager Van Nort directing staff to set up a meeting with the two Councilmembers and two members from the Traffic and Transportation Committee as requested by Council at the May 1 meeting. Committee Member Chavers gave background information on the Congestion Management Program and the need for Diamond Bar to develop a plan to addresses and potential funding which may become available if Propositions 108 and 111 are passed in June as well as any legislation which may help to relieve congestion in Diamond Bar. Chairperson Ortiz moved and Committee Member Chavers seconded to have Committee Members Thomas Ortiz and Todd Chavers be members of the Traffic Congestion Committee. Motion lost by vote 2-2. After reconsideration, Committee Member Gravdahl moved and seconded by Vice- -Chairperson Rebeiro that members Ortiz and Chavers represent the Committee's point of view. It was moved by Committee Member Chavers and seconded by Committee Member Gravdahl to amend the motion that these members serve for a two month period subject to review by the Committee. Motion carried. SOQUEL CANYON/ DCE/Istik suggested a report from staff on this TONNER CANYON subject be brought back to the Committee next FEASIBILITY STUDY meeting. Committee Member Chavers moved, seconded by Vice -Chairperson Rebeiro that the 4 Traffic and Transportation Minutes May 3, 1990 LATE BUSINESS: Committee be kept better informed on this subject. Motion carried. Vice -Chairperson Rebeiro felt the memorandum passed out earlier stated his position. The need for operating guidelines is essential. To identity the role of the Committee, the operation within the Committee, the operation with Council and to determine a clear agenda for the Committee need to addressed by Council. Committee Member Chavers stated his views are similar in addition to the role of the City Engineer with the Committee and the roles of the Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson. The Committee would like to have information on the Diamond Bar Honda Project and the two hotel projects (Lycoming Street/Brea Canyon Road and Lemon Avenue/Colima Road) that are before the Planning Commission at this time. Clair Harmony, Vice -Chairperson of the Planning Commission stated he would like to have the Traffic and Transportation Committee's participation on items before the Commission. The Committee is requesting that the agenda be available to them earlier. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, BARBARA DEDEAUX ,. Secretary ATTEST: Th01qrAS ORTIZ, Chairper7 5