HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/12/1991CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DECEMBER 12, 1991
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Chavers called the meeting to order at
6:32 p.m. at the South Coast Air Quality Management
District Hearing Room, 21865 East Copley Drive,
Diamond Bar, California.
ROLL CALL: Commissioner Ortiz, Vice Chairman Gravdahl, and
Chairman Chavers. Commissioner Beke arrived at
6:34 p.m. Commissioner Fritz arrived at 6:45 p.m.
Also present were City Engineer Sid Mousavi,
Administrative Analyst Tseday Aberra, Associate
Engineer David Liu, Engineering Technician Ann
Garvey, Sergeant Rawlings, and Contract Secretary
Liz Myers.
MINUTES:
Nov. 14, 1991 Motion was made by VC/Gravdahl, seconded by
Chair/Chavers and CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY to approve
the Minutes of November 14, 1991.
COMMISSION C/Ortiz requested that the "No Stopping Between
COMMENTS: Posted Signs", at the In -and -Out Burger Restaurant,
be reposted.
PUBLI6 Bruce Flamenbaum, a resident of Diamond Bar,
COMMENTS: concerned with the traffic situation, suggested
that the Commission consider conducting a full
scale traffic study for the entire residential area
including the north and south side of Grand Ave.,
east of Summitridge Drive, and as far north as
Golden Springs.
The following residents shared the concerns of Mr.
Flamenbaum: Ross Belado, residing at 1103 Bramford
Ct.; Dana Cox, residing at 1107 Bramford Ct.; and
John Vantages, residing at 1104 Bramford Ct.; Bill
Arkin, residing on Bramford Ct.; and Scott LaFawn,
residing on Bramford Ct.
Chair/Chavers explained that, in response to a
citizen's concern last meeting, the Commission
requested staff to look at speed humps, and other
forms of traffic control devices being used in
Southern California, specifically for application
in Diamond Bar. It was suggested that an overall
traffic study should be implemented in this area.
Mr. Flamenbaum stressed the importance of knowing
the traffic patterns in the area so as to determine
where speed humps, or whatever form of traffic
control device, are to be utilized.
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Chair/Chavers requested the matter to be placed on
the January 9, 1992 agenda, and requested staff to
provide a background on the kind of study that can
be done, the amount of effort needed, and the
City's ability and resources to conduct such a
study.
CONSENT C/Beke requested item D., E., and H. be pulled from
CALENDAR: the Consent Calendar. He requested staff to
include the recommended action with the items
placed on the Consent Calendar.
C/Ortiz requested item C. to be pulled from the
Consent Calendar.
Motion was made by C/Beke, seconded by VC/Gravdahl
and CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY to approve items A., B.,
F., and G. of the Consent Calendar.
Request for The Manager of Diamond Bar Village, located
Traffic Signal: directly across from Maple Hill Road, addressed the
Diamond Bar B1vd.Commission regarding the request for traffic signal
& Maple Hill installation at the intersection of Diamond Bar
Blvd. and Maple Hill Road. He requested
consideration of the traffic problems in the area.
CE/Mousavi explained that a similar warrant study
was recently completed for the intersection of
Diamond Bar Blvd. and Kiowa Crest. The traffic
patterns, counts, and conditions are very similar.
Since the other intersection was not warranted, it
is staff's recommendation not to do a warrant study
and, at this time, deny the request.
Motion was made by C/Fritz, seconded by C/Beke and
CARRIED to accept staff's recommendation to deny
the request.
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Beke, Fritz, VC/Gravdahl,
and Chair/Chavers.
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: Ortiz.
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None.
Traffic Impact Motion was made by C/Beke, seconded by VC/Gravdahl
Report and CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY to continue the matter to
Guideline the January 9, 1992 meeting.
Request to C/Beke, in reference to the request to install a
Install - "No "No Parking" sign with two-hour parking limit on
Parking" the north side of Colima Road, between Gona Court
Sign with te70 and the west end of the shopping center, stated
hour linits that, since the Sheriff's Department has already
indicated that it would be very difficult to
enforce a two hour parking limit, he suggested that
it be left as "No Parking" at any time.
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VC/Gravdahl, concerned with trucks parking along
that area, suggested that a two hour parking sign
be installed for a period of 90 days.
Motion was made by VC/Gravdahl to put up a
temporary situation, for 90 days, with parking, to
see if it works out for the merchants and the
public. The motion failed for lack of a second.
Motion was made by C/Beke, seconded by C/Ortiz and
CARRIED to deny staff's recommendation and maintain
the current posting of "No Parking" signs.
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Beke, Ortiz, Fritz, and
Chair/Chavers.
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Gravdahl.
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None.
Estab. of C/Beke indicated that he was under the impression
Priority List that category #2, of the Priority List, was to be a
list of all the intersections that DKS determined
may need studying, in the City of Diamond Bar,
within the next 5 or 10 years. Those intersections
were to be prioritized.
Chair/Chavers stated that he had expected, at
least, the criteria by which intersections were to
be ranked.
C/Fritz noted that the concept of category #2 was
essentially to enable staff to explain to citizens
why an intersection doesn't meet the criteria for a
warrant study. Since it appears to be too
difficult to define what is expected of staff, he
recommended that the Commission give up the
concept.
Chair/Chavers suggested that the Commission deal
with each warrant study request, to include a
recommendation made by staff, as they come before
the Commission, The Commission concurred.
Motion was made by C/Fritz, seconded by VC/Gravdahl
and CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY to deny staff's
recommendation to create the second category.
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Fritz, Ortiz, Beke,
VC/Gravdahl, and
Chair/Chavers.
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None.
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None.
Motion was made by VC/Gravdahl, seconded by C/Ortiz
and CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY to table the rest of the
items on the agenda and carry them to the January
9th agenda for the purpose of allowing the
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Commission an opportunity to attend the Tres
Hermanos meeting.
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Beke, Ortiz, Fritz,
VC/Gravdahl, and
Chair/Chavers.
NOES: COMMISSIONERS None.
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None.
ITEMS FROM THE C/Beke informed the Commission that the official
COMMISSIONERS ribbon cutting on Grand Ave. will be Wednesday
December 18, 1991. He also gave Chair/Chavers a
copy of the County's response to the Tonner and
Soquel Canyon report.
ITEMS FROM CE/Mousavi stated that construction of the Diamond
STAFF Bar High School is to begin next week. They have
requested the City to provide temporary on street
parking on Pathfinder. If the Commission agrees,
the request can be handled administratively.
Chair/Chavers requested that the matter be brought
before the Commission for discussion on the
operations.
VC/Gravdahl inquired if it were possible to request
that someone in authority attend the school meeting
to discuss the concerns of the school bus stop at
Summitridge and Longview.
C/Beke stated that., if the City must act before the
Commission has had a chance to meet, in his
opinion, any changes made should be at the school's
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expense. The Commission concurred.
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INFORMATION Chair/Chavers indicated that he will be contacting
ITEMS: the Commissioners to obtain ideas to put on the
White Paper to present to Council. He requested
staff to place the matter on the January 9th
agenda.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectively,
JSid Mousavi
Secretary/Traffic Commission
Attest:
Ndd avers
Chairman