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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/10/19941 1 7 CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION NOVEMBER 10, 1994 CALL TO ORDER Vice Chairman Istik called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Hearing Room, 21865 East Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The audience was led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Esposito. ROLL CALL Vice Chairman Istik stated that Chairman Ortiz would be absent and excused from the meeting. Commissioners: Esposito, Chavers, Gravdahl, VC/Intik. Staff: Senior Engineer, David Liu; Administrative Assistant, Tseday Aberra; Sergeant Rawlings, and Recording Secretary, Carol Dennis. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Meetings of September 8, 1994 and October 13, 1994. Motion was made by C/Chavers and seconded by C/Gravdahl to accept the Minutes as presented. The Motion was passed with the following ROLL CALL vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: II. COMMISSION COMMENTS COMMISSIONERS: VC/Istik Chavers, Gravdahl, Esposito COMMISSIONERS: None COMMISSIONERS: None COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Ortiz C/Gravdahl stated that he attended the City On -Line Technical Advisory Committee meeting and participated in a discussion regarding more uses for the bulletin board. One idea is to put the bus schedules on the discount passes and devise a ride share program for the citizens of Diamond Bar and for the senior citizens. November 10, 1994 Page 2 T&T Commission I III. PUBLIC COMMENTS Oscar Law, 21511 Pathfinder Road, stated he is very pleased that David Liu was able to complete the restriping of the parking lot at Heritage Park. He requested that the City contemplate doing away with the holiday shuttle. Wilbur Smith, 21630 Fair Wind Lane suggested a traffic light synchronization be conducted at the intersection of Diamond Bar Boulevard and Brea Canyon Road because of the heavy through traffic and construction on Diamond Bar Boulevard. SE/Liu responded that the Diamond Bar Boulevard Project is a street improvement project only. Staff has identified the Brea Canyon Road and Diamond Bar Boulevard interesection as a potential future capital improvement project which will include traffic signal modification/synchronization. Currently, to facilitate the construction activities, the signals have been put on vehicle recall. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR - None V. OLD BUSINESS A. Request by Evangelical Free Church of Diamond Bar to park along southbound Diamond Bar Boulevard between Crooked Creek Drive and Brea Canyon Road on Sundays. AA/Aberra stated this matter was brought before the Traffic and Transportation Commission on October 13, 1994. It is a request by the Evangelical Free Church of Diamond Bar to park along southbound Diamond Bar Boulevard between Crooked Creek Drive and Brea Canyon Road on Sundays. SE/Liu stated that staff recommends the Traffic and Transportation Commission deny the request to grant parking along the southbound Diamond Bar Boulevard between Crooked Creek Drive and Brea Canyon Road on Sundays due to the presence of the existing 10' wide bike lane striping and the anticipated future improvements of Diamond Bar Boulevard/Brea Canyon Road intersection. As future improvements, the 450' long taper for the, double left -turn lane will commence approximately at the church's entry driveway and will end on the northside of Cherrydale Drive. 1 November 10, 1994 Page 3 TAT Commission According to Caltrans Traffic Manual, Figure 6-23, parking is prohibited where a 4' minimum wide bike lane exists adjacent to a curb and gutter profile which is the case that will exist along the section of Diamond Bar Boulevard between the Church entrance driveway and Brea Canyon Road. With respect to any requests to allow parking in a bike lane, Figure 6-25 of Caltrans Traffic Manual permits curb parking only in situations where the 6" solid bike lane line is 11' minimum distance from the curb or edge of pavement, thereby allowing a 5' minimum bike lane width and a 61 minimum vehicle parking width directly adjacent to the curb. At St. Denis Church, the existing bike lane width is 131. C/Chavers stated that at the October 13, 1994 meeting, the Traffic and Transportation Commission recommended a temporary solution pending further investigation and asked if staff relayed the temporary recommendation to City Council. SE/Liu responded that the recommendation was not presented to the City Council. C/Chavers commented that he feels it was a sound engineering judgement to not relay the Commission recommendation to City Council to provide 90 days of temporary parking in light of the information uncovered; however, if the Traffic and Transportation Commission makes a recommendation which is to be passed along to City Council, it should be done and staff should not make an arbitrary decision to hold up the recommendation. Mark Hopper, 1125 Grubstake Drive, stated that he is one of the pastors of the Evangelical Free Church. He echoed his disappointment and frustration that one month ago the church members left the Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting with the understanding that the request for 90 -day temporary parking would be placed on the next City Council agenda and that did not happen. The church would appreciate the opportunity to park on Diamond Bar Boulevard just as St. Denis was permitted to park. SE/Liu commented the bike lane in front of St. Denis Church is 13' wide whereas the bike lane in front of Evangelical Free Church is 101. November 10, 1994 Page 4 T&T Commission Charles Hughes, 23209 Sabana Drive, asked if the street in front of St. Denis is the same width as the street in front of Evangelical Free Church, and if the only difference is the width of the painted bike lanes, would it be any safer for bicyclists. C/Chavers asked if there is there any reason the bike lane width cannot be uniform along Diamond Bar Boulevard. SE/Liu responded that the striping of the bike lanes restructuring could be done during the resurfacing project currently in process on Diamond Bar Boulevard. A motion was made by C/Chavers and seconded by C/Gravdahl to deny staff's recommendation and, instead, to request the staff to relay to City Council the request for curbside parking on the west side of Diamond Bar Boulevard between Crooked Creek Drive and Brea Canyon Road on Sundays be allowed until such time as the double left turn lane is installed on southbound Diamond Bar Boulevard at Brea Canyon Road. Furthermore, the current bike lane width should be increased to 13' as part of the Diamond Bar Boulevard Street Rehabilitation Project. As a condition, Evangelical Free Church will send a letter to the City Council indicating their understanding of these conditions. The motion was carried unanimously with the following ROLL CALL vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Istik, Chavers, Gravdahl, Esposito NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Ortiz B. Request to install "No overnight Parking" signs on Washington street between Brea Canyon Road and Lincoln Avenue. AA/Aberra reported a resident's request for "No Overnight Parking" signs on Washington Street between Brea Canyon Road and Lincoln Avenue. This request is a result of the resident's observation of abandoned vehicles on Washington Street. Staff observed Washington Street between Brea Canyon Road ...� and Lincoln Avenue on several occasions and did not find any abandoned vehicles. If abandoned vehicles are found parked on said street, as the resident indicates, the November 10, 1994 Page 5 TAT Commission appropriate action would be to contact the Sheriff's Department. At this time, staff does not feel it is necessary to install "No Overnight Parking" signs on Washington Street between Brea Canyon Road and Lincoln Avenue. However, staff will continue to monitor this area in the future. Staff recommended that the Traffic and Transportation Commission deny the request to install "No Overnight Parking" signs on Washington Street between Brea Canyon Road and Lincoln Avenue. In response to VC/Istik, Sgt. Rawlings stated that he is not aware of an enforcement problem with this request. The four vehicles reported had all been stolen. A motion was made by C/Gravdahl and seconded by C/Esposito to accept staff's recommendation. The motion was passed unanimously with the following ROLL CALL vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Istik, Chavers, Gravdahl, Esposito NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Ortiz C. Neighborhood Traffic Study for the Pathfinder Road/Brea Canyon Road/Diamond Bar Boulevard triangle area. SE/Liu reported that following a discussion at the October 13, 1994 Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting, the request for a traffic study on Fountain Springs Road indicated the need for a comprehensive neighborhood traffic study of the area bounded by Pathfinder Road, Brea Canyon Road, and Diamond Bar Boulevard. At this time, staff is proposing to request proposals from qualified engineering firms to conduct this study. With such intention, staff would like to solicit the commission's input in further defining the scope of work for the neighborhood traffic study. It is recommended that the Traffic and Transportation Commission concur with staff's recommendation to procure a qualified traffic engineering firm to conduct the neighborhood traffic study for the area bounded by Pathfinder Road/Brea Canyon Road/Diamond Bar Boulevard. November 10, 1994E Page 6 T&T Commission Craig Clute, 21217 Fountain Springs Road, presented a multi-purpose petition to the Traffic and Transportation Commission, copy of which was presented to the City Council on October 18, 1994. This petition requests a traffic study of Fountain Springs along with the requests for solutions to the traffic problems. The petition also supports the Traffic and Transportation Commission's recommendation to conduct a study of the area bounded by Pathfinder Road/Brea Canyon Road/Diamond Bar Boulevard. VC/Istik recommended the verbiage used in the petition be referred to the consultant when conducting the traffic study. C/Gravdahl asked if the Commission were to concur, how long it would take for completion of the study. SE/Liu responded that there is considerable data available and with the additional information gathered by the consultant, the study would take 60 to 90 days. A motion was made by C/Gravdahl to have C/Chavers work with SE/Liu to set up the scope of work and budget for the neighborhood traffic study. The motion was carried unanimously with the following ROLL CALL vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Istik, Chavers, Gravdahl, Esposito NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Ortiz V1. NEW BUSINESS A. 25 MPH prima facie speed limit on residential streets. SE/Liu reported under California Law, the maximum speed limit for any passenger vehicle is 55 miles per hour (mph). All other speed limits are prima facie limits, which "on the face of it", are safe and prudent under normal conditions. Certain »rima facie limits are established by law and include the 25 mph limit in business and residential districts; the 15 mph limit in alleys, at blind intersections and railroad grade crossings; and a part-time 25 mph in school zones when children are going to and from school. November 10, 1994 Page 7 T&T Commission Intermediate speed limits between 25 mph and 55 mph may be established by local authorities on the basis of traffic engineering surveys. Such surveys include the analysis of roadway conditions, accident records, and the prevailing speed of drivers using the roadway under study. The Commission's concern has to do with the surveyed speed limits on some residential streets versus the 25 mph prima facie speed limits for residential streets. It is recommended that the Traffic and Transportation Commission consider a policy statement for establishing speed limits on residential streets after the adoption of a General Plan. C/Gravdahl recommended the Commission table this item until after the General Plan is completed. VC/Istik stated his concern with waiting until the General Plan is completed. He said that the General Plan would identify some or all of the subject streets as residential collector streets in lieu of residential streets. He asked SE/Liu what effect this might have on the speed limit. SE/Liu responded according to the California Vehicle Code a local street or road is defined as follows: A local street or road primarily provides access to abutting residential property and shall meet the following three conditions: (1) Roadway width of not more than 40 feet. (2) Not more than one-half mile of uninterrupted length. (3) Not more than one traffic lane in each direction. SE/Liu continued that the purpose of the speed survey is to allow the Sheriff's Department to enforce speed limits by radar or other electronic equipment. C/Chavers indicated that he would like to see a maximum speed limit of 25 mph on residential streets. He stated residential collector is not an appropriate title. Streets should be local streets However, he wants a public forum or residential streets. for this decision making ' process and concurs with staff's recommendation to table the matter. November 10, 1994 Page 8 TAT Commission In response to VC/Istik, Sgt. Rawlings stated radar could be utilized in a one-half mile length from start to stop. A motion was made by VC/Istik and seconded by C/Chavers to have staff provide the California Vehicle Code criteria in a tabular form and table the matter to the next Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting. The motion was carried unanimously with the following ROLL CALL vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Istik, Chavers, Gravdahl, Esposito NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Ortiz B. Issue: Addressing future requests for bott dots on residential streets. SE/Liu reported the Department of Public Works receives various requests from residents on a regular basis. one l such request the department has received in the past is for installation of bott dots on residential streets. He -w explained the process that the department undertook regarding the bott dots request. It is recommended that the Traffic and Transportation Commission concur with staff's approach in implementing/ installing bott dots on residential streets. Furthermore, it is recommended that any future requests for bott dots on residential streets be processed administratively through the Department of Public Works. A motion was made by C/Chavers and seconded by C/Gravdahl that all future requests for bott dots be brought before the Traffic and Transportation Commission. The motion was carried unanimously with the following ROLL CALL vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Istik, Chavers, Gravdahl, Esposito None None Chair/Ortiz VII. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS - None 1 November 10, 1994 Page 9 T&T Commission VIII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS A. Request to install 3 -way stop signs on Cold Spring Lane at Barbi Lane and Ambushers Street. SE/Liu requested the item be continued to the next Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting since the item had been put on the agenda by Chair/Ortiz. Wilbur Smith, 21630 Fair Wind Lane stated the two streets mentioned are escape paths for the Diamond Ridge tract onto Diamond Bar Boulevard. IX. ITEMS FROM STAFF - None X. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Eligible uses of Proposition A and C Local Return Funds. C/Chavers indicated that the Traffic and Transportation Commission received a listing from staff of the eligible uses of Proposition A and C Local Return Funds. He stated his intention was to receive a report showing how the monies had actually been used. SE/Liu responded that the City Manager's office has completed a memo discussing various eligible programs. This memo is scheduled to be presented to the City Council. C/Chavers requested a copy of the memo for the December Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting. XI. ADJOURNMENT The motion was made, seconded and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully, avid G. Liu Secretary Att/At : J' k s ik jk airman Y