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Home My WebLink About11/9/1995CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION NOVEMBER 9, 1995 CALL TO ORDER: 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 Virginkar. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Chair Istik, Vice -Chair Leonard, Commissioners Ortiz, Gravdahl, and Virginkar Staff: Deputy Director of Public Works, David G. Liu; Administrative Assistant, Tseday Aberra; Sergeant Mike Rawlings; and Recording Secretary, Carol Dennis I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Meeting of July 13, 1995. The Minutes of the July 13, 1995 Commission meeting were approved with the following roll call: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Intik, VC/Leonard NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: Ortiz, Gravdahl, Virginkar Meeting of August 10, 1995. The Minutes of the August 10, 1995 Commission meeting were approved with the following roll call: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Istik, VC/Leonard, Gravdahl NOES:COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: Ortiz Meeting of September 14, 1995. The Minutes of the September 14 1995 Commission meeting were approved with the following roll November 9, 1995 Page 2 T&T Commission F*Am call: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Intik, VC/Leonard, Gravdahl, Virginkar NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Leonard Meeting of October 12, 1995. AYES: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Leonard, Ortiz, Gravdahl NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Istik, Virginkar ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None COMMISSION COMMENTS: VC/Leonard presented a letter to staff from a citizen of Diamond Bar which addressed the issue of the east/west left turn on to Grand Avenue at Diamond Bar Boulevard. The Commission concurred that this item should be placed on the agenda for a future meeting. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Craig Clute, 21217 Fountain Springs Road, reiterated his concerns regarding the traffic considerations for the Calvary Chapel located on Golden Springs Drive south of Grand Avenue; striping on the south side of Pathfinder Road bridge and the illegal parking east of the bridge; the lack of enforcement of 25 MPH speed limit in the Heritage Park area, and the cart racks installed in the fire lanes in front of K -Mart. He further stated his concerns regarding on/off site pick- up/drop off points for public schools in his neighborhood. He again requested increased traffic enforcement. He asked the Commission to consider an agenda item to address the need to increase traffic enforcement. Chair/Istik responded that traffic enforcement is being considered by the City Council. Sgt. Rawlings responded to C/Gravdahl that he would investigate enforcement of the restricted parking area east of Pathfinder Road bridge. He stated that the Calvary Chapel parking issue is being addressed. A new 11 November 9, 1995 Page 3 T&T Commission parking facility has been installed at the site and the traffic flow is being monitored. C/Ortiz made a motion, seconded by VC/Leonard to place Mr. Clute's items of concern on the agenda for a future commission meeting. Without objection, the commission concurred. DDPW/Liu stated the items would be placed on the January agenda as informational items. Sgt. Rawlings responded to Chair/Istik that the enforcement index is a ratio of the number of injury traffic accidents to the number of hazardous citations issued in any given jurisdiction. Statistics are calculated monthly for each of the contract cities. The recommended ratio is 20:1. Anything above 20:1 is considered good and 30:1 is considered to be outstanding. Diamond Bar consistently exceeds a 60:1 ratio. The October ratio for Diamond Bar is 75:1. Any statement that the Sheriff's Department is under enforcing the City is ludicrous based on the statistics. In fact, a case could be made for over enforcement in Diamond Bar. DDPW/Liu responded to Mr. Clute that the City is currently processing a request to obtain an encroachment permit from CalTrans for the striping of Pathfinder Bridge. The item will be brought back to the Traffic and Transportation. Regarding the shopping cart racks at the K -Mart shopping center, the fire station has been contacted to respond to the complaint. The City will follow up to see what action has been taken and report back to the Commission. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR - None V. OLD BUSINESS A. Installation of signs to prohibit parking during street sweeping days. Recommended Action: Provide input regarding the installation of signs to prohibit parking during street sweeping days. DDPW/Liu read the report into the record. He indicated that staff feels that signage is cost prohibitive. In addition, signage would be November 9, 1995 Page 4 T&T Commission ineffective because of the bi-weekly schedule. Staff proposes public education. The Winter issue of Diamond Bar newsletter will contain an article which requests voluntary participation by the residents. As a second tier of public education, the City will ask the trash pickup companies to enclose a flyer with the monthly billings which will indicate the street sweeping schedule. The third tier of public education would be to have the street sweeping company place temporary "no - parking" signs on effected streets 24 hours in advance of activity. A final option is to contact the Sheriff's Department to enforce compliance. Chair/Istik made a motion, seconded by C/Gravdahl that the Commission recommend to the City Council that the City identify problem areas, request voluntary compliance and report back to the City Council in a reasonable time frame. There being no objections, the motion was so ordered. VI. NEW BUSINESS - None VII. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS - None VIII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS: A. Discussion regarding on/off site pick-up/drop off points for public schools in the Walnut Valley and Pomona Unified School Districts. Chair/Istik stated that it was he requested this item for the agenda. He asked that the Commission direct DDPW/Liu to write to the schools and inquire about each school's policy regarding the picking up and dropping off of students. Without objection, the Commission concurred. B. Secondary access road for Diamond Ranch High School. C/Gravdahl made a motion, seconded by Chair/Istik, requesting that DDPW/Liu contact the Pomona Unified School District and request that a representative of the school appear before the Traffic and Transportation Commission on February 8, 1996 to offer input regarding the proposed LJ November 9, 1995 Page 5 T&T Commission access road and outline the school's expectations for moving students from Diamond Bar to the high school. C. city Attorney's opinion regarding the installation of speed bumps/humps in the City of Diamond Bar. Chair/Istik stated that the City Attorney indicated in a letter to C/Gravdahl that if the City wishes to install humps, the City must formulate rules and regulations for their installation. C/Gravdahl asked that staff obtain copies of regulations adopted by neighboring cities. DDPW/Liu responded to C/Gravdahl that speed humps are considered roadway design features. Diamond Bar has topographical considerations. He stated his concerns regarding the feasibility of speed humps when more than 70% of the residential streets in the City have significant grades. In his opinion, this is a citywide consideration. C/Gravdahl stated that, in his opinion, a speed hump policy should be adopted to address the requests from the residents. In order to formulate a policy, the City needs to acquire information regarding other city's policies for speed humps. Chair/Intik stated that the City's policy could be to have no speed humps under certain criteria. The City could compile a report which would list alternatives to speed hump installation. He suggested the item be agendized for March. Chair/Istik recommended that staff be directed to formulate a report and a speed hump policy to include alternatives to speed hump installation for presentation at the March, 1996 Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting. Without objection, the Commission concurred. DDPW/Liu stated staff would contact other cities for input and bring the information and recommendation to the commission. In addition, all providers of service to the City would be contacted for input. November 9, 1995 Page 6 T&T Commission IX. ITEMS FROM STAFF DDPW/Liu recommended that the Traffic and Transportation Commission cancel the December meeting due to lack of agenda items. C/Ortiz made a motion, seconded by C/Gravdahl, to cancel the December, 1995 Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting. Without objection, the motion was so ordered. X. ADJOURNMENT Chair/Istik declared the meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Respectfully, i G. LIU Secretary Attest: Jac stik Chapman