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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/9/19981 n CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION APRIL 9,1998 CALL TO ORDER: Chair/Leonard-Colby called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. at the South Coast Air Quality Management District Hearing Board Room, 21865 East Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The audience was led in the Pledge of Allegiance by Vice Chair Virginkar. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Chair Leonard -Colby, Vice Chair Virginkar and Commissioner Lin. Absent: Commissioners Istik and Morris Staff: David Liu, Deputy Director of Public Works; Tseday Aberra, Administrative Assistant, and Lt. Stothers, Walnut Sheriffs Department. I. REORGANIZATION OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. Chair/Leonard-Colby opened the nominations for Chairman of the Traffic and Transportation Commission. Vice Chair/Virginkar nominated Commissioner Leonard -Colby. Commissioner Lin seconded the nomination. There were no other nominations offered. Commissioner Leonard -Colby was elected Chairman of the Traffic and Transportation Commission by a Roll Call vote of 3-0 with Commissioners Istik and Morris being absent. Chair/Leonard-Colby opened nominations for Vice Chairman of the Traffic and Transportation Commission. APRIL 9, 1998 PAGE 2 Vice Chair Virginkar nominated Commissioner Morris to serve as Vice Chairman of the Traffic and Transportation Commission. Chair/Leonard-Colby seconded the nomination. Commissioner Morris was elected Vice Chairman of the Traffic and Transportation Commission by a Roll Call vote of 3-0 with Commissioners Istik and Morris being absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes of March 12, 1998. C/Lin moved, Chair/Leonard-Colby seconded, to approve the minutes of March 12, 1998 as presented. The motion was approved with the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Lin, Chair/Leonard-Colby NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: Virginkar ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Istik, Morris III. COMMISSION COMMENTS: None IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None V. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. Parking Restriction on Pathfinder Road Bridge. Staff recommends that the Traffic and transportation Commission concur with staffs recommendation to install "No Stopping Anytime" signs on the north and south sides of Pathfinder Road Bridge. GVirgnkar moved, C/Lin seconded, to concur with staffs recommendation to install "&o Stopping Anytime" signs othe north and south sides of Pathfinder Road Bridge. The motion was carried 3-0 with the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Lin, Virginkar, Chair/Leonard- Colby NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Istik, Morris — VL OLD BUSINESS: APRIL 9, 1998 PAGE 3 A. Request by Evangelical Free Church of Diamond bar to park on southbound Diamond Bar Boulevard between Cherrydale Drive and Brea Canyon Road on Wednesdays. AA/Aberra presented staffs report. Staff recommends that the Traffic and Transportation Commission concur with staff to deny the request to park on southbound Diamond Bar Boulevard between Cherrydale Drive and Brea Canyon Road on Wednesdays from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Chair/Leonard-Colby asked for public comment. Melinda McCubbin, Church Coordinator for Wednesday morning Bible study, stated the church is scheduled to commence construction in August, 1998 which will reduce on-site parking. The church is asking for permission to temporarily park on Diamond Bar Boulevard from 8:45 a.m. until about 12:00 noon from September to May for the next two to three years until construction is completed. There are approximately 120 women who attend the Wednesday morning Bible study group and approximately 40-50 children attend pre-school at the same time. The adjacent businesses have requested that the Church participants not park in their business parking lots on weekdays. Previous one - day requests for church participants to park on Diamond Bar Boulevard on Wednesday mornings have not caused a negative impact on the area traffic. Mark Hopper, Evangelical Free Church Pastor, said the church has received permission from the City to park on Diamond Bar Boulevard on Sundays which has been very helpful. In addition, two or three times during the year on Wednesdays, the church has been granted special event street parking. The church has not received any complaints or concerns from residents. The church has a limited amount of parking spaces. The current request is limited to non -commute hours. He said he believes the church offers a positive benefit to the community and ask for the Commission's help in granting this request. CNirginkar said that the letter received from Mark Hopper seems to request parking on Diamond Bar Boulevard on Wednesdays on a permanent basis because there was no mention about the reason explained by Mrs. McCubbin. He asked for clarification. Mark Hopper responded that regardless of the impending construction, parking will be at a premium. The church will appreciate the city allowing the women's study group to park on the street during construction. He asked that the Commission also consider Wednesday street parking on a permanent basis. He recommended the City grant a trail period of three months to determine if the APRIL 9, 1998 PAGE 4 mm request is feasible on a long-term or permanent basis. DDPW/Liu stated that staff was not aware of the details of the request until the applicants spoke this evening. Staff would like the opportunity to further investigate the matter and report its findings at the next meeting on May 14, 1998. He indicated that there is a consistent policy for "No Parking Anytime" on major boulevards with special dispensation. From an engineering standpoint, the bike lane is adequate to accommodate the parking request. However, staff is concerned about the site visibility around the driveways and potential conflict between bicyclists and motorists. Adoption of the proposed Development Code may require one parking space for every three people occupying the building instead of the current one parking space for every five people. The Commission concurred to continue this matter to the May 14, 1998 Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting. B. Goals and Objectives of the Traffic and Transportation Commission. DDPW/ presented staffs report. Staff recommends that the Traffic and Transportation Commission continue to numerically prioritize the attached goals and objectives for review and discussion at the next Commission meeting. C/Virginkar moved, C/Lin seconded, to continue this matter to a 6:00; p.m. work session on May 14, 1998. The motion was carried 3=0 with the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Lin, Virginkar, Chair/Leonard- Colby NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Istik, Morris VII. NEW BUSINESS: A. Request for a stop sign at intersecting leg of High Knob Road at Greycloud Lane, and centerline striping along High Itnob Road and Sylvan Glen Road. AA/Aberra presented -staffs report. Staff recommends that the Traffic and Transportation Commission recommend to the City Council the installation of a stop sign at the intersecting leg of High Knob Road at Greycloud Lane with 1 APRIL 9, 1998 PAGE 5 warning signs along High Knob Road and Sylvan Glen Road. It is also recommended that the Commission concur with staff and deny the request to install centerline striping on High Knob Road and Sylvan Glen Road at this time. Diana Arebalo, 1113 Greycloud Lane, stated she submitted the original request for consideration of this item to the City of Diamond Bar. She requested the Commission consider installation of her original request for the centerline striping on High Knob Road and Sylvan Glen Road in addition to installation of the stop sign. Mrs. Arebalo responded to C2in that speed limit signs would help to reduce speeding vehicles. DDPW/Liu indicated to C2in that High Knob Road and Sylvan Glen Road do not meet the city's has criteria for centerline striping. DDPW/Liu responded to C/Virginkar that installation of the stop sign on High Knob Road at Greycloud Lane fulfills a provision of the California Vehicle Code and does not require a warrant. C/Lin moved, Chair/Leonard-Colby seconded, to concur with staffs recommendation to recommend to the City Council the installation of a stop sign at the intersecting leg of High Knob Road at Greycloud Lane with warning signs along High Knob Road and Sylvan Glen Road and deny the request to install centerline striping on High Knob Road and Sylvan Glen Road at this time. The motion was carried 3-0 with the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Lin, Virginkar, Chair/Leonard- Colby NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Istik, Morris VIII. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS: DDPW/Liu reported that on Tuesday, April 7, 1998, Joe Foust, Austin -Foust Associates presented the School Traffic Study results and recommendations. The City Council will conduct a study session on May 1, 1998 to further discuss this matter. It is anticipated that this item will be agendized for the May 5, 1998 City Council meeting. IX. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS - None APRIL 9, 1998 PAGE 6 X. ITEMS FROM STAFF: A. Monthly Traffic Enforcement Update: January and February, 1998. Lt. Stothers presented the Trak Enforcement Update for January and February. The enforcement index for January was 49.0 and the enforcement index for February was 32.0. He stated the Sheriffs Department strives to maintain a 30.0 enforcement index. The Commissioners reinforced their desire to have a Sheriffs Department representative available for the Traffic and Transportation Commission meetings. Lt. Stothers indicated he will have a representative available for subsequent meetings. Chair/Leonard-Colby indicated she hears members of the public refer to Diamond Bar as a speed trap. Lt. Stothers responded that three years ago the enforcement index was in the high 60's which means that the Sheriffs Department was writing tickets without particular emphasis to reducing traffic accidents. Over the next couple of years, the Sheriffs Department focused on writing tickets toward hazardous citations which reduced the number of citations and at the same time, achieved a balance of writing good'tickets. XL INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: A. Off -Site Parking Task Force Update. Chair/Leonard-Colby presented the update. B. Trash cans near bus,stops along Golden Springs Drive. AA/Aberra responded to a previous question from C/Morris, that trash cans are automatically installed in bus shelters. The city is responsible for placement of trash cans which are maintained by the bus shelter advertiser. DDPW/Liu stated that if additional trash cans are installed at bus stop locations, cost, locationand maintenance are the responsibility of the city. Staff recommends that no additional trash cans be installed at this time. The APRIL 9, 1998 PAGE 7 city's maintenance company provides maintenance along roadway and parkway areas. C. Illegal street crossing on Golden Springs Drive near Golden Springs Elementary School. AA/Aberra stated that based upon C/Morris' concern she reported this matter to the Sheriffs Department. D. City of Industry Development. DDPW/Liu stated that C/Istik requested information regarding the grading activities that are taking place in the City of Industry. The Industry -East Industrial Park is a 70 acre site with a total of 13 lots and 14 proposed buildings ranging in size from 60,000 square feet to 545,000 square feet. All accesses will be from Grand Avenue and no access will involve Sunset Crossing Road. The Environmental Impact Fees and the Traffic Impact Fees have been paid. E. "One Way" sign on southbound Diamond Bar Boulevard at Post Office/Rudy's Pizza driveway. DDPW/Liu responded to C/Lin's question that the one-way sign is a divided roadway indicator required by CalTrans. F. Placement of speed trailer on Gold Rush Drive. DDPW/Liu stated this matter has been referred to the Sheriffs Department for scheduling. G. Future Agenda Items. As Scheduled. XII. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CITY MEETINGS: As presented. Chair/Leonard-Colby stated the next Oil -Site Parking Task Force meeting will be held on April 22, 1998. XIII. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Traffic and Transportation APRIL 9, 1998 PAGE 8 i Commission, CNirginkar moved, CILin seconded, to adjourn the meeting. Chair/Leonard-Colby adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on May 14, 1998. Respectfully, A a dG Secretary Attest: Jo ce L onard C `airp `rson