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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/1999CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OCTOBER 14, 1999 CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 7:05 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 Commissioner Lin. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Chainnan Roland Morris, Vice Chairman Arun Virginkar, and Commissioner Scott Lin. Commissioners Joyce Leonard -Colby and Jack Istik were excused. Also Present were: David Liu, Deputy Director of Public Works, Rose Manela, Assistant Engineer; Sonya Joe, Development Services Assistant; Sharon Gomez, Administrative Secretary and Deputy Tim Perkins. L APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes of September 9, 1999. C/Lin moved, VC/Virginkar seconded, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 9, 1999 as submitted. Motion approved with the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS II. COMMISSION COMMENTS: Lin, VC/Virginkar, Chair/Morris None None Leonard -Colby, Istik None III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Marsha Goodman, 22757 East Highland Valley Road, ask that the Traffic & Transportation Commission consider placement of a stop sign on Highland Valley and Overlook Road to slow the traffic proceeding to Diamond Bar Boulevard. Chair/Morris suggested that staff place a "Watch Downhill Speed" sign on Highland Valley Road as an interim measure to help reduce speed and provide a staff report to the Commission regarding this matter. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: None V. OLD BUSINESS: A. Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Goals and Objectives of the Traffic and Transportation Commission. AE/Manela presented stars report. Staff recommends that the Traffic & Transportation Commission review the information and provide input to staff. DDPW/Liu suggested that the Council's goals and objectives be deleted from the Commission's list. Following discussion, the Commission directed staff to provide an updated list of the goals and objectives incorporating the changes and deletions and present an updated listing with a blank column for re -prioritizing the list at the November 18 meeting. VC/Virginkar requested that staff include the deleted items at the end of the updated listing in order that the absent Commissioners can review the data. Chair/Morris again requested a joint Commission/City Council study session. VI. NEW BUSINESS: Speed limit on Golden Springs Drive and Palomino Drive. DDPW/Liu presented staffs report. Staff recommends that the Traffic & Transportation Commission review the attached information and provide further input to staff. VC/Virginkar said he agrees with staffs reconunendation to wait and update the study when the seven year limit expires. Chair/Morris agrees that staff's recommendation is a viable option. However, he feels that the speed limit on Golden Springs Drive between Temple Avenue and Diamond Bar Boulevard presents a safety concern. He asked Deputy Perkins to provide information regarding specific locations of accidents along with the statistics for the area. VC/Virginkar asked staff to provide visuals that show traffic signal locations and distances between each traffic signal on Golden Springs Drive between Temple Avenue and Diamond Bar Boulevard. OCTOBER 14, 1999 PAGE 3 Chair/Morris said he believes the character of Golden Springs Drive between Diamond Bar Boulevard to Temple Avenue is more residential in nature. He is not asking for a 25 mph speed limit. However, he believes the City needs to take a closer look at the area with respect to the nature of the street, its use and safety. DDPW/Liu concurred with Chair/Morris's safety concerns. He suggested that staff provide the requested information and discuss the matter with the Sheriffs Department and the City Attorney with respect to Golden Springs Drive possibly being considered a speed trap. Chair/Morris proposed reducing traffic to one lane each way with meridians and additional street parking which would added to the characteristics of the street. DDPW/Liu pointed out that the City's General Plan refers to Golden Springs Drive as an arterial street and any change in the designation would require a General Plan amendment. The Commission discussed the possibility of including this matter in a discussion of the Circulation Element and a citywide consideration of street designations. Chair/N4orris stated he believes the same safety issues exist with respect to Palomino Drive. The street is used as a cut through for traffic entering the City and looking for a short cut to the SR 60. DDPW/Liu indicated that staff will check the School Safety Study for traffic survey information on Palomino Drive and Lycoming Street. VII. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS: DDPW/Liu stated that IX. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS: Chair/Morris asked staff to provide locations of pipes that carry products throughout the city excluding pipes that carry water. He also asked staff to consider changing the location of the mail drop boxes at the post office on Diamond Bar Boulevard at Montefino Avenue from the driveway area between the Lucky Center and the Post Office to the driveway area near the Montefino Avenue exit. AE/Manela stated that during previous discussions with the Post Office regarding this matter, they indicated they did not want to relocate the boxes to the Montefino Avenue size because of the limited width of the driveway. An alternative would be to change the drive through from two way to one way traffic. OCTOBER 14, 1.999 PAGE 4 10. ITEMS FROM STAFF: A. Verbal Presentation: Monthly Traffic Enforcement Update for September 1999 by Deputy Perkins. The enforcement index for September was 40.6. B. Council/Commission Joint Studv DDPW/Liu stated that with the completion of the Commission's Goal and Objectives, staff will propose a joint meeting with the City Council for some time in January, 2000. XII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: A. Traffic Commissioners Workshop on Saturday, October 30, 1999 at Cal Poly. DDPW/Liu asked that any Commissioner who is interested in attending the workshop contact staff. Registration forms must be submitted prior to October 21. B. Future Agenda Items. As scheduled. Four Corners Update. DDPW/Liu reported that on October 5, 1999, the City Council conducted a Town Hall meeting on the Four Corners Study. Currently, a variety of transportation alternatives for the four corners area is being presented to various agencies. Options include expanding highways and surface streets, adding transit services, building new roads and toll roads. In addition, a technical review and outreach programs are currently being conducted. During the Fall of 1999, the best concepts will be packaged into a preferred transportation strategy and an implementation plan will be divulged. These recommendations will then be forwarded to SKAG for inclusion in the 2001 Regional Transportation Plan. XI. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CITY MEETINGS: As agendized. ADJOURNMENT: VC/Virginkar moved, C/Lin seconded, to adjourn the meeting. There being no further business to come before the Traffic and Transportation Commission Chair/Morris adjourned the meeting at 9:11 p.m. to November 18, OCTOBER 14, 1999 PAGE 5 1999. Attest: Chairman Roland Morris 1 Respectfully, rism—mmm"ONIN m— Secretary