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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/28/2000PARKS AND RECREATION TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION JOINT MEETING September 28, 2000 CALL TO ORDER: PR/Chair/Finnerty and T&T/Chair/Mozris called the Joint Meeting of the Parks and Recreation and the Traffic & Transportation Commissions to order at 7:10 p.m. in the SCAQMD Headquarters Building, Room CC -8, 21865 E. Copley Drive. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Parks and Recreation Commissioner Jeff Hull. ROLL CALL: Parks and Recreation Chairman Annette Finnerty, Vice Chairman Patty Anis and Commissioners Hull and St. Amant. Commissioner Marty Torres was absent. Traffic and Transportation Vice Chairman Arun Virginkar and Commissioners Istik and Kung. Chairman Roland Morris and Commissioner Joyce Leonard -Colby were absent. Staff Members Present: Bob Rose, Community Services Director; David Liu, Director of Public Works; Gary Olivas, Recreation Superintendent; Marsha Roa, Community Services Assistant; John Ilasin, Assistant Engineer, and Marisa Somenzi, Community Services Administrative Secretary. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None Offered. Marlene Roth, The Roth Group, introduced Joe Foust, Civil and Transportation Engineer, who is part of the consulting team responsible for completing a survey of the bike routes. CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE TRAILS MASTER PLAN - Recreation Trails and Bicycle Routes - Presentation by Marlene Roth, The Roth Group. Marlene Roth explained that the City has been broken into three areas to create a map that is at a scale of about 1 inch equals 600 feet. Aerial maps have been used as a base for purposes of orientation. The discussion today includes determining a time -frame for the work that is being done. Are there facilities that are available now that can be used and easily implemented without a large expenditure of funds or with funds that are already included in the capital improvement budget. These types of facilities are ' termed "immediate." Secondly, there might be improvements, trails or routes that can be implemented in an intermediate time -frame (5 to 10 years) and that are possible to achieve. Thirdly, there would be SEPTEMBER 28, 2000 PAGE 2 JOINT MEETING/ PARKS & REC COMMISSION AND TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION future activities which would be things that the City would ideally like to have but at the present time it does not appear feasible to implement them. These items should be made a part of the map and the commitment so that other decisions are made in context. Joe Foust explained the standards for bike trails. The criteria for a Class I facility is an off street separate bike path 8 feet wide with two foot shoulders on each side. The Class II facility, a striped bike lane on a street, is 5 feet wide. If the lane includes parking, it must be 13 feet wide - 8 feet for the parking lane and 5 feet for the bike lane. Most residential streets are 60 feet wide and will not accommodate 26 feet of parking and bike lane. Class III is a bike route which is signed and there are no street markings. Bike routes were designed in accordance with CalTrans roadway designs which is state law. Joe Foust reported on the results of the evaluation of the existing bikeway routes on Diamond Bar Boulevard, Golden Springs Road, Brea Canyon Road and Grand Avenue. The results are contained in ' Exhibit E of the report. These routes represent combinations of the City's existing Class II and Class III bikeways. These existing bikeways showed the need to have consistency along the routes. T&T/C/Istik suggested that staff contact the City of Industry to determine connectivity potential. Marlene Roth responded that she has information available from other municipalities which she will share at the next meeting. FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULE: The Commissions concurred to schedule their next meeting for November 9, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. Following discussion of future public meetings, the Commissions concurred to determine what community meeting dates are scheduled and attempt to determine dates that will not be shared by other meetings. ri SEPTEMBER 28, 2000 PAGE 3 JOINT MEETING/ PARKS & REC COMMISSION AND TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the joint session of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Traffic & Transportation Commission, PR Chair/Finnerty adjourned the meeting at 8:26 p.m. to the regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission of October 26 and T&T VC/Virginkar adjourned the meeting at 8:26 p.m. to the regular meeting of the Traffic and Transportation Commission on October 12 at 7:00 p.m. The next joint meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Traffic and Transportation Commission is scheduled for November 9, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. in Room CC -8 of the SCAQMD Headquarters Building, 21865 E. Copley Drive. RespectPCISubmitted, iwpiose Secretary Attest: r Annett Finne ty Chairman, Parks and Recreatio ommission Respectfully Submitted, avid . Liu ll Secretary Attest: � c Arun Virginkar Vice-Chairman/Traffic and Transportation Commission