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Home My WebLink About10/9/2003CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION October 9, 2003 CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Morris called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management/Government Center Hearing Board Room, 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California 91765. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: VC/Pincher led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Morris, Vice Chairman Pincher and Commissioners Kashyap, Torng and Virginkar. Also Present: David Liu, Public Works Director, fi=red Aiamolhoda, Senior Engineer, Sharon Gomez, Senior Management Analyst; John Ilasin, Assistant Engineer; Debbie Gonzales, Administrative Assistant and Deputy Diane Dodd. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes of September 3, 2003. VC/Pincher moved, C/Kashyap seconded to approve the September 3, 2003 minutes as presented. Without objection, the motion was so ordered with C/Virginkar abstaining. B. Minutes of September 11, 2003, C/Virignkar moved, C/Torng seconded, to approve the September 11, 2003 minutes as presented. Without objection, the motion was so ordered. ill. COMMISSION COMMENTS: None Offered. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered. V. CONSENT CALENDAR: None VI. ITEMS FROM STAFF A. Traffic Enforcement Update — Report by Deputy Dodd - Received and filed on the following items: 1. Citations: August 2003 2. Collisions: August 2003 October 9, 2003 PAGE 2 T&T COMMISSION 3. Radar Trailer Development 3. Results of Traffic Operations 4. Future Deployment of the Radar Trailer Chair/Morris asked Deputy Dodd if the Sheriff's Department could provide statistics for no injury/no report accidents beginning in January 2004. Deputy Dodd responded that incident reports would provide the requested information. VII. OLD BUSINESS: None VIII. NEW BUSINESS: A. Requests for Speed Humps — Report by AE/Ilasin — Received and Filed. Chair/Morris felt that residents should be better educated prior to authorizing installation of speed humps. VC/Pincher believed that the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program could be very informative, educational and positive for the community. C/Torng wanted to know what alternatives might be useful. Even though speed humps may not be the best solution, they may provide the needed deterrent to speeding mitigation measure. C/Virginkar agreed with Chair/Morris that speed humps should be installed as a last possible solution. He also understood C/Torng's statement that speed humps serve a need. However, the pilot program shows that although speeds substantially decreased following installation, six months later vehicle speeds increased. Sadly, the fast drivers are Diamond Bar residents. The reason he objects to speed humps is that they penalize the good drivers. He again suggested the City institute a "hot-line" for reporting offenders. C/Kashyap believed the first concern should be for the residents of the streets requesting speed humps. Speed humps may be the best solution for the present. The City should continue to pursue other possible solutions. Chair/Morris concurred with CNirginkar's suggestion for a "hot -Eine" and that offenders could be sent a generic and non -threatening letter. He suggested staff provide the Commission with information about Garden Grove's program. October 9, 2003 PAGE 3 T&T COMMISSION B. Sight Distance Enhancement at the Intersection of Lemon Avenue and Earlgate Street. AE/ilasin presented staff's report. Staff recommends that the Traffic and Transportation Commission concur with staff to 1) paint red curb lengths of 120 feet south of Earlgate Street and 260 feet north of Earlgate Street, and 2) recommend to the City Council to amend Resolution No. 2000-30 removing the "No Commercial Parking" signs on the west side of Lemon Avenue within said red curb areas. Joanne Lin, 20510 Earlgate, suggested that the street is not very visible. The entrance street sign (on the northerly side only) is about 90 percent obscured by trees and shrubbery. Chair/Morris asked staff and/or the businesses to consider a sign announcing the upcoming street. Glenn Nieberle, 20541 Earlgate, urged the Commission to adopt staffs recommendations. In his letter to the Commission he suggested extending the red curbing to Walnut Drive. Secondly, he felt the entire length of Earlgate should be red curbed. Earlgate accommodates overflow parking from a local business. If the business had sufficient parking, there would be no problem on Earlgate. His only request was that people adhere to the City Code. John Oeser, 20530 Earigate, said his employees and customers use the Lemon Avenue area proposed to be red curbed for parking. Perhaps the red curbing could be reduced to 20 or 10 feet in two directions. Mr. Oeser asked if a study was performed to determine if the recommended 120 feet and 260 feet of red curbing was required for safe sight distance. If this issue were truly a sight safety issue, his company would willingly participate in a sight safety study. C/Kashyap felt if issues other than sight safety were involved in this matter it would be fairer to postpone the matter. VC/Pincher believed the Commissions' primary consideration was the issue of safety. CNirginkar agreed and felt the Commission should act promptly when safety was the primary concern. If appropriate, other issues could be considered at a later time. CNirginkar moved, VC/Pincher seconded, to concur with staff's recommendations 1 and 2. Motion approved by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Torng, Virginkar, VC/Pincher, Chair/Morris October 9, 2003 PAGE 4 T&T COMMISSION NOES: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Kashyap, COMMISSIONERS: None RECESS: Chair/Morris recessed the meeting at 8:18 p.m. RECONVENE: Chair/Morris reconvened the meeting at 8:23 p.m. C. Traffic Concerns on Bower Cascade Place and Acolito Place. SMA/Gomez presented staff's report. Staff recommends that the Traffic and Transportation Commission receive public comments and concur with staff to consider Multi -Way Stop Signs on Bower Cascade Place and Acolito Place, and to consider the installation of two (2) "Watch Downhill Speed" signs on the northwesterly side of Bower Cascade Place. Debby O'Connor, 23725 Bower Cascade Place, said that there is a speeding problem on Bower Cascade Place and that she concurs with staff's assessment. C/Virginkar moved, VC/Pincher seconded, to recommend to the City Council, installation of Multi -Way Stop Signs on Bower Cascade Place and Acolito Place and to recommend installation of two (2) 'Watch Downhill Speed" signs on the northwesterly side of Bower Cascade Place. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Tomg, Virginkar, VC/Pincher, NOES: COMMISSIONERS: Kashyap, Chair/Morris ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None IX. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS: X. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS: how the school traffic study was initiated, and when would be the estgtime to conduct a follow up study.p Chair/Morris explained that there is an annual review and update of the school traffic study. PWD/Liu said that staff has met with principals of both school districts over the past few months. The goal is to follow up on unresolved issues and proactively work together to address new issues. Chair/Morris felt it was confusing to have alternate side street sweeping days. Although he would not be attending this year's Traffic Commissioner Workshop, he encouraged the other Commissioners to attend. C/Virginkar, C/Torng and VC/Pincher said they would attend the Traffic Commissioner's Workshop. October 9, 2003 PAGE S T&T COMMISSION Chair/Morris asked staff to agendize the workshop report. CNirginkar said that for those who cannot attend, a workshop notebook is available for $35. XI. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: Staff reported on the following items: A. Diamond Bar High School Traffic Signals B. Caltrans 57/60 interchange improvements C. Educational Programs for Residential Neighborhood D. Southern California Compass Workshop XII. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CITY EVENTS — as agendized. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Traffic and Transportation Commission, Chairman Morris adjourned the meeting at 9:44 p.m. Respectfully, David G. 1u, Secretary Attest: Chairman Roland Morris