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Home My WebLink About9/8/2005CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Pincher called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management/Government Center Hearing Board Room, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California 91765. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Shay led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Pincher, Commissioners Morris, Shay, and Virginkar. VC/Shah was excused. Also Present: Fred Alamolhoda, Senior Engineer; Sharon Gomez, Senior Management Analyst; Kimberly Molina, Assistant Engineer and Michelle Chan, Senior Administrative Assistant. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes of June 9, 2005. C/Morris moved, Chair/Pincher seconded, to approve the minutes of the June 9 meeting as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Morris, Chair/Pincher NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: Virginkar, Shay ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: VC/Shah B. Minutes of Special Meeting August 4, 2005. C/Virginkar moved, VC/Shay seconded, to approve the minutes of the August 4, 2005 special meeting. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: Virginkar, Shay, Chair/Pincher None Morris VC/Shah COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 PAGE 2 T&T COMMISSION C. Minutes of August 11, 2005. Shay moved, C/Virginkar seconded, to approve the minutes of the August 11, 2005 meeting. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Virginkar, Shay, Chair/Pincher None Morris VC/Shah Chair/Pincher welcomed Kenneth Mok to the Commission meeting and indicated that he would be administered the Oath of Office by the City Manager's office. II. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered. III. CONSENT CALENDAR: None. IV. ITEMS FROM STAFF A. Traffic Enforcement Update - Received and filed on the following items: Citations: August 2005 2. Collisions: August 2005 3. Future Deployment of the Radar Trailer V. OLD BUSINESS: None VI. NEW BUSINESS: None VII. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS None VIII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS C/Morris said that he had served on the Commission for about the past nine or ten years and found the business of the Commission very interesting. He encouraged his colleagues to keep looking at ways to improve traffic in the City. He believed that if the City could keep traffic on the arterials where they belong it would serve to mitigate a great deal of the City's problems. One thing he mentioned several years ago that he felt was timely was the concept of taking Golden Springs Drive (the area north of Diamond Bar Boulevard and Temple Avenue) and reclaiming it as a residential street, reducing the traffic lanes, increasing the parking and installing a center median which would overtime restore it to a residential artery. He said he believed the people who live in the Cimarron Oaks condos who spoke at last month's meeting had a valid complaint. The same type of mitigation applies to Sunset SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 PAGE 3 T&T COMMISSION Crossing Road at the freeway — it needs to be reclaimed as a residential street between Diamond Bar Boulevard and Golden Springs Drive. He felt that what the City had done with Brea Canyon Road offered a good solution for the two aforementioned areas. He thanked his colleagues and staff for their support. Chair/Pincher thanked C/Morris for his service to the Commission and said that it had been a pleasure for her to serve with him. IX. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Caltrans 57160 Freeway Construction Project — SE/Alamolhoda B. Grand Avenue Improvements Project — Phases I&II — SE/Alamolhoda. C. Slurry Seal Area 1 — AE/Molina D. Traffic Signal modifications and Installations Project — SMA/Gomez reported that the contractor was ahead of schedule and should be completed and energized by the end of October. E. CDBG Sidewalk Project (Diamond Bar Boulevard from Solitaire Street to Park 'N Ride) ,— AE/Molina reported that bid opening was slated for Tuesday, September 13 and involved approximately 6,000 lineal feet of sidewalk installation on the west side of Diamond Bar Boulevard south of Solitaire Street to the Caltrans Park 'N Ride. The engineer's estimate for the project cost is about $280,000 and staff anticipates taking the construction contract to Council on September 20 with construction commencing upon approval. F. Target/Brookfield Homes Project — SEIAlamolhoda reported that last week staff issued the grading permit for demolition of the existing Calvary Chapel parking lot. The $6.5 million contract is for on-site grading, stone drain and sewer facilities installation, parking lot paving, concrete curbs and gutters and planters, irrigation as well as parking lighting. 100,000 cubic yards of earth will be moved with 30,000 on-site and 70,000 transported offsite beginning Monday, September 12, 2005. SMA/Gomez said that although the Building Department was fast -forwarding the Brookfield project the models would probably be built by March or April instead of January as originally planned. G. Westbound Golden Springs Drive "Reduced Speed Ahead" signs — SMA/Gomez that as a result of VC/Shay's concern the City's Traffic Engineer indicated that this sign is used in construction zones. She said she would discuss the matter with DPW/Liu for possible appropriate signage. H. Intersection of Diamond Bar Boulevard and Kmart/Vons — SMA/Gomez reported that in response to Chair/Pincher's concern about the confusion at this intersection she spoke with the property management companies for Kmart and Vons and has not yet heard back from them. She will follow up and report back to the Commission. i. Walnut Drive Street Rehabilitation Project—SMA/Gomez reported that the bid opening for the project was yesterday. Eight contractors responded. The apparent low bidder was Sully -Miller with a bid of $388,000 and staff plans to place the matter before Council on September 20 for approval. SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 PAGE 4 T&T COMMISSION J. Traffic Management Project—SE/Alamolhoda reported that D.B. was awarded $220,000 of federal funds for improvements on Prospector Road and Sunset Crossing Drive. SMA/Gomez, on behalf of PWD/Liu said that staff appreciated C/Morris' commitment and compassion to his position on the Commission and that C/Morris had contributed many good ideas. She hoped that he would continue to support the Commission and staff with his recommendations. VC/Shay asked if with respect to the Target/Brookfield Homes project, staff was aware of what restaurants would occupy the pads. SE/Alamolhoda said that the project managers had not yet disclosed possible names but declared that they would be high-end restaurants. AE/Molina stated that Target is the property owner and would be submitting a parcel map to split the area into three lots with one for Target and each of the two remaining for the restaurants. Whether or not the two restaurant pads would be sold to the new restaurant owners has yet to be determined. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: As listed in the Agenda. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Traffic and Transportation Commission, Chair Pincher adjourned the meeting at 7:42 p.m. Respectfully, D G.16u-, Secretary Attest: