Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/9/2009CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING JULY 9, 2009 CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Lin called the meeting to order at 7:01 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 Mok led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Commissioners Kenneth Mok, Michael Shay, Vice - Chairman Kevin House, and Chairman Jimmy Lin Absent: Commissioner Liana Pincher was excused. Also Present: David Liu, Public Works Director; Kimberly Molina, Associate Engineer; Christian Malpica-Perez, Associate Engineer, and Marcy Hilario, Senior Administrative Assistant. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes of the June 11, 2009 regular meeting. C/Shay moved, C/Mok seconded, to approve the June 11, 2009 minutes as corrected. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Mok, Shay, VC/House Chair/Lin NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Pincher II. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered. III. ITEMS FROM STAFF: A. Received and Filed Traffic Enforcement Updates for: 1. Citations: April, May and June 2009 2. Collisions: April, May and June 2009 3. Street Sweeping: April, May and June 2009 C/Shay pointed out that with respect to street sweeping, as VC/House indicated during a prior meeting, the report reflects fewer street sweeping citations in June, 2009 versus June, 2008. JULY 9, 2009 PAGE 2 T&T COMMISSION VC/House said there has not been an officer on his street (Harmony Hill Drive) all of this year. The street sweeper comes but the officer does not follow behind. C/Shay said that there was a 30 percent decrease in citations from June, 2008 to June, 2009. PWD/Liu assured the Commissioners that the street sweeping and parking enforcement CSO continues to provide his full-time support of this enforcement program. In terms of the actual number of tickets issued on a monthly basis, there are fluctuations. Currently, there is one full- time CSO that has been on the job for many years. VC/House asked if the City received income from the tickets and PWD/Liu reiterated that after the City pays the administrative fees to the court along with outside contractor costs, the City gets a certain percentage of the fine. VC/House asked if he had been told correctly that the CSO's are included as part of the Sheriff's Department's contract with the City and PWD/Liu responded that the CSO is an employee of the Sheriff's Department. VC/House asked if the City's contract called for one or two CSO's. PWD/Liu said he would confirm his understanding that the contract calls for two CSO's. VC/House asked when the contract with the Sheriff's Department comes up for review. PWD/Liu said he believes the contract comes up for review on an annual basis. PWD/Liu said his understanding is that this is one of several positions the Sheriff's Department has difficulty filling. PWD/Liu explained that he was not privy to personnel issues but that he would talk with the City Manager's office to see if there had been any new developments. Chair/Lin asked how many officers serve the community of D.B. PWD/Liu said he did not have that information but there were at least six black and white's roaming the City. C/Shay commented that there is a significant increase in citations and he wanted to know if it was by the same number of officers patrolling the streets of D.B. or had there been an increase in the number of officers. PWD/Liu responded the same number of officers patrol the City. PWD/Liu reiterated that his understanding is that D.B. has always had the same number of officers that have always maintained the same level of activity but enforcement needs to be very consistent. VC/Mok wondered if the reason for the citation increase could be that school is out and a lot of young people are on the roads driving. IV. OLD BUSINESS — None V. NEW BUSINESS — None VI. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS: PWD/Liu stated that at its June 16th meeting, the City Council approved removal of the northerly crosswalk at the intersection of Diamond Bar Boulevard and Mountain JULY 9, 2009 PAGE 3 T&T COMMISSION Laurel Way. Staff has commenced the design modification work and the goal is to have the crosswalk removed by early August just prior to the beginning of school, after Labor Day weekend. The second item Council approved was the battery back- up system design contract services for the following locations: Golden Springs Drive/Diamond Bar Boulevard; Golden Springs Drive/Brea Canyon Road; Golden Springs Drive/Ballena Drive; Diamond Bar Boulevard/Pathfinder Road; and, Diamond Bar Boulevard/Mountain Laurel. There are a number of intersections that already _. have the battery back-up system. Chair/Lin asked if the no parking for trucks issue had gone before the Council. PWD/Liu responded that the item is scheduled for the first City Council meeting in August. VII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS: C/Shay thanked staff for their communication, diligence and effort to get Caltrans to clean up the entrances and exits to the freeways. The main entrance at Brea Canyon Road onto SR -60 remains un -kept. PWD/Liu said that staff is attempting to impress upon the individual who supervises this area that maintenance needs to be performed on a regular basis. VIII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: A. Diamond Bar TMS/Traffic Signal Interconnect Links — Phase I I — AE/Malpica- Perez reported that the system testing will be conducted during the week of July 13th under field conditions to identify any system deficiencies. The pre - construction meeting for the interconnect Phase II project will be held next week. B. Lycoming Street Rehabilitation Project — AE/Malpica- Perez stated that staff conducted a pre -construction meeting with RJ Noble last week. This project involves rehabilitation of the roadway between Lemon Avenue and the easterly City limits. C. Sunset Crossing Road and Prospectors Road Traffic Calming Project — AE/Malpica-Perez reported that the project is complete and now enters the landscape maintenance phase which will run for 60 -days. D. Diamond Crest/Emerald Lane — AE/Malpica-Perez said that a concern was raised by Planning Commissioner Tony Torng. Staff addressed the traffic issue at the site at the January, 2008 Commission meeting and the .City subsequently installed a "keep clear" legend along with additional red curbing at the top of the intersection T. Additionally, "Do not block" signs were also installed. Since Emerald Lane is a private street, the City has no authority to modify signage or striping. However, this matter was referred to the Sheriff's Department. E. Industry's Grand Avenue Bridge Widening/Interchange Project — PWD/Liu reported that the project has been split into two phases. The first phase of adding the new westbound on-ramp is moving forward. Phase II is several years away due to funding issues and design work that needs to be completed. JULY 9, 2009 PAGE 4 T&T COMMISSION F. Lemon Avenue On/Off Ramps Project — AE/Molina stated that next project development team meeting with Caltrans will be held next week. On its own, staff is arranging a meeting with the Caltrans management to discuss the potential phasing of the project into two phases and to discuss the landscaping issues that remain of vital importance to the City. G. SR -57160 Feasibility Study— PWD/Liu stated that staff received the final draft and currently, the City's consultant is working on a simulation model for the proposed concepts and expect completion by the end of July. H. Residential — Area 5 Slurry Seal Project — AE/Molina reported that staff held a pre -construction meeting this week and grinding and pavement replacement work will begin on Monday, July 13th. Chip and slurry seal will begin in August. I. Arterial — Zone 3/Zone 4 Slurry Seal Project (American Recovery Reinvestment Act) - AE/Molina stated this project is currently out to bid with bid opening anticipated for July 23rd. Concurrently, RFP's have been sent out to various engineering firms to conduct the construction management for the project. Proposals are due on Monday, July 131n J. Chino Hills Parkway Street Rehab Project— Staff recently met to decide on an alternative to pursue for design of this roadway and contacted the design consultant and requested they move forward with the design. K. NTMP — Cleghorn Drive and Maple Hill Neighborhood — AE/Molina said that staff met this week to discuss the concept plan that staff hopes to present to the Cleghorn neighborhood by the end of July. Commissioners will be notified about the meeting date and time. It is likely that the second meeting with the Maple Hill Neighborhood will be held late August/early September. IX. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CITY EVENTS: As listed in the Agenda. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Traffic and Transportation Commission, Chair/Lin adjourned the meeting at 7:38 p.m. The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 1'3_N day of AWWf , 2009. Respec�fiCy, id C"'Liu, Secretary Attest: Chairm Jimmy LI