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Home My WebLink About11/09/2017 - Minutes - Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING NOVEMBER 9, 2017 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Mehta called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Diamond Bar City Hall Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California 91765. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Washington led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Commissioners Ed Pechy, Lisa Washington, Vice Chair Cynthia Quan and Chair Surendra Mehta Absent: Commissioner Mahendra Garg was excused. Also Present: David Liu, Public Works Director; John Beshay, Associate Engineer, and Marcy Hilario, Administrative Coordinator. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes of the October 12, 2017 Regular Meeting C/Pechy moved, VC/Quan seconded, to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of August 10, 2017 as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: II. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None II. ITEMS FROM STAFF: A. Traffic Enforcement Update: Pechy, Washington, VC/Quan None Chair/Mehta Garg 1. Citations: August, September & October 2017 2. Collisions: August, September & October 2017 3. Street Sweeping: August, September & October 2017 NOVEMBER 9, 2017 PAGE 2 T&T COMMISSION C/Pechy said he recognizes the statistics are down mainly due to the slurry seal project and asked if it had been completed. AE/Beshay responded that the slurry seal area within designated Area 5 has been completed. C/Pechy said that as a resident of that area he wanted to compliment all who were involved in the project because it was done with extreme precision and as little inconvenience to the residents as possible. VC/Quan moved, C/Washington seconded to receive and file the Traffic Enforcement Update for August, September and October, 2017. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Pechy, Washington, VC/Quan, Chair/Mehta NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: Garg IV. OLD BUSINESS: C/Pechy asked if since the last meeting staff had followed up with the speaker regarding his concerns. PWD/Liu said that AE/Malpica followed up with the speaker to explain the process, gave him the package of forms and helped him to understand that from staff's perspective he would need to take the initiative to do what he could to work with his neighbors. Mr. Buller was pleased to learn that whatever the outcome, staff would continue to partner with him and his neighbors to further explore traffic calming devices. V. NEW BUSINESS: None VI. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS: None VII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS: None Offered. VIII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: A. Traffic Signal Infrastructure Upgrades Project, Phase II through Phase III —AE/Beshay — Phase II has been completed and the Notice of Completion will be forwarded to the City Council on December 5th. For Phase III, plans and specs are near completion and the project will likely go out to bid in late November/early December, B. Adaptive Traffic Control Signal System — RFP — AE/Beshay — Staff continues to work closely with the consultant to finalize the RFP. NOVEMBER 9, 2017 PAGE 3 T&T COMMISSION C. Copley Drive/Golden Springs Drive Intersection Enhancements — AE/Beshay — Staff is reviewing the final plans and specs with construction slated to commence in February 2018. D. Area 5 Road Maintenance Project/Brea Canyon Cutoff Improvements — AE/Beshay —All work has been completed and the prime contractor is working to complete the punch list items. E. City Entry Monument Sign Design Concepts —AE/Beshay— Final plans and specs are near completion for two locations (Diamond Bar Boulevard south of Temple Avenue and along Golden Springs Drive west of Calbourne Drive) and the project will likely go out to bid in early December. F. Lemon Avenue Interchange Project — PWD/Liu — the asphalt paving along Lemon Avenue and Grand Avenue has been completed. The contractor is working on completing installation of the rock blanket and final striping along the median as well. Lanes are targeted for opening just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. Freeway ramps remain under construction and are on schedule to be completed spring of 2018. G. SR57/60 Confluence Project— PWD/Liu — referred to the handouts regarding the several upcoming closures for the ongoing SR57/60 construction provided to Commissioners prior to tonight's meeting. These closures will significantly impact Diamond Bar traffic and LA emergency vehicle response time. Closure #1 — full closure along SR60 between Diamond Bar Boulevard and Brea Canyon Boulevard beginning Tuesday, November 14th at midnight to Wednesday, November 15 at 3:00 a.m. for installation of the Caltrans overhead sign. Closure #2 — a 55 hour full closure of Grand Avenue from Baker Parkway in Industry down to the SR60 eastbound onramps and closing of the westbound at Grand Avenue on & off ramps beginning Friday, November 17 at 10:00 p.m. through Monday, November 20th at 5:00 a.m. Closure #3 — long term closure of the westbound onramp at Grand Avenue beginning Saturday, November 18 until February 2018. The WB off ramp will be impacted as well (open for a right turn into Walnut/closed for left turn into Diamond Bar). H. Grand Avenue/Golden Springs Intersection Improvements Update — PWD/Liu — staff continues to work with the consultant to finalize the landscaping plans as part of the City's intersection improvement. Morning Canyon Road Rehabilitation Project —AE/Beshay—The corrective work has been completed and will be checked next week by the project management team. J. TR 63623 — Southpointe Residential Development/Larkstone Park — AE/Beshay — Phases I through IV of the homes have been finalized. Larkstone Park is going through final inspection this week and should be open early 2018. NOVEMBER 9, 2017 PAGE 4 T&T COMMISSION K. Diamond Bar Ranch Shopping Center (Old Kmart) — Development Update AE/Beshay — Chipotle and Coffee Bean plan to open prior to the end of 2017. Ross plans to open in February 2018 and The Habit plans to open early next year. L. Diamond Bar Strategic Plan Quarterly Update — PWD/Liu — On a quarterly basis, staff provides an update to the City Council. This report includes July, August and September 2017 and includes a three-year forward looking table that includes a total of 35 action items, four of which have been completed, 30 are in progress and one has not yet begun. In 2018-19 there are 24 action items and in 2019-20 fiscal year there are a total of 20 action items, 14 of which are in progress and 6 that have riot yet commenced. He highlighted items of concern to the Commission. Chair/Mehta commented that the opening of Sprouts has been a real boom to the community. Many people like to shop there and in speaking with the manager he learned that the traffic at the Diamond Bar Sprouts is nearly the same percentage as Chino Hills which is good to know. VI. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CITY EVENTS: As noted in the agenda. Chair/Mehta asked if staff was considering going dark for the December Commission meeting. Following discussion, Commissioners unanimously concurred to go dark for the December 14, 2017 Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Traffic and Transportation Commission, Chair/Mehta adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m. to January 11, 2018. The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this //,d day of �gn/uA� 2018. Respectfully Submitted, f David G. Liu, Secretary Attest: Chair/Surendra Mehta