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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/13/2010 Spec MtgPLANNING FILE COPY COMMISSION AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING May 13, 2010 6:30 P.M. City of Diamond Bar Conference Room B 21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA Chairman Tony Torng Vice Chairman Kathleen Nolan Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Kwang Ho Lee Steve Nelson Jack Shah Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to agenda items are on file in the Planning Division of the Community Development Department, located at 21825 Copley Drive, and are available for public inspection. If you have questions regarding an agenda item, please call (909) 839-7030 during regular business hours. Written materials distributed to the Planning Commission within 72 hours of the Planning Commission meeting are available for public inspection immediately upon distribution in the City Clerk's office at 21825 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California, during normal business hours. In an effort to comply with the requirements of Title 11 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Diamond Bar requires that any person in need of any type of special equipment, assistance or accommodation(s) in order to communicate at a City public meeting must inform the Community Development Department at (909) 839-7030 a minimum of 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. DL1DI011D DART Please refrain from smoking, eating or The City of Diamond Bar uses recycled paper drinking in the Auditorium and encourages you to do the same City of Diamond Bar Planning Commission MEETING RULES PUBLIC INPUT The meetings of the Diamond Bar Planning Commission are open to the public. A member of the public may address the Commission on the subject of one or more agenda items and/or other items of which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Diamond Bar Planning Commission. A request to address the Commission should be submitted in writing at the public hearing, to the Secretary of the Commission. As a general rule, the opportunity for public comments will take place at the discretion of the Chair. However, in order to facilitate the meeting, persons who are interested parties for an item may be requested to give their presentation at the time the item is called on the calendar. The Chair may limit individual public input to five minutes on any item; or the Chair may limit the total amount of time allocated for public testimony based on the number of people requesting to speak and the business of the Commission. Individuals are requested to conduct themselves in a professional and businesslike manner. Comments and questions are welcome so that all points of view are considered prior to the Commission making recommendations to the staff and City Council. In accordance with State Law (Brown Act), all matters to be acted on by the Commission must be posted at least 72 hours prior to the Commission meeting. In case of emergency or when a subject matter arises subsequent to the posting of the agenda, upon making certain findings, the Commission may act on item that is not on the posted agenda. INFORMATION RELATING TO AGENDAS AND ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION Agendas for Diamond Bar Planning Commission meetings are prepared by the Planning Division of the Community Development Department. Agendas are available 72 hours prior to the meeting at City Hall and the public library, and may be accessed by personal computer at the number below. Every meeting of the Planning Commission is recorded on cassette tapes and duplicate tapes are available for a nominal charge. ADA REQUIREMENTS A cordless microphone is available for those persons with mobility impairments who cannot access the public speaking area. The service of the cordless microphone and sign language interpreter services are available by giving notice at least three business days in advance of the meeting. Please telephone (909) 839-7030 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Friday. HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS Copies of Agenda, Rules of the Commission, ,Cassette Tapes of Meetings (909) 839-7030 General Agendas (909) 839-7030 email: infooci.diamond-bar.ca.us CITY OF DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION Thursday, May 13, 2010 SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Next Resolution No. 2010-13 ROLL CALL: COMMISSIONERS: Chairman Tony Torng, Vice -Chairman Kathleen Nolan, Kwang Ho Lee, Steve Nelson, Jack Shah 2. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS: This is the time and place for the general public to address the members of the Planning Commission on any item that is within their jurisdiction, allowing the public an opportunity to speak on non-public hearing and non -agenda items. Please complete a Speaker's Card for the recordinq Secretary (completion of this form is voluntarv). There is a five-minute maximum time limit when addressing the Planning Commission, 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Chairman 4. CONSENT CALENDAR: None. 5. OLD BUSINESS: None. 6. NEW BUSINESS: 6.1 Review of Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) - Conformity with the General Plan. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt a Resolution finding the proposed Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program in conformance with the General Plan. 7. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 8. STAFF COMMENTS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 9. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS: CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Government Center/SCAQMD Auditorium 21865 Copley Drive MAY 13, 2010 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING: MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY: PAGE 2 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING: 10. ADJOURNMENT: Tuesday May 25, 2010 — 7:00 p.m. Government Center/SCAQMD Auditorium 21865 Copley Drive Thursday, May 28, 2010 Government Center/ SCAQMD Hearing Board Room, 21865 Copley Drive City offices will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2010, in recognition of the holiday. City offices will re -open on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. Government Center/ SCAQMD Hearing Board Room, 21865 Copley Drive DIAMOND BPLANNING COMMISSION ARQ AGENDA REPORT CITY OF DIAMOND BAR -- 21825 COPLEY DRIVE - DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765 - TEL. (909) 839-7030 - FAX (909) 861-3117 DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: BACKGROUND: May 13, 2010 Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission Greg Gubman, AICP, Community Development Director Review of Proposed Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Plan for Conformity with the General Plan Each year, prior to the adoption of the City's annual budget, the Planning Commission reviews the proposed fiscal year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for consistency with the City's General Plan and adopts a resolution to record its findings. The process is mandated pursuant to California Government Code Section 65401 (see Attachment 3). ANALYSIS: The proposed Fiscal Year 2010-2011 CIP is detailed in Attachment 2, and is comprised of the following expenditures: CIP 2009-2010 Expenditures Total Expenditures • Street Improvements $2,745,576 • Traffic Management/Safety Improvements $530,000 • Park and Rec. Improvements $1,331,150 • Miscellaneous Improvements $1,745,617 Total: $6,352,343 Capital Improvement projects are funded by various sources: the City General Fund; Gasoline Tax Fund; Proposition "C" (Transit Fund), SAFETEA-LU Fund; Traffic Improvement Fund; Measure R (Local Return Fund); MTA Local Transportation Fund; Proposition 42 (Traffic Congestion Relief); Proposition 1 B; American Recovery & Relief Act; Developer Impact Fees; Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); Proposition 40 (Park Grant); Land & Water Conservation; Quimby Fees; Park Development Fund; Proposition A (Safe Parks); Recreational Trails Grant; Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program; and Federal Water Resources Development Act Authority. The Public Works and Community Services Departments develop the project list based on identified community improvement needs. Planning staff finds that the proposed 2010-2011 CIP is consistent with the adopted General Plan's Vision Statement and numerous Goals, Objectives, and Strategies, (including, but not limited to, the following: Circulation Element- Goal 1, Objective 1.2, Strategy 1.2.1 and Goal 3, Objective 3.1, Strategies 3.1.1 and 3.1.3, and 3.1.4; Resource Management Element- Goal 1, Objective 1.3, Strategy 1.3.7; and Land Use Element- Goal 3, Objective 3.2, and Strategy 3.2.8. Capital Improvement Projects Below is a summary of the various projects proposed under the 2010-2011 CIP: Street Improvement Projects • Construction Projects - Street improvement construction projects include a variety of right-of-way and roadway reconstruction aspects such as overlay, median construction, new sidewalks and sidewalk repairs, new driveway approaches and repairs, and landscaping. o Chino Hills Parkway Rehabilitation, Design Phase • Slurry Seal Projects - Slurry Seal is a maintenance item on a seven-year cycle per neighborhood. The major cracks and holes are sealed and repaired; a thin layer of slurry is applied to extend the life of the existing road pavement; and the appropriate pavement markings are re-established (see Attachment 4). o Slurry Seal/Overlay — Area 7 o Slurry Seal/Overlay — Arterials Zone 5 Traffic Management/Safety Proiects • Traffic Signal Projects - The City identified and conducted warrant studies for traffic signal improvement construction at various intersections to effectively accommodate the existing and future traffic circulation. o New Traffic Signal at Brea Canyon Cutoff at southbound State Road 57 On/Off Ramp 6 Traffic Calming Projects — Diamond Bar developed and is implementing neighborhood traffic management programs to enhance the quality of life on 2 CIP — Fiscal Year 2010-2011 residential streets within neighborhoods across the City. Solutions vary accordingly and may include reducing the speeds of motorists, reducing the volume of traffic, or finding ways for residents living near schools to cope with the rush of pickup and drop off traffic. o Neighborhood Traffic Management Mitigations a Traffic Signal Management o Closed Circuit Television Cameras - battery backup system at 10 critical intersections. Parks and Recreation Improvements 9 Design o Sycamore Canyon Creek repair & tot lot wall o Silver Tip Park improvements a Construction o Washington Street Park ® Trail Access o Sycamore Canyon Park, Phase IV, Rio Lobos Miscellaneous Improvements ® Grand Avenue Beautification — Additional aesthetic street and landscape improvements for Montefino Ave. to easterly City limit • Curb ramp installation — Calbourne, Adele/Gerndal, and Golden Prados (north of Golden Springs) neighborhoods • Median modifications — Diamond Bar Boulevard at Clear Creek Canyon ® Brea Canyon Road/Via Sorella drainage improvements a Lemon Avenue interchange right-of-way acquisition/lease RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 2010 -XX finding the proposed FY 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program in conformance with the General Plan. 3 CIP — Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Respectfully submitted: Greg Gub , AICP Community Development Director Attachments: 1. Draft Resolution 2. FY 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program/Project List 3. Government Code Section 65401 4. Slurry Seal Program exhibits 4 CIP — Fiscal Year 2010-2011 ATTACHMENT 1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO 2010-xx A RESOLUTION OF THE DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MAKING FINDINGS, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65401, THAT THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL. A. RECITALS 1. On April 18, 1989, the City of Diamond Bar was established as a duly organized municipal corporation of the State of California. 2. On July 25, 1995, the City of Diamond Bar adopted its General Plan incorporating all State mandated elements. 3. The City Manager of the City of Diamond Bar has prepared a proposed Capital Improvement Program and Budget for the City's 2010-2011 Fiscal Year which outlines a program identifying proposed public works improvement projects to occur during the Fiscal Year. The projects include, but are not limited to, street and highway improvements, traffic signal installations and modifications, and park improvements. 4. California Government Code Section 65401 requires the Planning Commission to review proposed public works projects for the ensuing fiscal year to determine compliance with the City's General Plan. 5. On May 13, 2010, at a specially -scheduled meeting, this Planning Commission, reviewed and discussed the City of Diamond Bar's proposed Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program, and the projects contained therein, and concluded said review prior to the adoption of this Resolution. B. RESOLUTION NOW, THEREFORE, it is found, determined and resolved by the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar as follows: 1. This Planning Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct. 2. Based upon the facts and evidence presented during the Planning Commission meeting regarding the City's proposed Fiscal Year 2010- 2011 Capital Improvement Program, including oral and documentary evidence provided by City staff, the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of California Government Code Section 65401, hereby finds as follows: (a) The projects identified in the City's proposed Fiscal Year 2010- 2011 Capital Improvement Program, Attachment 2, is consistent with the General Plan adopted July 25, 1995, including, but not limited to: (i) Circulation Element- Goal 1, Objective 1.2, Strategy 1.2.1 and Goal 3, Objective 3.1, Strategies 3.1.1 and 3.1.3, and 3.1.4; (ii) Resource Management Element- Goal 1, Objective 1.3, Strategy 1.3.7; and (iii) Land Use Element- Goal 3, Objective 3.2, Strategy 3.2.8, etc.) (b) The proposed projects comply with all other applicable requirements of State law and local ordinances, regulations, and standards; and (c) The proposed Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program is found to be Categorically Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), under Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (operation, repair, maintenance of existing facilities). 3. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth above, this Resolution shall serve as the Planning Commission's report to the City Council regarding the General Plan conformity of the proposed public works projects in the City's Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program as required by California Government Code Section 65401. The Planning Commission shall: (a) Certify as to the adoption of this Resolution; and 2 CIP FY 2.010-2011 (b) Forthwith transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar for use in its deliberations regarding the City's budget. ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 13th DAY OF MAY, 2010, BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR. Tony Torng, Chairman I, Greg Gubman, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly introduced, passed, and adopted, at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 13th day of May, 2010, by the following vote to wit: AYES: Commissioners: NOES: Commissioners: ABSENT: Commissioners: ABSTAIN: Commissioners: ATTEST: Greg Gubman, Secretary 3 C1 FY 2010-2011 U) J U �w Q � 00 0 o a.. Z;: W Q � O Lu LL LL 0 Q >- a t_- g U J I- n. V MO m o v o m o LO m o 0 CD (0 O O 0 0 � oLO N N C) o C 0 0 0 O ICD 0000 O o 0 0 O O O O O O C i O WO O N M N .- u7 O O 0 LO O c O c O C O C 8 u O m Q O 0 0 o LO O C> a Coc O ooc O (D O O C O m O'D � r SCD GS h r a 10 N O N � U� uci w U E o O-6 G a):- o o T5 Z5 m (D E C a7m �°QU m0 0 fn m C i r2.8 `M- o 47 U@ l4 N W U m N L Lei. 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V o w °)c a J a� R C a y N N N O. @ Q C' n O f C v J LL y CC O (� ~ LL�LL �"'� Htt C:Q '-"per 3 N N LL 0— i >,N ' N d U tFj f- m` Q nnmLL > N E.` NC7wC�JF aLL`UV)QUEU�d� 0) C 'a C 3 LL, 0 v 0 0 ATTACHMENT 3 CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65401 Review of capital improvement projects for conformity with the General Plan If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, within such time as may be fixed by the legislative body, each county or city officer, department, board, or commission, and each governmental body, commission, or board, including the governing body of any special district or school district, whose jurisdiction lies wholly or partially within the county or city, whose functions include recommending, preparing plans for, or constructing, major public works, shall submit to the official agency, as designated by the respective county board of supervisors or city council, a list of the proposed public works recommended for planning, initiation or construction during the ensuing fiscal year. The official agency receiving the list of proposed public works shall list and classify all such recommendations and shall prepare a coordinated program of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. Such coordinated program shall be submitted to the county or city planning agency for review and report to said official agency as to conformity with the adopted general plan or part thereof. (";*41"tywfocle Residential Slurry Seal Program AWL EA 5 DIAMOND BAR A, ds j SECTION FISCAL AREA MILEAGE YEAR 19.5 04-05 2 16.5 0506 3 17.9 06-07 4 14.4 07-08 12.0 08-09 6 11.8 09-10 7 16.4 10-11 TOTAL 108.4 Clitywide Arterial Slurty Seal Prc�qaero EAHIBITB DIAMOND BAR 1j) _Jy IAN PF SEC,T'[Of,,J FISCAL ZONE MILLAGF-: YEAR 1 9 9 06-07 2 7.9 07,08 3 6.0 08-09 4 5.1 09-10 1 b 2 .2 10-11 6 2.7 11-12 7 1.4 '12-13 _ TOTAL 35.3 CITY OF DIAMOND BAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF DIAMOND BAR On May 13, 2010, the Diamond Bar Planning Commission will hold a Special Meeting at 6:30 p.m., at City of Diamond — City Hall — Conference Room B, 21825 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. Items for consideration are listed on the attached agenda. I, Stella Marquez, declare as follows: I am employed by the City of Diamond Bar. On May 10, 2010, a copy of the agenda of the Special Meeting of the Diamond Bar Planning Commission was posted at the following locations: South Coast Quality Management District Auditorium 21865 East Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Diamond Bar Library 1061 Grand Avenue Diamond Bar, CA Heritage Park 2900 Brea Canyon Road Diamond Bar, CA 91765 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on May 10, 2010, at Diamond Bar, California. 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