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Home My WebLink About7/5/2005 Minutes - Study SessionCITY OF DIAMOND BAR CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION JULY 5, 2005 STUDY SESSION: Mayor Chang called the Study Session to order at 5:32 p.m. in Room CC -8 f the South Coast Air Quality Management District/Government Center, 218 5 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar, CA. Present: Council Members Herrera, Tanaka, Zirbes, Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor and M yor Chang. Also Present: City Attorney; David Doyle, Ass City Manager; David Liu, Dir Services Director; Linda M, Information Systems Director; Associate Planner; Kim Crem Recreation Supervisor; Fred Senior Management Analyst an ► Discussion of LLC Linda Lowry, City Manager; Michael Jenkins, tant City Manager; James DeStefano, Assistant ;tor of Public Works; Bob Rose, Community Inuson, Finance Director; Ken DesForges, Vancy Fong, Planning Manager; Ann Lungu, , Senior Management Analyst; Ryan Wright, lamolhoda, Senior Engineer; Sharon Gomez, Tommye Cribbins, Executive Asst. Agreement with Lewis -Diamond Bar, ► Discussion of Grand Avenue Freeway Overpass Improvement Project ► Public Comments on Study Session Items DISCUSSION OF GRAND AVENUE FREEWAY OVERPASS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: PWD/Liu reported that in 2004 Quality Act (CEQA) the City of Ii Impact Report (EIR) for the Ind encompasses approximately 61 million sq. ft. of a mix of comme adjacent to Grand Ave. general D.B. border. The project requi and modifications to roadways 1) provide Council with an ov, Grand Avenue and 2) provide a and Industry staff. n accordance with the California Environmental dustry prepared and approved an Environmental istry Business Center Project (IBC). The project 0 gross acres consisting of approximately 4.8 cial office and industrial uses. The site is located � north of the SR 57160 immediately north of the es significant new infrastructure improvements ,nd the purposes of tonight's study session is to rview of the proposed traffic mitigations along i opportunity for Council to ask questions of D.B. John Ballas, City Engineer, City of Industry, thanked Council for inviting him to speak about the Grand Ave. aid Lemon Ave. Interchange and introduced his project team. At the urging of D. 3. to consider using Lemon Ave. to re-route truck traffic, Industry is at long last planning to widen Currier Rd. and connect with the underpass at Brea Canyon. Bec use of their experience with Caltrans and other JULY 5, 2005 PAGE 2 CC STUDY SESSION projects, Parsons was chosen to design existing level of traffic within a six to determined what would be needed ii accommodate the flow. The project con ramps on the SR57/60 interchange the lanes on Grand Ave.). The City of Indus direction on Grand Ave., widening of the to fund the design and work for the er jurisdiction. Mr. Ballas asked that the discuss the steps required to move forwr Mr. Ballas responded to C/Herrera that were their own project because there spent on their roadways and once the p he on/off ramps. The EIR analyzed the seven mile radius of the project and future years of 2015 and 2025 to �mplates adding lanes to all on and off :by widening the interchange (through y set forth a goal for four lanes in each )n and off ramps to carry the traffic and ire project that resides within the D.B. Council accept the improvement and d with Caltrans as the lead agency. altrans must certify the program as if it a significant amount of money being ect is completed it belongs to Caltrans. MPT/O'Connor asked if the expansion was a direct result of the IBC project. Mr. Ballas said yes, stating that the inter since there is no truck route in D.B. 1 commercial and industrial center acros Grand Ave. MPT/O'Connor asked why Industry pro course side if the intent was to get the Industry project. Mr. Ballas said D.B. would not have to course side and further elaborated t number of lanes that would be needE future taking into account the IBC and a C/Zirbes asked about Industry's Lewis project. Mr. Ballas said he was aware of the matter with staff. PWD/Liu responded to C/Zirbes that proposed changes along Grand Ave. a project. He said that D.B. had inform improvements would be a fixed point difficult to make additional changes. C/Zirbes asked Mr. Ballas if Industry cc project back to the freeway. He said he c off of the freeway from the west. F accommodating that number of lanes thn range will have a lot of truck traffic and cks are not free to go from the new the freeway and through the heart of ad to expand Grand Ave. on the golf ks and traffic from the freeway to the cpand the lanes on the Grand Ave. golf it the traffic report contemplated the at the Grand Ave. intersection in the bient growth. al to also widen Grand Ave. past the project and had been discussing the stry's proposal did not tie in to the therefore would not affect the Lewis Industry that the current proposed ause at this stage it would be very J engineer backward from the Lewis Id understand having four lanes come er lanes would prevent D.B. from fh the City so the artery would JULY 5, 2005 PAGE 3 CC STUDY SESSION automatically be choked at the o# -ramp. He wondered if it made more sense to leave the two lanes from the free ay to Golden Springs Dr. Mr. Ballas indicated that he was indeed seeking just that type of input from the Council. Industry would like to achieve everything indicated in the Engineer's Report but Industry is also willing to tailor back. At this juncture it seems most likely that Industry would propose holding the street width on Grand Ave. south of Golden Springs Dr. PBS & J/W. Koo & Associates staff, the transportation consultants assigned to the project, confirmed that the project scope would be driven by Caltrans requirements. It was further explained that thE Caltrans process was generally a three-step process prior to construction: ) Project Initiation Document (Project Study Report); Environmental Clearance and 3) Final Design (PS&E). These three steps lead to final Caltrans approval and construction. It was stated that whether D.P. or Industry was the lead agency during construction Caltrans would have jurisdiction over the project. In response to C/Zirbes, PBS & O/W. Koo & Associates staff stated that Industry had a goal to complete the project in two years. PWD/Liu stated that the curre t SR57/60 HOV Project was scheduled for completion in the summer 2006 and within six months Grand Ave. should be clear. Mr. Ballas explained that Caltran would incorporate some additional width in the current project but did not agree ith Industry that four lanes were needed for the eastbound off -ramp. C/Zirbes asked if any other areas of D.B. had been identified for impact based upon the Industry project. DPW/Liu responded that 23 D.B. lintersections were identified. Mr. Ballas stated that when D.B. was ready to make the intersection improvements those intersections would be measured for traffic impacts from the Industry side and that Industry would pay its fair share if D.B. chose to mitigate the intersections. PWD/Liu informed Council that there would be a kickoff meeting this Thursday and Council would continue tc be advised on the progress of the project. PWD/Liu said that the project inf rmation would be included in the weekly report to Council. JULY 5, 2005 PAGE 4 CC STUDY SESSION M/Chang said D.B. was very concerned Ave.and that the City would certainly not Target project. C/Zirbes felt this was another good rea house to help move the vehicles more happy to have four lanes each way throe two of the lanes were underground. DISCUSSION OF DEVELOPMENT BAR, LLC ACM/DeStefano said that this matter w Session to clarify points of the proposed advance of tonight's Public Hearing and lot of hard work and concurrence betw( Amendment was based on the fact that construction until August 2005 and wool celebration until the first week of OctobE already agreed upon traffic contributioi million and a guarantee by the City the fees with respect to the impending lot Iii Parcel Map on the Target project to s restaurant and/or retail. Target sought t on the part of other cities. Lewis agre residential fee so that the City would ger proposed amendment. Discussion ensued. C/Zirbes said he = Credit from Lewis and Lewis was not th move forward with their project it would I about the off -ramp coming into Grand dant to suffer gridlock at the point of the m to get the signalization program in- ;ffectively. C/Zirbes said he would be h D.B. to the eastern border as long as REEMENT WITH LEWIS-DIAMOND is before the Council during the Study development Agreement Amendment in hat this Amendment was the result of a en the City and Lewis. Essentially, the Target would not be able to commence J not be able to have its grand opening r 2006. Lewis asked to memorialize the in the amount of approximately $1.2 I it would not impose additional impact e adjustment for Target and/or a future ;gregate out the two corner pieces for ie guarantee because of prior bad acts :d to expedite the early phases of the erate about $225,000 faster through the concerned because it was a Letter of developer and if Target decided to not t Lewis on the hook. MPT/O'Connor asked what kind of costs were involved with the lot line adjustment and Parcel Map. ACM/DeStefano said that Target asked that the City not access any additional impact fees, such as more traffic fees and new impact fees. He explained that MPT/O'Connor was correct that Tar et would still pay all of the normal processing fees. Public Comments on Study Session Items: None Offered. JULY 5, 2005 ADJOURNMENT: . With no Council, M/Chang adjourned the §tl The foregoing minutes are h 2005. WEN CHANG, M PAGE 5 CC STUDY SESSION further business to come before the City Jy Session at 6:15 p.m. rAtAp Ainda C. Lowry, City k approved this 2xicl day of UFA