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Home My WebLink About01/10/2013 - MINUTES - Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 10, 2013 Chairman Carrera 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 Pirritano led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Commissioners Jen "Fred" Mahlke, Liana Pincher, Peter Pirritano, Vice Chairman Kenneth Mok and Chairman Ted Carrera. Also Present: David Liu, Public Works Director; Christian Malpica, Associate Engineer (Traffic), and Marcy Hilario, Administrative Coordinator. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes of the November 8, 2012 Regular Meeting C/Mahlke moved, C/Pirritano seconded, to approve the Minutes of the November 8, 2012 meeting as presented. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Mahlke, Pincher, Pirritano, VC/Mok, Chair/Carrera NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered. Ill. ITEMS FROM STAFF: A. Receive and File Traffic Enforcement Updates for: 1 Citations: October, November & December 2012 2. Collisions: October, November & December 2012 3. Street Sweeping: October, November & December 2012 JANUARY 10, 2013 PAGE 2 T&T COMMISSION C/Mahlke moved, C/Pincher seconded, to Receive and File Traffic Enforcement Updates for October, November and December 2012. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: mm� VITTE-7m Llfilog*A 4 0j:1111LA I ki I V. NEW BUSINESS: COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS: None None VI. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS: VII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS: Mahlke, Pincher, Pirritano, VC/Mok, Chair/Carrera None None None Commissioners wished staff a Happy New Year and Chair/Carrera thanked staff for doing a remarkable job. VIII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: A. CDBG Curb Ramp Project AE/Malpica shared that the bid opening was held on November 19th. The lowest bid presented was submitted by TSR Construction and Inspection with a bid of $128,000. This was taken to Council on December 2nd for approval and award of contract. The project consists of the installation of 62 ramps, some of which will be new with others being removed and replaced. A pre - construction meeting is tentatively scheduled for January 17th with a tentative date for commencement of construction the week of January 21 st . The project is slated to be completed in 30 days. This CDBG funded project has a project deadline of March 2013. Staff will work closely with the contractor during construction to minimize traffic congestion and mitigate traffic and pedestrian delays. Chair/Carrera asked if the contractor is required to file for a traffic control plan. AE/Malpica responded that they can use the Watch Manual which provides sufficient information on how to display traffic controls depending on the area of construction. If a construction project requires a lane closure, the contractor is required fo provide a complete traffic control plan. JANUARY 10, 2013 PAGE 3 T&T COMMISSION n. C. CCTV Project AE/Malpica presented a map of the current and proposed locations which included eight current locations for the CCTV cameras with eight (8) additional locations proposed for 2013 installations. The installation is scheduled to be completed in about two months. PWD/Liu stated that the eight proposed installations are for significant intersections and locations within the City. Chair/Carrera asked how well the system functions at night. AE/Malpica responded that the system functions well at night and provides very good images. Staff is very happy with the system capabilities. C/Pirritano asked if the Commissioners could receive a copy of the map. AE/Malpica responded that AC/Hilario would provide a copy for each Commissioner. VC/Mok asked if staff works with paramedics and fire department personnel during congestion. AE/Malpica responded that a pre-emptive system has been discussed with the fire department before. PWD/Liu said that there are a couple of locations, including the intersection of Grand Avenue and Diamond Bar Boulevard, that have a hard -wired system to Fire Station 120 on Grand Avenue. Another location is at the intersection of Golden Springs Drive and Armitos Place, which is near Fire Station 121. 2013 Metro Call for Projects Funding Application AE/Malpica stated that with the Commission and Council's support, this grant proposal is being initiated to obtain funding for an adaptive traffic control system which adjusts the timing and cycling for key intersections such as Diamond Bar Boulevard at Pathfinder Road and Golden Springs Drive at Grand Avenue. PWD/Liu stated that funding will hopefully be made available by 2016 and the project can be completed by 2018. D. SR57/60 "Big Fix" Project Study PWD/Liu stated that at its January 15th meeting, staff will ask the City Council to authorize staff to pursue funding partners for a project study to address the missing components along the SR -57/60 confluence/interchange area. He referred the Commission to Page 2 of staff's report for a list of the missing components. Staff has been working very closely with the City of Industry and the LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority since early 2000. As recently as 2008, there was a joint effort to complete the feasibility study and to look at the "Big Fix." As a result of the feasibility study, the project was moved forward with the items shown on Page 1 of staff's report which includes Phase 1, Phase 11, and Phase 111. Phases I and 11 are fully funded. Phase III is the basis for the current funding effort. Staff wants to demonstrate that at a local level, DB is doing everything possible to implement the regional improvements. At this point in time, it is critical for DB to determine how it will JANUARY 10, 2013 PAGE 4 T&T COMMISSION move forward with a project study report, which requires Caltrans to look at the costs as well as, the physical impacts and benefits the missing connectors would provide. IX. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CITY EVENTS: As stated in the agenda. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Traffic and Transportation Commission, Chair/Carrera adjourned the meeting at 7:39 p.m. The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 1qf day of QWAN 2013. 1 Respectfully, David GK.iu, Secretary Attest: Chairman Ted Carrera