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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/13/2011 AGENDA Regular MeetingTRAFFIC & COMMISSION AGENDA October 13, 2011 7:00 P.M., Regular Meeting South Coast Air Quality Management District Hearing Board Room 21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, California Cham Vice -Cham Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Liana Pincher Teel Carrera Kevin Mouse Jen "Fred" Mahlke Kenneth Mok Written nvaterials distributed io the Trac and Transportationv Convmission within 72 hours ofthe Trac and 97-anspou7ation Commission uneeting are available far public inspection onnnediately upon distribution in the City Clerk's office at 21825 Copley Drive, Diamond liar, California, during normal business hours. Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to agenda items are on file in the Public Works Department located at 21825 Copley Drive, and are available far public inspection. Ifyou hm,e questions regarding an agenda item, please call (909) 839- 7040 daring regular business homy. 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Items to be discussed here are those which do not already appear on this agenda. III. ITEMS FROM STAFF A. Traffic Enforcement Update' 1. Citations: July, August and September 2011 2. Collisions: July, August and September 2011 3. Street Sweeping: July, August and September 2011 IV. OLD BUSINESS — None V. NEW BUSINESS — Right Turn on Red and U -Turn Restriction at Pathfinder Road and Peaceful Hills Road 1. Recommendation: It is recommended that the Traffic and Transportation Commission concur with staff to approve the right turn on red and u -turn restrictions. VI. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS VII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS VIII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Traffic Signal Battery Back -Up System Project B. Brea Canyon Cut -Off @ SB SR -57 Off Ramp Traffic Signal Project C. Multi -Year CIP — Comprehensive Infrastructure Management Plan D. Industry's Grand Avenue Bridge Widening/Interchange Project E. Golden Springs Elementary Parking Lot Improvement F. Lemon Avenue On/Off-Ramps Project G. Residential — Area 7/Zone 5 Road Maintenance Project H. Decorah/Willow Creek NTMP I. CDBG Curb Ramp Project (FY 2011-2012). J. SCAG East-West Freight Corridor Proposal IX. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CITY EVENTS A. CITY COUNCIL MEETING —Tuesday, October 18, 2011 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government Center, Main Auditorium, 21865 Copley Drive B. FALL FUN FESTIVAL — Sunday, October 31, 2010, 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Heritage Park, 2900 S. Brea Canyon Road. C. HALLOWEEN HAUNTED HOUSE — Saturday, October 30, 2010 and Sunday, October 31, 2010, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Heritage Park, 2900 S. Brea Canyon Road D. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING —Tuesday, October 25, 2011 — 7:00 p.m., AQMD/Government Center, Main Auditorium, 21865 Copley E. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING - Thursday, October 27, 2011 — 7:00 p.m., AQMD/Government Center, Hearing Board Room, 21865 Copley Drive X. ADJOURNMENT * THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE OCTOBER 13, 2011 MEETING CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING AUGUST 11, 2011 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Pincher called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the South Coast Air Quality Management/Government Center Hearing Board Room, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California 91765. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Chairman Carrera led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Commissioners Kevin House, Kenneth Mok, Vice Chair Ted Carrera, Chair Liana Pincher Absent: Commissioner Jen "Fred" Mahlke was excused. Also Present: David Liu, Public Works Director; Rick Yee, Senior Civil Engineer; Kimberly Young, Associate Engineer, and Marcy Hilario, Senior Administrative Assistant APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes of the July 14, 2011 regular meeting. C/Carrera moved, C/Mok seconded, to approve the minutes of July 14, 2011 as correct. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: NOES: COMMISSIONERS: ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: II. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered III. ITEMS FROM STAFF: Mok, VC/Carrera, Chair/Pincher None House Mahlke A. Received and Filed Traffic Enforcement Updates for: 1. Citations: May, June and July 2011 2. Collisions: May, June and July 2011 3. Street Sweeping: May, June and July 2011 C/Carrera asked if any vehicles owned by residents were towed or cited because they were left in the streets during the slurry seal process and AE/Young responded that she was not aware of any tows or citations this year. Before towing vehicles, the Sheriff's Department checks the registration address and, as a courtesy, knocks on the door before calling in to have the vehicle towed. AUGUST 11, 2011 PAGE 2 T&T COMMISSION IV. OLD BUSINESS: None V. NEW BUSINESS: A. Presentation of SCAG's East-West Freight Corridor Study/Truck Lanes in and near D.B. PWD/Liu presented staffs report and recommended that the Traffic and Transportation receive and file the report. C/Mok started that he understood that the corridor would be a dedicated highway strictly for zero -emission clean trucks. In addition, this current proposal contains no specifications as to what kind of trucks would be allowed to use the corridor other than zero -emission. It would be more practical to have a corridor for trucks leaving the port heading eastto the Inland Valley and not for local truck traffic, which is not specified in the report. Therefore, the City does need a lot more information. PWD/Liu talked about on/off ramps which are not spaced on the proposed corridor as are the typical on/off freeway ramps. The length of the east/west corridor is about 36 miles long and the San Jose Creek portion is about 15 miles long. C/House stated that there is a truck traffic problem on the SR -60 which will keep getting worse. He understood why the City of Industry would favor the San Jose Creek corridor; however, this is a piecemeal approach and the entire length of the corridor needs to be dealt with rather than just a section that would negatively affect D.B. PWD/Liu said he believed the focus should not be limited to the SR -60. Chair/Pincher offered that a solution might be to alternate one-way truck traffic at certain times of the day. Stacking is a very expensive option. Chair/Pincher asked if the study included evidence of local and regional truck traffic. PWD/Liu responded that that type of analysis has been done. This allowed them to show that the proposed project would not necessarily serve only port - related truck traffic, but would likely include local trips as well. C/Carrera asked how the Alameda Corridor discussions related to this project. His understanding is that the port traffic was to be accommodated by the Alameda Corridor projects because they'planned to have much longer trains and run the traffic through cities without impacts to the local traffic intersections. This is the first time that he heard that the port related truck traffic is not the main issue being dealt with in this report. PWD/Liu talked about the ACE grade separation projects. The bottom line is that there are very serious issues regarding truck traffic; however, the City does not believe the solution is an east -west freight corridor for trucks only. For example, it would be prudent to invest more into rail mainline investments. VI. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS: None AUGUST 11. 2011 PAGE 3 T&T COMMISSION VII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS: C/House said he noticed that the sprinkler systems on the medians between Fountain Springs Drive and the Freeway on Diamond Bar Boulevard run excessively. When he comes home at 10:30 to 11:00 p.m., the streets are flooded and water is running down the storm drains to his house. . C/Mok stated that a resident and his wife who take walks along Diamond Bar Boulevard have noticed a sewer odor across from St. Denis Church. C/House pointed out that there is a creek that crosses Diamond Bar Boulevard and Chair/Pincher confirmed that there is a creek across the street from St. Denis close to the condos. C/Mok said he believed it was private property and PWD/Liu said staff would ask someone to look into the matter. C/Mok felt the slurry seal project was moving forward in a timely fashion and asked when the project was scheduled for completion. AE/Young responded that the project is on track to finish mid-September. VIII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: A. Traffic Signal Battery Backup System Project— SE/Yee reported that staff ( held a pre -construction meeting with the contractor on July 28. A formal notice to proceed has not yet been issued because staff is waiting for completion of submittals for review and approval. Overall, the project consists of installing eight new locations and swapping out three existing locations with battery backup systems. B. Brea Canyon Cut -Off @ SB SR57 Off Ramp — Traffic Signal Project — SE/Yee stated that all conflicts have been resolved and next week the contractor will begin conduit runs installations for the project. C. Multi -Year CIP — Comprehensive Infrastructure Management Plan — SE/Yee indicated that staff is scheduled to meetwith the consultant and is also seeking to meet with upper-level management at the LA County Public Works Department. Staff discovered that there are a number of storm drains in the City's network that need to be transferred to LA County. D. Industry's Grand Avenue Bridge Widening/Interchange Project— SE/Yee stated that progress is being made on the technical studies for the environmental document in order for an environmental document to be circulated. E. Golden Springs Elementary Parking Lot Improvement— SE/Yeereported that subsequent to the last T&T Commission meeting he spoke with Nathanial Holt, PUSD representative who indicated that a letterwould be going out to the area residents to suggest a joint meeting between the residents, school district and the City to flesh out any concerns and issues related to the proposed ( improvements. F. Lemon Avenue On/Off-Ramp Project—AE/Young stated that during the past few weeks the right-of-way agreement continued to be circulated through Caltrans with more questions arising. However, staff received word that the AUGUST 11. 2011 PAGE 4 T&T COMMISSION G. I:I agreement has been finalized and is at Caltrans headquarters for signature and should come back to staff in about two weeks for presentation to Council at the September 20 meeting. There was an increase in staff costs for the acquisition phase in an amount of $80,000 which the City of Industry agreed to pay. Staff is hoping that the acquisitions will be completed sooner than the anticipated two years. Residential Area - VZone 5 Road Maintenance Project — AE/Young reiterated that this project is on schedule to be completed mid-September. Initial equipment malfunctions caused the contractor to lose production and not be able to complete all of the posted streets as scheduled. In addition, there was a problem with the quality of materials preventing the contractor from putting the chips down on the streets that were scheduled and staff received a number of calls from frustrated residents. Staff has been meeting regularly with the contractor to provide for a smoother project flow. NTMP— Decorah, Briar Creek and Willow Creek Neighborhoods - SE/Yee stated that the City Council awarded a construction contract to Hardy and Harper. The project should be underway early September. Metrolink Station Parking Lot Construction — SE/Yee reported that the parking lot would be closed down in phases to accommodate construction of solar carports. Most of the parking lot will provide such coverage along with a number of electric vehicle charging stations that will be powered by the solar panels. The power overage will be supplied back to Edison for credits. With the closure of approximately half of the parking lot at any given time there will be impacts to the surrounding streets. Staff has worked with Industry to identify allowable parking areas during the nine-month construction period. The alternate designated parking area and off-site areas with shuttle service lie entirely within the City of Industry. D.B. has concerns about spillover and staff will proactively monitor the area and advise motorists that there is no Metrolink parking allowed on adjacent streets in D.B. SE/Yee responded to C/Mok that planned parking with shuttle service will be along Baker Parkway which is about'/ mile from the station. Chair/Pincher asked the makeup of the land use close to the station. SE/Yee responded that on the D.B. side the closest intersection is Brea Canyon Road and Washington Street with the Shea Center on the west side of Brea Canyon Road and the northeast corner contains office/light industrial with a mobile home park and residential neighborhoods on the south side of Washington. Chair/Pincher asked if it was feasible to implement permit only parking during construction. SE/Yee said that staff considered that option if this becomes a chronic problem. SE/Yee stated when this project is completed there will be approximately 1200 spaces which is a reduction from the current capacity. PWD/Liu informed the Commission that this is one of if not the busiest Metrolink stations. Staff has asked the Sheriff's Department to monitor the situation and appropriate action will be taken if the situation gets out of hand. Staff has also communicated this matter to businesses in the area. AUGUST 11, 2011 PAGE 5 T&T COMMISSION VC/Carrera commended PUSD for expanding their outreach efforts for the proposed improvements at Golden Springs Elementary. He asked when staff expected the traffic calming devices for Decorah and Willow Creek to be completed and SE/Yee responded that it is about a 30 -day project. VC/Carrera asked about the status of the off-street parking request on Copley Drive in the Gateway Center. SE/Yee stated that staff's last communication with them was to ask the applicant to provide formal documentation that the board for the Gateway Association would amend their design guidelines to allow on -street parking. The applicant verbally indicated the board would allow on -street parking and staff again requested written documentation which has not yet been received. PWD/Liu stated that SCAQMD began work on their parking structure this week which is expected to take about six weeks to complete which resulted in a loss of about 80 parking spaces. Accordingly, the AQMD asked City Hall to open parking along both sides of Copley. He and SE/Yee reviewed the request and permitted parking only on the AQMD side. 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/Pincher adjourned the meeting at 8:21 p.m. The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this day of , 2011. Respectfully, David G. Liu, Secretary Attest: Chairman Liana Pincher CITY OF DIAMOND BAR TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEMORANDUM DATE: October 4, 2011 MEETING DATE: October 13, 2011 TO: Chair and Members of the Traffic and Transportation Commission VIA: David G. Liu, Director of Public Works/City Engineer r/ FROM: Rick Yee, Senior Civil Engineer SUBJECT: RIGHT TURN AND U-TURN RESTRICTION AT PATHFINDER ROAD AND PEACEFUL HILLS ROAD Background/Discussion: Based on a recent assessment of the Pathfinder Road and Peaceful Hills Road intersection, it was observed that the line of sight for vehicles turning right onto Pathfinder Road is insufficient and that u -turn movements on Pathfinder Road cannot be accomplished in a single movement due to roadway width limitations. In order to address the inadequate line of sight for vehicles turning right onto Peaceful Hills, a right turn on red restriction will be implemented. Right turns on red lights at signalized intersections are typically permitted per the California Vehicle Code unless specifically prohibited by the local jurisdiction. However, after reviewing the site conditions, it was determined that roadway curvature and vehicular speeds on Pathfinder Road necessitate the elimination of any right turn on red movements. In regards to the u -turn movements on Pathfinder Road, it has been observed that vehicles attempting u -turn movements on Pathfinder Road at Peaceful Hills Road require 3 -point turns to accomplish their maneuver due to roadway width limitations. Due to this limitation, u -turns will be prohibited on Pathfinder Road from both directions. Notices regarding this recommended action were sent during the week of October 3rd to approximately 500 residents south of Pathfinder Road that have direct access to Peaceful Hills Road. The notice (see attached) provided the residents with an explanation of why the restrictions were being recommended and also informed them of the pending action by the Traffic and Transportation Commission at the October 13, 2011 meeting. If approved by the Traffic and Transportation Commission, a resolution will be brought forward for adoption at a subsequent City Council Meeting. Recommendation: It is recommended that the Traffic and Transportation Commission concur with staff to approve the right turn on red and u -turn restrictions. Attachments: Intersection ExhibittPhotos Notice to residents Steve Tye Mayor Ling -Ling Chang Mayor Pro Tem Ron Everett Council Member Carol Herrera Council Member Jack Tanaka Council Member Rerydedpaper October 3. 2011 City of Diamond Bar 21825 Copley Drive • Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178 Dear Diamond Bar Resident: (909) 839.7000 • Fax (909) 861-3117 www.diamondbarca.gov The City of Diamond Bar has recently evaluated the intersection of Pathfinder Road and Peaceful Hills and determined that a right turn on red restriction will need to be implemented. Right turns on red lights at signalized intersections are typically permitted per the California Vehicle Code unless specifically prohibited by the local jurisdiction. After reviewing the site conditions, it was determined that vehicles attempting a right turn from Peaceful Hills onto Pathfinder Road do not have adequate sight distance to view oncoming traffic along Pathfinder Road. Therefore, upon formal adoption by the City Council, a right turn on red restriction will be installed and enforced. This item will be brought forward to the City's Traffic and Transportation Commission on October 13, 2011 for their consideration. The meeting will be held at 7PM at the South Coast Air Quality Management District Hearing Board Room located at 21865 Copley Drive. Once approved by the Traffic and Transportation Commission, the City Council will then adopt a resolution to implementthis at a subsequent meeting. If you should have any questions concerning the aforementioned, please feel free to call the Public Works Department at (909) 839-7040. Thanks again for making the City of Diamond Bar a great place to live, work, and play. Since , David G. Liu, PE Director of Public Works/City Engineer v