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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/10/2014 AGENDA - Regular MeetingTRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AGENDA April 10, 2014 7:00 P.M., Regular Meeting Diamond Bar City Hall Windmill Community Room 21810 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, California Chair Vice -Chair Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Jen "Fred" Mahlke Ted Carrera Iden Mok Ed Pechy Manisha Stulakhe Written materials distributed to the Traffic and Transportation Commission within 72 hours ofthe Trac and Transportation Commission meeting are available for public inspection tnnnediately upon distribution in the City Clerk's office at 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California, during normal business hours. Copies ofstcff reports or otter written documentation relating to agenda itenis are on file in the public Works Department located at 21810 Copley Drive, and are available for public inspection. Ifyou have questions regarding an agenda item, please call (909) 839- 7040 during regular business !roars. In an effort to comply with the requirements of Title 11 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City ofDiannond Bar requires that any person in need of any type of special equipment, assistance, or acconnnodation(s) in order to communicate at a City public ineeling must inform the public Works Department at (909) 839-7040 a mininnmu of 72 hours prior to the schedided meeling. please refrain from smoking, eating or drinking The City of Diamond Bur uses recycled paper in the Community Room and encourages you to do the same CITY OF DIAMOND BAR TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AGENDA April 10, 2014 DIAMOND BAR CITY HALL WINDMILL COMMUNITY ROOM 21810 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Pechy ROLL CALL: Commissioners Mok, Pechy, Sulakhe, Vice -Chairman Carrera, Chair Mahlke APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes of March 13, 2014 II. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time and place for the general public to address the Commission. 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: January, February & March 2014 2. Collisions: January, February & March 2014 3. Street Sweeping: January, February & March 2014 IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Grand Avenue Beautification Project Update — Power Point Presentation 1. Recommendation: Receive and file. B. State Route 57/60 Grand Avenue Confluence Project Update — Power Point Presentation 1. Recommendation: Receive and file. V. NEW BUSINESS VI. STATUS OF PREVIOUS ACTION ITEMS VII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS VIII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. CCTV Project B. Traffic Signal Battery Back -Up Project C. NTMP — Castle Rock Road/Crooked Creek Drive Neighborhood D. Diamond Bar Boulevard & Kiowa Crest Median Modification Project E. Morning Canyon Rehabilitation Project F. Lemon Avenue Interchange Project G. Area 2/Zone 1 Road Maintenance Project H. Proposed FY 2014-15 City Council Goals and Objectives IX. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE CITY EVENTS A. CITY BIRTHDAY PARTY — Saturday, April 12, 2014 — 11:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m., Pantera Park, 738 Pantera Drive B. CITY COUNCIL MEETING — Tuesday, April 15, 2014 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government Center, 21865 Copley Drive, Auditorium C. EASTER EGG HUNT— Saturday, April 19, 2014 — Pancake Breakfast 8:30 a.m., Egg Hunt 10:00 a.m. SHARP — Pantera Park, 738 Pantera Drive. D. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING — Tuesday, April 22, 2014 — 6:30 p.m., Diamond Bar City Hall, Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive E. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING—Thursday, April 24, 2014 — 7:00 p.m., Diamond Bar City Hall, Windmill Community Room, 21810 Copley Drive F. TRANSIT LATE NIGHT — Tuesday, April 29, 2014 — City Hall front counter will remain open until 7:00 p.m. G. CITY COUNCIL MEETING — Tuesday, May 6, 2014 — 6:30 p.m., AQMD/Government Center, 21865 Copley Drive, Auditorium H. 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W t Q V W 0 W W W OC 0 Vl v UO h+i U Q) Cd bD b bJD N � w :4 o ¢" O v t° v O O D N � N N !3a it bf) 0 0 O O U) N U) D D O O H H S1, 1 u O U O O O O LO {A} mm I H 0 H I 4-1 ¢, U O +, u U o U � 0 0 0 U N O cn °1 Agenda # 8.1 Meeting Date :April 1, 2014 CITY COUNCIL® AGENDA REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council VIA: James DeStefano, City Manager TITLE: GRAND AVENUE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT UPDATE RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file staff's presentation FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact at this time. Based on the current conceptual plans, the construction estimate is valued at $1,450,00.0. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: The primary purpose of this project is to highlight the Diamond Bar community identity and create visual points of interest. The project's aesthetic features will also serve as a catalyst to stimulate existing commercial centers. The project will include streetscape enhancements to the intersections of Grand Avenue and Diamond Bar Blvd. and Grand Ave. and Longview Drive. A goal of the City's General Plan is to be recognized as a community of a well-planned and aesthetically pleasing physical environment. This project will be the cornerstone of developing streetscape beautification guidelines for the entire City. The project is to design and construct streetscape enhancements including but not limited to decorative pavement in the parkway and crosswalks, decorative rails and panels in the medians, pedestrian and accent lighting. On March 19, 2014 the City conducted an Open House for the community of residents and business owners to learn more about the project. A total of 53 attendees participated to provide input on the current design concept. Staff recommends Council to receive and file staff's presentation PREPARED BY: DATE PREPARED: Kimberly M. Young, Senior Civil Engineer March 27, 2014 REVIEWED BY: David G. Liu, Director of Public Works Attachments: Power Point Presentation, Grand Ave. Beautification Project Update m .O .4 �s .0 Ct O Ct IR m a� a, 06 W- N b U � U � o � ct O �U U � � O N � O � U U � O v a o cn �ba .. o cn a N U � � U a o .. o � O L O NC) U N cz � � cn O � U oz z o o 5 bio Cd � U Q � � c� b a 00 H � o co N N v O N "- U ct i-+bjD Q 4-1 U � U bA a--+ O ; b a QZj a Wo cn o 01 O � E� 4° rA LON O O U r� a� O a rd NO rd o a r, w � o cs �' b'D t� o U rT� w a a� O � ct co ° o N LOa N N U N - O m Q 4? 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When the existing freeway interchange was designed, the underlying "valley -shaped" terrain forced both freeways into a common alignment for a distance of 2 miles in the vicinity of Grand Avenue, referred to as the "Confluence". This creates a bottleneck where 17 lanes of traffic are condensed into 14 lanes at Grand Avenue, which causes weaving, significant delays, and high accident rates. The proposed solution to this bottleneck includes both mainline widening and the use of collector distributor lanes, commonly referred to as "by-pass" connectors. The 57/60 Freeway Interchange area is listed as a critical freight corridor capacity enhancement improvement in the 2009 Los Angeles County Multi -County Goods Movement Action Plan ("GMAP"). It has also been programmed in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("MTA") Long Range Transportation Plan. Furthermore, SR -60 has been identified as a High Priority Corridor in both the GMAP and the Southern California Association of Governments' Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The current plan is to divide the Confluence Project into three (3) phases with multiple contract packages. By phasing the project, the Confluence Project can be built in a sequence that best utilizes available funds from the MTA and the City of Industry. The project phasing also follows a logical sequence that will facilitate construction activities in subsequent phases. The three (3) phases are: • Phase I- Construction of a $16.6 million westbound on-ramp from Grand Avenue It is fully funded, with a $8.9 million MTA grant and local match funds. (November 2015). • Phase IIA- Construction of $14 million street widening improvements in the vicinity of Grand Avenue and Golden Springs Drive. It is fully funded, with a $6.8 million grant from MTA and local match funds. • Phase IIB- Construction of a $20 million westbound freeway off -ramp and an auxiliary lane to Grand Avenue. It is fully funded with a $9.4 million grant from MTA and local matching funds. (July 2015). • Phase III- Construction of the freeway mainline improvements and by-pass connectors and is valued at $205.4 million. With the joint effort between the City of Industry, City of Diamond Bar, and the MTA, a Feasibility Study was completed in 2008 to evaluate alternatives for the "Big Fix" improvements at the SR 57/60 confluence/interchange. Several ideas from the 2008 MTA Feasibility Study have yet to be resolved as to whether they are desired and cost effective, and therefore, whether they should be included in the ultimate solution for the 57/60 confluence/interchange: 1. Extension of the northbound SR 57 HOV lanes through the 57/60 Interchange 2. Creating a direct connection from westbound SR 60 to Grand Avenue (eliminating the weave across southbound SR 57) 3. Building direct connections between SR 60 and SR 57 on the northern end of the confluence/interchange Resolving these questions is critical and timely, as the cities need to determine how to pursue the needed funds to build these remaining elements — should an updated feasibility study show they are worthy of implementing. In January 2013, the City Council directed staff to seek partners to: finalize a scope, fund the study, and guide the study. To date, staff has secured a $100,000 in Partnership Planning" grant funds from Caltrans and both MTA and SCAG have expressed support to fund this updated feasibility study valued between $300,000 to $400,000. David G. Liu, Director of Public Works Attachment: Power Point Presentation 2 Date Prepared: March 27, 2014 State Route 57160 Confluence Project Fact Sheet • The 57/60 Confluence Project ("Confluence Project") is a $256 million multi -phase improvement to the existing freeway interchange df SR -57 and SR -60. When the existing freeway interchange was designed, the underlying "valley -shaped" terrain forced both freeways into a common alignment for a distance of 2 -miles in the vicinity of Grand Avenue, referred to as the "Confluence". This creates a bottleneck where 17 lanes of traffic are condensed into 14 lanes at Grand Avenue, which causes weaving, significant delays, and high accident rates. • The solution to this bottleneck includes both mainline widening and the use of collector distributor lanes, commonly referred to -as "by-pass" connectors. • The Confluence Project is listed as a critical freight corridor capacity enhancement improvement in the 2009 Los Angeles Multi -County Goods Movement Action Plan ("GMAP"). It has also been programmed in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("MTA") Long Range Transportation Plan. • SR -60 has been identified as a High Priority Corridor in both the GMAP and the Southern California Association of Governments' Regional Transportation Plan. It originates in downtown Los Angeles and extends easterly past San Bernardino, carrying 24,000-30,000 trucks per day, which is one of the highest daily truck volumes in Southern California. Recent counts indicate that'1,466 eastbound truck/trailer combinations, including the type used for carrying overseas containers, pass beneath Grand Avenue daily from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Similarly, there are 2,238 westbound trucks passing underneath Grand Avenue daily from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. • Phase I of the Confluence Project is the construction of a $16.6 million westbound on-ramp from Grand Avenue. It is fully funded, with a $8.9 million MTA grant and local match funding. (Early 2016) • • Phase IIA is the construction of $14 million street widening improvements in the vicinity of Grand Avenue and Golden Springs Dive. - Itis fully funded, with a.$6.8 million grant from MTA and local match funding. • Phase IIB is the construction of a $20 million westbound freeway off -ramp and an auxiliary lane to Grand Avenue. It is fully funded with a $9.4 million grant from MTA and Local match funding. (Early 2016) • Phase III is the freeway mainline improvements and by-pass connectors and is valued at $205.4 million. • The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Phases IIA and IIB is currently being circulated for public review. The EIR for Phase I has already been competed. • The Confluence Project will create over 5,100 jobs (based on the Federal Stimulus Bill formula). • Caltrans has identified the 57/60 Confluence as the No. 1 congestion segment within Caltrans District 7, which encompasses Los Angeles County and Ventura County. The American Transportation Research Institute ranked this as bottleneck No. 3 in the state and No. 7 in the Nation. • Annually, the Confluence experiences over 580 accidents, with an additional 90 accidents occurring on the on and off ramps. The Confluence Project would reduce the accident rate by 160 annually, with a cumulative reduction of 31300 over the next 20 years. • It is estimated that $375 billion worth of goods move through the Los Angeles & Long Beach ports each year. An estimated 9% of the traffic that travels through the 57160 Confluence is composed of commercial vehicles carrying goods that entered the country through the ports. • Traffic congestion regularly delays about one-fifth of commercial trucks in the region, increasing the cost of shipping by 50% to 250% according to studies obtained by the Los Angeles Times. • The reduction in traffic congestion will significantly mitigate toxic emissions in the region. Fact Sheet Rev. 2111/14 Study Session CITY OF DIAMOND BAR MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council From: James DeStefano, City Manager Date: April 1, 2014 SUBJECT: FY 2014-15 Council Goals & Objectives Each year, the City Council reviews its adopted Goals & Objectives and makes appropriate amendments (including adding or deleting items or making appropriate edits to reflect changing priorities) before adopting the next fiscal year's document. Staff recommendations for FY 2014-15, shown in red type, are included below for City discussion. Upon receiving Council direction, staff will bring a final document forward for adoption at a future meeting. Proposed FY 2014-2015 City Council Goals & Objectives 1. Traffic Mitigation In cooperation with the City's project partners, complete the 57/60 Freeway Interchange corridor long-term "big fix". a) Commence construction on the Westbound SR -60 Slip Ramp (Phase 1 of 57/60 -Grand Confluence Project). b) Complete design of Local Improvements at Grand/Golden Springs and DB Golf Course Frontage and prepare for construction (Step 1 of Phase 2 57/60 -Grand Confluence Project). c) Secure funding partners for and complete a feasibility study to determine the preferred and most cost-effective options for the completion of 57/60 "big fix" (missing freeway and HOV connectors separate from the 57/60 Confluence Project). Completed Items (Remove For FY 14-15): Complete EIR for Grand Bridge Widening, Bypass Roads & On/Off Ramp Reconfiguration and continue design work (Step 1 of Phase 3 57/60 -Grand Confluence Project). Recommended for FY 14-15: Secure construction funding for the Grand Bridge Widening, Bypass Roads, & On/Off Ramp Reconfiguration and continue design work (Step 2 of Phase 3 57/60 -Grand Confluence Project). Advocate for transportation solutions that are equitable in their distribution of goods movement related traffic. a) Secure recognition of the SR -60's ongoing status as a component of the state and national freight networks in an effort to secure funding for 57/60 Interchange improvements. • In cooperation with the City's project partners, complete the Lemon Avenue on and off ramp project. a) Complete right-of-way acquisitions and begin construction. • Develop a report to the City Council outlining the ongoing effectiveness of the City's ongoing traffic mitigation project programs. Recommended To Be Removed From FY 14-15: Oppose any high speed or light rail proposals that adversely impact Diamond Bar. 2. Fiscal Responsibility/Economic Development Create a long-term City-wide financial plan for preservation of the City's fixed assets, including infrastructure, buildings, parks, and other facilities. • Identify specific development opportunities and develop Specific Plans to revitalize the K -mart and Honda property areas in a way that provides the greatest net benefit to the community. Develop a plan to address the long-term financial sustainability of the City's Lighting and Landscape Assessment Districts (LLADs). Completed Items (Remove For FY 14-15): Complete the market study for the Honda property and provide a report to the City Council. New Items Recommended for FY 14-15: Proactively market the Honda property to potential hotel developers. 3. Communications In addition to regular public meetings, provide a variety of opportunities for public interaction and participation. a) Complete an update to the City's website, enhancing governmental transparency, access to information, and ease of use for the public. Completed Items for FY 13-14 (Remove For FY 14-15): Implement the Discover Diamond Bar program. Through new partnerships with local organizations (schools, nonprofits, faith -based organizations, etc.), increase community awareness about City programs and services, particularly those related to emergency preparedness and environmental services. This outreach may include face-to-face interaction, dissemination of literature%ducational materials, and contribution of City content for inclusion in partner organizations' newsletters/websites. 4. Other Items Preserve Windmill structure via ownership of structure and/or property. Develop a City-wide branding plan that incorporates standard design elements with a unifying theme that reflects the image of Diamond Bar. a) Commence Grand Avenue beautification project, using the chosen design as an initial standard plan for the City's streetscapes and entry signage. Establish a "quiet zone" on the MetroLink train line at Lemon Avenue near Walnut Elementary School. Completed Items for FY 13-14 (Removed From FY 14-15): Develop and implement fiscally responsible environmental/sustainability programs. Complete the implementation of the approved Housing Element update. WALNUT/DIAMOND BAR STATION TRAFFIC STATISTICS JANUARY, FEBRUARY, & MARCH 2014 Report Completed: APRIL 2014 Jan -14 Feb -14 Mar -14 ■Non-Haz ■Hazard ■Parker ■Total Jan -13 Feb -13 Mar -13 ❑Non-Haz ■Hazard ®Parker ■Total Jan -14 Feb -14 Mar -14 IN INJURY ■NON INJ ■TOTAL JANUARY 2014 D.U.I ARREST= 0 D.U.I. COLLISIONS= 0 FEBRUARY 2014 D.U.I ARREST= 0 D.U.I. COLLISIONS= 1 MARCH 2014 D.U.I ARREST= 0 D.U.I. COLLISIONS= 2 �a Isla Jan -13 Feb -13 Mar -13 IN INJURY ONON INJ NOTAL JANUARY 2013 D.U.I ARREST= 1 D.U.I. COLLISIONS= 1 FEBRUARY2013 D.U.I ARREST= 0 D.U.I. COLLISIONS= 1 MARCH 2013 D.U.I ARREST= 1 D.U.I. COLLISIONS= 0 Jan -14 Feb -14 Mar -14 Jan -13 231 Feb -13 100 Mar -13 Neighborhood Traffic Management Program CASTLE ROCK ROAD/ CROOKED CREEK DRIVE NEIGHBORHOOD! Traffic Calming Improvements are coming to your Neighborhood The City of Diamond Bar invites you to attend a meeting to review the proposed improvements for your neighborhood. Traffic calming improvements to be installed in your neighborhood include speed cushions, center line stripping and traffic control devices such as speed limits signs. We value your input and will discuss the exact locations of these improvements at this meeting so you don't want to miss it. Tuesday, April 29, 2014 7:00 p.m. Diamond Bar City Hall Windmill Community Room 21810 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Your participation is important as the City continues to address residents concerns regarding neighborhood traffic. For further information, please contact the City of Diamond Bar Public Works Department at 909.839.Y040 or I I I I email us at publicworks@diamondbarca.gov VOLUNTEER REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO: TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SECRETARY DATE: t — FROM: ✓ +� 2c ),'rl ✓ � I � l �rt In-�'-�%(•`' ADDRESS: PHONE: �7 Af�Vr1JTA441QTTRTF!'T• C,Vv6147i cN l l,47i IN FAVOR OF/AGAINST? l `e I expect to address the Commission on the subject agenda item. Please have the Commission Minutes reflect my name and address as written above. Signature 0