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TRAFFIC SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
May 5, 2025, 4 p.m.
Welcome to the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about
topics coming before the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission and the action recommended by city staff. You can
read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website.
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City Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
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How to participate
If you would like to provide comments to the Commission, please:
•Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer.
•Submit the form to the Clerk before the item begins.
•When it’s your turn, the Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium.
•For non-agenda public comment, speakers must confine their remarks to matters within the Commission’s
subject matter jurisdiction.
•For public comment on agenda items, speakers must confine their remarks to the question or matter under
consideration.
•Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Chair) changes that time.
•You may not give your time to another person, but can create a group. A group must select a single speaker as
long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the Clerk before the
item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public comment at the
beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding
officer or the Commission.
•Failure to comply with the rules for public participation is disruptive conduct. Continuing disruptive conduct after
being asked by the presiding official to cease may result in removal from the meeting.
•In writing: Email comments to traffic@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 1 p.m. the day of the meeting
will be shared with the Commission prior to the meeting. When e-mailing comments, please identify in the
subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of
the official record.
Reasonable accommodations
Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative
formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids
will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-
339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on
the Friday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by noon on Monday, the
day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize
accessibility.
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CALL TO ORDER: 4:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Coelho, Penseyres, Newlands, Nicholes.
Absent: Proulx, Kohl, Schuck.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Coelho led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on April 7, 2025
ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 4/0/3 (Proulx, Kohl, Schuck – Absent).
PRESENTATIONS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENT: The Brown Act allows any member of the public to comment on items not on the
agenda. Please treat others with courtesy, civility, and respect. Members of the public may participate in
the meeting by submitting comments as provided on the front page of this agenda. The Commission will
receive comments in the beginning of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur
on these items.
CONSENT CALENDAR: The items listed under Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted
by one motion as listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the
Commission, votes on the motion unless members of the Commission, staff, or the public request specific
items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
1.POLICE REPORT REGARDING TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY-RELATED MATTERS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF
2025: Receive a quarterly report from a representative of the City of Carlsbad’s Police Department
that will provide an overview of traffic and mobility-related police matters and notable news during
the months of January, February and March 2025. (Staff contact: Jason Arnotti, Police Department)
Recommended Action: Receive the report.
ACTION: Commission received the report.
2.UPDATE ON EL FUERTE STREET STRIPING PLAN MODIFICATIONS: Receive an update on the City
Council’s decision regarding the El Fuerte Street Striping Plans. (Staff Contact: Tom Frank and Nathan
Schmidt, Public Works Department)
Recommended Action: Receive the update.
ACTION: Commission received the update.
3.UPDATE ON INTERSECTION TRAFFIC CONTROL OPTIONS FOR THE CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND
TAMARACK AVENUE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT: Receive an update on the City
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Council’s decision regarding the Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue Intersection Improvements
Project. (Staff Contact: Tom Frank and Nathan Schmidt, Public Works Department)
Recommended Action: Receive the update.
ACTION: Commission received the update.
4.FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 – TRAFFIC SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION WORK PLAN: Review and approve
the final Fiscal Year 2025-26 Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission Work Plan and appoint a
commissioner to represent the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission at the City Council meeting where
the work plan will be presented for City Council consideration. (Staff Contact: Nathan Schmidt, Public
Works Department)
Recommended Action: Approve the Work Plan and appoint a representative.
ACTION: Commission appointed Chair Coelho to represent at the City Council meeting – 4/0/3
(Proulx, Kohl, Schuck – Absent).
Commission appointed Vice-Chair Penseyres to be the backup representative at the City Council
meeting – 4/0/3 (Proulx, Kohl, Schuck – Absent).
Commission approved the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission Work Plan
–4/0/3 (Proulx, Kohl, Schuck – Absent).
COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: This portion
of the agenda is for the Commission to make brief announcements, brief reports of their activities and
requests for future agenda items.
STAFF COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT: 5:10 p.m.
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