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Home My WebLink About1971-10-27; City Council; 574; Traffic Commission Items for Council ActionF T H E C I T Y O F C A R L S B A D, C A L I F' O R N I A Agenda Bill No.-� Date: October 27, 1971 Referred To: subject: TRAFFIC COMMISSION ITEMS FOR Submitted By: CITY COUNCIL ACTION W. F. Priday statement -of the Matter Due -to lack of a quorum at the September 13 Traffic Safety Commission meeting, and the inability of the Commission to get a quorum for the October 5 meeting, it appears necessary for the City Council to take action on some pending items. Exhibit Sept. 13, 1971 Traffic Safety, Commission Agenda. and Minutes. Memo from Police Chief Laughlin dated Oct. 27, 1971. Resolution No. /q�? Staff Recommendations (See minutes of Sept. 13 Traffic Safety Commission meeting) #3 Defer action until receiptofreport by Manny Puentes and Chief Laughlin. #4 City Engineer to report findings. #5 Public Works has taken care of this item. #6 No action. #7 No action. #8 Request denied by Traffic Engineer and Police Chief based on the fact that street is too narrow at the location requested; no lighting; people would have to cross Carlsbad Blvd. at a very dangerous location. Confirm action. #9 Defer action for further study. #10 Affielter v•�eeDr�eld" sign be moved to south- west ofWesthaven andParkive Pass Resolution No. AB No. 574 October 27, 1971 #11 Recommend that request be deferred until conditions warrant a 4-way stop. At the present time the intersection does not meet any of the following criteria -- Minimum Volume Warrant a. The total vehicular volume entering the intersection from all approaches must average at least 500 vehicles per hour for any 8 hours of an average day, and b. The vehicular volume entering from the minor street or highway must average at least 200 vehicles per hour for the same 8 hours. c. When the 85 percentile approach speed of the major street traf- fic exceeds 40 miles per hour, the minimum vehicular volume war- rant is reduced to 70 per cent of the above requirements. (See attached memo from Chief Laughlin) City Manager's Recommendation Concur with staff recommendation. Council Action iq 19 11-2-71 Resolution #1.M-8-was adopted, designating vehicle traffic Northbound on Park Drive yield to traffic on Westhaven Dr. and/or Skyline Drive. - 2 -- A G E N D A TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Monday - September 13, 1971 - 3:00 P. M. City Manager's Conference Room 1. Call to Order. Roll Call. i 2. Approval of Minutes of August 2, 1971. 3. Traffic Conditions - Carlsbad Blvd. 4. Sidewalk Request - Chamber of Commerce. 5. Parking - Carlsbad Union Church request. 5. Curb Markings - information. 1 7. Police Reports - Traffic information. 8. Greyhound Depot Request. ' 9. Parking Restrictions - business district. 10. West,haven-Skyline-Park Intersection (discussion). i a■ Minutes of: Date of Meeting: Place of Meeting: TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION -- Monday - September 13, 1971 - 3:00 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room ---.------------------------------------------------ 1. Roll Call: Chairman Don Johnson, City Engineer Cook, Police Chief Laughlin, 14. F. Priday, and Manny Puentes, Consultant Guest: • Paul Gesino of 3821 Westhaven Absent: Wm. C. Harkins, City Manager Arnold, Col. Nooncaster 2. The Commission was unable to obtain an official approval or determin- ation regarding the prior minutes of August 2 and/or any agenda items of this date due to lack of a quorum. 3. Traffic Conditions - Carlsbad Blvd. r. Manny Fuentes, Traffic Engineering Consultant from the Southern California Auto Club, gave a very comprehensive traffic report rf the conditions on Carlsbad Blvd, from Tamarack Avenue to Elm. Mr. Puentes will submit his report in writing to the Traffic Commission prior to the City Council meeting of October 5. At that Council meet- ing recommendations will be made for the upgrading of traffic sign-, ing, speed zoning, etc, should it be necessary. 4. Sidewalk Request - Chamber of Commerce This request was referred to the City Engineer for action. 5. Parking - Carlsbad Union Church Request i Request referred to Fubltc Works Division for action. j 6. Curb Markings Information brought to the attention of Traffic Commission members. 7. Police Reports - Traffic Information Traffic information developed from oolice staff meetings will be sent to all Traffic Commission members prior to each meeting. 8. Greyhound Depot Request epot to be located at Request was received from Greyhound for a d the Scandia Motel at 2550 Carlsbad Blvd. Chief Police Laughlin 3, and Public Works Director Priday made an "on -the -spot" survey and concluded that it was not in the best interest of safety to locate a depot there. Mr. R. W. Hotchkiss, District Sales Supervisor for Greyhound Lines, was contacted and informed of the unsafe conditions existing. The Commissioners present agreed with our action. 9. Parking Restrictions - Business District ; Due to lack of a quorum, this was deferred. Traffic Safety Commission Minutes - 2 - September 13, 1971 10. Westhaven Skyline -Park Intersection (discussion). Even though official action could not be taken, Mr. Puentes and Public Works Director Priday outlined the need for moving the yield sign from the northeast corner of Westhaven and Skyline to the southwest corner of Westhaven and Park Avenue. 11. Four-Wa Sto - La una and Jefferson petition was received requesting a four-way stor at Laguna and Jefferson, but again this was deferred because of lack of a quorum. It was the consensus of those present that a policy should be out- lined for the Council and Commission for determining stop sign lo- cations and other traffic matters so the Council and the Commission would have a guideline from which to make their determinations. The staff will prepare this document for the City Council as soon as possible. WFP:hl CITY OF CAPLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM A sAD COUNCIL DATE : _JO-?_?-7 O : c RLs �bTY ---�� ---- CHIEF OF POLICE RALPii W, 14211LIN MOM:- SUBJECT:- PROPOSED BOULEVARD STOP ON JEFFERSON STREET AT LAGUNA DRIVE r I j On August 27, 1971, on Jefferson Street just south of Laguna Drive, an elderly female pedestrian walking south on the sidewalk was struck" and fatally injured by u southbound pick-up truck which went out of control and jumped the curb. The driver of the truck was found to be intoxicated and was arrested and charged with manslaughter and felony drunk driving. An earlier accident (8-9-71) at the intersection of Laguna Drive and Jefferson Street, in which a motorcycle rider was injured in a collision with an automobile, was found to have resulted from an improper turn. In the opinion of the undersigned, neither of these accidgnts were di- rectly chargeable to excessive speed, according to the investigations made by this Department) and it would appear that a boulevard stop on Jefferson Street at Laguna Drive would have had no effect in either case. cc: Win PRIDAY BY:-- RaPH W, LAUGWLIN, CHIEF OF POLICE 19 rq l RESOLUTION NO. 1-9?.0 2i A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD DESIGNATING THAT VEHICLE TRAFFIC 3j NORTHBOUND ON PARK DRIVE YIELD TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON WESTHAVEN DRIVE AND/OR SKYLINE DRIVE 41 51 61 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad does hereby a 7� resolve as follows: 8 1. That the intersection of Westhaven Drive, Park Drive I 91 and Skyline Drive in the City of Carlsbad is hereby designated a l0i as a yield intersection and all vehicles entering the said inter- 3 11I section from Park Drive northbound are hereby required to yield { 121 at the entrance to said intersection. 13, 14! PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City 151 Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, held November 2, 16 1971, by the following vote, to wit: i - I 18 AYES: Cmn, Dunne, McComas, Castro -and Lewis. u 19lI NOES: None. C 1 I� 20� ABSENT: Cmn. Jardine. i 21 22 23 David M. Dunne, MAYOR 241 i 255 26+ 274 ATTEST: - 1 284 29. rli 414aa t E. Adams, City Clerk 301 • I 31; 1 3211 (SEAL)