HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-09-07; City Council; 3749; "No asphalt sidewalks" petition. -" -.- - CITY OF CARLSBAD
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Subject :
"NO ASPHALT SIDEWALKS" PETITION - 3900 Block Jefferson Street, Carlsbad.
Statement bf the Matter
Nine residents of the 3900 block of Jefferson have submitted a petition to Council (Exhibit A) protesting the installation of temporary asphalt sidewalks
on their block.
as a part of the "Safe School Walkways" program.
is one block south of Jefferson School between Tamarack and Chinquapin. A
neighborhood meeting hosted by Mr. & Mrs. Lux, 3936 Jefferson, was held on
August 9 with the interested parties by Roger Greer, Director of Utilities &
Maintenance and Joe Spano, Engineering. (Exhibit B).
These sidewalks were to be installed during August to September
The 3900 block of Jefferson
A report of this meeting is attached
EXHIBITS: .,
A. .."No Asphalt' Sidewalks" petition'
B. Director of: Utilities & Maintenance memo to the City Ma.nager of
August 10, '1976.
RECOMMENDATION:
Return the. petition to staff for submission of a 'report and recommendation after
traffic counts have been taken, a school pedestrian analysis has been made and within the next six months.
. 9-7-76 It was agreed that the petition be returned to staff for submission of a
report within t'he next six months after traffic counts have been taken.and
a school analysis has been made. ..
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' August 10, 1976
To: City Manager
FROM: Utilities/Maintenance Director
SUBJECT: No Asphalt Sidewalks Petition
3900 Block Jefferson
Nine residents on the east side of the 3900 block of Jefferson Street
sul=anit&d a petition on July 29, 1976 protesting the installation of
temporary asphalt sidewalks on their block.
in the Safe School Sidewalks Program and is one block south of Tamarack school.
This block had been included
I had telephone conversations with Mrs. Lux, 3936 Jefferson and Mr. WDade, 3944 Jefferson during the week of August 2 concerning the matter.
Mrs. Lux volunteered to host a neighborhod meeting on Mnday, August 9 to enable the residents and staff to discuss the problems and provide information about the program.
Mr. &
Joe Spano, Engineering and I attended this neighborhood meeting. Six of the original petitioners and one additional family were represented.
The consensus of the group was basically that they were not convinced
of the need for the sidewalks since there are few school age children in the block and there is a low volurnt of traffic who must transit the area to get to the school.
the area off Chinquapin use bicycles to go to school.
consensus that if sidewalks were necessary, it would be desirable to
install permenent concrete sidewalks. It also appeared that a pement construction program could be acccanplished by the residents themselves
either through a private contractor or on an individual basis. was no particular enthusiasm for installing permanent sidewalks but rather
they would install them as an alternative to asphalt. was to leave things "as is."
Additanally, my of the children who pass through
It was also the
There
Their preferance
The areas reccamznded to Council for installation of temporary sidewalks,
were selected based on their proximity to the schools and a general
analysis of population densities and direct route analysis.
few guidelines to follow and procedures similiar to traffic warrants etc.
don't apply to these particular circumstances.
appear to have "prima facea" requirements and others that are, at best, subjective in nature. Ws do not at present have traffic counts on this portion of Jefferson and will not be able to determine a school consensus of those walking to Jefferson School until after school ccmnences.
traffic count is scheduled for later this month.
provided to the Carlsbad Unified School District for ccmnent, hmver it is
not known whether or not PTA input was solicited.
There are
There are areas that
A
The original study was
It is my recamrendation that construction of the temporary sidewalks on
Jefferson and Chinquapin to the 1-5 overpass be deferred for approximately three months to enable staff to provide more information to Council.
This delay will also provide the affected residents ths in which to
make their decisions concerning permanent sidewalks.
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Additonal topics discussed during the neighborhod meting concerned
a stop sign at Jefferson and Chinquapin to replace the yield sign (function
of the Traffic Safety Catmission was explained):
(Joe Spano will follaw-up); and a previous street overlay which left
a 1% to 2 inch curb lip (I'll attertpt to correct at sa^ future tirne -
it causes mre of an irritant than a real safety problan). Mr. & Mrs.
Lux were mst gracious hosts and their assistance is highly comtlendable.
a mid-block street light
LJt&ties/Maint. Director
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City Engineer