HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-08-03; Traffic and Mobility Commission; ; FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 - TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION WORKPLANItem 6
Meeting Date: Aug. 3, 2020
To: Traffic and Mobility Commission
Staff Contact: Nathan Schmidt, Transportation Planning and Mobility Manager
nathan.schmidt@carlsbadca.gov or 760‐602‐2734
Subject: Fiscal Year 2020‐21 – Traffic and Mobility Commission Workplan
Recommended Action
The Traffic and Mobility Commissioners will approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020‐21 work plan for
submittal to City Council.
Background
Based on discussions during the June 1, 2020 Traffic and Mobility Commission hearing, staff has
prepared the attached FY 2020‐21 Work Plan that identifies activities that the TMC anticipates
undertaking in the coming year. The purpose of this work plan is to encourage increased dialogue
between the TMC and City Council.
On June 1, 2020, the Traffic and Mobility Commission considered the proposed Work Plan and
recommended the following changes as outlined below and provided in Exhibit 4:
Objective 1a: Add Before/After studies from the Traffic Signal Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) project and the mobility project portions of the CIP. Staff also revised this
objective by adding a sentence regarding review of the CIP as follows: “In addition, the
Traffic and Mobility Commission will review the list of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)
as part of the Transportation Director’s bi‐annual transportation update report.” This
revision is consistent with the purview of the Commission as defined in the duties of the
TMC by the Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.28.050.
Objective 1b: Add review of the Local Roadway Safety Plan and the Citywide
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program
Objective 1d: Add Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Analysis Guidelines
Objective 2a: Expand this objective to include Safe Routes to School (SRTS) planning
activities and better define the TMC’s role in these planning efforts
Goal 3 was renamed to “Enhance Transparency”
Objective 3b: This new objective was added to work with the city clerk to provide video
recordings of all Traffic and Mobility Commission meetings on the city website
Next Steps
The FY 2020‐21 Traffic and Mobility Commission work plan will be submitted to City Council for
review and approval.
Exhibits
1. Draft City Council Resolution
2. Memo from City Attorney, Dec. 18, 2018
3. Traffic and Mobility Commission Work Plan FY 2019‐20
4. Traffic and Mobility Commission Work Plan FY 2020‐21
5. Correspondence from Commissioner Linke
EXHIBIT 1
RESOLUTION NO. .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION WORK
PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2020‐21.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code requires that each board or
commission provide to the City Council for its approval an annual Work Plan of activities to be
undertaken by the board or commission; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the duties of the Traffic and Mobility Commission under Chapter
2.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, staff prepared a draft annual Work Plan for the Traffic and
Mobility Commission that is designed to promote mobility and traffic safety within the city and to
implement the General Plan Mobility Element; and
WHEREAS, the draft annual Work Plan includes development of a communications plan,
consistent with City Council direction to staff at its Aug. 3, 2020, meeting to include a communications
plan under which the Traffic and Mobility Commission Chair will provide semi‐annual reports to the
City Council on the Commission’s activities and recommendations on specific matters; and
WHEREAS, on Aug 3, 2020, the Traffic and Mobility Commission considered and unanimously
recommended City Council approval of the draft annual Work Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020‐21.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad approves the Traffic and Mobility
Commission Work Plan for FY 2020‐21, attached hereto as Attachment A.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, California on the __ day of ________, 2020, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
_________________________
MATT HALL, Mayor
_________________________
BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk
(SEAL)
Memorandurn
December 18, 2018
To: All Boards and Commissions
From: Celia A. Brewer, City Attorney
Via: Boards and Commissions Staff Liasions
Re: Work Plans
{cityof Carlsbad
The City Councll recently revised the Municipal Code to create uniform policies and• procedures
related to boards and commissions. Included in those revisions is a requirement for each board
and commission to submit an annual work plan and a subsequent report of the activities it has
undertaken to the City Council. The workplan should include the activities that the board or
commission anticipates undertaking in the coming year. The City Cou11cil will review, amend if
necessary and apprnve the work plan. The purpose of the work plan is to encourage increased
dialogue between the boards and commissions and the City Council. It will also help ensure
that the boards and commissions are working in line with the priorities of the City Council. Your
staff liaison will present you with an initial draft work plan. Please spend some time at your
next available meeting to review, modify if necessary and approve the draft work plan. In
addition, please also consider any modifications to your authorizing ordinance or resolution
which you may be necessary. The City Council will be reviewing the authorizing ordinances and
resolutions at a future meeting.
City Attorney
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-434-2891 t
Exhibit 2
City of Carlsbad
Traffic and Mobility Commission Work Plan
Fiscal Year 2019-2020
I.Mission Statement
The Traffic and Mobility Commission is committed to enhancing safe mobility for the city and
its residents by using data-driven decision-making and a forward-looking approach to
transportation. We are transparent and do the right thing the right way.
II.Duties
The City Council has established a goal to have the City of Carlsbad become a leader in
multimodal transportation systems and creative approaches to moving people and goods
through and within the City of Carlsbad. Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter
2.28, the City of Carlsbad Traffic and Mobility Commission was established. The duties of the
Transportation and Mobility Commission are defined as follows by the Carlsbad Municipal
Code section 2.28.050:
It shall be the duty of the Traffic and Mobility Commission to study matters concerning
mobility and traffic safety, including implementation of the General Plan Mobility
Element, and to make written recommendations to the City Council and Planning
Commission regarding measures that should be taken to promote mobility and traffic
safety within the city as follows:
A.Review staff studies and reports, and make recommendations to the City Council
and Planning Commission on mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not
limited to those related to pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular, and transit modes of
travel, and parking and school safety;
B.Provide a public forum to review community input regarding mobility and traffic
safety matters, including but not limited to those related to pedestrian, bicycle,
vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety;
C.Review and provide recommendations for revision to the city codes and plans on
mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not limited to pedestrian, bicycle,
vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety.
III.FY 2019-2020 Goals & Objectives
Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.15, the Traffic and Mobility Commission
will provide advisory recommendations within the scope of this work plan.
The Traffic and Mobility Commission will focus on the following FY 2019-20 Goals/Tasks:
1.Goal: Review staff recommendations on the multimodal transportation system, and provide
input based on data, best practices and public input.
a)Objective: Review and provide input on mobility policies, programs, processes and
informational reports including the Growth Management Program (GMP) Annual
Monitoring Report and other reports within the purview of the Commission.
Exhibit 3
b)Objective: Review and provide input on mobility plans currently in process including the
Sustainable Mobility Plan and Traffic Signal Master Plan.
c)Objective: Review and provide input on Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program
projects and proposed traffic control devices such as parking restrictions, speed limits, stop
signs, roundabouts and traffic signal evaluations.
d)Objective: Review and provide input to the new Mobility Systems Evaluation and
Monitoring (MSEM) manual which may include: Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA),
Growth Management Program Annual Traffic Monitoring, vehicle level of service (LOS)
evaluation methods, and multimodal (pedestrian, bicycle, and transit) LOS evaluation
methods.
e)Objective: Provide opportunities for public input on scheduled city projects that have the
potential to improve mobility options.
2.Goal: Focus on mobility around school locations including safety.
a)Objective: Review and provide input on significant mobility and safety projects near
schools.
b)Objective: Receive informational reports from the Carlsbad Police Department regarding
school traffic education and enforcement.
3.Goal: Develop a Commission communications plan
a)Objective: Review and consider recommendations to improve the existing communication
practice between the Commission and City Council.
b)Objective: Discuss and determine the roles of the Chair and Commission members in
providing in-person input to the City Council at City Council Meetings.
c)Objective: Revise the Commission’s Rules and Regulations to be consistent with the
communications plan.
d)Objective: Propose upgrades of the city website to enhance public input related to mobility
issues.
City of Carlsbad
Traffic and Mobility Commission Work Plan Fiscal Year 2020-2021
I. Mission Statement
The Traffic and Mobility Commission is committed to enhancing safe mobility for the city
and its residents by using data-driven decision-making and a forward-looking approach to
transportation. We are transparent and do the right thing the right way.
II. Duties
The City Council has established a goal to have the City of Carlsbad become a leader in
multimodal transportation systems and creative approaches to moving people and goods
through and within the City of Carlsbad. Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter
2.28, the City of Carlsbad Traffic and Mobility Commission was established. The duties of
the Transportation and Mobility Commission are defined as follows by the Carlsbad
Municipal Code section 2.28.050:
It shall be the duty of the traffic and mobility commission to study matters concerning
mobility and traffic safety, including implementation of the General Plan Mobility
Element, and to make written recommendations to the city council and planning
commission regarding measures that should be taken to promote mobility and traffic
safety within the city as follows:
A. Review staff studies and reports, and make recommendations to the city
council and planning commission on mobility and traffic safety matters,
including but not limited to those related to pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular, and
transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety;
B. Provide a public forum to review community input regarding mobility and
traffic safety matters, including but not limited to those related to pedestrian,
bicycle, vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety;
C. Review and provide recommendations for revision to the city codes and plans
on mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not limited to pedestrian,
bicycle, vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety.
III. FY 2019-2020 Goals & Objectives
Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.15, the Traffic and Mobility Commission
will provide advisory recommendations within the scope of this work plan.
The Traffic and Mobility Commission will focus on the following FY 2020-21 Goals/Tasks:
1. Goal: Review staff recommendations on the multimodal transportation system, and
provide input based on data, best practices and public input.
a) Objective: Review and provide input on mobility policies, programs, processes
and informational reports including the Growth Management Program (GMP)
Annual Monitoring Reports, Before/After Studies from the Traffic Signal CIP
project, and other reports within the purview of the Commission. In addition,
the Traffic and Mobility Commission will review the list of Capital Improvement
Projects (CIP) as part of the Transportation Director’s bi-annual transportation
update report.
b) Objective: Review and provide input on mobility plans currently in process including
the Sustainable Mobility Plan, the Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP), the Citywide
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program, and the Traffic Signal Master
Plan.
c) Objective: Review and provide input on Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management
Program projects and proposed traffic control devices such as parking restrictions,
speed limits, stop signs, roundabouts and traffic signal evaluations.
d) Objective: Review and provide input to the new Mobility Systems Evaluation and
Monitoring (MSEM) manual including: Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA)
Guidelines, Growth Management Program Annual Traffic Monitoring Manual,
vehicle level of service (LOS) evaluation methods, multimodal (pedestrian, bicycle,
and transit) LOS evaluation methods, and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Analysis
Guidelines.
e) Objective: Provide opportunities for public input on scheduled city projects that have
the potential to improve mobility options.
2. Goal: Focus on mobility around school locations including safety.
a) Objective: Review and provide input on significant mobility and safety projects near
schools. Proactively engage the school district in Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
planning and work with the schools to develop SRTS and access plans.
b) Objective: Receive informational reports from the Carlsbad Police Department regarding
school traffic education and enforcement.
3. Goal: Enhance transparency.
a) Objective: Propose upgrades of the city website to enhance public input related to mobility
issues.
b) Objective: Work with the city clerk’s office to provide video recordings of all Traffic and
Mobility Commissions meetings on the city website.
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Traffic and Mobility Commission, Commissioner Correspondence
From: Commissioner Steve Linke
Meeting Date: August 3, 2020
Subject: FY 2020-21 Traffic and Mobility Commission Work Plan
The proposed Work Plan looks quite good, but I wanted to share a one-page summary of Carlsbad’s Traffic
Impact Fee (TIF) Program and advocate that it be added to the Work Plan.
Under the Growth Management Plan (GMP), conditions are placed on developers to pay for projects that
address the direct traffic impacts of their developments on adjacent streets. Additional money is collected
from developers through the TIF Program to pay for the more indirect, cumulative, citywide impacts of
developments on the arterial street system. Pooled TIF funds are used for projects like the addition of
through lanes, turn lanes, sidewalks, etc. that were not otherwise anticipated or funded through other
mechanisms.
The GMP monitoring results are supposed to be used every year to identify projects that can proactively
address future GMP deficiencies that arise due to changing circumstances, such as changes in anticipated
traffic, land use, intensity of development, etc. The TIF project list is then supposed to be updated and the
fee schedule adjusted to ensure sufficient funding of the new projects and to account for inflation in
construction costs for existing projects.
Unfortunately, Carlsbad’s defective GMP monitoring methods masked many GMP deficiencies for several
years, and the TIF Program has not been updated for the last 12 years. This created a perfect storm that has
resulted in the flood of GMP deficiencies we have been dealing with, along with the issues around funding
the projects/programs needed to address them.
For the last TIF update, adopted by council on 4/8/2008, several future GMP deficiencies were anticipated,
and the TIF project list and fees were adjusted accordingly. Several on the council were disappointed that
they had waited so long since the previous update in 1991. Mayor Lewis lamented the fact that, without
adjusting the fees, later developers and average taxpayers would have to disproportionately cover the costs
of the projects in order to stay compliant with the GMP. And there was discussion about looking at the TIF
program in more detail at least every two years to keep it properly updated. Sadly, this was all ignored.
One current example is the College Boulevard extension. The recent traffic study for that project showed
that two lanes (one in each direction) will essentially be filled up by pre-existing traffic that is currently
using Cannon Road and El Camino Real, causing them to have deficient levels of service. The developers
adjacent to the College Boulevard extension should be responsible for funding the other two lanes to
accommodate their new traffic, but the lanes handling the pre-existing traffic could have been funded, at
least in part, through the TIF Program. Unfortunately, Carlsbad’s inaccurate GMP vehicle monitoring
methods and the failure to update the TIF project list and fees may mean that taxpayers will now be on the
hook to pay.
Conclusion: This all highlights the need to update the TIF Program as soon as possible—before potential
additional revenue opportunities are lost.
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Nathan Schmidt
From:Steve Linke <splinke@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 2, 2020 5:32 PM
To:Nathan Schmidt; David Graham
Cc:Eliane Paiva; 'Jason Stack'; Doug Bilse
Subject:RE: T&MC Work Plan
Attachments:T&MC Work Plan FY 2020-2021 - Linke proposal v2.docx
Hi Nathan and David,
As discussed at our meeting last night, below is a summary of my proposed changes to the T&MC’s FY 2020‐21 Work
Plan, and I have attached a “track changes” Word document showing the updated proposed changes relative to last
year’s plan.
In Objective 1a, I am proposing adding:
Before/After Studies from the Traffic Signal CIP project (pursuant to Mr. Bilse’s suggestion)
Mobility project portions of the Capital Improvements Program (I realize staff has some opposition to this, but I
feel the CIP is a key component of implementation of the Mobility Element)
In Objective 1b, I am proposing adding:
Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP)
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program update and guideline documents
Objective 1d already included review of the Evaluation and Monitoring Manual, and I am just clarifying that it includes
the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Analysis Guidelines, as we discussed at the meeting. If VMT is not included, then I
would propose adding it as a separate item.
I am proposing changing Goal 3 to “Enhance transparency,” because the three objectives related to the communications
plan (3a, 3b, and 3c) have all been completed and can be removed. I am proposing adding the objective:
Work with the city clerk’s office to provide video recordings of our meetings to the public.
I think the Work Plan process is working well.
Best regards,
Steve
From: Doug Bilse [mailto:Doug.Bilse@carlsbadca.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 3:09 PM
To: Nathan Schmidt
Cc: Steve Linke; Eliane Paiva; Jason Stack; David Graham
Subject: T&MC Work Plan
Hi Nathan,
I called Commissioner Linke today to clarify his request last night regarding the upcoming T&MC work plan.
Commissioner Linke will submit his official request, but I wanted you to know that we talked and clarified some
documents and terminology. To help all of the team going forward I think it might be helpful to summarize our
discussion as follows:
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I am preparing a Traffic Signal Master Plan that is an overview of the traffic signal program, but has nothing to
do with signal performance. We are in the process of finalizing the draft report, but it is not likely to be ready for
the July T&MC meeting. I feel comfortable having an item on the August T&MC meeting to review the Draft
Traffic Signal Master Plan. I can use input received by the T&MC to submit comments back to STC so that they
can finalize the document.
As part of the Traffic Signal CIP project, we will be preparing Before/After Studies that do reflect the
performance of the signals along our main corridors. We expect the adaptive signals to be operational by the
end of summer, and the Before/After Study ready for review by the end of the calendar year. Tom noted this
last night as part of his semi‐annual report to City Council.
I am copying others involved with agenda setting and the development of the work plan. I’m happy to answer any
questions.
Take care,
Doug Bilse, T.E.
Senior Engineer
Public Works Department
Traffic & Mobility Division
City of Carlsbad
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008‐7314
www.carlsbadca.gov
P: (760) 602‐7504
F: (760) 602‐8558
doug.bilse@carlsbadca.gov
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City of Carlsbad
Traffic and Mobility Commission Work Plan Fiscal Year 2019‐2020‐
2021
I. Mission Statement
The Traffic and Mobility Commission is committed to enhancing safe mobility for the city
and its residents by using data‐driven decision‐making and a forward‐looking approach to
transportation. We are transparent and do the right thing the right way.
II. Duties
The City Council has established a goal to have the City of Carlsbad become a leader in
multimodal transportation systems and creative approaches to moving people and goods
through and within the City of Carlsbad. Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter
2.28, the City of Carlsbad Traffic and Mobility Commission was established. The duties of
the Transportation and Mobility Commission are defined as follows by the Carlsbad
Municipal Code section 2.28.050:
It shall be the duty of the traffic and mobility commission to study matters concerning
mobility and traffic safety, including implementation of the General Plan Mobility
Element, and to make written recommendations to the city council and planning
commission regarding measures that should be taken to promote mobility and traffic
safety within the city as follows:
A. Review staff studies and reports, and make recommendations to the city
council and planning commission on mobility and traffic safety matters,
including but not limited to those related to pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular,
and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety;
B. Provide a public forum to review community input regarding mobility and
traffic safety matters, including but not limited to those related to
pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and
school safety;
C. Review and provide recommendations for revision to the city codes and plans
on mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not limited to pedestrian,
bicycle, vehicular, and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety.
III. FY 2019‐2020 Goals & Objectives
Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.15, the Traffic and Mobility
Commission will provide advisory recommendations within the scope of this work plan.
The Traffic and Mobility Commission will focus on the following FY 2019‐20‐21
Goals/Tasks:
1. Goal: Review staff recommendations on the multimodal transportation system, and
provide input based on data, best practices and public input.
a) Objective: Review and provide input on mobility policies, programs, processes
and informational reports including the Growth Management Program (GMP)
Annual Monitoring Reports, Before/After Studies from the Traffic Signal CIP
project, the mobility project portions of the Capital Improvements Program,
and other reports within the purview of the Commission.
b) Objective: Review and provide input on mobility plans currently in process
including the Sustainable Mobility Plan, the Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP), the
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program update and guideline
documents, and the Traffic Signal Master Plan.
c) Objective: Review and provide input on Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management
Program projects and proposed traffic control devices such as parking restrictions,
speed limits, stop signs, roundabouts and traffic signal evaluations.
d) Objective: Review and provide input to the new Mobility Systems Evaluation and
Monitoring (MSEM) manual which may includeincluding: Transportation Impact
Analysis (TIA) Guidelines, Growth Management Program Annual Traffic
Monitoring Manual, vehicle level of service (LOS) evaluation methods, and
multimodal (pedestrian, bicycle, and transit) LOS evaluation methods, and
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Analysis Guidelines.
e) Objective: Provide opportunities for public input on scheduled city projects that
have the potential to improve mobility options.
2. Goal: Focus on mobility around school locations including safety.
a) Objective: Review and provide input on significant mobility and safety projects
near schools.
b) Objective: Receive informational reports from the Carlsbad Police Department
regarding school traffic education and enforcement.
3. Goal: Develop a Commission communications planEnhance transparency.
a) Objective: Review and consider recommendations to improve the existing
communication practice between the Commission and City Council.
b) Objective: Discuss and determine the roles of the Chair and Commission members
in providing in‐person input to the City Council at Council Meetings.
c) Objective: Revise the Commission’s Rules and Regulations to be consistent with the
communications plan.
a) Objective: Propose upgrades of the city website to enhance public input related to
mobility issues.
d)b) Objective: Work with the city clerk’s office to provide video recordings of our
meetings to the public.