HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-03-06; Traffic Safety Commission; MinutesMinutes of: TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Date of Meeting: Monday, March 6, 1972 - 3:OO PiM.
Place of Meeting: City Manager's Conference Room
Present: Don Johnson, Bob Nelson, Bill Harkins, City Manager
Arnold, Police Chief Laughlin, City Engineer Cook,
Manny Puentes
Guests: Dan Curtis ITT, Continental Baking Company, Inc.
1, Approval of Minutes.
The minutes for the February meeting were approved as submitted.
2. Request for 15 minute.~parkinq only on Roosevelt Street at
Elm Avenue.
Mr. Curtis outlined the problem. His business is primarily
a short term sale operation and he has a high turn-over of
pedestrian usage of the parking in the near vicinity of his
bakery operation. A letter of concurrence was received from
the Security Pacific Bank and Sonny's Automotive, adjoining
businesses to his property. Upon motion (Harkins-Nelson),
the Traffic Safety Commission recommended that a 15 minute
parking limitation be placed on Roosevelt for the first lot
southerly of Elm Avenue, both sides.
3. Parkinq Limitations in the Dowh&own area.
The matter of downtown parking was discussed. There is no
problem regarding the quantity of on street parking in the
downtown area, The existing time limit for parking
throughout the area is unjustified. The City Manager sug-
gested that this matter be pursued with the downtown busi-
ness people to obtain their concurrence in deleting the
existing extended parking limitation. He did suggest, how-
ever, that we try an -approach which has been successful in
several other communities, this being the establishing of
15 minute parking for all parking spaces immediately ad-
joining an intersection. Upon motion (Arnold-Nelson) the
committee recommended that the stalls adjoining inter-
sections of the downtown area be designated with green curb.
4. Proposed Traffic Safety Policies and Warrants.
The City Engineer discussed the proposed standards and
outlined the background, Mr. Puentes elaborated on the
background and indicated that the County has just revised
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their speed control warrants. Upon motion (Cook-Laughlin)
the committee recommended that the proposed warrants be
adopted by the City Council as the official policy of the
City of Carlsbad. Mr. Puentes, we will submit a copy of
the revised County Speed Control Warrant for distribution
prior to the Council action. Telephonic concurrence of
committee members will be obtained to include that standard
in the packet submitted to the Council.
5. Election of Officers.
Chairman Johnson indicated that his one year term had
expired and requested that we elect new officers at the
next meeting .
6. County-wide Accident Record System.
Mr. Puentes indicated that the County Traffic Engineer is
interested in installing a eounty-wide Traffic Accident
Record system. The City Engineer will contact the County
Traffic Engineer and investigate how Carlsbad can partici-
pate. A report will be made to the committee at a future
meeting .
Respectfully submitted,
HUNTER T2 COOK
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