HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-09-09; Traffic Safety Commission; MinutesTRAFF IC SAFETY COMM I SS I ON
Monday, September 9, 1974
City Council Chambers
Present: Chairman Bob Nelson, A1 Wood, Joe Eggleston, Capt. Wally
Rossall, Kent Whitson
Absent: Bi 11 Harkins, Manny Puentes
Guests: Several residents who live on Tamarack Avenue and on Monroe S t reet .
1. Aooroval of Minutes
The minutes of the August 5, 1974 meeting were approved as submitted, with the following items to be discussed at a future meeting of the Commission: a) review any uncontrolled intersections south of the
downtown area (north of Magnol ia Avenue, between Roosevel t Street and
Harding Street), b) critique the traffic flow occurring at the last Grand Prix Motocross Race.
2. Time limit parkinq on the northwest corner of Carlsbad Boulevard
and Grand Avenue.
The Commission felt that the ongoing improvements on the south half
of Grand Avenue west of Carlsbad Boulevard must be completed before
any changes in the parking situation can be considered. At that
time a review of the entire parking situation on both sides of Grand
Avenue west of Carlsbad Boulevard should be made, which would include any time limit parking requests.
3. Request for posted speed zone on Tamarack Avenue.
The Commission recommended that the Pol ice Department increase its
enforcement of the prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour on
all of Tamarack Avenue. After reviewing the traffic speed zone
survey, the Commission did not recommend the posting of any
additional 25 m.p.h. speed limit signs along Tamarack Avenue at this
time.
4. Request of permanent road closure of Monroe Street at Elm Avenue.
The Commission recommended that a permanent barricade be installed
on the south leg of Monroe Street at its intersection with Elm
Avenue. This would eliminate all through traffic on this section of
Monroe Street, and would require establishing a no parking zone at
the north end of the resulting dead-end street so that vehicle
turning movements could be facilitated.
5. Four-way stop control at the intersection of Roosevelt Street and
Oak Avenue.
Due to the anticipated pedestrian traffic between the Boys' Club on
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the southwest corner and the new U-TOTEM Market on the southeast
corner, the Commission recommended that four-way stop control be
established at the above intersection. Traffic on Oak Avenue now
must stop for Roosevelt Street.
Respectfully submitted,
c. Kent A. Whitson Civil & Transportation Engineering
Assistant
Traffic Safety Commi-ssi on
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