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Council Chambers
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 3:00 p.m.
Welcome to Your Traffic and Mobility Commission Special Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes
information about topics coming before the Traffic and Mobility Commission and the action recommended
by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website and
in the Office of the City Clerk. The Minutes Clerk is also available to answer any questions you have about
Traffic and Mobility Commission Meetings meeting procedures.
How to Participate
Per State of California Executive Order N-29-20 in the interest of public health and safety, we are
temporarily taking actions to prevent and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by holding
Traffic and Mobility Commission meetings electronically or by teleconferencing.
Traffic and Mobility Commission Special meeting can be watched via livestream or replayed on the city
website at http://www.carlsbadca.gov.
You can participate in the meeting by e-mailing your comments to the Minutes Clerk at
traffic@carlsbadca.gov prior to commencement of the agenda item. Your comment will be transmitted to
the Traffic and Mobility Commission at the start of the agenda item.
If you desire to have your comment read into the record at the Traffic and Mobility Commission Special
Meeting, please indicate so in the first line of your e-mail and limit your e-mail to 500 words or less.
These procedures shall remain in place during the period in which state or local health officials have imposed or recommended social distancing measures.
Reasonable Accommodations
Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be
provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 760-
434-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by
noon on the Thursday before the meeting to make arrangements.
More information about Traffic and Mobility Commission meeting procedures can be found at the end of
this agenda and in the Carlsbad Municipal Code chapter 1.20.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing
agenda was posted at the Council Chamber at
1:15 am / pm on Wednesday
01/27/2021
Date Signature
TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION
Agenda
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CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Traffic & Mobility Commission Meeting held on Jan. 4, 2021
PUBLIC COMMENTS: In conformance with the Brown Act and California Executive Order No. N-29-
20, a total of 15 minutes is provided so members of the public can participate in the meeting by
submitting comments as provided on the front page of this agenda. The Minutes Clerk will read
comments as requested up to a total of 15 minutes. All other comments requested to be read by
the Minutes Clerk will trail until the end of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no
Commission action can occur on these items.
CONSENT CALENDAR: The items listed under Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be
enacted by one motion as listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to
the time the Commission votes on the motion unless members of the Traffic and Mobility
Commission, the Liaison or the public request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the
Consent Calendar for separate action. A request from the public to discuss an item must be
submitted to the Minutes Clerk in writing prior to Traffic and Mobility consideration of the Consent
Calendar.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
1. POLICE REPORT – (Staff Contact: Lt. Calderwood, Police Department)
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive report
2. LASERFICHE PUBLIC WEBLINK TRAINING – (Staff Contact: Pat Downie, Maria Emery and Kathryn
Ronquillo, Policy & Leadership Records)
Staff’s Recommendation: Training
CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER COMMENTS:
City Traffic Engineer Report – Attachment A
TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION COMMENTS:
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Continuation of the Public Comments
This portion of the agenda is set aside for continuation of public comments, if necessary, due to
exceeding the total time allotted in the first public comments section. The remainder of the
categories are for reporting purposes. In conformance with the Brown Act, no public testimony and
no Commission action can occur on these items.
ADJOURNMENT:
TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION AGENDA
Feb. 1, 2021
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ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION AGENDA
Per Carlsbad Municipal Code 2.28.050 the Traffic and Mobility Commission is an advisory
commission to the City Council directed to study all matters referred to it concerning traffic safety
and pedestrian safety and to make written recommendations to the city council regarding traffic
and pedestrian safety within the city.
The Ralph M. Brown Act (commonly referred to as the “Brown Act”) governs open meetings for
local government bodies in the state of California. The Brown Act guarantees the public’s right to
attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies and is contained in section 54950 et
seq. of the Government Code. The Brown Act also includes requirements for the distribution of
agendas for these public meetings.
TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION PROCEDURE
For each item on the agenda, City of Carlsbad staff will present a report to the Traffic and Mobility
Commission. The Traffic and Mobility Commissioners may then ask clarifying questions about the
staff report in advance of the public outreach. If anyone wishes to question a Traffic and Mobility
Commission recommendation, they may contact the Traffic and Mobility Division at 1635 Faraday
Avenue, between the hours of 7:30 am and 5:30 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 am to
5:00 pm on Friday.
Visual materials should be submitted to the Transportation Department at 1635 Faraday Avenue no
later than noon the Friday before the meeting. Please label all materials with the agenda item
number you are representing. All materials exhibited to the Traffic and Mobility Commission during
the meeting (slides, maps, photos, etc.) are part of the public record and must be kept by the Traffic
and Mobility Division for at least 60 days after final action on the matter. Your materials will be
returned upon written request. Video clips cannot be accommodated.
Attachment A
Meeting Date: Feb. 1, 2021
To: Traffic and Mobility Commission
Staff Contact: John Kim, City Traffic Engineer
John.Kim@carlsbadca.gov, 760-602-2757
Subject: City Traffic Engineer Report
Past City Council Items on Traffic and Mobility
Jan. 12, 2021
• Determination of Five Deficient Street Facilities
• Sustainable Mobility Plan Update
• Appoint One Member to the Traffic & Mobility Commission
Jan. 19, 2021
• Semi-Annual Transportation Report
Upcoming City Council Items on Traffic and Mobility
Feb. 16, 2021
• Award of Contract for FY2020-21 Pavement Overlay Project
• Award of Contract for ECR Bridge Improvement at Cannon Road Phase I
Other Items
• The CarlsbadConnects app was released on Jan. 8. It is another resource that allows
residents to get customer service from the city. It has replaced Carlsbad@YourService.
More information is available on the city website.
• Report on status of traffic signal on Poinsettia Lane at Cassia Road
• Multimodal Level of Service (MMLOS) Ad-Hoc Working Group: Schedule next meeting
for February
City Traffic Engineer Report
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Non-Agenda Public Comments
Item Action
Request to remove 3-hour parking on
State St
Future agenda item
Commissioner Comments
Item Action
Concerns on Jefferson Street between
Las Flores Dr and Marron Rd
Staff is investigating
Visibility of signals on WB Carlsbad
Village Dr between Pio Pico Dr and I-5
Ramps
Staff is investigating