HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-06; Traffic and Mobility Commission; Minutes
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Council Chambers
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Sept. 6, 2022, 4:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 4 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Linke, Penseyres, Fowler, Coelho and Newlands
Absent: Perez and Proulx
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Acting Chair Linke led the Pledge of Allegiance
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Motion by Commissioner Penseyres, seconded by Commissioner Fowler to approve Consent Item No. 1.
Motion carried: 5/0/0/2 (Absent: Chair Perez and Commissioner Proulx)
1. INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD AND COLLEGE BOULEVARD, CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, PROJECT NO. 6028 – The Traffic & Mobility Commission supported staff’s
recommendation to approve the plans and specifications of the intersection improvement at Palomar
Airport Road and College Boulevard, Capital Improvement Program, Project No. 6028.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
2. ORDINANCE UPDATE AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT: CHAPTER 10.56 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL
CODE – OPERATION OF REGULATED MOBILITY DEVICES – Receive an update on the newly-enacted
ordinance, Chapter 10.56 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code - Operation of Regulated Mobility Devices;
review a proposed amendment to the trail dismount provision in the ordinance. (Staff Contact: Jason
Jackowski, Police Department and Marissa Kawecki, City Attorney’s Department)
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive an update, review the proposed amendment, and provide
feedback.
City Attorney Kawecki and Lieutenant Jackowski presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint
presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk)
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Scott Hansen from the San Diego Mountain Bike Association spoke about the positive changes. He
appreciates and support the city’s response to the feedback regarding this provision. With the adoption
of the proposed amendment, the City of Carlsbad will have a model ordinance which he knows other
jurisdictions will want to adopt.
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Commissioner Coelho asked if the Traffic and Mobility Commission can see what the Diversion Class
curriculum entails.
Lieutenant Jackowski responded that the curriculum being used is from the League of American Bicyclists
Smart Cycling Program. He will have that curriculum forwarded to the commission.
Commissioner Coelho inquired about the number of citations that were given out to this date.
Lieutenant Jackowski responded that the presentation was only current up to Aug. 23, 2022. With the
recent declaration of emergency many more citations have been issued. They have done 428 enforcement
contacts just since the declaration of the state of emergency on Aug. 23, 2022.
Commissioner Fowler said that if these e-bike riders start to ride on trails this could cause confusion in
the future as it is hard to enforce. The hardship is that riders have to stop and get off their bike if they are
within 50 feet of a pedestrian or on a trail that is less than five feet wide.
Lieutenant Jackowski said the hardship is that the riders have to estimate the distance themselves and
the Police Officer would have to make the same estimation at the exact same time. This would be difficult
to prove and the citation could be dismissed outright. Using the catch all of riding with regard to safety is
simpler.
Deputy City Attorney Kawecki responded that the ordinance can always be amended in the future if the
need arises. In order to amend an ordinance, there needs to be specific findings to support the ordinance.
The city needs to articulate reasons for having the ordinance and we have no evidence that there is a need
for it currently.
Acting Chair Linke asked if we interface with the schools in the City of Carlsbad that fall within the San
Marcos or Encinitas Unified School Districts?
Lieutenant Jackowski replied that the collaboration will fall on San Diego Unified Schools and Encinitas
Schools to identify the schools.
Motion by Commissioner Penseyres, seconded by Commissioner Newlands to support staff’s
recommendation on the proposed amendment to the newly-enacted ordinance, Chapter 10.56 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code – Operation of Regulated Mobility Devices; review a proposed amendment to
the trail dismount provision in the ordinance. Motion carried: 5/0/0/2 (Absent: Chair Perez and
Commissioner Proulx)
3. POLICE REPORT REGARDING TRAFFIC & MOBILITY-RELATED MATTERS DURING THE MONTH OF
AUGUST 2022 – Receive a presentation from a representative of the City of Carlsbad’s Police
Department that provide an overview of traffic and mobility-related police matters during the month
of August 2022. (Staff Contact: Lieutenant Jason Jackowski, Police Department)
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive a presentation
Lieutenant Jackowski presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Office
of the City Clerk)
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4. STATUS UPDATE ON THE BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE, AND MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY
LOCAL EMERGENCY – Receive an update and solicit feedback from the public and Traffic &
Mobility Commission on the declaration of a local emergency of bicycle, e-bicycle, and
motorized mobility device safety. (Staff Contact: Paz Gomez, Public Works)
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive a presentation
Deputy City Manager Gomez presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the
Office of the City Clerk)
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Tom Lichterman is a resident of Oceanside and the Chairman of the Oceanside Bicycle and Pedestrian
Committee. He provided a presentation on his cycling accident that took place on Carlsbad Boulevard near
Chandler’s restaurant. He requested that the T&MC direct staff to investigate and develop a remediation
plan for a clear roadway defect that is a hazard to cyclists.
Acting Chair Linke responded that the Commission is unable to direct staff to do anything, but that he
should contact the Transportation Department. He believes they already have this location down as being
an issue.
Tim Morgan spoke about the corner of Tamarack Avenue and Valley Street and it’s Phase II of the Traffic
Calming Study. There was a lack of engagement and community involvement, and this does not align with
the messages being conveyed.
Mark Embree spoke about the accident on Valley Street and Basswood Avenue and measures to slow
traffic down. How do we force irresponsible people to be responsible? They need to become aware with
something different like a traffic circle or speed bump. Please don’t let Christine’s death go unnoticed.
Commissioner Coelho inquired about the function of the Emergency Operations Center.
Deputy City Manager Gomez responded that the function is to help facilitate communication and ensure
that everything that is going on with regards to the proclamation is coordinated and collaborated across
the city.
Commissioner Newlands said that the rise of the e-bikes has been the real issue that is being shown in the
data, as fatalities and accidents are up. What can we do about this?
Deputy City Manager Gomez replied that on September 27, during City Council meeting staff will get
direction on how to proceed and how to prioritize the projects. The intent of staff is to cover the different
areas such as enforcement, education, engineering and infrastructure. We will review areas of concern,
projects and input given by the public.
Commissioner Coelho asked if this will require another review of these projects post City Council by the
Traffic and Mobility Commission and other commissions as well? What is the timeline of the
implementation of these projects?
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Deputy City Manager Gomez said that the Traffic and Mobility Commission is aware that there is a new
way of approaching projects across the board. We are trying to get feedback earlier in the design process.
Some of the projects coming forward won’t be new as they will have been presented before. Other
projects will be newer and not fully vetted yet. Timelines will be discussed. Projects that are further along
may be able to be accelerated. Other newer projects can be accelerated into the design phase as well.
Motion by Commissioner Penseyres, seconded by Commissioner Coelho to include the following
comments:
a.The plan should include a comprehensive training program that addresses traffic safety for all
roadway users including adults, youths, e-bikes, manual bikes, and vehicle drivers.
b.Support for the implementation of infrastructure projects that address traffic safety including
traffic calming including, roundabouts, lane reductions, vertical and horizontal measures
c.Accelerate implementation of traffic safety infrastructure improvements and high priority
projects identified in the Sustainable Mobility Plan
d.Prioritize Safe Routes to School projects in particular focus on preparing school access plans
as a near-term Safe Routes to School action items
e.Provide instructions to educate the drivers on how to use the green conflict zone striping
through variable message signs and the city’s communication channels (“No Right Hook”)
Motion carried: 5/0/0/2 (Absent: Chair Perez and Commissioner Proulx)
5.FINAL DESIGN PLANS FOR CARLSBAD BOULEVARD RESTRIPING BETWEEN MANZANO DRIVE AND
ISLAND WAY, AND THREE SUSTAINBLE MOBILITY PLAN BIKE LANE ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS -
Support staff’s recommendation to City Council to approve the final design plans and specifications
of the Carlsbad Boulevard Restriping between Manzano Drive and Island Way, bike lane
improvements at five locations on Carlsbad Boulevard, Capital Improvement Project No. 6096, and
Three Sustainable Mobility Plan Bike Enhancement Projects - La Costa Avenue at the intersections
of Piraeus; Saxony and El Camino Real, Capital Improvement Project No. 6101; Jefferson Street
between Las Flores Drive and I-5 Overpass, Capital Improvement Project No. 6100; and Paseo Del
Norte and Cannon Road intersection, Capital Improvement Project No. 6095. (Staff Contact:
Miriam Jim and John Kim, Public Works)
Staff’s Recommendation: Support staff’s recommendation to the City Council.
City Traffic Engineer Kim and Senior Engineer Jim presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint
presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk)
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Michael Von Newman, Chair of the Encinitas Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission and resident
of Encinitas. He is in support of the staff proposal to restripe southbound Carlsbad Boulevard and
to reduce travel lanes from two to one. He believes these improvements will improve safety for
bicyclists and all users of the road.
Bill Fenner is a resident of the Solamar development on Carlsbad Boulevard. He is in support of staff
proposal but he believes that the city needs to reduce the traffic on the northbound lane as well as
southbound. The Solamar Community submitted a petition to Transportation Director Frank that
had 42 signatures on it. Everyone signed the petition wanting to reduce the speed limit to 35 mph,
reduce the travel lanes and make that lane a bike lane.
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Commissioner Coelho inquired if after the striping project is completed, is there a feedback loop to
evaluate the condition of the road after the treatment?
City Traffic Engineer Kim responded that typically if a problem is identified staff would do the
appropriate before and after studies. For example, on residential traffic calming projects where
we have a speed target of 25 mph, we complete a before and after study. For a situation where
the posted speed limit is based on prevailing speeds but staff wants to enhance the bicycle lane the
staff would probably do more of an observational type of analysis.
Commissioner Penseyres commented on an alternative to just using green paint in the bike lane
area would be to use sharrows to direct cyclists left and allow the motorists to turn right. The goal
is to reduce right hooks without excessive motorist delay. This should be used on northbound
Carlsbad Boulevard at Ponto Road, Breakwater Road and Island Way. It should be used southbound
at Solamar Drive.
Commissioner Penseyres also recommended as follows:
• Providing a bike box or retain sharrow on northbound/eastbound Jefferson Street at Las
Flores
• Leave the sharrows on northbound/eastbound of Jefferson Street
• Widen the WB climbing lane and installing a new green or black backed sharrow as soon as
the bike lane ends.
• Provide a green bike box La Costa Avenue at Piraeus Street
• Dashed green paint from La Costa up to the park & ride.
• Provide a green bike box on Cannon Rd. in the westbound direction at Paseo del Norte
City Traffic Engineer Kim responded that he appreciates the suggestions but cannot commit to
make changes to this project at this late stage in the design process. These set of plans have come
in front of the Traffic and Mobility Commission before and we are trying to expedite this project.
Commissioner Penseyres asked staff to not add the bike lane on Jefferson Street. He asked to leave
the road as it is right now.
City Traffic Engineer Kim responded that staff is comfortable with a marked bike lane in this position
and thinks it will be beneficial. Transportation and Mobility Manager Schmidt said that this area
was identified as a critical gap in the city’s bike lane network and staff saw this an opportunity to
improve this location.
Acting Chair Linke spoke about one public comment concerned about eliminating the lanes to
accommodate the road diet. He wanted to note the volume changes on that stretch of road. This
year there has been an increase or drivers on that road. Our roads are just as congested now as
they were pre-covid.
City Traffic Engineer Kim agreed but added that he sees a different pattern post-covid. The studies
we conduct give us information on what those patterns tend to be. He feels that the stretch of road
on Carlsbad Boulevard would be sufficient to handle the flow of traffic based on a one-year closure.
The intersection capacity plays a large part in roadway capacity.
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Acting Chair Linke said that he does not agree with earlier statements that the max speed limit
should be 35 mph within city limits. Major corridors like El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road
need to move along.
Commissioner Penseyres said that he fully supports the removal of the lane and the approach to
do it in the southbound direction.
Motion by Commissioner Penseyres, seconded by Acting Chair Linke to approve staff’s recommendation
to City Council to approve the final design plans and specifications of the Carlsbad Boulevard Restriping
between Manzano Drive and Island Way, bike lane improvements at five locations on Carlsbad Boulevard,
Capital Improvement Project No. 6096, and Two Sustainable Mobility Plan Bike Enhancement Projects -
La Costa Avenue at the intersections of Piraeus; Saxony and El Camino Real, Capital Improvement Project
No. 6101 and Paseo Del Norte at Cannon Road Capital Improvement Project No. 6095. Motion carried:
5/0/0/2 (Absent: Chair Perez and Commissioner Proulx)
Motion by Acting Chair Linke, seconded by Commissioner Fowler to support supported staff’s
recommendation to City Council to approve the final design plans and specifications of the Sustainable
Mobility Plan Bike Enhancement Project - Jefferson Street between Las Flores Drive and I-5 Overpass,
Capital Improvement Project No. 6100. Motion carried: 4/1/0/2 (No: Commissioner Penseyres; Absent:
Chair Perez and Commissioner Proulx) 6. UPDATE ON PLUM TREE ROAD IN RESPONSE TO RESIDENT CONCERNS WITH SPEEDING –
Receive an informational report on the traffic engineering evaluation of Plum Tree Road. (Staff
Contact: Lindy Pham and John Kim, Public Works)
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the report.
City Traffic Engineer Kim and Associate Engineer Pham presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint
presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk)
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Eric Stephenson – representing a group of residents from Plum Tree Road and is requesting that
their neighborhood be included in phase 2 of the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program
Nichola Riggle –Residents must insist that something be done to make the neighborhood safer.
Speed cushions should be a minimal solution. Expedite the Phase 2 plan as soon as possible.
Julie Schwartz – spoke to reiterate on what the previous speakers said about the dangers and speed
issues on Plum Tree Road. Please include this neighborhood in Phase 2 of the Residential Traffic
Program.
Commissioner Coelho asked if any progress on this project for this street will be made prior to the
meeting with the neighborhood in early 2023? Do we work with consultants?
Acting Chair Linke said that there is a paradox where some residents want additional stop signs
placed in their neighborhood to reduce speed where other residents may say that no one pays
attention to the stop signs. He also asked about vegetation issues arising and how to keep this
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under control.
City Traffic Engineer Kim said that the vegetation issues are usually on private property. Staff
contacts the private property owner and asks them to cut back the vegetation. Normally, if it is not
in the public right of way then it becomes the responsibility of the owner of the property.
Acting Chair Linke asked when the sight measurements were taken were all of the parked cars also
taken into consideration? Sight distance is worse with many parked cars in the way. One of the
public comments requested a red curb, does staff consider these type of request?
City Traffic Engineer Kim said that they do take parked cars into consideration when they measure
sight distance to an intersection. He said they will take a look at the red curb request and evaluate.
The sight evaluations were done at Redknot Street, Robinea Street and Windflower Drive.
Commissioner Penseyres expressed his concern about waiting until 2023 to start this project. He
hopes that staff can speed up this project including it as part of the emergency declaration.
City Traffic Engineer Kim said that he is confident that staff is proceeding with the projects as fast
as possible. Nine streets in a three-month span is aggressive and he knows his staff is working fast.
Tamarack Avenue has already been prioritized as part of the emergency, so staff is also going to
squeeze that project in. Staff will take a look at all of the streets again to see if there are any new
considerations, but those streets and neighborhoods are waiting as well.
Commissioner Penseyres asked if a traffic circle could be looked at for this location as well?
City Traffic Engineer Kim answered yes. Staff likes to talk about the solutions and to clearly present
the positives and negatives of all solutions with the community when they hold the neighborhood
meeting.
Acting Chair Linke said that he supports traffic circles in certain circumstances but when you have
a smaller side street it forces the car to get closer to people’s houses and sidewalks.
7. UPDATE ON THE CITY OF ENCINITAS E-BIKE SHARE PROGRAM – Receive an informational report
on the development and performance of the City of Encinitas E-Bike share program. (Staff
Contact: Nathan Schmidt, Public Works)
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the report.
Transportation Planning and Mobility Manager Schmidt presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint
presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk)
8. DRAFT LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN – Receive feedback on the draft Local Roadway Safety Plan,
a study that analyzes citywide traffic collisions to identify and prioritize citywide roadway safety
improvements. (Staff Contact: Miriam Jim and John Kim, Public Works)
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive a presentation and provide feedback.
Senior Engineer Jim and Traffic Planner Andrew Prescott from Chen Ryan Associates presented the report
and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk)
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Commissioner Penseyres said the data shown regarding collisions that take place mid-block is misleading
as they aren’t actually mid-block. SWITTERS always include how far you are from the intersection. The
police use the center line of the intersection as the starting point. A crash that is reported being 20 to 30
feet from the intersection is still in the intersection. In the report, is this being shown as being mid-block?
Traffic Planner Prescott responded that they use the offset distance in the report, not where the actual
pin drops. They use the offset distance of 50 feet to define their intersections. Any crash reported within
50 feet of the intersection would be identified as an intersection collision.
Commissioner Penseyres asked about driveways and alleys and other areas that are related to the
intersections. Do these get reported as mid-block?
Traffic Planner Prescott responded that they look at these instances on a case-by-case basis. Driveways
that might function more as an intersection might be flagged as an intersection collision. Generally
driveways and alleys would be looked at as mid-block unless they fall within 50 feet of the intersection.
Commissioner Penseyres suggested that they look at the car-bicycle crashes separately from the solo
bike crashes. He suggested that we fix that in the data as we know that 90% of the bicycle-car crashes
take place at intersections, driveways or with a vehicle making a turning movement. It is this
kind of data that causes the push towards class IV.
Acting Chair Linke asked if part of the feedback from the Commission could be to add an asterisk to the
mid-block collisions and note that these might not necessarily be mid-block but could be driveways or
alleys. Could we also add a figure in the presentation that accurately reflects that right hook are the most
dangerous cause of collisions for bicycles.
Traffic Planner Prescott responded that their data did show that right hooks are the most common cause
of collision. They did separate non-vehicle bicycle collisions from bicycle-car collisions. They created a map
that shows all of the collisions and distinguishes between the two types. They also created a new figure
that identifies the causes of the bicycle collisions that did not include motor vehicles and includes any
potential objects that were involved.
Acting Chair Linke suggested making the figure that shows the right hook frequency a more prominent
aspect of the report. Include that in the executive summary to highlight the issue. Many people only have
time to read the executive summary. He asked why a few projects didn’t make the list that had fatal
collisions. They are El Camino Real, Faraday Avenue, Alicante Road and Colina De La Costa. Why is there
not a project associated with these intersections that had the highest level of injuries or fatalities? The
third location was Carlsbad Village Drive from Harding Street to the I-5 ramp. He suggested adding these
two intersections and the segment of Carlsbad Village Drive to the project list or look at them more closely
for the priority list.
Motion by Acting Chair Linke, seconded by Commissioner Newlands to include the following comments:
1) The LRSP report should highlight the issues with the right hook collisions specifically for
vehicle vs. bike collisions
2) Consider adding the following additional locations to the priority project list:
a. The roadway segment of Carlsbad Village Drive between Harding Street and the I-5
Southbound ramps
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b. The intersection of El Camino Real & Faraday Avenue
c. The intersection of Alicante Road and Colina de la Costa
Motion carried: 5/0/0/2 (Absent: Chair Perez and Commissioner Proulx)
9. CARLSBAD RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE – Receive a presentation and
provide feedback on the proposed changes to the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program
2022 Revision which outlines the process to plan and implement traffic calming measures on
residential streets throughout the city. (Staff Contact: John Kim and Miriam Jim, Public Works)
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive a presentation and provide feedback.
City Traffic Engineer Kim and Senior Engineer Jim presented the report and reviewed a PowerPoint
presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk)
Commissioner Fowler asked about the criteria for the phase III.
City Traffic Engineer Kim responded that there is an evolution of how we got to this point. When staff
received comments at the last meeting about the phase III criteria, it was said that the criteria was difficult
to meet. We started unofficially using speed cushions to replace the stop signs, and in order
to address intersections, we utilized traffic circles. Once we started doing this, we realized we were doing
what is considered traditional traffic calming. Phase II was intended as “cost effective traffic calming”.
Phase III is traditional traffic calming. He thought it would be easier to understand if we consolidate
Phase II and III. We can apply any tools in the toolbox for phase II. We eliminated some tools that were
geared towards grid networks like the list of diverters. They wouldn’t be of much use in Carlsbad. We can
however, use any type of traffic calming tools if appropriate. There is no best feature. Speed cushions
have shown to be very effective and simple, and we tend to apply those because of that. There are
positives and negatives to every feature.
Commissioner Penseyres asked if they can put the speed cushions or pillows midblock? He asked about
raised intersections or speed tables. Are these still part of the program?
City Traffic Engineer Kim responded that we will still be retaining such things as a raised intersection,
raised crosswalk and those types of features. There will be certain things that we consider when we
propose a toolbox and drainage is one of the things. A raised intersection would have drainage issues.
This is why we default to speed cushions and traffic circles that won’t polarize the community as they are
easier to implement with fewer drawbacks. He also wanted to touch on Vice-Chair Linke’s earlier
comment about roundabouts. There are perception issues that they push traffic toward the pedestrian
path. We do try to point that out. We do want to make sure that cars aren’t in the pedestrian path but
yes the cars will be pointed in that direction. This is an issue we lay out to the community when we propose
options.
Commissioner Penseyres shared his concern that we use the 32 mph as a criterion. We need to work on
slowing down the 15% that is driving way too fast as those are the drivers that kill people.
City Traffic Engineer Kim responded that the 32-mph speed limit was based on a couple of considerations.
One of these was speaking to the Police Department and asking them what speed they start enforcing on
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a residential street. This was the common number where the officers started issuing citations on a
residential street. When staff was looking at the streets that had traffic calming complaints, we looked at
a whole cross section of streets and threw the 32-mph limit in there to see which streets would be
excepted and which ones not. We didn’t want all of the streets to be accepted or all excluded.
The 32 mph bisected the number that looked reasonable to staff. For neighborhoods that don’t meet the
32-mph criteria, there is an exception that can be made by the Traffic & Mobility Commission. From a
data perspective he does not recommend lowering that threshold. After conducting a collision search of
the 19 streets that had traffic calming implemented over the past six years, there were only three injury
collisions. These are typically low volume, low collision streets.
Acting Chair Linke stated if the critical speed of 32-mph works for many streets but isn’t working for Plum
Tree Road than that neighborhood can asked to be put into the exception. The Plum Tree Road residents
mentioned the volume component as many cars travel down the road. They also talk about the grade
being very steep on the roadway. Could these issues, volume and grade help them become an exception?
Could staff use volume, grade, injury collisions, people ignoring stop signs, etc. to help prioritize a project
in the queue over other projects.
Commissioner Penseyres asked staff if stop signs were added back into the Residential Traffic
Management Program in 2011.
City Traffic Engineer Kim responded that yes, staff was given the direction to add stop signs back in 2011.
Residential stop signs were justified at that time to be used in low volume situations.
Motion by Commissioner Coelho, seconded by Commissioner Newlands to include the following
comments:
a. Consider additional criteria to supplement prioritization of Carlsbad Residential Traffic
Management Program streets such as traffic volumes, average grade, or proximity to schools.
Motion carried: 5/0/0/2 (Absent: Chair Perez and Commissioner Proulx)
CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER COMMENTS:
TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION COMMENTS:
Commissioner Coelho asked staff about the proper way to get items added to the agenda. Would it be
worded as “the commission would like to ask staff to bring forth these items to the commission at a future
date.”
Transportation Planning and Mobility Manager Schmidt said yes that would be appropriate.
Commissioner Coelho said that he would like staff to bring an item to the T&MC to amend the City of
Carlsbad Municipal Code to require all riders of bicycles or other mobility devices to wear helmets.
Assistant City Attorney Contreras asked Commissioner Coelho to point out what part of the commission’s
work plan related to this request. When no portion of the work plan was identified, Mr. Contreras advised
the Commission to table this matter until it could be tethered to an identifiable part of the work plan.
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ADJOURNMENT:
Acting Chair Linke adjourned the Traffic & Mobility Commission Special Meeting on Sept. 6, 2022, at 9:30
p.m.
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Eliane Paiva, Minutes Clerk