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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-05-06; Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission; Agendas May 6, 2024, 4 p.m. Welcome to Your Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission Meeting We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the Traffic Safety & 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 Safety & Mobility Commission meeting procedures. How to watch In Person Online City Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Watch the livestream at carlsbadca.gov/watch How to par�cipate If you would like to provide comments to the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission, please: • Fil out a speaker request form, located in the foyer. • Submit the form to the Minutes Clerk before the item begins. • When it’s your turn, the Chair will call your name and invite you to the podium. • Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Chair) changes that time. • You may not give your time to another person, but groups can select a single speaker as long as three other members of your group are present. Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding officer or the Commission. ● In writing: Email comments to traffic@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 2 p.m. the day of the meeting will be shared with the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission prior to the meeting. When e- mailing comments, please identify in the subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of the official record. Written comments will not be read out loud. Reasonable Accommoda�ons Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as require 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 442-339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Monday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by 2 p.m. on Monday, the day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize accessibility. More informa�on about Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission mee�ng procedures can be found at the end of this agenda and in the Carlsbad Municipal Code chapter 1.20. CALL TO ORDER: 4:01 p.m. ROLL CALL: Coelho, Fowler, Penseyres, Proulx, Kohl. Absent: Newlands, Proulx, Garcia. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Coelho led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Mee�ng held on March 4, 2024 ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 4/0/3 (Newlands, Proulx, Garcia – Absent). PUBLIC COMMENT: In conformance with the Brown Act, no Commission action can occur on items presented during Public Comment. A total of 15 minutes is provided so members of the public can address the Commissioners on items that are not listed on the Agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. If you desire to speak during Public Comment, fill out a SPEAKER CARD and submit it to the Minutes Clerk. If there are more than five (5) speakers, the remaining speakers will be heard at the end of the agenda just prior to Commissioners Reports. 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 Safety & 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 Safety & Mobility consideration of the Consent Calendar. 1. EL CAMINO REAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FROM POINSETTIA LANE TO CAMINO VIDA ROBLE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT NO. 6072 – Support staff’s recommendation to the City Council to approve the plans and specifications of the El Camino Real Roadway Improvements from Poinsettia Lane to Camino Vida Roble, Capital Improvement Program, Project No. 6072. (Staff Contact: Brandon Miles, Public Works Department). ACTION: Supported staff’s recommendation – 4/0/3 (Newlands, Proulx, Garcia – Absent). 2. BARRIO TRAFFIC CIRCLES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT NO. 4015 – PHASE I – Support staff’s recommendation to the City Council to approve the plans and specifications of the Barrio Traffic Circles Phase I, Capital Improvement Program, Project No. 4015. (Staff Contact: Brandon Miles, Public Works Department). ACTION: Supported staff’s recommendation – 4/0/3 (Newlands, Proulx, Garcia – Absent). DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: 3. POLICE REPORT REGARDING TRAFFIC & MOBILITY-RELATED MATTERS DURING THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2024, INCLUDING NOTABLE NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AND APPROVAL OF QUARTERLY REPORTS – Receive a presentation from a representative of the City of Carlsbad’s Police Department that will provide an overview of traffic and mobility-related police matters during the months of February and March 2024, including notable news for the month of April and approval of quarterly reports. (Staff Contact: Lieutenant Alonso DeVelasco, Police Department). Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the presentation and approval of quarterly reports. ACTION: Commission received the presentation and supported staff’s recommendation – 4/0/3 (Newlands, Proulx, Garcia—Absent). 4. HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN – Receive a report on the Safe Routes to School Plan for Hope Elementary School and make a recommendation to the City Council on the preferred design. (Staff Contact: Nathan Schmidt and Nick Gorman, Public Works Department). Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the presentation and provide feedback. ACTION: Commission received the presentation, provided feedback and supported staff’s recommendation – 4/0/3 (Newlands, Proulx, Garcia – Absent) (see Minutes for details). 5. FARADAY AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS – CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT NO. 6099 – Receive a presentation and provide input regarding the Faraday Avenue Improvements Conceptual Design. (Staff Contact: John Kim and Nick Gorman, Public Works Department). Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the presentation and provide feedback. ACTION: Commission received the presentation and provided feedback (see Minutes for details). 6. NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR – Nomination and appointment of one member of the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission to serve as Chair and one member to serve as Vice Chair, or to extend Chair Coelho and Vice Chair Fowler’s term through December 2024 to coincide with the City Council reorganization that will take place on January 2025. (Staff Contact: Nick Gorman, Public Works Department). Staff’s Recommendation: Appoint a Chair and a Vice Chair. ACTION: Commission appointed Chair Coelho and Vice Chair Fowler to extend the term through December 2024 – 4/0/3 (Newlands, Proulx, Garcia – Absent). CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER COMMENTS: COMMISSION COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: This portion of the agenda is for the Commission Members to make brief announcements, brief reports of their activities and requests for future agenda items. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Con�nua�on 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. When you are called to speak, please come forward to the podium and state your name. 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: 5:37 p.m. ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION AGENDA Per Carlsbad Municipal Code 2.28.050 the Traffic Safety & 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 SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION PROCEDURE For each item on the agenda, City of Carlsbad staff will present a report to the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission. The Traffic Safety & Mobility Commissioners may then ask clarifying questions about the staff report in advance of the public outreach. The audience will then be asked for comment. The Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission is interested to hear all persons wishing to give testimony. Please file a “Request to Speak” form to speak on items listed on the agenda. Persons not desiring to speak but, wishing to be recorded as proponents or protesters of record, may do so by submitting their name and address to the minutes clerk. If anyone wishes to question a Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission recommendation, they may contact the Traffic Safety & Mobility Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue, between the hours of 7:30 a. m. and 5:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 Safety & Mobility Commission during the meeting (slides, maps, photos, etc.) are part of the public record and must be kept by the Traffic Safety & 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. The Public Comment portion of the Agenda allows community members to speak on items that are not on the agenda. If you desire to speak about an item not listed on the agenda, a “Request to Speak” form should be filed with the Minutes Clerk. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on items presented during Public Comment. Any agenda related writings or documents provided to the majority of the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission after distribution of the Agenda packet will be available for public inspection at the Transportation Department located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008. In addition, a binder containing all agenda related writings and documents will be held by the Minutes Clerk at each Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission meeting and available for public review. Those wishing to speak to the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission are asked to come forward, speak into the microphone, and give their name and address for the taped record. A time limit of three minutes is allotted to each speaker. Members of the public are asked to observe order at this meeting and to conduct themselves in a courteous and respectful manner.