HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-08-05; Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission; Agendas Aug. 5, 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 participate
If you would like to provide comments to the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission, please:
•Fill 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 Accommodations
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 information about Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission meeting procedures can be found at the
end of this agenda and in the Carlsbad Municipal Code chapter 1.20.
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TRAFFIC SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION
Agenda
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
CALL TO ORDER: 4:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Coelho, Fowler, Penseyres, Proulx, Newlands, Kohl.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Coelho led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on July 1, 2024.
ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 5/0/1 (Proulx – Abstain).
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. 2024 RESURFACING PROJECT, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 6001-24 – Support
staff’s recommendation to the City Council to approve the striping plans for the 2024
Resurfacing Project, Capital Improvement Project No. 6001-24, as a part of the Pavement
Management Program. (Staff Contact: Hossein Ajideh and Eric Zielke, Public Works
Department).
ACTION: Commission supported staff’s recommendation – 6/0.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS:
2. POLICE REPORT REGARDING TRAFFIC & MOBILITY-RELATED MATTERS DURING THE
MONTHS OF APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 2024, INCLUDING NOTABLE NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF
JUNE – Receive a quarterly report 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 April, May and June 2024, including notable news for the month of
June. (Staff Contact: Lieutenant Alonso DeVelasco, Police Department).
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the report.
ACTION: Commission received the report.
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3. ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 413 – CALIFORNIA DAYLIGHTING LAW – Receive a presentation on
Assembly Bill No. 413 (California Daylighting Law). (Staff Contact: Lindy Pham and John Kim,
Public Works Department).
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the presentation.
ACTION: Commission received the presentation.
4. AVIARA OAKS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL OFF-SITE TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS – Receive the report on the Aviara Oaks Elementary and Middle School off-
site transportation improvements and provide feedback. (Staff Contact: Nathan Schmidt,
Public Works Department).
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the report and provide feedback.
ACTION: Commission received the report and provided feedback (see Minutes for
details).
5. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN – Receive the report on
the Safe Routes to School Plan for Jefferson Elementary School and recommend approval of
the proposed conceptual plan to City Council. (Staff Contact: Nathan Schmidt and Nick
Gorman, Public Works Department).
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the report and recommend approval.
ACTION: Commission received the report and supported staff’s recommendation –
6/0.
6. BEACH ACCESS REPAIR AND UPGRADES BETWEEN PINE AND TAMARACK AVENUES, CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT NO. 3896 – Support staff’s recommendation to the City
Council to approve the final plans and specifications for the Beach Access Repair and
Upgrades – Pine Avenue to Tamarack Avenue, Capital Improvement Program Project No.
3896. (Staff Contact: Hossein Ajideh and Eric Zielke, Public Works Department).
Staff’s Recommendation: Support staff’s recommendation.
ACTION: Commission supported staff’s recommendation – 6/0.
7. HIGH-LEVEL BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 – Receive the presentation on
high-level budget overview for fiscal year 2024-25. (Staff Contact: Esther Lan, Public Works
Department).
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the presentation.
ACTION: Commission received the presentation.
8. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 – TRAFFIC SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION WORK PLAN – Review
and approve the final Fiscal Year 2024-25 Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission Work Plan
and appoint a commissioner to represent the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission at the
City Council meeting where the work plan will be presented for City Council consideration.
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(Staff Contact: Nathan Schmidt, Public Works Department).
Staff’s Recommendation: Receive the presentation and appoint a representative.
ACTION: Commission received the presentation and approved the Fiscal Year 2024-
25 Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission Work Plan – 6/0.
Commission appointed Commissioner Kohl to represent at the City Council meeting
– 6/0.
Commission appointed Chair Coelho to be the backup representative at the City
Council meeting – 6/0.
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: 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. 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: 6:49 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.
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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.
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