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Home My WebLink About1983-07-11; Traffic Safety Commission; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Time of Meeting: 3:OO p.m. Date of Meeting: July 11, 1983 Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers y'" COMMISSIONERS ' CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Punches at 3:lO p.m. A. ROLL CALL: Present - Chairman Punches, Commissioners Wood, O'Day and Melideo (3~25). Absent - Commissioner Harkins. Staff Members Present - Ron Beckman, Assistant Citg Manager Roy Kackley, City Engineer Vincent Jimno, Police Chief Steve Tisdale, Project Manager B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the meeting held June 6, 1983, were approved as presented. C. REPORT ON ACTION REQUESTED AT PREVIOUS MEETING: Steve Tisdale gave a report on the actions requeste at the last meeting, detailing what staff had done on each matter. D. STAFF REPORTS: Chairman Punches requested Item #2 be taken out of turn to accommodate two speakers on the item. 2. Chase Field. Request for Angle Parking on Chestnut Avenue at Steve Tisdale referred to the map contained in the members' packets, showing the area involved. Mrs. Shirley Dahlquist, Chairperson of the Parks an Recreation Commission, addressed the Commission, stating the need for additional parking was critica and the safety of people having to park some distan away was a concern. She stated the Parks and Recreation Commission was in favor of granting this request. Mrs. Doris Beckham, 301 Redwood, representing the Carlsbad National Little League, agreed with Mrs. Dahlquist as to the need for additional parking in that area. from the City Engineer, she indicated the fields are used every day, plus weekends, and almost the entire year, including other activities that take place there. Commissioner O'Day inquired whether parking spaces are marked, and staff indicated they were not. After discussion, the Commission agreed the parking spaces should be marked and striped, and this would increase the parking capacity. By changing to diagonal parking, only eighteen additional spaces would be gained. The Commission felt this would not offset the danger of more accidents because of the diagonal parking. In answer to a question Punches Wood 0 'Day I. MINUTES Page 2 COMMISSIONERS Y The Traffic Safety Commission voted to follow the recommendation of the Coordinating Committee and further recommended the parking spaces be marked on both sides of Chestnut Street, extending the marking down Harding Street as far as necessary. 1. Speed Limit on Marron Road Steve Tisdale gave the staff report, explaining the traffic survey results shown in the packet. The Traffic Safety Commission voted to accept stafj recommendation on this item. 4. Informational Items: (a) Speeding Cars on Sierra Morena (b) (There was no discussion on this item.) La Portalada and Milano - Yield Signs for Sight Distance Chairman Punches stated he wished to discuss this item, since he had initiated the request. There were photographs showing the area, with the hazard created by the landscaping being pointed out. Chairman Punches agreed that painting a bar and "yield" on the street should help the situation. (c) Police Chief Jimno announced there would be news releases on jogging , bicycle safety and skateboard/children playing in the street, and these would be placed in the sports section of the newspaper. He asked the Commissioners to let him know if they wanted any other safety releases. News Release by the Police Department OFF AGENDA ITEM: Roy Kackley, City Engineer, presented an off agenda item to the Commission. This item was the widening of Alga Road and the request by residents for stop signs at Alga Road and Alicante. explained the proposed plan for widening Alga Road and the meetings between staff and the residents at the present time. The speed limit was discussed, and speed surveys are going to be taken this week, with the hope that the surveys would allow the spee limit to be lowered. As it stands now, the Police Department could not enforce a lower speed limit in that area. Chief Jimno stated the Police could not use radar to enforce a lower speed limit at the present time. As far as the stop signs, again the Commissioners and staff agreed stop signs are not feasible as speed control. The residents on Alga Road would like to have a frontage road installed, but that presents a problem as far as the cost. It was agreed that where Alga Road narrows down to two lanes is an extremely dangerous area and needs to be corrected as soon as possible. Mr. Kackley Punches Wood 0 ' Day Melideo Punches Wood 0 'Day Melideo b s F 1 1 E E - 3 E E I! MINUTES COMMISSIONERS Page 3 Mr. Kackley stated he wanted to present this problem to the Commission for their reactions. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF COMMISSION - Discussion The Commission discussed the function of the Commission, with Mr. Kackley and Mr. Beckman expressing the views of staff. Mr. Kackley stated the City Engineer has a definite responsibility as the traffic engineer for the City He felt it was his responsbility to do his job as he saw it, and if the Traffic Safety Commission felt, at any time, he was not doing the job proper1 they should call him before them. He stated that anything that was not within his authority should then be requested by the Traffic Safety Commission of the Council. The Commissioners discussed the role of the Traffic Commission as a policy-reviewing body and a source of public input. It was agreed the public should be made aware they have a review board to take a problem to if staff cannot solve it satisfactoril ADJOURNMENT : By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 5:33 Pam* Respectfully submitted, Hakriett Babbitt , Minutes Clerk h \ $