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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-07-10; Traffic Safety Commission; MinutesMeet1 na of: TRAFF MINUTES C SAFETY COMMI SS I ON Time 07 Meetlng: 3:OO ..m. Date of Meeting: July 10, 1989 \A, 0, Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS CALL TO ORDER: Chalrperson Me1 ledo cal led the Meetlng to order at 3:OO p.m. ROLL CALL: Present -- Chairperson Melideo, Commlssioners Fuller, Herrlng and Ward. Cornmissloner O'Day arrived at 3:05 p.m. Absent -- None. Staff Members Present: Bob Johnson, Traffic Engineer Sgt. Carpenter, Pollce Department Chr is Sa I omone, D i rector , Houslng 8 Red eve I opment Lynn Chase, Recreation Carl Pope, Aquatics Supervisor Super 1 ntendent APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Meeting held June 5, 1989, were approved as presented. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Harold Clarke, 824 Camlnlto Del Reposo, addressed the Commlssion regarding the traff lc on Camlnito Del Parque, statlng there is parklng on both sides of the street and commercial trucks, whlch create a sight distance problem when exlting from Camfnito Del Reposo. He sald that the traffic moves very fast, particularly in the morning, and this is very dangerous. OLD BUSINESS: Bob Johnson reported that last month under Oral Communications Lilllan Lawman and Kim Marie Sell spoke regarding the speed limlt signs on Valley Street. He sald that staff lnvestlgated and found that area did qualify as a residence district. Since that tlme, a work order has been Issued to lnstall 25 m.p.h. speed llmit signs and the work has been completed. Mr. Johnson sald that Miss Lawman had cal led his offlce and thanked the Clty for lnstal I ing the slgns. Mr. Johnson sald that Cornmissloner Herring's concern about turnlng onto Elm Avenue would be taken care of wlth the streetscape. NEW BUSINESS: A. Carlsbad Swfm Complex at Carlsbad Hlgh School - Request to establ ish a TWO-HOUR P ARKING zone In the parking lot. Bob Johnson introduced Lynn Chase and Carl Pope of the Parks and Recreatlon Department, stating that they were present to answer questions. Me1 ideo Ful ler Herr 1 ng Ward MINUTES July 10, 1989 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMI SSlON Page 2 COMM~SS~ONERS NEW BUSINESS: (Cont i nued 1 Bob Johnson continued the staff report, using a transparency to show the parking spaces in the swim complex parking lot. He sald that the students from the high school take all the avallable parklng spaces, leaving none for patrons of the swlm complex. Three years ago signs were installed for a short tfme, but were removed and are now being stored. These signs cou Id be re-1 nsta I led to estab I i sh the two-hour park 1 ng limit fromm 6:OO a.m. to 2:OO porn., between September 1 and June 30 of each year. In answer to Commission query as to why the origlnal signs were removed, Lynn Chase indicated there was no ordinance in effect at that tfme, and the restriction could not be enforced. The problem did not go away, but has remained since that tlme, wlth the complalnts becoming more prevalent. The Parks and Recreation Department will request that the patrolman asslgned to monitor the lagoon be authorized to issue citations at the swim complex in order to help the Police Department enforce the two-hour parking limit. Carl Pope indicated that there is adequate parklng for the swim complex when those patrons are not In competition wlth the high school students. There was a discussion about the bus routes in the area, with Bob Johnson statlng he would check to see exactly which bus routes served the school at a close bus stop. Mrs. Chase indicated that there would be a lot of publicity about this two-hour parking limit prior to the openlng of school, and when It does open, to alert the students to the restrlctlons. The Traffic Safety Commission approved the recommendation of the Traff Ic Safety Coordinating Commlttee to designate the 25 parking spaces located at the swlm complex as TWO-HOUR PARKING, Monday through Friday, durlng the hours of 6:OO a.m. to 2:00 p.m., between September 1 and June 30 of each year. B. Elm Avenue - Request to remove on-street parking between Hard ing Street and Carlsbad Boulevard and stripe four lanes on Elm Avenue. Chris Salomone, Director of Houslng and Redevelopment, gave the staff report, using a transparency to show Elm Avenue and a wall chart drawlng of the proposed streetscape. Mr. Salomone showed a transparency of the parking lots under construction and stated they should be completed by the end of the year. He said that 11 1 new parking spaces have been created, with 90 to 95 spaces lost on Elm Avenue. He also explalned the configuration of the streetscape on Elm Avenue and the additlon of a U- turn lane at Hard Ing and Elm, to al low traff Ic on Elm to return to the freeway without having to make a circle through the downtown area. Me1 ideo Ful ler Herr i ng O'Day Ward L \ r MINUTES rl NEW BUSINESS: (Continued) Mr. Salomone requested that the Commisslon recommend removing the on-street parking on Elm Avenue as soon as the parking lots are completed, rather than wait untTl the streetscape Ts completed. He felt If the City waTted until the streetscape was completed, the parkTng problem would have to be addressed again at that time. He commented that Councf I had dlrected hIm to f i nd more off-street parking, and he was working on that. CommfssToner Ward commented that when the train goes through that area, there is a great deal of dust, and If there are parking lots next to the railroad right-of- way, she wondered what dust control measures could be taken. Mr. Salomone lnd icated he wou Id investigate that issue. Harold Clarke, 824 CamTnlto Del Reposo, spoke Tn favor of this presentatTon as a property owner and commercial retaTl busfness ln the Village area at State and Grand. The Trafflc Safety Commtsslon approved the recommendatTon of the Traff Tc Safety Coordinating Committee that on-street parking be removed and that a NO PARKING ANYTIME ZONE be established at the time the three downtown parkTng lots are completed and that Elm Avenue then be striped wTth four traffic lanes between Car 1 sbad Bou I evard and Hard 1 ng Street. REPORT FROM TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMtSSIONERS: Commlssioner Ward asked about how the street Tmprovements would affect speclal events, adding that she had heard comp IaTnts about the Pol Ice not control ITng the traffic after the fireworks. Bob Johnson saTd that was not accurate TnformatTon, as the Polfce Department was extremely busy very late on the 4th of July. He saTd that every year staff strives to improve on the hand I T ng of traf f ic at special events and crftique each event. REPORT FROM TRAFFIC ENGINEER: Bob Johnson announced that the August meeting would be held August 7, 1989. He also announced that he had copier of the new 1988 Callfornla VehTcle Code to distrlbute to the Commissloners. ADJOURNMENT: By proper mo-tlon, the meeting of July 10, 1989, was adjourned at 3:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Harrlett Babbltt M i nutes C 1 erk Me1 ldeo Ful ler Herr I ng O'Day Ward