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Home My WebLink About2021-11-01; Traffic and Mobility Commission; Agendas Nov. 1, 2021 Page 1 Virtual Meeting Council Chambers 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Welcome to Your Traffic and 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 and 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 and Mobility Commission Meetings meeting procedures. How to Participate ● Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: https://carlsbadca.zoom.us/j/91060802831 ○ Join using “Computer Audio” ○ Raise your hand when the Clerk calls for speakers for the item you wish to comment on ○ Unmute yourself when called on by the Clerk ● By phone: Call: (213) 338-8477 and enter meeting ID: 910 6080 2831 Press # for Participant ID. ○ Press *9 when the Clerk calls for speakers for the item you wish to comment on. ○ The Clerk will then call on the last four numbers of your telephone number. ○ Press *6 to unmute yourself to speak. ● 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 and 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. ● These procedures shall remain in place during the period in which state or local health officials have imposed or recommended social distancing measures. Traffic and Mobility Commission meeting can be watched via livestream or replayed on the city website at https://www.carlsbadca.gov/city-hall/meetings-agendas/boards-commissions/livestream Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required 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 760-434-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Thursday before the meeting to decide. More information about Traffic and Mobility Commission meeting procedures can be found at the end of this agenda and in the Carlsbad Municipal Code chapter 1.20. Nov. 1, 2021, 3 p.m. Nov. 1, 2021 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Special Meeting held on Oct. 4, 2021 PUBLIC COMMENTS: 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. When you are called to speak, please come forward to the podium. 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 and 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 and Mobility consideration of the Consent Calendar. 1.ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 10.40, SECTION 10.40.180(D)(6) TO ALLOW ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY’S BAN ON OVERNIGHT PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES DURING A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY - Support staff’s recommendation that City Council introduce an ordinance amending Chapter 10.40, Section 10.40.180 (D)(6) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to give the Director of Emergency Services the authority to decide whether to suspend city laws on the overnight parking of oversized vehicles during a declared state of emergency (Staff Contact: Sergeant Scott Merritt and Allegra Frost, Police Department and Attorney Office) 2.ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE RESTRICTING OVERNIGHT PARKING ON ARMADA DRIVE BETWEEN PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD AND LEGOLAND DRIVE - Support staff’s recommendation to add section 10.40.301 to the Carlsbad Municipal Code to establish no parking zones between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. along both sides of Armada Drive between Palomar Airport Road and Legoland Drive (Staff Contact: Sergeant Scott Merritt and Allegra Frost, Police Department and Attorney Office) DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: 3.POLICE REPORT – (Staff Contact: Sergeant Scott Merritt, Police Department) Staff’s Recommendation: Information only 4. NOMINATION OF COMMISSIONERS TO SERVE ON THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE – (Staff Contact: Eric Lardy, Community Development) Nov. 1, 2021 Page 3 Staff’s Recommendation: Adopt a resolution nominating two Traffic and Mobility Commissioners to serve on the Growth Management Update Advisory Committee (one commissioner to serve as a primary committee member and one commissioner to serve as an alternate member). 5. BIKE LANES AND TRAFFIC CALMING ON TAMARACK AVENUE FROM HARWICH DRIVE TO CHATHAM ROAD - (Staff Contact: Miriam Jim and John Kim, Public Works) Staff’s Recommendation: Support staff recommendations to: • Install bike lanes on both sides of the Tamarack Avenue from Harwich Drive to Cheshire Avenue • Install shared lane pavement markings and R4-11 “Bike May Use Full Lane” signage within school zone on Tamarack Avenue from Cheshire Avenue to Chatham Road 6. CITY ENGINEERING STANDARDS UPDATE - (Staff Contact: Tom Frank, Public Works) Staff’s Recommendation: Receive a presentation and provide input CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER COMMENTS: TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION COMMENTS: 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. 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: ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY COMMISSION AGENDA Per Carlsbad Municipal Code 2.28.050 the Traffic and 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 AND MOBILITY COMMISSION PROCEDURE For each item on the agenda, City of Carlsbad staff will present a report to the Traffic and Mobility Commission. The Traffic and Mobility Commissioners may then ask clarifying questions about the staff report in advance of the public outreach. If anyone wishes to question a Traffic and Mobility Commission recommendation, they may contact the Traffic and Mobility Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue, between the hours of 7:30 am and 5:30 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 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 and Mobility Commission during the meeting (slides, maps, photos, etc.) are part of the public record and must be kept by the Traffic Nov. 1, 2021 Page 4 and 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. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing agenda was posted at the Council Chamber at 2:35 am / pm on Thursday 10/28/2021 Date Signature