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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
July 15, 2020 VIA TELECONFERENCE
6:00 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Cervantes, Fa’aola, Francisco, Hidinger, Munoz, Orso-Delgado, and Chair
Marroquin
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
City of Chula Vista Boards & Commissions
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ACTION ITEMS
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1. RESOLUTION OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING A LANE REDUCTION ON THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN NORTH GLOVER
AVENUE AND “E” STREET FROM FOUR LANES TO TWO LANES AND INSTALLING
ANGLED PARKING ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AS A PILOT STUDY
TO BE REVERSED SHOULD FUTURE TRAFFIC VOLUME REQUIRE
Staff recommendation: Commission adopt the resolution.
2. RESOLUTION OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED CUSHIONS ON SECOND AVENUE
BETWEEN MOSS STREET AND NAPLES STREET
Staff recommendation: Commission adopt the resolution.
3. PRESENTATION - POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS/CITATIONS
4. PRESENTATION - CIP UPDATE ON PEDESTRIAN AND BIKEWAYS SAFETY PROGRAMS
5. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
Staff recommendation: Commission elect a Chair and Vice Chair.
OTHER BUSINESS
6. COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS
7. STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on August 5, 2020 via teleconference.
Materials provided to the Safety Commission related to any open-session item on this agenda are
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Clerk at cityclerk@chulavistaca.gov.
SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 1
Meeting Date 7/15/20
ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING A LANE REDUCTION ON THIRD
AVENUE BETWEEN NORTH GLOVER AVENUE AND “E” STREET
FROM FOUR LANES TO TWO LANES AND INSTALLING ANGLED
PARKING ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AS A
PILOT STUDY TO BE REVERSED SHOULD FUTURE TRAFFIC
VOLUME REQUIRE
SUBMITTED BY: City Traffic Engineer
Staff is recommending a lane reduction on Third Avenue between North Glover Avenue and “E”
Street from two lanes to one lane in each direction. The measured traffic volumes on this segment
of Third Avenue indicate that one lane in each direction can accommodate observed volumes.
Third Avenue also has only one lane in each direction south of “E” Street. Additionally, staff is
recommending permitting parallel parking on portions of the southwest side of the roadway and
installing angled parking on portions of the northeast side of the roadway.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Safety Commission approve the lane reduction and revised
parking on Third Avenue between North Glover Avenue and “E” Street.
DISCUSSION:
Third Avenue, between North Glover Avenue and “E” Street is scheduled to be re-paved this year
with Capital Improvement Project STM0396. When any street in the City is proposed to be re-
paved, Traffic Engineering staff review the following street characteristics: posted speed limits,
collisions, striping and signage. Traffic Engineering determines whether any modifications are
needed to improve safety and traffic circulation.
The posted speed limit on Third Avenue between North Glover Avenue and “E” Street is 35 mph.
Parking is allowed on the northeast side of the street between North Glover Street and Sea Vale
Street for the adjacent commercial and residential use. In the east/southbound direction starting at
North Glover Avenue, there are two lanes of traffic increasing to three lanes at the intersection
with “E” Street to accommodate a left-turn pocket. In the west/northbound direction starting at
“E” Street, there are two lanes of traffic increasing to three lanes at the intersection with North
Glover Avenue to accommodate a left-turn pocket. Between Sea Vale Street and Kimball Terrace,
there exists a two-way left turn lane down the center of Third Avenue. A raised center median
exists between Kimball Terrace and “D” Street.
Traffic Engineering studied the traffic volume and circulation on Third Avenue and determined
that reducing the number of lanes would not appreciably affect traffic flow.
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Meeting Date 7/15/20
The table below summarizes the average daily traffic (ADT) volumes in 2018 and 2020.
Year 2018 2020
Southbound ADT 3,576 3,584
Northbound ADT 3,881 3,856
Total ADT 7,457 7,440
For comparison, ADT volumes on portions west and south of this segment where there is one lane
in each direction varied from 7,519 ADT to 7,434 ADT between 2015 and 2019, respectively.
Staff proposes to have one travel lane in each direction. Staff proposes the following two options
for the remainder of the roadway not dedicated to parking:
Option 1: include a two-way left turn lane between the travel lanes to allow for safer access to
commercial and residential driveways. The presence of the two-way left turn lane will allow
turning vehicles to exit through traffic to wait for a gap in oncoming traffic before turning instead
of stopping in traffic to do so; or
Option 2: include a Class II bikeway in both directions.
In addition, the space recovered from the travel lane reduction will be used for portions of Third
Avenue as diagonal parking.
The lane reduction will be a pilot program and will monitored on an annual basis to ensure proper
traffic circulation. The City Traffic Engineer can reverse the lane reduction if future traffic volume
dictates a reversal to the original condition.
CONCLUSION:
Based on the ADT on Third Avenue, between North Glover Avenue and “E” Street, staff has
determined that the lane reduction in the southbound direction will not impact the traffic. The lane
reduction is anticipated to improve safety on the segment and potentially help maintain the existing
posted speed limit of 35 mph.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The revision to the striping and the signage modification will be incorporated into an existing
pavement project. Therefore, no new impact to City funds.
Attachments:
1. Location Plats
2. Approximate Layout of Lane Reduction Options
RESOLUTION NO. SC-2020-_____
RESOLUTION OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING A LANE REDUCTION
ON THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN NORTH GLOVER AVENUE
AND “E” STREET FROM FOUR LANES TO TWO LANES
AND INSTALLING ANGLED PARKING ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AS A PILOT STUDY
TO BE REVERSED SHOULD FUTURE TRAFFIC VOLUME
REQUIRE
WHEREAS, the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Major Pavement
Rehabilitation Phase II FY2018-19 (STM0396) project will be performing pavement rehabilitation
on Third Avenue between North Glover Avenue and “E” Street (the “Segment”); and
WHEREAS, the Segment currently has two lanes in each direction; and
WHEREAS, vehicles attempting to turn left into a driveway on the Segment must stop in
traffic to do so; and
WHEREAS, existing traffic volume obtained in January 2020 indicates that existing traffic
volume can be accommodated by one lane per direction; and
WHEREAS, the proposed striping plan will maintain dedicated right turn or left turn lanes,
as applicable, at the North Glover Avenue, “D” Street and “E” Street intersections; and
WHEREAS, as a result of its investigation, staff is proposing the following for
consideration by the Safety Commission: a lane reduction on the Segment from two southbound
travel lanes to one travel lane, and two northbound travel lanes to one travel lane, diagonal parking
in the northbound direction only, maintain the southbound parallel parking lane, and either: include
a two-way left turn lane (“Option 1”) or a Class II bike lane in both northbound and southbound
directions (“Option 2”); and
WHEREAS, as a pilot study, traffic volumes and flow patterns on the Segment will be
monitored, and the proposed change will be reversed by the City Traffic Engineer to restore
existing conditions should traffic volumes and patterns necessitate the reversal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Safety Commission of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby approve staff’s proposed road reduction on the Segment from four lanes to two
lanes, including the change reflected in Option ___, to be reversed should the City Traffic Engineer
determine that traffic volumes require restoring the existing number of travel lanes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Safety Commission of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby approve the inclusion of diagonal parking on identified portions of the Segment as part of
the pilot study, to be reversed should the City Traffic Engineer determine that traffic volumes
require restoring the existing number of travel lanes.
Resolution No. SC 2020-____
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ACTION by the Safety Commission of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 15th day of July
2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners:
NAYS: Commissioners:
ABSENT: Commissioners:
____________________________________
Jorge Marroquin, Chair
ATTEST:
______________________________________
Florence Picardal, Secretary
LOCATION MAP
LANE REDUCTION WITH
ANGLED PARKING SPACES
AND TWO WAY TURN LANE
LANE REDUCTION WITH
ANGLED PARKING SPACES
LANE REDUCTION WITH
ANGLED PARKING SPACES
AND TWO WAY TURN LANE
LANE REDUCTION WITH
ANGLED PARKING SPACES
AND BIKE LANES
LANE REDUCTION WITH
ANGLED PARKING SPACES
AND BIKE LANES
SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 2
Meeting Date 7/15/20
ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED
CUSHIONS ON SECOND AVENUE BETWEEN MOSS STREET AND
NAPLES STREET
SUBMITTED BY: City Traffic Engineer
Staff is recommending the installation of speed cushions on Second Avenue between Moss Street
and Naples Street. Residents on Second Avenue have indicated that vehicles traveling along the
street are above the speed limit. Speed cushions are a method of traffic calming that are applicable
to this location (see Attachment 1, Location Plat).
RECOMMENDATION: That the Safety Commission adopt the resolution.
DISCUSSION:
Location Description
Second Avenue is a local residential street that provides access between Moss Street and Naples
Street. The speed limit is 25 mph, prima facie for a residence district.
Parking is allowed on both sides of the street for residential use. The segment has 32 single-family
dwellings with direct driveway access.
Traffic on Second Avenue
On April 13, 2020, Moss Street was closed between Alpine Avenue and Naples Street for the
construction of Fire Station No. 9. Before the street closure, the ADT on this segment of Moss
Street in both directions was approximately 5,290. Staff developed measures in anticipation of
traffic diverting to Naples Street and Second Avenue. Naples Street is a collector street and it was
determined that it could accommodate the diverted traffic volume. Second Avenue, between Moss
Street and Naples Street, is a short, curved segment. Staff performed before and after (Moss Street
closure) ADT counts on Second Avenue. The results are in the table below.
Second Avenue ADT NB ADT SB
2019 Before Closure 446 329
2020 After Closure 729 812
The results indicate that a relatively small portion of the traffic that formerly drove on Moss Street
was diverted from Moss Street to Second Avenue, with the majority of traffic diverting to Naples
Street. However, with the increased traffic volume on Second Avenue, residents have noticed an
increase in speeds. Staff collected speed data that confirmed that the majority of vehicles exceeded
the speed limit after the street closure, with an 85th percentile speed of 29 mph, higher than the
posted speed limit of 25 mph.
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Meeting Date 7/15/20
In order to maintain a speed of 25 mph through this segment of Second Avenue and to discourage
the use of Second Avenue for commuter traffic since it is not a collector road, staff is proposing
that the speed cushions be installed.
Speed Cushions
Speed cushions are primarily similar to speed humps with a key difference: they permit the
relatively unhindered passage of emergency response vehicles. While speed humps span the full
width of the roadway, speed cushions have two indentations at the track width of larger vehicles
like those used for emergency response (e.g. fire apparatus, ambulances, etc.). This allows
emergency response vehicles to bypass the “hump” portion of the speed cushion and not have to
slow down if aligned to the indentations. However, the large majority of other vehicles cannot
align to these indentations and must slow down to pass speed cushion.
Public Outreach
Residents adjacent to the proposed locations of the speed cushions received notice letters to state
their support of or opposition to the proposed locations of the speed cushions.
The following table summarizes the resident responses that were received:
ADDRESS RESPONSE
1057 Second Ave Support
1062 Second Ave No response
1078 Second Ave Support
1080 Second Ave No response
1081 Second Ave Support
CONCLUSION:
Based on the observed speeds and traffic volume, staff has determined that the installation of speed
cushions could help calm and reduce the flow of traffic on Second Avenue to levels observed prior
to the closure of a portion of Moss Street.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The purchase and installation of the speed cushions will be funded by an existing Capital
Improvement Project, GG230, Fire Station Repair.
Attachments:
1. Location Plat
2. Approximate Speed Cushion Placement
RESOLUTION NO. SC-2020-_____
RESOLUTION OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED
CUSHIONS ON SECOND AVENUE BETWEEN MOSS STREET AND
NAPLES STREET
WHEREAS, Second Avenue between Moss Street and Naples Street (the “Segment”) is
local residential street; and
WHEREAS, residents of the Segment have expressed concern with traffic volume and
potentially associated with the closure of Moss Street for the construction of Fire Station No. 9;
and
WHEREAS, staff’s collected traffic volume and speed data on the Segment indicated that
higher vehicle volumes and speeds are present after the closure of Moss Street; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the aforementioned site conditions, staff recommends the
installation of speed cushions on the Segment; and
WHEREAS, speed cushions are traffic calming devices that slow traffic but differ from
speed humps in that they permit the relatively unhindered passage of emergency response
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, staff requested the opinions of the residences at proposed speed cushion
locations in the form of a letter; and
WHEREAS, of the 5 residences contacted, 3 responded in favor of the speed cushions
with two that did not respond; and
WHEREAS, as a result of its investigation and the responses received, staff recommends
that speed cushions be installed on the Segment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Safety Commission of the City of
Chula Vista does hereby approve the installation of speed cushions on Second Avenue between
Moss Street and Naples Street as proposed by staff.
ACTION by the Safety Commission of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 15th day of July
2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners:
NAYS: Commissioners:
ABSENT: Commissioners:
Resolution No. SC 2020-____
Page 2
____________________________________
Jorge Marroquin, Chair
ATTEST:
______________________________________
Florence Picardal, Secretary
LOCATION MAP
APPROXIMATE SPEED
CUSHION PLACEMENT
CLAIRE AVEBUMPBUMP
* Combined hazardous & non-hazardous violations (not counting parking citations)
714 655
514
138
1073
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123456789101112Number of CitationsMonth
Traffic Citations*
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2018
2019
2020
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150
123
97
96
80
90
100
110
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123456789101112Number of AccidentsMonth
Traffic Accidents
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