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Home My WebLink About2001-06-14 SC MINUTESIt .F. 0 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING ' OF THE CHULA VISTA SAFETY COMMISSION June 14, 2001 Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. Public Services Building CALL TO ORDER 1. Roll Call: Present: Vice Chair Acton; Commissioners Cochrane, Liken, Lopez, and White Absent: Chair Gove and Commissioner McAlister Also present: Ralph Leyva, Senior.Civil Engineer; Majed AI-Ghafry, Civil Engineer; Sgt. Bryan Treul; and Florence Picardal, Recording Secretary MSC (Liken/White) to excuse absences of Chair Gove and Commissioner McAlister (5-0-2, Gove and McAlister absent) 2. Pledge of Allegiance/Silent Prayer 3. Opening Statement Opening statement read by Vice Chair Acton. 4. Approval of Minutes - Aprfl 12, 2001 and May 10,'20'01 MSC (Liken/Cochrane) to approve minutes of April 12, 2001 as submitted (4-0-1-2; Lopez abstain; Gove and McAlister absent) MSC (Liken/Cochrane) to approve minutes of May 10, 2001 as submitted (4-0-1-2; White abstain; Gove and McAlister absent) MEETING AGENDA 5. Oral Communications Mr. Alan Batterman, 869 Durward Street, Chula Vista spoke regarding Halecrest/Telegraph Canyon Road signal reconfiguration and the traffic backup. Mr. AI-Ghafry responded that staff is aware of the situation and is currently working on solutions. 6. Report on Request for an All -Way Stop on Crest Drive/Douglas Street Mr. AI-Ghafry presented report and slide presentation. He stated a total of 19 calls were received; 14 in opposition and 5 in favor of the all -way stop control. Ten signatures were collected on a petition to oppose the all -way stop control. Staff Recommendation: That the Safety Commission accept the report and consider staffs recommendation to deny the installation of an all -way stop control at the intersection of Crest Drive with Douglas Street, based on the intersection receiving 43 points of a possible 100 points, where 45 points were needed to justify the installation of the all -stop control. Public hearing opened. Safety Commission Minutes June 14, 2001 Page 2 - The following persons spoke in favor of staffs recommendation (deny all -way stop): Alan Batterman, 869 Durward Street, Chula Vista, CA Joe Clift, 893 Crest Drive, Chula Vista, CA The following persons spoke against staff's recommendation (install all -way stop): 1. Kenneth Klemke, 883 Crest Drive, Chula Vista, CA 2. Jorge Medina, 876 Crest Drive, Chula Vista, CA 3. Marsha Rutter, 891 Crest Drive, Chula Vista, CA Public hearing closed. Commission Discussion: Commissioner Liken questioned staff on prima facie speeds and requested that the slides be viewed again for bus stop locations and sight distance problems. Commissioner White asked why the points changed significantly after three years - 13 out of 54 versus 33 out of 100. Mr. AI-Ghafry responded that it was attributed to the differences in the old and new All -Way Stop Policy, whereas the old Policy is much more conservative. Commissioner White stated that he was not convinced an all -way stop is needed at this location. Commissioner Acton questioned staff on the procedure for relocating bus stops. Mr. AI-Ghafry explained the process and stated that if this bus stop was relocated, it would eliminate at least 10 on -street parking spaces for the condominium residents. Staff would work with Transit and condominium residents if this option is approved. Commissioner Lopez asked about the grade at this intersection. Mr. AI- Ghafry stated that the grade was approximately 9.8 percent. Commissioner Lopez had concerns about the grade and could not a support an all -way stop at this time. Vice Chair Acton asked if there could be more . police presence at this location. Sgt. Treul responded yes, it would be possible. Commissioner Liken conducted a quick tally of phone responses, petitioners, and residents speaking at tonight's meeting with the following results: 25 people against the all -way stop (staff recommendation) and 8 people supporting the all - way stop. Mr. Liken stated that with all the information from the All -Way Stop Policy and the points received for this intersection, he could not support the installation of stop signs at this time. MSC (Liken/White) to accept staffs report and deny the installation of an all -way stop control at the intersection of Crest Drive with Douglas Street. (5-0-2, Gove and McAlister absent) Report on Establishing Speed Limit in Certain Zones - Palomar Street between Industrial Boulevard and Broadway Mr. AI-Ghafry presented report. No slides were available. Staff Recommendation: That the Safety, Commission accept staff's report and recommend that the City Council accept an ordinance establishing a speed limit of 35 MPH on Palomar Street between Industrial Boulevard and Broadway. Commission Discussion: Commissioner White stated he concurred with staff recommendation. MSC (Liken/Lopez) to accept staffs report and recommend that the City Council accept an ordinance establishing a speed limit of 35 MPH on Palomar Street between Industrial Boulevard and Broadway. (5-0-2, Gove and McAlister absent) 8. Action Summary Update/Staff Comments Action Summary Update accepted into record. No staff comments. 41 Safety Commission Minutes June 14, 2001 Page 3 9. Traffic Accident Summary — April 2001 Traffic Accident Summary accepted into record. No staff comments. 10. Commissioner Comments Commissioner Cochrane requested that staff investigate the all -way stop at Rutgers/East "H" Street for visibility problems. Commissioner White stated that the Olympic Parkway opening (June 23) may alleviate some traffic congestion on Telegraph Canyon Road. Commissioner Liken requested staff to investigate traffic flow problems from the Post Office to Miller Drive (Eastlake area). Commissioner White stated there are parking problems as well. Commissioner Liken requested staff to investigate traffic flow problems at East "H" Street (eastbound) 1400 block into Bonita Point Shopping Center and the entrance into the stadium at Southwestern College. Vice Chair Acton questioned staff about the schedule of agenda.items for the upcoming summer months. MSC (Acton/Liken) to have the Safety Commission go on a summer hiatus for.the months of July and August, unless at the "call of the Chair". (5-0-2, Gove and McAlister absent) ADJOURNMENT AT 7:50 P.M. to the next regularly scheduled meeting of September 13, 2001. • J,\Engineer\SAFETY\061401 _MIN..doc I* Respectfully submitted, Florence Picardal, Recording Secretary