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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CHULA VISTA SAFETY COMMISSION
February 14, 2002 Council Chambers
6:30 p.m. Public Services Building
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call:
Meeting was called to order at 6:34 p.m.
Present: Chair Liken; Commissioners Acton, Gove, Lopez, Perrett, and White
Absent: Commissioner McAlister
Also present: Ralph Leyva, Senior Civil Engineer; Majed AI-Ghafry, Civil Engineer; Patrick
Moneda, Assistant Engineer; Sgt. Scott Arsenault; and Florence Picardal,
Recording Secretary
MSC (Liken/Acton) to excuse the absence of Commissiorier WAlister,(6-0-1, McAlister absent)
Pledge of Allegiance/Silent Prayer
Opening Statement
Opening statement read by Chair Liken.
4. Approval of Minutes - October 11, 2001; November 6,2001; and January 10, 2002
MSC (Liken/Gove) to approve the minutes of Octobef 11, 2001 as submitted. (4-0-2-1, Acton &
Perrett abstain, McAlister absent) h
MSC (Liken/White) to approve the minutes of November 8,-2001 as submitted. (4-0-2-1, Gove &
Perrett abstain, McAlister absent)
MSC (Liken/Perrett) to approve the minutes of January 10, 2001 with minor corrections. (6-0-1,
McAlister absent)
MEETING AGENDA
Oral Communications
None.
6. Report on Request for an All -Way Stop on Lane Avenue and Mackenzie Creek Road
On October 17, 2001, Mr. Quentin Yates submitted a written request, on behalf of the Rolling Hills Ranch
Board of Directors, to install all -way stop control at the intersection of Lane Avenue and Mackenzie Creek
Road. In his request, Mr. Yates suggested the need for all -way stop control to improve safety conditions for
children crossing Lane Avenue to attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, which was located west of the
subject intersection, and to make an effort to control the speeding in the vicinity of the intersection.
Civil Engineer AI-Ghafry presented staff report and Powerpoint presentation. He stated that 10 calls were
received. Seven were in favor of the all -way stop control and 3 were opposed.
Staff Recommendation: That the Safety Commission concur with staffs recommendation to deny the
installation of all -way stop control at the intersection of Lane Avenue and Mackenzie Creek Road based on the
intersection receiving 38 points of a possible 100 points.
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Chair Liken stated that Commissioner Acton would not be able to speak at tonight's meeting due to mouth
pain. She would be passing notes to Chair Liken so that he could verbalize those comments.
Public hearing opened.
The following persons spoke in favor of staffs recommendation:
1. Christian Adams, resident of Rolling Hills Ranch.
Public hearing closed.
Commissioner White stated he supported staffs recommendation for the following reasons: low pedestrian
counts, adequate sight distances, and Lane Avenue being a main thoroughfare. Chair Liken stated he
supported staffs recommendation due to the warrants and the guidelines from the All -Way Stop Policy.
Commissioner Perrett stated he also supported staffs recommendation.
MSC (White/Lopez) to concur with staffs recommendation to deny the installation of all -way stop control at
the intersection of Lane Avenue and Mackenzie Creek Road based on the intersection receiving 38 points of a
possible 100 points. (6-0-1, McAlister absent)
7. Report on Request for an All -Way Stop on Paseo Del Cerro and Paseo Entrada
Item pulled by staff.
8. Report on Request for an All -Way Stop on Silverado Drive and Rivera Way
Item pulled by staff.
9. Action Summary Update/Staff Comments
Senior Civil Engineer Leyva announced an upcoming workshop for new commissioners. Civil Engineer AI-
Ghafry stated staff was submitting an information memo to Council to install the all -way stop at Rancho Del
Rey/Milagrosa which was approved by the Safety Commission on January 13, 2000. Staff recommended to
postpone the all -way stop installation to a future date until the construction of Marisol Park was completed and
fences were removed. Staff now feels that the intersection is suitable for the all -way stop installation. General
discussion ensued on procedures for information items submitted to Council.
10. Traffic Accident Summary — December 2001
Traffic Accident Summary accepted into record. No staff comments.
11. Chanae in Safetv Commission Meeting Start Time from 6:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
MSC (Liken/White) to change Safety Commission meeting start from 6:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. beginning with
the March 14, 2002 meeting. (6-0-1, McAlister absent)
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is12. Commissioner Comments
In the past, Chair Liken requested that when Safety Commission items are referred to City Council by staff, a
copy of said report should also be forwarded to the Safety Commission members. Chair Liken re -stated his
request for Council referred items and asked that staff comply with this request. Chair Liken brought in the
videotape from the January 15, 2002 Council meeting. The re-evaluation of La Senda/East "J" Street All -Way
Stop (Item #13) was scheduled for this meeting and the Safety Commission members and staff viewed this
portion of the videotape (total time 25 minutes). General discussion ensued on procedures for informing City
Council on Safety Commission items. Chair Liken asked staff to contact the City Clerk's office about receiving
weekly City Council agendas.
ADJOURNMENT AT 7:49 P.M. to a regular meeting scheduled for March 14, 2002.
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Respectfully submitted,
Florence Picardal, Recording Secretary