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Home My WebLink About2002-07-11 SC MINUTESMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHULA VISTA SAFETY COMMISSION is July 11, 2002 Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. Public Services Building CALL TO ORDER 1. Roll Call: Present: Vice Chair McAlister; Commissioners Gove, Liken (arrived at 6:40 pm), Lopez, Perrett, and White Absent: Commissioner Acton Also present: Ralph Leyva, Senior Civil Engineer; Majed AI-Ghafry, Civil Engineer; Patrick Moneda, Assistant Civil Engineer; Police Agent Steve Guthrie; and Florence Picardal, Recording Secretary 2. Pledge of Allegiance/Silent Prayer 3. Opening Statement Opening statement read by Vice Chair McAlister. 4. Approval of Minutes - March 14, 2002 and June 13, 2002 No minutes were available for the meeting of March 14, 2002. MSC (Perrett/Lopez) to approve the minutes of June 13, 2002 as submitted. (5-0-1-1 Acton absent and • White abstain) MEETING AGENDA 5. Oral Communications None. 6. Report on request for an All -Way Stop at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Eastshore Terrace On May 30, 2002, Rose Magana, 711 Eastshore Terrace #34, Chula Vista, sent staff a letter concerning safety issues at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Eastshore Terrace. According to Ms. Magana, the "circular' characteristic of Lakeshore Drive limits the sight distance of motorists wishing to enter from cross -streets throughout the roadway. In addition, motorists travel at excessive rates of speed on Lakeshore Drive, making the area unsafe for all pedestrians and residents along Lakeshore Drive. She requested that all -way stop control be installed to calm the speeding behavior of motorists traveling on Lakeshore Drive and to increase intersection safety due to the lack of sight visibility for the motoring public and pedestrians crossing Lakeshore Drive. Mr. AI-Ghafry presented staffs report and Powerpoint Presentation. He stated that 8 phone calls were received with all 8 opposed to the all -way stop. A letter/petition was received from Ms. Rose Magana with 40 signatures in favor of the all -way stop. Staff Recommendation: That the Safety Commission concur with staff's recommendation to deny the • installation of all -way stop control at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Eastshore Terrace based on the intersection receiving 24 points of a possible 100 points. Safety Commission Minutes July 11, 2002 Page 2 Public hearing opened. The following person spoke in favor of the all -stop: Rose Magana, (representing residents of Villa Martinique) 711 #34 Eastshore Terrace, Chula Vista, CA The following persons spoke in opposition of the all -way stop 1. Paul Zock, 2089 Lakewood Circle, Chula Vista, CA 2. David Villegas, 1936 Clearbrook Drive, Chula Vista, CA Public hearing closed. Commission Discussion: Commissioner White stated he was not in favor of installing an all -way stop. Commissioners Lopez and Perrett stated they supported staffs recommendation to deny the installation of an all -way stop at this location. Commissioner White stated that more police presence is warranted at this location. MSC (White/McAlister) to concur with staffs recommendation to deny the installation of all -way stop control at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Eastshore Terrace. (5-0-2, Acton and Liken absent) 7. Report on request for an All -Way Stop at the intersection of Second Avenue and Emerson Street Staff has received a request to install an all -way stop at the intersection of Second Avenue and Emerson Street from Chula Vista resident Frank Magdaleno. He suggested that an all -way stop would be beneficial to decrease the potential risk of vehicular accidents at the subject intersection due to the lack of proper traffic control. Mr. AI-Ghafry presented staffs report and Powerpoint Presentation. He stated only 1 call was received (from Frank Magdeleno) in favor of the all -way stop. Staff Recommendation: That the Safety Commission concur with staff's recommendation to deny the installation of all -way stop control at the intersection of Second Avenue and Emerson Street. However, if the Safety Commission, based on input at the Safety Commission hearing, elects to recommend the installation, then staff will not object to the installation based on the following: a. California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 40802 states that prima facie speed limit requires engineering and traffic survey unless a subject street is considered a local street or road. The section further defines a local street or road as one that primarily provides access to abutting residential property and meet the following three conditions: A) roadway width of not more than 40 feet, B) not more than one- half of a mile of uninterruptible length and, C) not more than one traffic lane in each direction. Interruptions to traffic include official traffic control devices, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and proceed and which are erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction. Uncontrolled intersections are not considered interruptions. The segment of Emerson Street from First Avenue to Third Avenue serves as a local street as defined above. However, this segment is more than one-half mile of uninterrupted length. This causes the street to be considered a speed trap as defined in the above-mentioned CVC section. Providing stop control at the subject intersection will divide Emerson Street into two segments that are less than half -mile each with uninterruptible control, thereby negating the speed trap issue and allowing for speed law enforcement. L] Safety Commission Minutes July 11, 2002 Page 3 10 b. The current conditions of Emerson Street include a substandard roadway width of approximately 22', lack of a raised curb and sidewalk, and prevailing speeds at the subject intersection of 33 mph and 32 mph in the eastbound and westbound directions, respectively. Providing stop control at the subject intersection would serve as a traffic calming measure, encouraging motorists who use Emerson Street as a thoroughfare between First Avenue and Third Avenue, to use either Naples Street or Oxford Street. C. The subject intersection experienced a total of three accidents correctible by an all -way stop control, which produced an accident rate of 3.88 a/mve. Installation of all -way stop control will help assign proper right-of-way to motorists entering the intersection, thus reducing the accident rate at this intersection. Public hearing opened. The following person spoke in favor of the all -stop: David Vickers, 187 Emerson St., Chula Vista, CA Public hearing closed. Commission Discussion: Commissioner Gove stated she is very familiar with the area since she previously lived at 277 Emerson and she is in favor of the all -way stop. She stated her concerns about the lack of improvements in the Montgomery area since it's annexation in 1986 (i.e., wider streets, sidewalks, fire hydrants, etc.). She was very aware of the speeding problems on this street. ,Commissioners White and McAlister both stated they were in favor of the all -way stops. • MSC (Gove/White) to install the all -way stop control at the intersection of Second Avenue and Emerson Street. (5-0-2, Acton and Liken absent) 8. Action Summary Update/Staff Comments Accepted into record. Commissioner Gove asked staff for an update on the "E" St,/Corte Maria project. Mr. AI-Ghafry stated that the street was initially incorrectly marked and is now completed. The Commissioner Gove asked that the Commission be kept current on all action items. 9. Traffic Accident Summary — May 2002 Accepted into record. 10. Election of New Chair and Vice Chair MSC (Gove/White) to nominate Commissioner McAlister for Chair and Commissioner Acton for Vice Chair. (5-0-1-1, McAlister abstain, Acton absent) 11. Staff Comments Mr. AI-Ghafry stated that more detailed information would be provided in future Action Summary Updates . 12. Commissioner Comments a. Commissioner White thanked Commissioner Liken for his leadership on this Commission. b. Commissioner Gove stated that she would be on vacation in August and would not be attending the August 8th meeting. • • 0 Safety Commission Minutes July 11, 2002 Page 4 c. MSC (McAlister/Gove) to excuse the absence of Commissioner Acton. (6-0-1, Acton absent) d. Chair McAlister stated that a thank you card was received from Commissioner Acton. e. Commissioner Liken stated he would be filling the Safety Commission vacancy until another Commissioner is appointed. f. Chair McAlister also thanked Commissioner Liken for his experience, diligence, and knowledge while serving on the Safety Commission. g. Commissioner White stated he would be on vacation in August and September, therefore, would not be attending the August 8th or September 12th meeting. h. Chair McAlister asked that a vote for a summer hiatus be placed on the August 8th agenda. ADJOURNMENT AT 6:49 P.M. to a regular meeting scheduled for August 8, 2002. J \Engineer\SAFErA071102_MIN.doc Respectfully submitted, o� Florence Picardal, Recording Secretary