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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-12-08 SC MINUTESMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHULA VISTA SAFETY COMMISSION December 8, 2005 6:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. 1. Roll Call: Council Chambers Public Services Building Present: Chair White; Vice -Chair Perrett; Commissioners AI-Ghafry, Gove, and Lopez (late) Absent: Commissioners Willett and Rosario Also present: Frank Rivera, Principal Civil Engineer Lombardo DeTrinidad, Senior Civil Engineer Sgt. John Munch, Chula Vista Police Department Lindsey Walters, Recording Secretary 2. Pledge of Allegiance/Silent Prayer 3. Opening Statement Opening statement read by Chair White. • 4. Approval of Minutes for November 10, 2005 None. MEETING AGENDA 5. Oral Communications None. 6. All -Way Stop at the Intersection of East J Street and Via Escalante On October 10, 2005, staff received a petition from residents of Rancho Del Rey, Andalucia area represented by Patricia Chavez of 1007 Plaza Ultima requesting an all -way stop installation at the intersection of East J Street and Via Escalante. The residents are requesting an all -way stop at the subject intersection due to the increase of and high speeds of vehicles along East J Street. Staff has conducted a study of the intersection and is forwarding this report to the Safety Commission for consideration. Presentation given by Senior Civil Engineer DeTrinidad Staff Recommendation: • Deny the installation of All -Way Stop Control at the intersection of East J Street and Via Escalante. • Install 25 mph speed limit sign on the northbound and southbound directions of East J • Street and pavement legends to better inform drivers of the speed limit in this area. • Trim the tree on the parkway to make the "No Outlet' traffic sign visible at all times. ,% - 7e Safety Commission Minutes December 8, 2005 Page 2 Public hearing opened. 1. Cynthia Gamos, 1043 Plaza Elena, Chula Vista 2. Jo Reese, 1350 East J Street, Chula Vista 3. Chad Nelson, 1257 Via Escalante, Chula Vista 4. Madeline Kershaw, 1341 East J Street, Chula Vista 5. Patricia Chavez, 1007 Plaza Ultima, Chula Vista All public speakers were residents of the nearby area, and were concerned about the problem speeders are posing for children walking to school in the morning. It's a problem in the morning, for drop-off, and in the afternoon, when students are picked up. Also, several find that the cul-de- sacs get blocked off, and residents cannot even exit, during school time traffic. Public hearing closed. Commission Discussion: Sgt. Munch offered to organize four motors to go out to area during school hours. They are a very unforgiving bunch, and will issue citations to anyone, including residents speaking out at Commission meeting. Showing that there is a Police interest in the matter, could help. Commission also recommended that issue be discussed with school officials. Vice -Chair Perrett is familiar with this area, and had a son who attended one of these schools. He went on to say that he normally wouldn't support an all -way stop, but something needs to be done there to slow • down traffic. Chair White personally examined area, and stated that it would normally have been a slam dunk that all way stop be installed. However, in light of the public outcry, he would support all -way stop and police presence. Commissioner AI-Ghafry added that the installation of an un -warranted stop sign is much more of a hindrance than a help. He asked that staff look into the notion of this area being a speed trap; possibly place a yield sign. Commission promised that this item would not be put to rest until some solution had been found. MSC (GovelAl-Ghafry) to table item until next month's Commission meeting, have staff consider alternative solutions to this problem (5-0-2) Willett, Rosario absent. Item 7 taken out of order. 7. Request for Traffic Calming on Oleander Avenue between Tamarack Court and Main Street City Staff received a notice from Mr. Phillip Christensen, 1656 Oleander Avenue, concerning speeding on Oleander Avenue, and requesting traffic calming along Oleander Avenue between Tanoak Court and Main Street. Apparently, vehicles traveling above the 25 mph posted speed limit prevent Mr. Christensen from backing out of his driveway. This item was presented by Mr. Christensen at the September 08, 2005 Safety Commission meeting. The item was continued for the October 13, 2005 meeting where the commission directed staff to study all -way stop control at the intersection of Tamarack Street & Oleander Avenue and Tanoak Court & Oleander Avenue. Senior Civil Engineer DeTrinidad gave a brief PowerPoint presentation. t Safety Commission Minutes December 8, 2005 Page 3 Staff Recommendation: Deny the installation of an all -way stop control at the intersection of Oleander Avenue with Tamarack Street based on the location receiving 24 points of a possible 100 points pursuant to Council Policy Number 478-03. Deny installation of an all -way stop control at the intersection of Oleander Avenue with Tanoak Court based on the location receiving 21 points of a possible 100 points pursuant to Council Policy Number 478-03. Install southbound curve warning sign with a 20 MPH advisory speed limit for curve. Public hearing opened. 1. Phillip Christensen, 1626 Oleander Avenue, Chula Vista 2. David Garcia, 154 Olive Court, Chula Vista Public hearing closed. Commission Discussion: Commissioner AI-Ghafry brought up the fact that stop signs are not intended for traffic calming, although a consequence is that they typically do slow traffic for a time. However, they will speed up thereafter, to make up lost time. Suggested that staff increase wattage of the two streetlights that engulf curb. He went on to suggest that staff consider updating the legends. Commissioner Gove suggested forced removal of shrub by neighbor, mentioned in staff report. Mr. Christensen interjected that shrub is not the problem, but rather the speeding. Vice -Chair Perrett was in favor of the latter two staff recommendations. • MSC (White/Al-Ghafry) concur with staffs recommendation (5-0-2) Willett, Rosario absent 8. Traffic Accident Summary — October 2005 Sgt. Munch gave a brief presentation. 9. Action Summary Update/Staff Comments October 13, 2005 ■ All -Way Stop at Stone Gate Street and Duncan Ranch Road: Safety Commission concurred with staffs recommended installation, and the work order was submitted on October 31, 2005. East Palomar Time -Limited Parking: Safety Commission concurred with staffs recommended installation, and the item was scheduled for the City Council Meeting on December 6, 2005. November 10, 2005 ■ Installation of Triple Left on Tierra Del Rey at East H Street: Safety Commission concurred with staffs recommended installation, and work was completed on November 28, 2005. 10. Potential Safety Commission Agenda Item • Request for time limited parking — Gotham Street and Otay Lakes Road • Request for All -Way Stop at the intersection of Ithaca Street and Scripps Avenue Safety Commission Minutes December 8, 2005 Page 4 OTHER BUSINESS 0 11. Election of Chair and Vice Chair MSC (AI-Ghafry/Rosario} to table elections until following Commission Meeting in hopes of a full quorum. (4-0-3) Willett, Rosario absent, Gove left meeting early. 12. Commissioner Comments Chair White thanked Commissioner AI-Ghafry for the detail in which he goes into the staff reports. ADJOURNMENT AT 8:00 P.M. to the next regularly scheduled meeting of January 12, 2006. Respectfully submitted, Lindsey Walters, Recording Secretary J:\Engineer\SAFETY\2005\120805—MIN.doc • 0