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**POST-MEETING AGENDA**
Date:Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time:6:00 p.m.
Location:Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA
Traffic Safety Commission Regular Meeting
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1.CALL TO ORDER
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.ROLL CALL
Commissioners DeMarco, Galicia, Luke, Marroquin, Rodgers, and Chair Caudillo.
4.CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 4.1 through 4.2)
Consent calendar items are considered together and acted upon by one motion.
There is no separate discussion of these items unless a commissioner or staff
removes the item from the Consent Calendar.
Recommended Action:
To approve the recommended actions appearing below consent calendar Items 4.1
through 4.2.
4.1 Approval of Meeting Minutes 4
Recommended Action:
Approve the meeting minutes dated: September 10, 2026
4.2 Consider Request for Excused Absence(s)8
Recommended Action:
Consider request for excused absence for Commissioner DeMarco from the
October 8, 2026, meeting.
5.PUBLIC COMMENTS
The public may address the Commission on any subject matter within the
Commission’s jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State law
generally prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue
not included on the agenda. The Commission may schedule the topic for future
discussion or refer the matter to staff.
6.ACTION ITEMS
Action items are considered individually by the Commission and are expected to
elicit discussion and deliberation.
6.1 Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Recommended Action:
Elect Chair and Vice Chair.
6.2 Parking Restriction: Time-Limited Parking Spaces on the East Side of
Avenida Escaya
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Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution recommending that City Council approve the time-limited
parking restriction for fourteen spaces on Avenida Escaya.
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7.PRESENTATIONS
The following item(s) will be presentations given to the Commission. Action on
these item(s) is typically limited to the Commission receiving the presentation and
providing direction or feedback to staff, as appropriate.
7.1 South Bay to Southeastern Complete Streets Project Presented by Josh
Clark, Senior Regional Planner with San Diego Association of Governments
(SANDAG) and Nicholas J. Oleskowicz, Professional Engineer, Associate
with Kimley-Horn
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Recommended Action:
Hear the presentation.
7.2 Police Department Traffic Collision and Citation Update Presented By
James Bucaro, Peace Officer and Julio Armenta, Peace Officer
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Recommended Action:
Hear the presentation.
7.3 Bikeways and Pedestrian Facilities Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Project Update Presented By Paul Oberbauer, Principal Traffic Engineer
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Recommended Action:
Hear the presentation.
8.STAFF COMMENTS
9.CHAIR'S COMMENTS
10.COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
11.ADJOURNMENT
to the regular meeting on November 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Materials provided to the Traffic Safety Commission related to any open-session
item on this agenda are available for public review by contacting the City Clerk's
Office at TSC@chulavistaca.gov.
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City of Chula Vista
Special Traffic Safety Commission Meeting
MINUTES
Minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the agenda.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Chair Caudillo.
3. ROLL CALL
Deputy City Clerk Lafarga called the roll.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 4.1 through 4.3)
Robert spoke on various consent calendar items.
Moved by Commissioner Marroquin
Seconded by Commissioner Luke
To approve the recommended actions appearing below consent calendar Items
4.1 through 4.3. The motion was carried by the following vote:
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Result:Carried (4 to 0)
4.1 Approval of Meeting Minutes
To approve the meeting minutes dated: August 13, 2026.
4.2 Consider Request for Excused Absence(s)
To approve excused absences for Commissioner DeMarco and Galicia
from the September 10, 2026, meeting.
4.3 Authorize the Chair to Work with Staff to Finalize and Submit the
Annual Activities Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26
Authorize the Chair to work with staff to finalize and submit the annual
activities report.
5. ACTION ITEMS
5.1 Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Moved by Commissioner Rodgers
Seconded by Commissioner Luke
To defer the election of Chair and Vice Chair to the October 8, 2026,
meeting. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Result:Carried (4 to 0)
5.2 Parking Restriction: Four Time-Limited Parking Spaces on Avenida
Escaya
Principal Traffic Engineer Oberbauer presented and answered questions
on the item.
Robert expressed a neutral position on the item.
Patricia Ramirez spoke on the item.
Moved by Commissioner Marroquin
Seconded by Commissioner Luke
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To adopt a resolution recommending that City Council approve the time -
limited parking restriction for two additional spaces on Avenida Escaya.
The motion failed by the following vote:
Result:Defeated (2 to 2)
Moved by Commissioner Rodgers
Seconded by Commissioner Marroquin
To adopt Resolution No. 2026-007. The motion was carried by the
following vote:
Result:Carried (4 to 0)
Item 5.2 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-007 OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CHULA
VISTA CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISH ONE HOUR TIME-LIMITED
PARKING ON TWO PARKING SPACES BETWEEN 8:00 AM AND 6:00
PM ON AVENIDA ESCAYA WITH DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO AMEND
PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON AVENIDA ESCAYA TO THE CITY
ENGINEER, AND THAT SCHEDULE VI OF THE REGISTER
MAINTAINED BY THE CITY ENGINEER BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY
6. PRESENTATIONS
6.1 Police Department Traffic Collision and Citation Update Presented By
Julio Armenta, Peace Officer
Peace Officer Armenta presented and answered questions on the item.
Robert expressed a neutral position on the item.
6.2 Bikeways and Pedestrian Facilities Capital Improvement Program
(CIP) Project Update Presented By Paul Oberbauer, Principal Traffic
Engineer
Principal Traffic Engineer Oberbauer presented and answered questions
on the item.
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Robert expressed a neutral position on the item.
7. STAFF COMMENTS
There were none.
8. CHAIR'S COMMENTS
Chair Caudillo provided comments.
9. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
Commissioner Marroquin provided comments.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
Minutes prepared by: Karina Lafarga, CMC, Deputy City Clerk.
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Karina Lafarga, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
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Request for Excused Absence Form – 6/19
REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCE
City of Chula Vista Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Name: _________________________________________________ Date of Absence: _________________________________
Board/Commission/Committee: _________________________________________________________________________________
Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.25.110 (C) allows board/commission/committee members, by a
majority vote, to excuse a fellow board, commission, or committee member’s absence from a meeting for any
of the reasons listed below. A member who is absent from three consecutive, regular meetings will be
deemed to have vacated his or her membership, unless the member’s absence is excused by a
majority vote of the other members. An absence is only recorded as “excused” upon receipt of a member’s
request and majority vote of the board/commission/committee to excuse the absence. Accordingly, if you
have been absent from a regular meeting, please complete and submit this form to the chair or secretary.
Please indicate the reason for the absence:
1. Illness of the member, family member of the member, or personal friend of the member;
2. Business commitment of the member that interferes with the attendance of the member at a meeting;
3. Previously scheduled vacation of the member, notice of which was provided to the respective board
or commission in advance of the meeting;
4. Attendance of the member at a funeral, religious service or ceremony, wedding, or other similarly
significant event;
5. Unexpected, emergency situation that prohibits the member’s attendance; or
6. Other reason for which the member has given notice to the secretary of his or her unavailability at
least seven days in advance of the meeting.
OR
The absence was not for any of the above-listed reasons. I understand that the absence will be recorded
as unexcused.
I certify the reason for the absence indicated above is true and correct.
Member’s Signature: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________
If completed by secretary or staff to board/commission/committee:
Completed on member’s behalf by: _____________________________, per member’s Verbal Written request
on: _________________.
(date)
(secretary/liaison’s name) September 29, 2026
October 8, 2026
Traffic Safety Commission
Karina Lafarga
Tim DeMarco
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Request for Excused Absence Form – 6/19
REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCE
City of Chula Vista Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Name: _________________________________________________ Date of Absence: _________________________________
Board/Commission/Committee: _________________________________________________________________________________
Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.25.110 (C) allows board/commission/committee members, by a
majority vote, to excuse a fellow board, commission, or committee member’s absence from a meeting for any
of the reasons listed below. A member who is absent from three consecutive, regular meetings will be
deemed to have vacated his or her membership, unless the member’s absence is excused by a
majority vote of the other members. An absence is only recorded as “excused” upon receipt of a member’s
request and majority vote of the board/commission/committee to excuse the absence. Accordingly, if you
have been absent from a regular meeting, please complete and submit this form to the chair or secretary.
Please indicate the reason for the absence:
1. Illness of the member, family member of the member, or personal friend of the member;
2. Business commitment of the member that interferes with the attendance of the member at a meeting;
3. Previously scheduled vacation of the member, notice of which was provided to the respective board
or commission in advance of the meeting;
4. Attendance of the member at a funeral, religious service or ceremony, wedding, or other similarly
significant event;
5. Unexpected, emergency situation that prohibits the member’s attendance; or
6. Other reason for which the member has given notice to the secretary of his or her unavailability at
least seven days in advance of the meeting.
OR
The absence was not for any of the above-listed reasons. I understand that the absence will be recorded
as unexcused.
I certify the reason for the absence indicated above is true and correct.
Member’s Signature: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________
If completed by secretary or staff to board/commission/committee:
Completed on member’s behalf by: _____________________________, per member’s Verbal Written request
on: _________________.
(date)
(secretary/liaison’s name)
Additional Information- Item 4.2 Added 10/08/2026
October 7, 2026
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Traffic Safety Commission
Karina Lafarga
Alejandro Galicia
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STAFF CONTACT
Paul Oberbauer, Principal Traffic Engineer
Luis Schaar, Director of Engineering & Capital Projects/ City Engineer
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October 8, 2026
ITEM TITLE: Parking Restriction: Time-Limited Parking Spaces on the East Side of Avenida
Escaya
DEPARTMENT: Engineering & Capital Projects
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution recommending that City Council approve the time-limited parking restriction for
fourteen spaces on Avenida Escaya.
DISCUSSION
Avenida Escaya from Heritage Road to Camino Aldea (the “Segment”) is a Secondary Village Entry
street with median and Village Pathway. North of Camino de Vida, it has two approximately 12-foot-
wide travel lanes in the northbound direction with 8-foot-wide parallel parking lanes on the left side
by the median and a 21-foot-wide angled parking lane on the right side fronting mixed-use multi-
family residential buildings with ground floor commercial use. The southbound direction of Avenida
Escaya and the northbound direction south of Camino de Vida, have the same configuration with only
one 15-foot-wide travel lane. Separating the two directional roadways that comprise the Segment is
a wide turf median varying in width from 6 feet to 90 feet that operates as a passive recr eational
space and landscaped median and walkway. There are no parking restrictions except for two 20-
minute time-limited parking spaces at the northeast corner.
The owner of Escaya Wine and Spirits located at the northeast corner of the Segment, request ed
additional time-limited parking spaces. Given the land uses fronting the Segment, Staff conducted a
parking demand study for the Segment to inform future parking management requests and
regulations.
The study concluded that the southbound half of the Segment generally had higher demand on
weekdays peaking midday whereas higher demand on northbound occurred on the weekend peaking
in the early afternoon. Parked vehicles were determined to dwell on average approximately 45
minutes to approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes depending on the location on the Segment.
Staff collected feedback from the businesses fronting the Segment on the east/northbound side
between Heritage Road and Camino de Vida (the “Frontage”). There are no vacancies on the
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Frontage and it consists of the following with their associated proposed time-limited parking supported
by the businesses:
Suite Business Spaces Parking Time Limitation
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Gent’s Corner Barber Shop
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Therefore, staff is proposing the time limitations outlined in the table above with enforcement times
of 8:00AM to 6:00PM. This will result in four 30-minute parking spaces and ten 2-hour parking
spaces. On the block bound by Avenida Escaya, Camino de Vida, Heritage Road, and Via Buena,
there are a total of 65 parking spaces of which there are four accessible parking spaces. This exceeds
the minimum number of accessible sparking spaces required by the Public Rights of Way Accessibility
Guidelines. Therefore, there are no additional accessible spaces required on the Frontage.
To respond to future changes in demand, Staff is proposing that City Council delegate to the City
Engineer the authority to amend the duration and the start and end times of the enforcement period
for parking restrictions along the Segment after consulting with fronting businesses. Staff will notify
the City Councilmember in whose district the Segment is located as well as the Traffic Safety
Commission of modifications to the time-limited parking restrictions on the Segment at their next
regular meeting.
CURRENT- YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
The posting of new time limited parking signs and painted curb will be funded by an existing Traffic
Engineering Capital Improvement Project, TRF0448, Signing/Striping Implementation Program.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
Regular maintenance of the curb markings and the time-limited parking signs is typically necessary
approximately every 12 years. These ongoing costs will be incorporated into the annual budget
development process in future years.
ATTACHMENT
1. Location Map
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Location Map
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RESOLUTION NO. TSC-2026-_______
RESOLUTION OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT
THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISH 30-
MINUTE TIME LIMITED PARKING ON FOUR PARKING
SPACES AND 2-HOUR TIME LIMITED PARKING ON TEN
PARKING SPACES BETWEEN 8:00AM AND 6:00PM ON
AVENIDA ESCAYA WITH DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO
AMEND PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON AVENIDA
ESCAYA TO THE CITY ENGINEER, AND THAT
SCHEDULE VI OF THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE
CITY ENGINEER BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY
WHEREAS, the northernmost portion of the east side of Avenida Escaya between
Heritage Road and Camino de Vida (“Subject Parking Area”) is providing 14 diagonal parking
spaces with no time limitations except two existing twenty-minute time-limited parking spaces at
the north end; and
WHEREAS, business owners fronting the Subject Parking Area are requesting that the
City of Chula Vista City Council establish a 30-minute time limit for parking in the north four
parking spaces and a two-hour time limit for the remaining ten parking spaces in the Subject
Parking Area, enforceable from 8:00AM to 6:00PM; and
WHEREAS, staff has evaluated the current parking conditions at the Subject Parking Area
and have concluded that a change to the current parking regulations is recommended;
WHEREAS, due to the potentially changing parking demands in the Subject Parking Area
and the broader business district fronting Avenida Escaya between Heritage Road and Camino
Aldea (“the Segment”), staff recommends that City Council delegate to the City Engineer the
authority to amend parking restrictions on the Segment as observations and feedback from
fronting businesses require with subsequent notification to the Traffic Safety Commission and the
City Councilmember in whose district the Segment is located.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Traffic Safety Commission of the City
of Chula Vista does hereby recommend that the Chula Vista City Council establish 30-minute
time limited parking along the most northerly four parking spaces on the east side of Avenida
Escaya and a 2-hour time restriction for the remaining ten parking spaces located immediately to
the south, enforceable from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Engineer be delegated the authority to
modify the duration and start and end times of the parking restriction if subsequent observations
and feedback from fronting businesses indicate that such modification would be appropriate to
allow for responsiveness to parking demands on the Segment and that City Engineer notify the
City Councilmember whose district contains the Segment as well as the Traffic Safety
Commission at their next regular meeting of such modifications to parking restrictions on the
Segment. Also, per the City of Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 10.52.330, upon approval of
the proposed time limited parking by City Council or by City Engineer when delegated authority
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Resolution No. TSC 2026-_______
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by City Council, as applicable, Schedule VI of the register maintained in the office of the City
Engineer would be revised accordingly.
Approved as to form by
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Marco Verdugo, City Attorney
Presented by:
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Paul Oberbauer, Principal Traffic Engineer
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Time-Limited Parking
Avenida Escaya
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Location Map
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Parking Observations
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Parking Observations
AVENIDA ESCAYA LOOKING SOUTH AVENIA ESCAYA LOOKING NORTH
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Outreach
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Recommended Action
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10 new 2-hour time-
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Road segment
requesting delegated
authority to set
parking restrictions
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Questions?
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South Bay to Southeastern Complete Streets
Traffic Safety Committee –Meeting #1
Josh Clark, Senior Regional Planner
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Introductions
•SANDAG
—Josh Clark – Project Manager
—Danny Veeh – Regional Planning Program Manager
—Andrew Camacho – Design Engineer
•Project Consultant Team
—Joe De La Garza (WSP) – Consultant Project Manager
—Naomi Germain (KH) – Consultant Deputy PM / Chula Vista Segment Lead
—Nick Oleskowicz (KH) – Chula Vista Design Lead
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South Bay to
Southeastern Complete
Streets (SB2SE) City of
Chula Vista Traffic Safety
Committee
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SB2SE Project Overview
Preliminary Design
Similar Projects
Quick Build Design
Next Steps
Proposed Design Features
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Project Overview
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Project Overview
•8-mile regional bikeway connecting Bayshore Bikeway in
Chula Vista to Imperial Avenue Complete Streets project
(including bikeway) in Southeastern San Diego
•Create a high-quality, comfortable bike network
o May include Class I, II, III, IV depending on roadway context
o Plus increased safety and traffic calming features, like
neighborhood traffic circles, and pedestrian improvements
•ATP Cycle 6 Funding covers the following:
o Preliminary Engineering & Environmental phases (PA&ED)
o Complete 30% preliminary engineering, community outreach, and
CEQA clearance by June 2027
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Sources: Caltrans State Bicycle+ Pedestrian Plan,
2017; California Streets and Highways Code
(SHC 890.4)
California
Bikeway Facility
Types:
Class I Bike Path
Class II Bike Lane
Class III Bike Route
Class IV Separated
Bikeway
Class V Bike Blvd
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The “Four Types of Cyclists”
Source: AASHTO Guide for the
Development of Bicycle Facilities,
5th Edition, 2024
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