HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1987/09/15 Item 7COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
• Item 7
Meeting Date 9/15/87
ITEM TITLE• Resolution~~~ ~~ Approving an agreement with San Diego
Trust and Savings Bank for traffic control measures
SUBMITTED BY: Community Development Directo
REVIEWED BY: City Manager ~;.,~~(~:%--~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
On August 18, 1987, Council approved the temporary installation of a traffic
barrier on Fig Avenue between N Street and Shasta Street. The approved
facility meets one of the mitigation measures called for in the EIR for the
Chula Vista Shopping Center Project. San Diego Trust and Savings Bank has
expressed a willingness to install certain facilities on their site at 444 H
Street to prevent motorists from using the bank parking lot as a means to get
around the traffic barrier and thereby effectively use Fig Avenue as a through
street. An agreement with the bank has been prepared to consolidate the
specific measures proposed to be undertaken by the City and the bank for
traffic control on Fig Avenue and the bank site.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council approve the agreement with San Diego Trust
• and Savings Bank for traffic control measures.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Council approved the proposed temporary
traffic barrier on Fig Avenue on August 18, 1987. The approval was made
following receipt of a letter by San Diego Trust and Savings Bank which
proposed that the bank would institute all of the traffic control measures
included in the proposed agreement.
DISCUSSION:
The Fig Avenue traffic control measures approved by Council are temporary.
Traffic counts on Fig Avenue will be taken prior to the vacation of Fifth
Avenue and installation of the Fig Avenue traffic control barrier. They will
be taken again following institution of these changes on Fig and Fifth Avenue
and staff will use the counts to analyze the effectiveness of the barrier in
mitigating traffic impacts caused by the vacation of Fifth Avenue.
If the approved barrier is determined to be ineffective, a different traffic
control measure could be considered. The proposed agreement with San Diego
Trust and Savings Bank, if approved, would only be in effect if the City
traffic barrier is placed such that the bank has unobstructed driveways
connecting with Fig Avenue both north and south of the barrier (see attached
map). This arrangement has been requested by the bank for customer
convenience and to prevent a loss in bank business.
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Specific measures included in the proposed agreement are: City installation
of signage to indicate Fig Avenue not being a through street; installation of
signage by the bank indicating that through traffic is not allowed on the bank
site; installation by the bank of additional concrete ti re stops to restrict
traffic flow in the parking lot; and installation by the bank of a gate in the
parking lot to prevent traffic passing through the parking lot during hours
that the bank is closed.
FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of the temporary traffic barrier and City signage
on Fig Avenue is to be funded by the Homart Development Company. Maintenance
of these facilities will be the responsibility of the City. San Diego Trust
and Savings Bank will finance the cost of installation and maintenance of
facilities on their site.
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