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CITY OF CHULA VISTA
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEP~EyT
Item No.
For meeting of ,3/13/79
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Recommendations - East "L" Street between Melrose and Nacion Avenues
SUBMITTED BY Ste Morrison, Chairman/Safety Commission
ITEM EXPLANATION (4/5TH'S VOTE REQUIRED YES NO xxx)
During the regular meeting of February 6, 1979, the City Council considered a staff/Safety
Commission recommendation to provide left turn pockets on East "L" Street between Melrose
and Nacion. The Council voted 5-0 that this problem be sent back to the Safety Commission
with the suggestion (by the Council) that a "permanent solution may be no left turns, and
the way to implement that as a solution". The Commission, at their regular business meeting
held February 14, 1979, considered this matter, with particular regard to the Council's
suggestion of "no left turns". The members, by a 4-2 vote, recommended the following:
"That a traffic signal be installed at Melrose and East 'L', and that left turn pockets
be installed at all intersections on 'L' Street between Melrose and Nacion."
The following points were considered in a search for improvement:
1~ Removing the hill would be the best solution from a safety point of view, however,
'P the Commission accepted the staff's view that this action is not feasible;
~. Denying left turns by regulation only would be effective to the same extent that the
current speed limit is effective;
3. Denying left turns by use of a median barricade would be effective and was proposed
and supported by two Safety Commissioners. This proposal, however, was strongly
resisted by several local homeowners who attended our meetings. It was also the
opinion of other Safety Commissioners that a median barricade brings its own special
hazard. A 6" curb immediately adjacent to the left side of a traffic lane would
almost certainly be hit by traffic occasionally, and the resultant "careening" effect
and loss of steering control might cause serious problems;
4. Slowing the speed of traffic, combined with providing regular gaps, was considered by
the majority of the Commission as the best approach to solve this problem;
5. Installing a traffic signal at East "L" and Melrose would tend to slow and "platoon"
traffic; and,
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EXHIBITS
Agreement Resolution Ordinance Plat Notificati^n List
Other ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: Attached Submitted on
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Estimated cost for installation of traffic signal and left turn lanes (design and
construction) is $50,000.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
See Staff A-113.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Approval of (1) Recommendation for the installation of a
traffic signal at Melrose and East "L"; and (2) Kecommendation for the installation of
"left turn pockets" at all intersections on East "L" Street between Melrose and Nacion
Avenues.
COUNCIL ACTIO"J
Form A-113 (Rev. 5/77)
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6. Installing left turn pockets at the remaining intersections not now covered would
supplement the good effects of the additional traffic signal.
As recommended by the Safety Commission, the changing of the signal at Cuyamaca and
East "L" from a "demand only" to a "traffic control role" would further im rove s eed
control and "platooning" (See Safety Commission A-113 entitled "Request topchangeptraffic
signal at Cuyamaca and East 'L' Street from 'traffic/pedestrian' actuated to a 'fixed time
sequence' controlled signal").
The following gentlemen attended one or more of the Safety Commission's meetings on this
subject, and have been informed that Council will consider this item on 3/13/79:
• ~ (A) Mr. Felix Paprocki, 942 Monterey Court;
(B) Mr. George Thomas, 931 Monterey Court;
(C) Mr. David Love, 924 Monterey Court;
(D) Mr. Harry Olsen, 923 Mission Court; and,
4~f(E) Mr. J. G. Felber, 945 Monterey Court.
While their views were not exactly the same, they did concur in the majority recommendation
of the Safety Commission. It was significant that these local residents were generally
leased with the left turn pockets originally recommended, and wholeheartedly rejected the
median strip while supporting the traffic signal at East "L" and Melrose.
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QOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Approve request.
COU~dCIL ACTION
Form A-113 (Rev. 5!77)