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10-08-2003 - Minutes TC CITY OF ORANGE _ _ GITY TRAFFIC GOMMISSION___. _ _ _ _ _ __ _ Minutes of a Regular Meeting: October 8, 2003 I. OPENING A. Flag Pledge B. Roli Call: Present— Commissioners: F. Sciarra, F. Petronella, J. Beil Absent - Commissioners & Staff: J. Fortier, Sgt. J. Burton Present— Staff: T. Mahood, D. Allenbach, W. Winthers, C. Glass, Cpl. K. VanGorter, P. Then C. iNelcomed Jim Beil, newly appointed Traffic Commissioner. D. Approval of Minutes: ♦ September '17, 2003 ACTION: Approved as published by the Recording Secretary. MOTION: F. Petronella SECOND: J. Beil AYES: Unanimous II. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Request for the installation of 20 feet of red curb on both sides of the driveway serving Kirkwood Assisted Living Residence, located at 1525 E. Taft Ave. Deanna Gamel Kirkwood Assisted Living Residence 1525 E. Taft Ave. Orange CA 92865 Oral presentation is based on the written staff report; please refer to your copy. There was no discussion of this item. ACTION: Approved the installation of 20 feet of red curb markings on both sides of the driveway serving Kirkwood Assisted Living Residence, located at 1525 E. Taft Ave. MOTION: F. Sciarra SECOND: J. Beil AYES: Unanimous :. 4 "�'�,.�.�,. ; Tape#CTC-23.07 of this City Traffic Coinmission meeting is available for your review. �,�:"':�"V Please contact the Recording Secretary at(714)744-5536 in this regard,advance notice is appreciated. ,.. . �`�'� ��M'Printed on Recvcled Paper .n; '_y:s`. . � . �•,tii;,d � . �;�:`�:..��:� ,::.:.��:::..:� �>::::, �:-::::: _...�....>:.:yt' rF.h::.0�1��@•��+:.�'m:e+-+�' ;!1fA�t'��d'��:.�F.y��i Minutes of a Regular Meeting—City Traffic Commission—October 8,2003 Pg.2 B. Request to change the name of the entry drive at the Mall of Orange from "Mall Way" to "East Village Way" and have the new street name legalized as an official City name. Rebecca Buck The Village at Orange 2298 N. Orange Mall Orange CA 92865 Oral presentation is based on the written staff report; please refer to your copy. There was no discussion of this request. ACTION: Approved changing the street name to "East Village Way" and having this name legalized by the City. MOTION: F. Sciarra SECOND: J. Beil AYES: Unanimous � �� End of Consent Calendar ��.�� III. CONSIDERATION ITEMS 1. Request for the installation of a 100 ft. limited time parking zone (20 Minutes) in front of Casa Ciento Apartments at 2627 N. Bourbon St. Steve Mensinger 949 South Coast Dr. #600 Gosta Mesa CA 92626 Oral presentation is based on the written staff report; please refer to your copy. Vice- Chairman Sciarra opened the public hearing for the following discussion: Ke_I_ly Peart, 2006 Deborah, Newport Beach (Arnel Manaqement/Casa Ciento Apts.) — I would like to propose a reduced space in lieu of the 100 foot originally requested. I met with your Traffic staff and reviewed the request as submitted. There is some parking on the street during the day but I think it's from the apartments across the street. We would like convenient parking for prospective tenants who are visiting the complex for the first time to tour the property and meet with the feasing staff. We would like to have 2 generous parking stalls directly in front of the main entrance to the property during the hours of 8:00 am to 6:00 pm for about 30 minutes. Vice-Chairman Sciarra closed the public hearing and returned the item to the � Commission for further discussion and a motion. Commissioner Beil — I view this as a convenience issue for on-site rental�, and it's a fairly heavily impacted parking area, so I would support the staff's recommendation. Vice-Chairman Sciarra —Would staff reconsider the revised request for limited parking? � � ,;�.,,�;; ',<��,. Tape#CTC-23.07 of this City Traffic Commission meeting is available for your review. e„�n: . <- .;, Please contact the Recording Secretary at(714)744-5536 in this regard,advance notice is appreciated. ♦� �■1�'Printed on Recvcled Paper Minutes of a Regular Meeting—City Traffic Commission—October 8,2003 Pg.3 Dave Allenbach, Transqortation Analyst — 45 feet of green curb would not have an adverse effect on area parking directly in front of the property. One thing the proponent should be aware of is that if the Commission elects to approve this amended request that this is still a public street, this is public parking and anyone can park there for the allotted time. Most likely we do not have any other time limit parking in the surrounding area, most likely enforcement will occur as a result of the apartment manager themselves. ACTION: Denied the request for '100 feet of limited time parking, but approved installation of a 40 foot limited time parking zone (1 Hour). _ MOTION: F. Sciarra SECOND: F. Petronella AYES: Unanimous 2. Request for the installation of an "All-Way" STOP control device at the intersection of Via Escola nd Springfield/Bentley. Deirdre Mooseley 2730 N. Whitehall St. � Orange CA 92867 Oral presentation is based on the written staff report; p/ease refer to your copy. Vice- Chairman Sciarra opened the public hearing for the following discussion: Tim Zimprich, 2714 N. Sprinqfield St. — Opposed to request. I don't think we need this, traffic is not bad. There has only been 1 accident since I've lived here: All I see is more noise, and people running STOP signs. l was here back in 1995 and opposed it then also, I'm here again because I don't think it's something we need. Domenick Lewis, 2715 N. Sprinqfield St. — I live on the corner, I am opposed to this as well. This is not a high traveled street and there are not fihat many pedestrians on the street. This would create more problems than it would solve. There is plenty of unobstructed views in both directions. I've never seen a problem when children are crossing the street with their parents, when I take mine to the park I make sure they are supervised when they cross the street, so this isn't really a problem. I agree with the recommendation to deny the request. Tom Feenstra, 2720 N. Sprinqfield St. — Opposed ta request. I don't think this will provide a benefit to the neighborhood, only 1 or 2 people will benefit from a STOP sign at this location because they are making left turns. I think the STOP sign would be a hazard for motorists coming around the curve in the roadway and then suddenly coming up to a STOP sign. I don't think they would expect it and it would create a hazard to them and create more accidents. I don't think we need a crosswalk either, I believe people are more careful when they cross the street without one. Vice-Chairman Sciarra closed the public hearing and returned the item to the Comrnission for further discussion and a motion. Commissioner Petronella — I live in this area and I agree with everything that has been said here. �',;�� Tape#CTG23.07 of this City Traffic Comrnission meeting is availaUle for your review. ��'n .a.. : .. Please contact the Recording Secretary at(714)744-5536 in this regard,advance notice is appreciated. ♦� ��h'Printed on Recvcled Paner Minutes of a Regular Meeting—City Traffic Commission—October 8,2003 Pg.4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _. __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ Commissioner Beil — I'm in full agreement with the staff's recommendation, I've had a lot of experience with requests for unprotected crosswalks and unwarranted signals and STOP signs and I agree with the report. The warrants for signals and STOP signs are very important from a liability standpoint, so I will be supporting the staff's recommendation. ACTION: Denied the requesf. MOTION: J. Beil SECOND: F. Petronella AYES: Unanimous - �� End of Consideration Calendar �� IV.ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS None this month. V. ADJOURNMENT After discussion of today's Agenda items the City Traffic Commission meeting was concfuded, and as there were no further requests for action under Oral Presentations, the Chairman adjourned this session of the City Traffic Commission at 7:00 p.m. The next regular meeting of the City Traffic Commission is scheduled: . 5:30 P.M. Wednesday— Nover�ber 5, 2003 Respectfully submitted, CITY OF ORANGE Phyllis Then Recording Secretary Traffic Engineering Division CITY OF ORANGE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION 300 E. CHAPMAN AVE. ORANGE CA 92866 PH: (714) 744-5536 FAx: (714) 744-5573 �3 Oct'03 Min [C:\MyDoc\ThenplTraffic Commission�2003 Minutes] �:.�N.. �. " "'��%"p� Tape#CTC-23.07 of this City Traffic Cominission meeting is available for your review. ��. � .,:.�•_-.:_ ,�s�:. �: Please contact the Recording Secretary at(714)744-5536 in this regard,advance notice is appreciated. � �� >�;� .:�.;" �� 1►Printed on Recvcled Pat�er