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10-10-2012 - Minutes TC❑!t CITY OF ORANGE 0 CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION Minutes of a Regular Meeting: October 10, 2012 I. OPENING A. Flag Pledge B. Roll Call Present - Commissioners: J. Beil, E. Glasgow, W. King, M. Lebeau, C. Vaughan Absent — Commissioners: None Present — Staff: A. Farahani, W. Winthers, D. Allenbach, Sgt. J. Bird, P. Then C. Approval of Minutes • September 12, 2012 ACTION: Approved as published. MOTION: M. Lebeau SECOND: E. Glasgow AYES: Unanimous ABSTAIN: None II. ORAL PRESENTATIONS Melissa Peters - 344 S. Greengrove Dr . - Is requesting red curb on the south side of Palmyra Ave. near Tustin St. It's on the south side of Palmyra as you go eastbound. Traffic backs up all the way to the elementary school, if someone is parked in that little jog because in the morning there is a whole bunch of pedestrians that cross Tustin St. to come over to the elementary school and because of that only the people turning left can get out. If no pedestrians are coming maybe 2 cars can get out. If no one is parked in the little job by Ferndale's people can make another lane there and head south on Tustin St. It makes a difference between 2 cars to maybe 7 or 8 cars in the morning. Dave Allenbach, Transportation Analyst - This will most likely be agendized for the November meeting, and as long as we have your address the notification letters will go out approximately 10 days before the meeting to advise you of the date. III. CONSENT CALENDAR None this month. City of rang Public Works Department Tape #CPC -32.08 of this City Traffic Commission meeting is available for your review. Please contact the Recording Secretary at (714) 744 - 5536 in this regard, advance notice is appreciated. B October 2012 [N: /Traffic /CPC /2012 Minutes] a Printed On Recycled Paper H Min utes of a Regular Meeting - City Traffic Commission — October 10, 2012 Pg. 2 IV. CONSIDERATION ITEMS 1. Request for the installation of red curb markings for the Rose Ave. driveway serving 594 N. Glassell St. Jeanie & Jerry Bauer 594 N. Glassell St. Orange, Ca. 92866 Oral presentation is based on the written staff report, please refer to your copy. Commissioner Glasgow - I drove by there Monday and it seems like somebody has already painted red curbs on both sides of the driveway. Dave Allenbach, Transportation Analyst - We don't know how that came to be installed, we did not authorize it. Commissioner Vaughan - Was there any feedback that came in from the other people in the immediate area. Dave Allenbach, Transportation Analyst - We received a phone call from a person that works from the Friendly Center that has access in the Park nearby. She was opposed to any additional red curb in the area. Their people do use the area for parking. Chairman Beil closed the public hearing and returned the item to the Commission for further discussion and a motion. Commissioner Lebeau - Given the staff observation that the curb has been painted red in that area what is the reaction of the City in that situation? Amir Farahani, City Traffic Engineer - We are going to contact our Code Enforcement and they will investigate to see who has painted it. It is going to be removed and the person who painted it will be charged for it. ACTION: Denied the request MOTION: W. King SECOND: E. Glasgow AYES: Unanimous NOES: None ABSTAIN: None City of Tape #CTC -32.08 of this City Traffic Commission meeting is available for your review. rang Please contact the Recording Secretary at (714) 744 -5536 in this regard, advance notice is appreciated. Public Works Department B October 2012 [N:/Traffic /CTC /2012 Minutes] a Printed On Recycled Paper 0 Minutes of a Regular Meeting - City Traffic Commission — October 10, 2012 Pg. 3 2. Request for the installation of red curb markings between the driveways serving the apartments located at 1934 -1942 and 2000 -2006 E. Palmyra Ave. Sherri Bearss 1901 N. Winlock St. Orange, Ca. 92865 Oral presentation is based on the written staff report, please refer to your copy. Chairman Beil opened the public hear for the following discussion of this item. Sherri Bearss, 1901 N. Winlock St . — I manage the property at 1934 -1932 E. Palmyra Ave. and my primary concern is the safe ingress /egress of the tenants on both sides of this place. I submitted to David several photos of SLTV's and even commercial vehicles parked there. I know there is overcrowding in the neighborhood, it still does not allow for illegal nor the safety of my tenants or the other residents of the neighbors. The sight line of oncoming vehicles is greatly diminished when there is a car parked in this particular area. Because there is a lot of overcrowding a lot of times the parking is on the pad and also overhangs the driveway and that makes it impossible for those people to get out. Last month you approved the previous red curb I would ask that you approve this as well. Chairman Beil closed the public hearing and returned the item to the Commission for final comments and a motion. Chairman Beil — In this little stretch of street, I didn't count them, but we approved the red curb previously on the one portion between the other units and this one is now before us, how many more are there? Dave Allenbach, Transportation Analyst — From our city map there are 20 at my count in the whole neighborhood. On Palmyra we have 4 at Wayfield, 1 at 2010, then in the cul -de -sac it's about a 30 ft. section so if you're coming into the cul- de -sac you will have room to turn. Chairman Beil — My feelings is that the land use there is conducive to over - parking and the fact that the curb areas are so short and we talked about this last month, we talked about different things to deter this and red curb is the most obvious deterrent to keep people from having to call our police to come out to do curbside traffic enforcement. I think it would be a lot easier to have red curb rather than have ongoing response to the neighborhood for people who try to park there. It's a very simple deterrent with the least amount of cost that we may provide. City of Tape #CTC -32.08 of this City Traffic Commission meeting is available for your review. rang Please contact the Recording Secretary at (714) 744 -5536 in this regard, advance notice is appreciated. Public Works Department B October 2012 [N:/rraffic /CTC /2012 Minutes] W Printed On Recycled Paper HI Minutes of a Regular Meeting - City Traffic Commission — October 10, 2012 Pg. 4 Commissioner Lebeau - Observing the photographs there are 3 different cars that have used it as a parking spot and I agree with your concerns that a continued deterrent in the form of a red curb would be appropriate here. Amir Farahani, City Traffic Engineer - A few years we established an internal policy that any red curbs has to be a significant creating sight distance or have a history of accidents. That was in house with assistance from the City Attorney we came up with that, in a case like this we believe enforcement either by the Police Department or Code Enforcement would maybe be a better approach that can resolve the issue or not continue to keep painting the curbs at the city's expense. Commissioner Glasgow - My observation, even driving down where there are red curbs, there are still cars parking in the red curbs. It's still going to be a deterrent but I think you're going to continue to find cars parked there just because its red doesn't mean they aren't going to do it. Calling the police to come out and issue tickets or towing is going to more of a deterrent than red curb. But it's going back to the diligence of the people that live there to make those phone calls to do that. Chairman Beil - Would the applicant please come back up to the podium for further discussion? Sherri Bearss, 1901 N. Winlock St . - Since I represent the tenants rather than having them call the police and since the police has been called and they decide on a case by case basis whether or not they will go out and actually cite, I think a red curb will actually reduce the ticket by the police and I think that would be the deterrent. Up to that point I've been taking photographs and putting notes on the cars and that has been somewhat of a deterrent but I don't live there and I don't want to make this my life. As new tenants come into the area it's going to be a continued thing. ACTION: Approved installation of red curb MOTION: Beil SECOND: Lebeau AYES: Beil, Lebeau, Vaughan NOES: Glasgow, King ABSTAIN: None City of Tape #CTC -32.08 of this City Traffic Commission meeting is available for your review. rang Please contact the Recording Secretary at (714) 744 -5536 in this regard, advance notice is appreciated. Public Works Department October 2012 [N:/Traffic /CTC /2012 Minutes] a Printed On Recycled Paper 0 � Minutes of a Regular Meeting - City Traffic Commission — October 10, 2012 Pg. 5 3. Request for the installation of an "All -Way" STOP control device at the intersection of Trails End Ln. and White Oak Ridge. Brian Wright 8215 E. White Oak Ridge, #34 Orange, Ca. 92869 Oral presentation is based on the written staff report, please refer to your copy. Chairman Beil opened the public hear for the following discussion of this item. Brian Wright, 8215 E. White Oak Ridge #34 —1 agree with a lot of it and I really like having all those numbers because that was one thing I was concerned with. There was one accident because I was involved in it last July, where the other motorist was going to turn onto Trails End Rd. and then he decided not to and then he stopped before the crosswalk and I hit him in the back. I'd like to see one go in, we have the volume for it. Heather Tohnson, 361 N. Ironwood Ln . — We are the neighborhood right across from the park and there are a lot of children, especially in the afternoon who go there. The people coming back from work are travelling 40 -50 MPH on White Oak Ridge with no chance of stopping, even with children on the edge ready to cross they are still gunning it and so I'd really appreciate it if there were either a 4 -Way STOP and also maybe speed bumps on either side of it, just something to slow that traffic down it is a continuous 2 mile loop without any brakes and so people take full advantage of that. Chairman Beil closed the public hearing and returned the item to the Commission for final comments and a motion. Chairman Beil — I heard speed humps, I hope staff can talk to you about speed humps we have a very defined program for traffic calming but it's pretty stringent requirements that have to be met as far as volumes and other things. You can look into that with staff if you are interested. However, we need to realize that STOP controls are not really traffic calming devices, they are for right -of -way control, and specific warrants should be met. Commissioner Glasgow — I used to go up to that park a lot, I just don't think it really warrants it up there, it's a through lane, it's almost a "Tee" intersection except for coming out of the park, and they put in a STOP sign at the exit of the ark. I think it would slow traffic in the day in rush hour traffic instead of Cityof Tape #CTC -32.08 of this City Traffic Commission meeting is available for your review. rang Please contact the Recording Secretary at (714) 744 -5536 in this regard, advance notice is appreciated. Public Works Department B October 2012 [N:/Praffic /CTC /2012 Minutes] a Printed On Recycled Paper S Minutes of a Regular Meeting - City Traffic Commission — October 10, 2012 Pg. 6 getting through there in a couple of minutes it will probably take 5 -6 minutes with a back -up of traffic. I think we should accept staff's recommendation. ACTION: Denied the request. MOTION: Glasgow SECOND: King AYES: Unanimous NOES: None End of Consideration Itemskk V. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS None this month. VI.ADJOURNMENT After discussion of today's Agenda the City Traffic Commission meeting was concluded, and as there were no further requests for action under Oral Presentations, the Chairman adjourned this session of the City Traffic Commission. The next meeting of the City Traffic Commission is scheduled: 5:30 P.M. Wednesday - November 14, 2012 Respectfully submitted, CITY OF ORANGE Phyllis Then, Recording Secretary Traffic Engineering Division pthen @cityoforange.org CITY OF ORANGE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 300 E. CHAPMAN AVENUE ORANGE CA 92866 PH: (714) 744 -5536 FAX: (714) 744 -5573 City of Tape #CTC -32.08 of this City Traffic Commission meeting is available for your review. rang Please contact the Recording Secretary at (714) 744 -5536 in this regard, advance notice is appreciated. Public Works Department October 2012 [N:/rraffic /CTC /2012 Minutes] a Printed On Recycled Paper