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01-12-1983 - Minutes TC CITY TRAFFIC CO:iMISSION MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 .��- ...».,� �..:. � . ,__�._..�:s:u� _�,,�..�_,.,..�.��: -,..��..��-�..�, � -_ _:.....�.�, ..�.,�,�.-s:.; AGENDA MOTION MINUTES �_r-..,,�aw..._�_ :�: 3. ., �_P.,.�s.r...�m�..,.,.,,.�.��:�.a.���._a ,.._.�,._.�=:�.a,_.�..,..... ��� .,�...�..,�,..m.,�_y..�_�.__.��,.�--- -,,..�.,s-�,...m:,@,.,._,�.,. ROLL CALL PP�ESENT Commissioners: G. ShdW, R. Slate, M. Baumann, D. Smith Staff: B. Dennis, P. Kelley �f3SENT Commissioners : D. Yarger APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION D. Smith SECOND R. Slate Meeting of November 10, 1982 AYES Unanimous -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- CONSENT CALENDAR A. 1451/1477 W. Almond Avenue Request for Red Curb Robert J. Moore 1451 W. Almond Avenue 0 range, CA 92667 RECOMMEND: Approve g. 1611 l�J. Palmyra Avenue Request for Driveway Vision Zone Leon Beuhler 1611 l�l. Palmyra Avenue Orange, CA 92668 RECO_^1MEND: Approve �. 1030 N. �1ain Street Request for Driveway Vision 7_one Nli 11 i am Howard 1030 N. Main Street #H �Jrange, CA 92667 RECO` MMEND: Approve p. 3701 E. Chapman Avenue Request for Driveway Vision Zone Jo-Ann Ouellet 3701 East Chapman Avenue #7 Orange, CA 92669 RECO�M__MEND: Approve ' CITY TRA.FFIC CO?�1MISSION . MINU'TES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 � Page 2 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES CONSENT CALENDAR CON'T. E. 4001 Garden Grove Blvd (Lewis fron ge) Request for Driveway Vision Zone Warren Nelson, Administr.ator Garden Tower West 4001 Garden Gr�ve Blvd Orange, CA 92668 � RECOMMEND: Approve � F. Glassell Street under the 22 Fwy � Request for "N� Stopping Anytime" Robert B. Holland. 439 E. Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92666 RECOMMEND: Approve G. 391 S. Glassell Street (South �ide Mkt. Glassell & Culver) Request for Green Curb - 20 Min Pkg Manuel Flores 3Q1 S. Glassell Street Orange,. CA 92666 RECOMMEND: Approve MOTION M. Baumann SECOND D. Smith AYES Unanimous CONSTDERATION ITEMS 1 . Master Plan of Arterial Highways The approach to the Master Plan of Arterial (M.P.A.H. ) Highway study was two-fold. One, to solicit Joe Foust, Consultant input from the community through several community workshops and two, use of standard traffic engineering princ7ples to evaluate the existing system based on a horizon �year of 2000. Conclusions from the entire study indicate the following: •�-The people and residents of the City of Orange are using Cambridge and Walnut. They are using that for their own local circu- lation but we did not find a tremendous amount of this intra-county through trips using the secondary classification of streets. � In the north-south direction the freeways are not going to be able to accomodate the t CITY TR.AFFIC CO?�'II�ISSION MINUT�S OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 � Page 3 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES expected demand and that is going to spill oue�r onto th� north-south arterials namely Tustin Avenue. Findings of capacity analysis indicate that Tus tin Avenue is going to car�y a tremendous and significant increase in traffic, Cambridge will continue to increase in travel but not to the point that it would really be necessary to main- tain Cambr�idge as a four lane classification on the Arterial Master Plan. The attitude fr°om the community workshops was that the ' community would like to see Cambridge as well as a number of other streets remain simply as it is. Downgrading Cambridge to a commuter type of classificat�on would allow that to h�ppen. A commuter street is basically a 40` wide street, two lanes, one lane in each direction not two lanes in each directior� and it really was intended to serve precisely the purpose that Cambridge - is serving now. • Tustin Ave�ue be upgracied to a major classi- �fication of raadway. A major classification roa�way is 120' right of way with six th.rough 1anes. Six through lanes could be aehi�eved on the existing cross section by elimination of parking and basically restriping of the str°eet. It would be . necessary to have a certain amount of inter- section widening or intersection enhancement p�^ovi ded at i nter�seeti ons where there are si;gni"ficant turning movements to the freeway interchanges. The ma�n disruption would be the elimination of parking on Tustin � Avenue� , • Th.e othe�r significant conclusion of this study is that Chapman Avenue be enha,nced or �improved, partiEulary Chapman Avenue east of Tustin. Chapman Avenue `should be up- graded again to the modified major classi- fication. 1'h:at's six lanes within the existing cross section. Additional concerns from the Commission i:nclude: • Inclu�e additional dialogue in respect to the southwest part of the City, specifically � the Main, La Veta; Flower area. Specifically due to the growth in the area, the projected tr°affic demand and employment demand should be emphasi�zed a�dditionally in the report. CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION MINUTES OF A RFGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 � Page 4 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES • Is the assumption that with the freeways �idened is this the best case rather than a worse case scenario.? • Under the assumption that the traffic would in all likelihood, build on Cambridge until additional capacity is provided either on the freeway or perhaps m�re immediately on Tustin, should TS�1 measures (Traffic Systems Management measures) be ��nplemented on the street in this respect; signals perhaps parking removal , peak hour parking removal to try to contain the traffic on Cambridge rather than risking the spill � over on the parallel north-south streets and specifically Shaffer. • Additional emphasis couTd be qiven to the , Prospect IJanda extension or alignment. Additional concerns were expressed by: Tom Saenz 4649 Blue Jay, Orange, CA Ver�don Crai g 825 E. Barkley, Orange, CA These concerns were: • Are there any other plans for Cha�man Avenue in east Orange, in' the Orange Park � Acres area, to have additional roads that - would alleviate some of the traffic? � If so, what k:ind of a time frame is involved? • Was west Chapman at the 57 interchange examined to perhaps expand west Chapman to six lanes bringing traffic off the 57 down State College or Chapman to Main Street? e Will Walnut in the future need to be widened to a four lane highway to accomodate develop- ment in th� east and, how many years do you imagine it would take before Walnut reaches capaci ty or that .the devel.opnient__i n the east would �equire widening? • How far off are we proposing tracts and industrial development, that type of thing Zn the east area?� • Taft-Serrano extension Motion by Commissioner Shaw to accept this . report, request that it be forwarded onto the Planning Commission with the additions and concerns that were expressed today and your �^esponse to them. Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Motian carried. CITY TRAFFIC CONIMISSION MINUT�S OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 � P�ge 5 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES 2. E.S.C.A. (Various locations and The area under investigation is described by requests) Esplanade Street on the west, Hewes Street Kendall D. Neisess, Principal on the east, Bond Avenue on the north, and Esplanade School Spring Street �n the south. The area is � 381 N. Esplanade Street. residential in nature with the County of Orange, CA 92669 Orange making up some islands in the area. � The major north-south arteries for traffic for this area are Rancho Santiago Bou,levard and Hewes Street. �These two streets are intersected by the main east-west arteries � of Bond Avenue, Walnut Avenue, and Spring � Street. In addition the �rea criss-crosses a number of small local residential streets that feed into these main arteries. The section of Hewes Street between Bond Avenue and Santiago Boulevard is unimproved on both sides of the street and the frontage for the most part on the east side is used for agricultural purposes. The area indicated is an unimproved area of roadway on the east side df Hewes Street north of Bond Avenue and Bluebird Avenue. The problem indicated is that it appears a sidewalk is badly needed for the pedestrian traffic generated by that recent residential development that has access onto Hewes Street from Bluebird Avenue. Such pedestrian traffic is using the vacant lot during dry _ weather and during wet weather they begin to use Hewes St�eet. The residential service area in question is a single family develop- ment consisting of 140+ units situated on a large tract of land on the north side of Bond between Wewes Street and Rancho Santiago Boulevard, There are three access points or roadways from the development onto Rancho Santiago Boulevard, Bond Avenue, and Hewes Street. These three roads are Condor Crest, Swan Street, and Bluebird Avenue respectively. At the immediate intersection of Bond Avenue and Hewes Street, the north- east corner is within the County of Ornage and has a Hewes Street frontage of approxi- mately 200 feet. Considerations for instal- lation of sidewalk, whether asphalt or concrete, would be dependent first upon need and secondly upon available funds. In this instance, there is a third consideration, that of co-operative involvement with the County of Orange if the �mprovement is approved. The subject location along Hewes St�eet between Bluebird Avenue and Bond , , CITY TRAFFIC CO?�IMISSION MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 � Page 6 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES Avenue has the potential to draw pedestrians from approximately 56 d�velling units. The configuration of the tract indicates that Bluebird Avenue would be the shortest access point for this number of dwellings even though there are three roadways or access points out of the tract. Pedestrian counts were conducted on January 7, 1983 durinc� the time when the greatest number of pedestrians could. be utilizing the route, 7 am to 9 am. The investig�tion revealed that a total � of four pedestri�ns and �three bicycles used the subject route. Of the four pedestrians observed all four were of high school age or older. The second �condsideration, cost, requires a decision regarding asphalt . o�° concrete as th� material would most likely necessitate providing, as part of the construction, improving curb and gutter along the length of th� improvement. This would p�°eclude the con�inual need for replace�nent of the sidew�lk due to erosion during inclement weather. The use of asphalt �s the m�terial for construetion would not be as ex�pensive as for concrete yet there would be continual maintenance p�~obl ems i f the ful 1 impr�vEments are not p�ovi�ed. Such type of maintenance _ pr�oblems could be erosion, cracking and depressions in the sidewalk area. The thi�d consideration regarding co-operation wi.th th� County of Orange for that portion o� Hewes Stt^eet within their jurisdiction cannot be ad�r�esse� at this time. It is relevant to the discusslon at hand because i;t would be with.i,n the County of Qrange � ter�°i�ory that c�mpletion of the sidewalk l i nk between Bl uek�:i;rd �venue and Bond Avenue would be accomplished. It is the opi.nion of the City staff that th� need for si.dewalk al.ong Hewes Stt�eet north of Bond Avenue as indicated by the initiating letter was not present. We would recommend th.at request for si�ewalk in the area be �denied at this time but that the area be monitored with respect to any changes that . might occur in any characteristics that woul� inc�ease the pedestrian traffic � i .e. additional generations moving in that are going to school , any chane�es in school bou:ndaries that may result due to closures or� enrollm�nt problems and then take action when it be deemed that the need was there. , � CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 � Page 7 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES ,� ---- -- Speaking .in favor of the request for sidewalk were: Kendall Neisess, Principal Esplanade School 381 N. Esplanade St Orange, CA � Jed E11is � 4709 Golden Eagle � Orange, CA . Tom Saenz 4649 Blue Jay Orange, CA Their concerns were: • Significant number �f elementary aged � students reside in the area � These students would use the walkway to school if it were there � Danger from vehicle speeds on Hewes when that is used as the walkway • Hazard of existing vacant lot during inclement weather when used as a walkway route Motion be Commissioner Smith to approve the request for a walking surface on the east side of Hewes between Bluebird and Bond. � Staff to complete construction with any required co-operation with the County of Orange. Seconded by Commissioner Baumann. Motion ca�rried. Open drainage channel �on Walnut Avenue. The area under investigat7on is described by Esplanade Street on the west, Hewes� Street on the east, Bond Avenue on the nort�, and Spring Street on the south. The area is residential in nature with the County of Orange making �up some islands in the area. The major north-south arteries for traffic for this area are Rancho Santiago Boulevard and Hewes Street. These two � streets are intersected by the main east- west arteries of Bond Avenue, l�lalnut Avenue, and Spring Street. Tn addition the area criss-cros.ses a number of small local residential streets that feed into these main arteries. The section of Hewes Street CITY TRAFFIC CO?�1MISSION MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING . Page 8 A.GENDA MOTION MINUTES �--------- � between Bond Avenue and Santiago Boulevard is unimproved on both sides of the street and the frontage for the most part of the east side is used for agricultural purposes. In the subject location an open drainage channel exists along l�Jalnut Avenue on the north side �of the street between Esplanade Street on the west and i-Iamlin Street on the east. That reach between Es�lanade Street and Earlham Street is within the City of Orange and is fenced with chainlink. That . reach between Earlham Street and Hewes Street is in County of Orange territory and is -not fenced. The reach between Hewes Street and Hamlin Street is within the City of Orange, is not fenced and has three access points units on the north side. Existing improvements along that reach of the drainage channel within the City of Oranqe include full improvements on the south side (curb, gutter, sidewalk) while the north side is unimproved with the excep- tion of the open drainage channel . The travel lane width for westbound vehicles is approximately eleven (11 ) feet from the centerline of Walnut �venue to the edge of pavement. The southern most edge of the drainage channel is fifteen (15) feet in - width. Total right-of-way on L�lalnut � Avenue owned b� the City of Ora�nge is sixty (60) feet. The portion of the drainage channel within the City of Orange lends itself to several. bossible alternatives; Alternative #1 - P�ohibit Pedestrian Traffic Alternative #2 - Fencing Alternative #3 - Full Improvements Alternative #3 - Full Improvements: This alternative would provide for complete improvements of curb, �utter, sidewalk; and street section. This would result in the completion of th�t section of roadway of Walnut Avenue between .Hamlin Street and Hewes ,Street. Conse�uently, G�lalnut Avenue would be completed to form a fully improved street and the problems indicated by the initiating party would be eliminated. Total _ cost is appro�imately $100/foot or $210,000. Alternative #2 - Fencing: This alternative would involve fencing, in some manner, the drainage channel to preclude the types of problems indicated by the initiating party. �r CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 � Page 9 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES Alternative #2 does, however, pose additional problems for implement�tion. Fencing the drainage channel would require the protection of the access points for the residential units on the north side of the street. To accomplish this would require reconstruction of the access points or driveways in such a manner to preclude the passibility of accident of injury occuring on the access point because of the fencing, "box fencing". . Alternative #1 - Prohibit Pedestrian Traffic: Prohibition of pedestrians on the north side of.l�Jalnut Avenue between Hewes Street and Hamlin Street would eleminate the problem. Accomplishing this is no easy task. �n���aragem�n�:� to use another route and discouragements to the use of the present route are required. A safe walking route on the street would be for. pedestrians to use the south side of Walnut Avenue as they traverse between Hewes Street and Hamlin Street. This could be accomplished by: First installing a crosswalk across l�lalnut at Hamlin�adequately post it to encourage initially the crossing of Walnut at Hamlin to gain access to th� S/S of the str�et �nd s:ubsequently on to Es�1anade�School . Second, pedestrian traffic be prohibited - from walking on the north side of ulalnut paralleling the ditch. We c�nnot mitigate the total problem at tbis time yet we do , not feel we should allow pedestrian traffic to continue. So we will physically restrict it. Third, to eleminate the potential for vehi���� passing in that area, install a yellow centerline, a barricade at the west bound a�proach to the ditch and a very heavy set of delineators along the north side of the ditch. � It is the opinion of the city staff that Alternative #1 would lend itself to mitigatinc the immediate problems indicated and would v so recommend the adoption of that alternative. Motion by Commissioner Slate to accept the recommendations of staff; seconded by Commissioner Shaw. ��otion approved. CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 � P�ge 10 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES 3. Walnut Ave and Esplanade Street Esplanade Street is a narth-south local Request for STOP Control s r°esi denti al stree.t runni ng a t�°avelway v�i.dth Kendall D. Neisess, Principal of thirty-six (36) �Feet. There �re single Esplanade School lanes in each direction and par,king on bath 381 N. Esplanade Street sides of the street. Walnut Avenue. i.s an Orange, CA 92669 east-west local residential street, a trave.l- way width of forth (40) feet. There are single lanes in each direction and parking on both si�es of the street. The inte�^- secti on of Espl anade Street and L�IaI nut Auenue for°ms a cross-intersection (4 legs�) � with STOP controls for no�rthb�und and south- bound vehicles on Esplanade St�eet. Th� accident histo�ry at the inte�section of Esplanade Street and Walnut Avenue indicates two (2) reported accid�r�ts at the inter= �v � � , , section in the past twelve months. Traffic volume counts taken during the a.m. and p.,m, peak hou�s on January 4, 1983. The . counts i.ndicate a peak hour volume of 377 vehicles and a peak hour ratio of 2.4 to l in the a.m. The p.m. peak hour volume is �42 vehciles with a peak hour ratio of 1 .72 to .l . The City Traffi.c Commission has a policy of establishing a 4-way STOP �control at a l ocal i ntersecti on i f an�r of �h.e followin� warrants are met: 1 ) Acci�ent H:i sto�°y _ 2) Ta~affi.c Volumes 3) Intersection Alignment or Design Th.e intex°section of Esplanade Street and 6�alnut Avenue had two (2� r�eported accidents in the preuious twelve month period. There does not appear to be a problem w�th the �lignr�ent or desi:gn of th� intersection. Th�� average uehicula�° volume entering the i.ntersection f�rom all of the approaches for the peak hour periads was 377 and 342 vehicles, respectively. The peak hour � vehicle volume ratios were 2.4 and 1 .7 to 1 . The inter�section does satisfy the required wa�rants for four�-way STOP contro1s at a local intersection�. It is the recommendation of the Traffic Division that vehicles on Esplanade Street also be required to stop befo.re ente�^ing � the intersection of Esplanade Street and GJalnut Avenue, thereby approving the request for four-way STOP controls at the inter�- section of Esplanade Str�eet and Walnut Avenue with appropriate vision zones. - 6 CITY TRAFFIC CO?�1MISSION MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12_, 1983 � Page 11 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES h10TI0N 1�1. Baumann SECOND D. Smith AYES Unanimous � 4. Cambridge Street and P�aple Avenue Cambridge Street is a north-south secon�ary Request for STOP Controls arterial street w�th a �rauelway width of C�ichael Hawkins thirty-fou� (34) feet. There are two Mayor's Hotline single tr�avel lane�s for each direction an� parking on bath sides of the street. hlaple Avenue is �n east-west local street runni.ng with a travelway width of forth (40) feet. There are single trauel lanes for each di�^ection and parking on both sides of the street, The inte�°section of Cambri�ge Street and Maple Avenue is a two-way ST4P controlled� cross-intersection (4 legs) . Eastbound an� westbound traffic on Maple Avenue must stop before enterina the inter- section. The accident histo�ry at the intersection of Cambridge �treet and P�laple Avenue indicates fiue (5) accid�n�ts in the previous twelve (12) months. Traffic volume counts were taken du�ring the a.m. peak hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. on January 5, 1983 with the following results: Peak Hour Volume = 629 Peak Hour Ratio = 9 to 1 The City Traffic Commission h�s a policy of � establishing a 4-way STOP control at an arterial intersection if any of the following warrants a�e met: 1 ) Signal Study 2) Accident History 3) T��ffic Volumes . 4) Intersection Alignment or Design The intersecti.on of Cambridge Street and ��apl e Avenue had fi ve acei�dents i n the pr°evious twelve month period. There does not �ppear to be a problem with the al'ignment o�^ design of the inter�section. The average vehicular volume entering th� intersection from all approaches for an ei�ht hour period was 598 vehicles.� The inte�section did not satisfy the signal wa�^rant criteria. The intersectian did not satisfy the required warrants for STOP controls at an � arte�rial intersection. It is the r�ecommen- dation of the Traffic Division that the � request for a 4-way STOP control at the inter�section of Cambr�idge Street and Maple Avenue be denied. Fu�ther, th�t intersection vision zones be established !� . � CITY TRAFFIC COMMISSION MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING January 12, 1983 Page 12 AGENDA MOTION MINUTES for all approaches to the intersection. Speaking in opposition of the STOP Controls: Jay Gould 225 N. Cambridge, Orange, CA . Rod Boinhop 343 S. Cambridge, Ornage, CA ��ary ,Cl.�r.k . Concerns from the Commission were: Street light does not extend out from one of the posts at the intersection. �lotion by Commissioner Slate to follow staffs recommendations that we leave that as a two-way STOP and change the lighting to reflect on the intersection. Install vision zone, correct lighting, and deny the request for STOP contrrols. Seconded by Commissioner Smith. P?otion carried. 5. Wilson Street/Hoover Street �� The Traffic En ineerin� Div�ision report Re�uest for No Parking on I�lednesday on parking res�rictions for street sweeping Ed Thorne, Contract Service Officer purpose.s indicated no cost benefit would City of Orange occur as the �result of a city wide parking 300 E. Chapman Avenue restriction program. Orange, CA 92666 Th� �report also indicated such a program on specific streets or within selected areas � could result in im�ro,ved street sweeping efficiency at a nominal cost. It was moved by Commissioner Shaw and seconded by Commissioner Baumann that the repo�rt and �ecommendations be approved. It was requested by the Traffic Engineer that he be allowed to correct and add additional data to the report before submittal to Council . � Request approved. Meeting adjourned 5:30 p.m. �