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ACENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT
THE RECULAR MEETING OF THE
LYNWOOD TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMZSSION
TO Bfi HELD ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1988.AT 6:00 P.M.
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; OPENING CEREMONIES R E C E I V� D�i
CITY OF LYNWOOD
1. CALL TO ORDER - CHAZRMAN ARCHAMBAULT CITY CLERKS OFFICE
2. PLSDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
aM SFP 19 1988 P �
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3. ACKNOWLEDCMENT OF POSTING ,
4. ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS (� �� ��5�
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ROBERT ARCHAMBAULT � �
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM �
JOE DARYL BATTLE
RONALD WRIGHT
VICTORIA SIMPSON
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
SCHEDULSD MATTERS
6. RBVIEW OF PARAING VIOLATIONS BAIL SCHSDULE
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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS i
COMMISSION ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ADJOURNMENT
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THE RIs'GUL.AR MFSI7NG OF Tlil TRAFFTC AND PAR(iING L�"A17SS.ZON OF 77�'
CI7Y OF LF�VWGI�D
August 25, 1988
A regular meet.irb of the Tr�ffic and Parkin,� Commission of the Cit,T' of L,ynwood
c.as held on the above date in the Cit,c Council Chambers of LTnr✓ood C
11330 Bu11is Roacl, L,,S�woocl, Californ.ia at 6:00 p.m.
C,AL,I 7U ORDFT
The rneet.ing was callcc� to order bc the Chairman Archamt�ult. Con�nissioners
Simpson, Cwmii�a,han, Wright and Chairmar� Archambau.lt ansr.�ez•ed ro11 ca.11.
I'resent were Ja.hanshati Us/coui, Civil Er��'ineering Assistartt, En,yineer.in,g
DePa.rtment, and Oretha Williarns, Er�'i.neer.i.ng Depaz-tment. Absent rsas
Cormnissioner I3:attle.
AL7U�OWI,EDGf�9EN'(' OF I�,STINC,
Jahanshah Uskoui anno�anced that the .qgenda of Ai�,��ust 25, 1988, r.�as duly l�osted
7'l hours prior to tJ�e scheduled meetir��.
APPROV.9L OF i�1INUTES
Comm.iss.ioner Wright motioned to accept t,he minutes of Ju1y 28, 1.938, with
discussion and Commissio�er.Cwu�ingham seconded the motion. C.ommissioner
Wright stat;ed that, since there was no quorum during the meeting o� July 2B,
1988, minut;es should be rediscussed by the Commission for a vote. Discussion�
followed and minutes were approved unanimouslv.
PUBLIC OR91, CXh^��(JNICATIONS
There were nor�e.
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ITF.r9 6. R�IOUAG OF FYI;STING U!�'CO,'V'fROL.LED CI�SSW.41.Ii
AB130'IT h'0.47) AIdD .SAN C�RIEL A�T;NUF.
The subject item c.as presented to the Comrnission for the.ir support to approve
the remova] of the ex�stir� midbZoch uneontrollecl eross�.311cs at Abboi:t Road
and San Gabriel Avenue. Jahanshah Uskoui explained that mi.db.lock crosswallcs
present. a false sense of secur.it�- to pedestriar�s. Stuclies have been complet.ed
b,y tPie Cit,y of L.ong Beach and the Cit�r of San Dfego arn3 the.ir findings were
that midblocic crosswa.Urs have C�en danger�ous to pedestrian safet.,y. An aer.ial
photo and a s/retch were included for visual aid. Cha.i.rman ,4rchamlxault st,ated
that he discussed tl7e remoc�al of the crossr,�a.1li with the Mana�er c�f Clarlis Dru�
Store and the P9anager's ren�srlied that he i.s in favor of the removai. Di.scus-
s.ion fo]lowed.
Commissioner Cunningham motioned to accept staff's reconunendatioa and
Conunissi.oner �ti'ri�ht seconded the motion. It r.as �ssed unanimouslv.
ITF�17 7. REQIIFST F�R F.�7PI,OYFB P,�171iZNG BY Mr177IFWS REDk'CbD
IN CAL7�'ANS' RSC;//7'-OF-kAP
FF.l7aVk'�D AVF.'NUE AND F3F.ECH�dCX�D AVF.NUF.
Mather.� Redr✓oad has expressed an int;erest in utilizir� that portion of i
Ca.ltrans propertc- �,hich i.s located between the freewa,y right-of-r.ay, and alor�g
Fernr.00d Avenue at Beechwood Avenue and propert,y 1ine, for proi�idir�g addi-
tional emplopee �z-kir� on a temporaz;y basis. Matheias Redc000d have also
e�pressed their williivaness to �ve this port:ion of Caltrans propert,T', �iven
the condition that thcy c.�iL1 be ab]e to utilize the propert�- for at; least a
period of one ,S'ear. Upon staff's contacts [✓ith Ca.Ztrans, it was determined
that Caltrans r✓iZ1 �ot start coostruction on the said �z�e1 of land before
1990 and that the,3- do not have an,v objections to Plathews Rec4wood proposal.
However, Caltzans wil.Z require Plathews Redwood to sign a lease �areement kith
them. Staff respectfullcr recommend to the Comm.ission that Mathews Redwood be
advised of the fi.ndir�gs and be pursued to rzegotiate with C',alt,rans�regaz-di.ng
the subject, matt.er. Sta.ff wi11 monitor the negotiations and its outc.ome.
Commiss.ioner Wright mot.i.oned to accept staff's recommendation and
Conun.i.ssioner Curviir��ham seconded the motion. It was p3ssed trnanimously.
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Jahanshah Oskoui revieWed the follorziry� Info.rmational ICems wj.t,h t;he
Co�mnissioners: �
1. [%acat.ion of a Poz�tion of 112th St.reet
J.OsI. stated t,hat Houston Va1ve and Fittir�, Com�n�-
has requested c�acation of the essterlp 80 feet port.ion
of ll'1t1� SLreet, 2Fi5 f'eet east of Lorraine Street. The
said street. is winecessary for� prese�t or prospective
public use yurposes. The ite�n c✓ill be presented to the C;ounci_Z
at its meeting of A��us-t IG, 7988 for theic- rev.iew and
� ordering of s�i� v,�cation.
2. One Hour Parlri.n�' - Ci.tv Ownecl parlrin2 Lot - 3.526 Plulford Avenue
On ,A�ust 16, 1988, the Cit,T' Co�u�cil appz�oc�ed an one-hour
I�3z-/r.in� r•estriction for the Cit� psrlring lot Iocatec9 at
3526 Mult'ord Avenue. The parlting 1ot c.rz11 provide efficient
and effective �rkir� for �atrons who will patronize businesses �
along I,or� Beach Boule�ard.
3. Slurrv Seal Pro.ject - FY 1.987-88
T. Osl.oui informed U1e Commission that the subject project
was completed and has been presented t;o ar�d acceptecl by
Council at their meetir� of Ae��ust 2, 19F8. The project cost
was $50,000 and funded with HGDA fw�ds.
4. Tree Trimmine Pro.iect - FY 1988-89
.J. Oslcoui explaincd that California Wester� Arborist is tr•immin,�
trees in Zone E of Area 3 and the,y are e�Pected to t� coinpleted E�y
Y,he Zater �z�t of September 1988.
5. Street Widenirz� - Lon� Beach Bou]evard and Tec�unseh Avenue
J. Oslroui stated that, at the Northeast corner of Long Beach
73ou1ev�rri and Tecumseh Avenue as a�art of the offsite improvements at
� the new shopping' center. �
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Long' Beach and Tecurnseh Avenue w.il1 be wi.dened b,i fi.ve feet, to increase
the roadc.�y widt.hs. The project is e.apected to be f'i.ni.shed b,7- Ai�gust
27, 1988.
6. Complaints for the Month of Ju1y 1988:
.T. Oskoui mentioned that tJ�e Public Works Dep�rtment recei<<ed a tota.7
number of 128 complaints durir�g the month of Ju1y 1988. 7his number
reFlects a 6y increase comrx�r•f�' t,o the month of June.
J. Osl:oui announced that, .in addl.ti.on to the aboi�e inf�rmati.ona.i
items, also inc]uded, is a Iist of street I.i�hts that were reported
out to Fdison for repairs, and Fdison's response. Furthermore, the
request list and F.dison's response list wi1.1 be presented to the
Conuniss.io�� on a month]c- E�sis. Also, artiaZes and clippi�gs were
includcrl for Commisszon .infozmation.
Commiss.ioner k'right e.�pressed that he was i.mpressed with the results
of the street lightir� re�irs and tho��h it is a good idea that
tf�e list will be provided at each meetit�.
�97SSIOIJETLS OR41.S
Commissioner Cur�ninuham stated that, on the East side of Clarlcs Drug Store o��
Abbott Road, a p31m tree is creatir�g a visual problem foz• pedestri.ans and
vehicular traffic. Comm.issioner Cunnir�ham directed the staff to see the
poss�bilitc- of haring the Cit,lr crew to remove the tree. �
Cofmnissioner Wright stated that there continues to be a problem with the
staeet sweeper that sweeps Wright Road. He stated that the sweeper Ieaves miad
an debz�is in the street.
Canmissioner SimEzson as�recl about the status of the Atlantic Avenue
R.econstruction Project. .
Jahansh.sh Os/roui re'sponded that the fi.rst phase of t.he Atlantic Avenue
Reconstruction Project, Century $oulec�rd and Beechwoocl Avenue Project was
cornpleted last year and the second phase wh.ich wi.11 i�cZude reconstruction of
Atlantic Avenue to the north of Beechwood Avenue has been budgeted for the
current fzscal vear.
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Chairman Archfuntx3iilt expressed that a f:rash trraclr that se-r�cices L,,y upon
acceleration, em.its a thicl; cloud of blacic smoF:e from the left, side of the
vehicle. The numt�r shown on the truc/c is 23i.
Chairrnan ArchamL,ault stated that there are pot holes in the al7ey, r.est of
CarZ's- Jr. Re:staurant, 3126 Imperial Hightia,y.
Chaizinan ArchamhauZt stated that he rzoted a� at�ndoned Ford, Fl Granr�da,
License Plrate No. 190-£�, on .Imperial H.i.ghc,;a,f-, West of Stat,e Street., on the
,North side of t��e street, across from Ii �L Ii Office Furni ture. The car has
been observed aG�ndoned for more than one weelr. The c�sr has a flat tire and
dama, windshieZd on the rkassenger's side.
ADJOIIRNM�MJ'
A motior� was made b,p Conunissioner Wr.ight to adjo�lrn the meeting to Sept.embez�
2'l, 1988, at 6:00 p.m., of the 7raffic and Parlrir�,e Commission i.n t6e City
Council Chambers. It r.as seconded b,y Cornmissioner Cunninghan. The meetir�
adjourned at (i:10 y.m.J.
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DATF: SEPTEMBER 22, 1988
TO: THE HONORABLE h1EMBERS OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
TRAFFIC AND PARRING COMMISSION ^
FROM; JOSEPH P. WANG, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WOR}{S/ X"Q J
CITY ENGINRER U
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF PARKING VIOLATIONS BAIL SCHEDULE
BACKGROUND:
The Code of the City of Lynwood establishes certain parking restric-
tions with a violation bai]. schedule to be determined by a resolu-
ti.on of the City Council (see attached Resolution 84-49�. It is the
City's policy to revise Y,he said bail schedule to reflect such
factors as cosi; of living adjustment, inflation, increase in cost of
enforcement, etc. The last adjustment of the parking violation bail.
schedule was completed in 1984. Staff has coriducted a survey and
concluded a study as outl.i.ned below with recommendations which will.
go before the City Council for theii:• cunsideration.
A�'ALYSIS:
Staff has conducted a survey of other municipalities to review their
policy of bail schedule revisions. Attached is a summary list of
the survey. The followi.ng findi.ngs could be itemized from the
results of the surve5�:
1. There are two methods of adjusting/revising the parking
violations bail schedule:
a. Adjust:ing the schedule by a certain amount or percentage,
across the board.
b. Categorize violations according to severity, occurance and
other related factors and adjusting the figures accordingly. I
2. It is the practice of some municipalities to raise the bail
schedule based on a ti.metable (annually, semi-annual.ly or every
four (4) years) ,and there are yet others �ahi.ch do not use any
specific ti.metab].e.
Based on the above ana].ysi.s, it is the staff's recommendation to set
a fixed timetable for reviewing and, i.f necessary, adjusting the
parki.ng vi.ol.atio❑ bail schedule on a bi-annual basis after an all
inclusive survey of other agencies.
Furthermore, st.af'f recommends Che categoriration of the parlci_ng
violati.on based on ty�pe (severity) and frequency of occurrc:nce, to
be the basis for any adjustments of the bail schedule.
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The vio].ations could be cat:e>rorized as f'ol].ows:
Severe ModeraLe
No Parlcing Red Curb All other parking violations
Parl:ing across any� s:idewallc noY.
at a dr•iveway
Compliance �a_ith designatied tiruck
routes
Parl:i.ng i.n drive approaches,
parkwa}�s or sidewalks
Also from the data obtained from the Lynwood Sheriff's Department,
the fol.lowi�g pattern of violation occurance i.s typical:
Type of Violation % of Occurance
Parlcing prohibited for street sweeping 80%
No front:/side lawn'parking (legal during 3%
street sweeping hours)
Others li%
It should be noticed th�t on an average 20% of the complaints
received by the llepartment of Public Wor}cs are street sweeping
complaints. Based on a conservative estimate half of the stx•eet
sweeping complaints resul.t from ill.egal parlcing of vehic.les dur:ing
street sweeping hours (]0%). As previously mentioned, 80% oi' all
parl:ing vio].ation ti.ckets belong to th:i.s category. Hence, the
enforcement aspect of this violation alone requires a suLstantia7.
budget.
In conc.Lusion, per survey of other agencies, staff c�ecommenc3s that
after compleY,ion of a•n all inclusive studv and comparison of City of
Lynwoud bai.l schedul.e w.ith other municipalities, an appropri.ate r.e�te
of increase be adopted based on the type and frequency of the
viol.ation.
RECOC7MENDATiON :
It is recommended that the 1'raffi.c and Parking Commission support
etaff's recommendati.on t:o the City Councii to set up a b.i.-annual
system of reviewin� the pa��lcing viol.ation bail schedule.
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SURVEI' SiJhIl�LARY
PARKI\'G VIOLATIONS REVISIONS
Percent of
enc� Type of Revision/Time Implemented Increase
CiY,y of Compton Increase across the board - 40%
Iv'o timetable, last done in 1986
City of South Gate Increase across the board - 20%
Approtimately biannual
City of Paramount Across the board. i�o ti.metable, 50%
last done in 1988
City of Downey Increase across the buard, every 15%
four years
City of Long Beach Increase accordir� to type of 20%-30%
v:iolation, compatible and tied
into the C.ity of L.A.
City of Santa Fe Increase according Y,o type of
Springs violation, compatible and tied
to the City of L..�.
Cit�• of ]..os Angel.es 20%-30Y
City of Hiintington Increase based on ty�pe of 20%-50%
Pac�k violat.ion - Recently re��ised
after 10 years
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, 1. Century Boul.evard ReconstrUCti.on Project:
1'he Cit,y Council in it's meeting of September 6, 1988, awarded a contracY.
to F�ccel Paving Compan,y of Long Beach. The amount of the contract is
5319,668 and incl.udes the reconstruction of pavement and concrete
improvements.
2. S].ur.r,y Seal Project - 1988:
'Phe City Counci.L in it's meeti_ng of September� 6, 1988, awarded a contract:
to Roy Allan Company to slurry seal approximately $1,300,000 square feet
oP streets at vari.ons locations throughout the City. The amount of the
contract is $86,000 and the contractor will start the job b,y October 15,
1.988.
3. Pavement Reconstructian -'Iweed,y Boulevard and Long Beach Boulevard
A porti.on of the concrei:e pavement at i;he intersecti.on of 'I`weedy
Boulevard and L�ng Beach Boul.evard has been severel,y damaged throughout
the years. The concrete slabs at some points have been deflected
b}• 5- 6 inches, which poses a serious dar�er to pedestri.an and
-' vehicular safety. Staff has sel.ected a contractor to reconstruct
approximately 600 square feet of concrete pavement.
4. Long Reach Boulevard Reconstruction Project
The specifications and plans for the first phase of reconstruction
phase of Long Beach Boulevard has been prepared. 'I'he bid cpeni.ng for
the subject project is set for Septemtr 20, 1988. The Engi.neer's
estimate for this project is 1.5 million doll.ars.
5. Purchase of Street Light Poles
As a part of the Christmas Decoration Project for FY 1988-89, the
City wi.11 purchase 8 steel street lights. The specifications are read5� to
be distributed to various suppliers. The Engineer's estimate is $14,000
and the bid opening has been set for September 28, 1988.
' 6. Complaints - Month of A�ust
� '1'he Ik:partment of Public Works received 166 complaints during the
month of August. This nwnber reflects an increase of 30q compared
t;o complaints received during the month of July.
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SUB.JEC'I': SO�"II{I:kt�ti C_1i.,,I1�ORN1:A RllISOti Otd�ED
S'Il2FE'I' LTGI�ITS INOPER,A"LIV{3 LIST I�OR tV[;GUS'I' 7982
P.1Br7SP_ provicle st:atus uP str�eet; li.ghts that �:ec�e reported ou!, duci.r��'
August 1982. A reply i.s needed b,y' G'rida�-, September 16, 1988 0` tI'�e
fol_loivi.ng ].nrat.i.or��.
Thard; vou.
Corner of' Penn S�Creet & Fernwood Av�nue
Pole \0 94630F
32z2 S: 3224 P.Loi.er Sti�eet
4271 3?end].et;un Avenuc
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P,eech�:ood Av�:ntae Fa Californi.a Avernie
113b0 S Alameda Street
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STREET LIGH'I'S INOP�RAT7:bE LIST
SOUPf{kikZN CAI.IFORNIA EPISIOti Olv':v�},D
AUGUST 1988
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DA'CE L{X;A'PIO\ CP.I,I,T1� CO^N1}'sN'I'S �O'CIFIrD
08/02/88 Corner of Penn &, Fernc,oal ti/�1 Lighti out 08/0'L/88
Pole »946;',OP
O8/02/88 I1.6'L5 E1 Granada N/A I.,ight out O8/02/88
08/09/88 3242 k 3224 Fl.oker �lari.a Johnson I..ight out O8/09/88
08/15/88 4271 Pendleton Ave �1. S. ��il].s I:ight shot out 08/15/88
08/18/88 Noe•theast corner of \/A L�ight out OS/18/88
Beechwood b Ca].iforni.a
08/'L4/88 11300 S. Alameda St. J. Savo].an Light 08/2}/88
malfunct;ioning
NQ'I'E: The street lights at: the aboce address that: were report:ed
out to Southecn California have been r�epair�ed.
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This three-mile San Die o Freewa stretch of car- ool lanes, viewed northward.from S rin dale Street over ass, should be ready for traffic by November. �:
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By JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, Times Urban Affairs Writer � �
T he traffic watch never stops.`As from eight to lO lanes began 13 mohths of the two-phase. 28-mile widening of the Santa Ana Freeway interchange.
you race to work on the San Diego ago, it marked Che beginning of a new era� the San Diego Freeway between San Started last year and scheduled for
Freeway at a breathless 5 m.p.h1 in highway construction for Orange Gabriel River Freeway in Seal Beach and completion in the fall of 1989, this project
this morning, you will find some new County. It is an era that is.expected to the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) in includes widening the safety buffer zone
� barriers along the median strip in Irvine. ' con[rast sharply with the last decade, Irvine. Tfie first phase involves installa- between the ride-sharing lanes and reg-
No, that is not a new demilitazized zone � when only two miles of freeway � were tion of car-poot lanes, due to be comple[- ular lanes, as well as adding amdliazy .
tor stressed-out commuters—Caltrans is ` added to the county's highway network. ed ne�cl spring, between I-605 and the lanes for e�dting to off-ramps. Severa]
installing ride-share lanes. ' � Today; county motorists are seeing Che � Corona del Ma� Freeway ( California 73). , bridge reconstructions and newly config- ,
Those of you traveling farther north on first of a long list of highway projects - The second phase, which won't be ured ramps are included in the project.
the same freeway—up around: the takingshape: finished until 1990,'involves installation The first of these—a rebuilt on-ramp at
Springdale Streef bridge—will encounter California Department of Transporta- of car-pool lanesbetween the Corona del .. McFadden Street and a reconstructed
a strip of whi[e concrete in the median tion officials say that, by November; Mar Freeway in Costa Mesa and Santa otf-ramp at Dyer Road—will be complet-
that has never been used. It may look like. motorists will be able to use a three-mile Ana Freeway in Irvine. Workers began . ed in the ne�ct two weeks, according to
a new runway for the overflow from stretch of a new, northbound. caz=pool erecting barriers and anti-gawk boards Caltrans spokesmarrAlbert Miranda. -
lohn Wayne Airport, but it is actually lane on the San Diego Freeway tietWeen for the second phase last month. . • Widening of [he Costa Mesa Freeway
another section of new car•pool lane [hat Springdale Stree[ in � Westminster and - Other major projects that are either from the Santa Ana Freeway � inter-
Caitrans says will be ready for use in only � the San Gabriel River. Freeway ( Inter- ' under way or about to start in the county �� change to 17th StreeL This will not begin
�Lwo months. . �� ' state 605) at the border between Orange include:� �. - � until Che winter of 1989 and will. be
When the SS'7-million widening of the and Los Angeles counties.. • Widening of.the Costa Mesa Freeway
San Diego Freeway Qnterstate 405) That three-mile stretch is a small part' (California 55)_ between Dyef Road and Please see FREEWAYS, Page 6•
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FREEWAYS: Projects Gain Speed ,
' �Continued from Page 1 � The county's three. planned toll lanes are unfinished. The north- i
finished two years later: coads—in the San Joaquin Hillg and ' bound � lanes, they point out, feed �
• Extending the Costa Mesa the Eastern and Foothitl transpor- into � a section �of freeway that '
�. � Freeway about - 2.3 miles south tation corsidors—are in the midst already widens where the car-pool� I
from its � current Bristol Street of environmental studies. lanes end. . �
� �[erminus to 19th Street. Delayed Construction is expected to begin $ince last summer, � about 30 '
� numerous times, this project now is on the first of the three—in the San construction workers have toiled I
`� � � scheduled to start in February and doaquin Hilis wrridor—in � 1989, �. � almost day and night to produce a i
be completed by July, 1991. Total despite continuing.howls of protest ribbon of concrete between I �
cost: $37 million. The extension will from the city of Laguna Beach and� Springdale Street and I-605 that
be built in the weed-strewn ditch environmental groups. can be seen through gaps in the I
� that parallels Newport Boulevard. On the widened San DiegoFree- anti-gawk boards put up by Ca1- t
� Seven streets that now cross the � way, rather than opening the new trans to stop rubbernecking.
ditch will become bridges; freeway car-pool lanes all at once Caltrans "The most difficult part of the job ..
' traftic headed for the beach will - plans to open the 28-mile stretch in has been the constrained area that
sur(ace via ebt ramps onto New- sections, as ongoing construction the crews have had Io work in;'
� port Boulevazd between Bay and conditions permi[. � said Wally Curoll, a Caltrans oper-
19th streets. Some Costa Mesa The opening of the three-mile ations supervisor. Work crews
residents have supported the proj- northbound segment from West- have had to dig out the center
ect for yeazs to help ielieve traffic, minster to Seal Beach is an e�cam ' �vider, remove tons of dirt, and
. - but others say traffic on cross ple. All that remains to be done on grade and lay a� new roadbed in a'I
� � streets on both sides of the ditch that stretch, officials explain, is 30-fooLwide working space.
will ezperience more congestion. ' restriping and installation of signs Carroll said the wnstruction has
. • Construction of new connectors � and a new median guard rail, but notcaused any traffic accidents. In �
between the Costa Mesa F4eeway some of the materials haven't ar fact, he said, the only mishap so faz I
and the Santa Ana Freeway. This rived yet.
project is not scheduled to begin � Unlike the car-pool lanes on the .�
until the summer of 1991 and won't Costa Mesa Freeway, the new lanes !
be finished until the summer of on the San Diego Freeway � will ��.
� �1994. The $92-million price tag �have overhead signs�to warn mo-�� ,
includes special transitway con- torists of their special nature, and
. nectors so.that ride-share vehicles four-foot safety zones will sepazate
will never have to leave special them from adjacent traffia � �
� lanes reserved for them to move Most of the southbound�portion
� from the nor[hbound Costa Mesa of the project will remain dosed
. Freeway lo the northbound Santa until neat. spring for two reasons,
Ana Freeway, and from the south- officials say: It is needed as a
- bound Santa Ana to the south- . work-staging area, and it would be
.bound Cos[a Mesa. � � too dangerous to merge fast-mov- , . -
• Reconstruction of Santa Ana ing vehicles from sections �of com- �
� Freeway ramps at Jeffrey Road, � pleted � car-pool ]anes into slower ,
� 7amboree Boulevard and Tustin traffic. in areas where. the car-pool �
� Ranch Road. The project will�begin �
next month. Total msG $35 mil! ion. .
, .• Widening the Santa Ana Free-
- - way between the San Diego Free-
way in lrvine and the Cos[a Mesa �
Freeway. Due to take three years
� starting in October,1989, this proj- �
� ect currently is in the righbof-way -
� acquisition phase. The $104-million �
� , price tag includes doubling the .
� width of the freeway from its
� � current six tanes to 12� regular
lanes, plus two ride-sharing lanes
� (one in each direction), and au�l-
�� - iary lanes for exiting to off-ramps.
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FREEWAYS: Projects Picking Up Speed
. Continued from Page 6 . � � But Caltrans District Director � vised by a Caltrans engineer in Los '�
Carroll added, another section of Keith McKean said this week that Angeles. �
the northbound car-pool lane the consultanPs report was wrong. McKean said some Cal[rans posi-
: probably will be �opened be[ween While'some positions are not tions in Orange County will not be
, Beach Boulevard �and the �Spring- filled ye[, McKean said, any work. filled until later this year or eazly
dale Street bridge. tha[ cannot be peiformed locally is 1989, but he said that was planned
. "The' project is on schedule,t' he being. done at Caltrans's office in and comes as no surprise. ��
said.� � -� . - � � Los Angeles and staffing Cherefore - But he did acknowledge that
.� That is especially good news �s not a factor. ' some Caltrans employees have
� because last year Caltrans was � � . turned down jobs�in Orange County
la ed b dela s that at one oint The Costa Mesa Freeway exten- because of high housing costs and
had held up 13 of the countys top sion, for �example, is being soper- commutingdislances. � -
� 20 �transportation improvement
projects. � � -
Kia Mortasavi, a project analyst
atthe�Orange County Transporta-
� tion Commission, said the commis-
'sion's goal is to keep a lis[ of
highway projecLS "on Che shelf,
� ready to go" as funding becomes
available. � � �
. Last month a consultant's report
to�the commission said [ha[ some �
projects face c3elays because the
new�.Caltrans district office in Or-
�ange County is having trouble
attracting sufficient staff.
LaA. �m.o� pl� cle�ed by of�ci�s ��•��
Shortfa�lsin South Coa5tAiraaaUty'
� AAanagement Dishict's b�nsportatton
But county analysis says 20-year program is too costly ��a� a��o��,� ta �,e �.q.�u��y
. Transporfation Commission.
ey Alina Tugend the use of coatings and solvents Smog; controt ':
� Herald Examinerstaff writer �� � But the �analysis released by capitat�s ending �
The implication is �he Los Angeles County Trans f pC t12xt ��paCS
portation Commission last month � -
Air yuality officials le,t��aa, that we will spend 10 estimates that the.capital costs of
launched an ail-out attack on the transpoctation portion of the
smog in the Los Angeles area bY to 20 times more for ��a� Wo��d �ome to a whopping
approving a 20-year draR plan. $37.2 billion over nine years.
huf a county analysis has found transportation than Tne o �os�s, the analy-
that the mWtibillion-dollar plan is sis notes, would come to $5.6 bil- Money not
unaffordable and in some �ases, we do now...The �;on annually. avai4abta f
impossible to implement. These costs include rail con• 81.3%
� The draR �.plan was approved .(�UCSt1OIZ 1S WhCTe 1S � st[uction, bus system electrifica- �
by the South CoagG Air. Quality � lion and highway improvements.
Dianagement District and the that money going to -B�� the analysis said only � -�
Southern California Associa[ion �� $6.95 billion is available for capi- Needed: 537.25bllljon
of Governments. �
come from. ta� costs, and $2.1 billion for
It propnses to bring (he � Los - operatiqg costs,- leaving a short p�aliable: 56.95 mllllon
Angeles basin into compliance JimSl Shortfall:S30,3Dllltc�
ms� tranSporWtlon fal{ of $30.3 billion and �3.5 bil
with federa] air quality standards commissl0n anal st lion resp2cti,vely.
by 2002 y AI1hU81 OpCCetiilg COStS
"The impffication is that we will
Currently, Lhe basin — which spend 10 to 20 times more ror for�smogjcontro�
includes most of Los Angeles, transportation than we spend
Orange, San Bernardino and Riv- Crom an eadier draFt released in »oµ'�' said Jim Sims, director of
erside counties — has tHe worst ,June, would attack the smog fiscal analysis for the commission. �
air quality in the country, problem in a variety of ways; from "The question is, where' is that
The plan, a laEer version of a mandating construction of a raIl money going to come from?"
"draR drafY' which was released system to. imposing controls on ' Sims argued that there are Money not
in dune, lays out a three-tier othec ways — such as requiring avallable °� ;
program to attack the basin's cleaner-running car engines — to 62.5°/,
�= smog problem. . reduce aIr pollution. at lower . '
m m The AQMD will hold five pub- costs: ,�,
� D ]ic hearings around the basin next . The transportation measures i.a
m r month, and plans to adopt t6e J BIPnb�um reP�esent only 12 of 12 i measures
draR in its Cinal form in Decem- Neededt 55.6 htlllo�
> d Proposed in the entire AQMD pya�iatile. S2.t bipton ,
td 6er, said AQMD Chairman Nor is on vacation. Her column retuins package, according to Jacki Bach ghoMal�: g3,5hfll�qh
m m ton Younglova Sept.77.
� x The plan, mostlp unchanged " `� �
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�7111 report notes. "On the other hand, $acharach said. the AQhID ,
lhe estimated air quaiity benefit draft is an effort to put the issue
► From a-3 is about $2 per day per capita." on the table for discussfon
� - SCAG o�cials put the capital "SCAGs job is to raise a lot of
arach, a member of both SCAG cost of their transportation plan issues fhat are very diflicult to
and the counfy transportation at about $42 billion over 2U years raise," she said.
commission. for the five-county area, accord- SCAG ofi'icials also point out
Although air quality ot7icials ing to Judi Hamerslough, senior that the massive job will require
said they had no overall price tag transportation planner for SCAG. funding from a variety of sources,
for the plan, they estimated a cost The air quality report focuses not just one.
just for the first stage — known as on bringing the basirrinto compli- There was one major diRer-
Tier I— of $8 a day, or ance with federal air quality ence between the draR approved .
mo�e than.$2 billion a year. standards . by 2007, while. the yesterday and eadier versions,
Tier I is defined as measures counfy teport uses 1998 as a full Younglove said.
that aie currently feasible, such implementation date. But Sims Initially, it was believed that
as-reducing emissions from con- said the time difference won't even with all the measures imple-
surtier products such as aerosol affect the costs. mented, the basin would still
sprays and underarm deoHorants, In addition, the county report violate federal ozone standards
and controlling emissions from states that even if fhe money is by almost 50 percent'in 20 years.
pesticides. available, some of the projects — More up-to-date research has
The $8 million per day "repre• such as retrofitting Uuses so they found that all federai air quality
sents an average cosf of about burn methanol instead of gasoline standards can be wmpletely met
65 cents per day for each resident .— simply may be technically in 20 years, he said.
�.i�lic �or ks board w�.nts �2.9 m' �' on for street sweepin�
ByJohnChandler to some city off'icials,:given the near normaL While the money and operable machines. with "It's really coming down t�
amounG of money sought and its Would mean some improvements.' some una4ailable up,to hal( of the letting the people of tpe city know:
Herald Examiner statt writer expected rewrn. he said, it mainly would assure lime,'fias frustrated their goals of what is required," boar�resi:
"Why are they asking so much continued service.: weekly sweeping in about one- dent Ed Avila said.
In a move that. aslonished some for so very little?" wondered Alisa "If you want our�existing level fourth � of the city and monthly The proposal now goc� o twc�
officials, the J�o� Angeles City iCatz, an aide to Councilman Zev an p[imum levelgth sopwha<<ae. �sweeping in oEher areas. -�derationcil committees for con:
Board of Public Works yesterday Yaroslavsky. The added staff also would Katz questioned the sur ris�'
urged spending $2.9 this Street sweeping in Los Ange- need,!' Reed said:.''Withoutit,,we. hel officials cope witli the-im- midyear request for the "massivi:
vear to beef up the city's faltering les — which has the nation's have no illusions fhat we can keep PP ding acrival of 20 new swe`ep- �nfusion of funds," but she addec
.street-sweeping program, despite largest municipal street system at up the level pf performance" ers to augment the'existing; aging that Yaroslavsky would suppott i;
nopromiseofupgradesinservice. some 13,000 curb miles — has The-publiE�works.plan�mainly-. Fleet of lfi3 machines::But��Reed �f really needed.� ��
. City public works o�cials said been a problem since at least would be to.add� 69 new worke�s �, said that increase mainly would Meanwhile, public� works ofT��
ilicir proposal,� which would re t986, when sweeper breakdowns to the street-sweeping operation, �1Ve the bureau �an adequate �
q�ire City Council approval, is and staffng shortages caused including 36 sweeper drivers and reserve ❑eet, cials said they also ace uorking or,
needed simply to keep current _ service levels to plummet: �� � '-other support.jobs�to better�stafP, -.- . � � . � � . ��. .�eqlleSt poa�Potentiallycexpanc
service levels from de[eriorating Dave Reed; assistant director repair and refurbish the fleet of Th0 proposal won an enthu-
due to poor city, eyuipment and of the city's . Bureaa of Street street�-cleaning� equipment. �, -� siastic � 3-0 vote - from �. the city �+'eekly-sweeping citywide durim:
stafT'ing shortages. �laintenance; yesterday said serv- Public works,rofficials com- board, a panel of mayoral appoin- a five-year period. But that woul�;
But the plan came as a surprise ice levels have since climbed to plamed that a shortage of drivers tees that oversees oublic wocks. be even more costly._
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The supervisors' support for the I
Back Plan pro�� � �n the form of a
resolulion Thtirsday, was consid-
ered particularly significant be-
cause it comes fmm the lazgest
. ��� motor yehicle county the i
to Hike Gas e nd was inEroduced by conserva-
tive boazd member Pete Schaba-' "
cmn. .
"I'm pleased to see.that one of ,
T�.IX V C�+Il�S , my conseryative, Republican col�
leagues is recogcilzing that we neeSl
a ta�c increase for roads," Supervi� ..
sor Ed Edelman said.
By VICfOR MERINA, ; Schabarum, however, brushed
Times StaJJ Writer � aside the remark and said that
� "timing was of the essence" ip
nge es County supervisors � gupporting the plan because the
threw their support Thursday be- I,egislature is negotiating the gaso=
hind a state legislative pinposal to line tax package and the deadline i,a
raise the gasoline.ta�c as a way to nearing . for Lhe proposal to be '
payfor,maintainingandexpanding placedorttheNovemberballot :;. .
roads, streets and highways: . The Legislature has iuitil the end ;
With Republican and Democraf= af the month, a deadline extended `
ic legislative leaders deba;ing by Seeretary of State Mazch Fong �I
whettter to place a suggested gaso- Eu, to place the pmposal on the �
line tax increase on : the Nov �8 � ballot� . . . -. �
ballot,.the supervisors made �t cleaz ' 'Phe constitutional amendment
thaYthey would back the measure �.NOUId require two-thirds approvat �
to raise money for highway and 9n both the Assembly and Senate ;
mad projects but not mass transit and would go to the voters without
The Legislature is considering a the signature of Gov. George Deuk: +
; proposal to ralse the gasoline tau mejian, who favors financing inad ,
8-cenLC a gallon-4 cenis at the and highway improvements wiEh •.
outaet followEd by a 1-cent hike. bonds instead of ta�c increase9. .
each'of the next foar years.-Motor- , Another bill would be needed to
ists now pay a 9-cent federal tax: a speed the measure onto the No=
9-cent state tax and a 6'iay'o sales vember ballot Deukmejian aides
tax on a gallon of gas. said he. may allow that bill to
Supporters of the plan contend I' become law without his signature:
that the proposed siate constitu-
' tional autendment establistting the . Queetlon Posed �
new "user f.ee" foc motorisis could ' Schabarum said Thursday that .
raise more than $1 billion a year foi ': he has pushed such a gas taic plan ,
local and state highway and transit ' i with the governor over the last '
'. projects. ' �, year-and-a-half, prompUng some
of his colleagues to ask if Schaba- '
rum had reason to believe that. the .
governor may.have changed
- mind and now supported a tax �
� increase. - � ' �.
"The fact is that this would be a
' constitutional amendment and his
� support is not necessary or rele- . � � �
� vant; ' Schabazum answered.
In backing the gas ta�c.increase ',
, on a 3-0 vote, the supervisors said
�. � it should be contingent upon �a
' provision that would split theaddi- `
� tional money between- state and
Iocal agencies in the same manner �
. as the current state gasoline tax. -: '�
Two other conservative � board �
� members. Supervisors Mike AnEo- � .
novich and Deane Dana, were, ab- , LO S. A N G E L E S T I M E S
SQ°�. AucusT 19,1988
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If you're going to be illegal, you might as well try for bargains
,�By Dave Wielenga' . s,�, !^ discoura e ille al arkin aa to fill the hi h, 36, in La Palma. It's wise to stay '
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� Statt writer t} �� •�, pp , . a ;�. coffers of city governments, which factor away from hydrants in Seal Beach ($32),
_. i qiy� r`v�� `� ; the anticipated fines for parking Cypress (�32) and Bellflower ($33), too.
he leasing cdnuenience of driv- � � violations into their budgets; Parking in a handicapped parking
fi � mg�8 car frqm h�re,Co there can �° In 1987, for example, city auditor slot without a permit is perhaps the
,,,�� be � me a g boCher when you get Bob Fronke re orted that
� � p p�rking least forgivable offense, and when you �
�where yoqre goi�.'{�a�'s when you've tickets earned Long Beach an average o£ ' do get caught the penalties are high and
!"got to find �i plade to }i&zk. $5 million a ear — about 13,700 a da the will likel be om much hi her.
�', Y $ Y• Y Y g B g
There are 23:5 million vehicles And that was before Long Beach Malibu is among the leaders in this
_ kegistered in California, and,sooner or ' �°'�'- increased its bail amounts b five bucks
later they've all got to stop soinewhere. -, -" Y get-tough trend, tacking a hefty .
a ticket this summer, surcharge on the existing pena]ty that
���In a game of motorized musical chairs ' In a sense, therefore, parking illegal- raises the price to $112.50. Most cities
this gigantic, the odds are high that lots 'r'�"�E ���D �/o����� ly is just doing your part as a good charge about $55 for the violation,
of them are going to come to rest in the citized. I£ you weren't payina the city for although bail is only �37 in Paramount.
'' �wrong place. � a parking ticket, you'd probably be As for no-parking zones, some cities
It isni�bnly a question of room, ����r C��ar" paying it for something else: take less offense — and less bail money
although'Ihe lack of parking space is (Some people, however, don't pay — — foi such violations. Leaving your cat
, becoming a.bigger problem all the time. able television installation continues �ng Beach is owed about $5 million in beneath a"no parking" sign in Artesia,
Anycnore it's'all they talk about in Bel- � in Cerritos on weekdays between 7 delinquent tickets. But the cities never Cerritos, Lakewood and Hawauan Gar-
mont ShOre: a.m. and 5 p.m. in the residential neigh- forget. They try to track down offenders; dens costs only $13, which is a bargain if
Moie arid more, however, it's a mat- borhoods north and south of Artesia they assess larger fines on delinquent you're into that kind o£ fun. But sta
ter of rules — times, places and Boulevard between Carmenita Road and Y
situations in which it is simply illega] to Marquardt Avenue. Residents in the tickets; they forward the in£ormation to away from Seal Beach, where the price
park. It's di�cult to find a street that neighborhood are asked not to park on the state to prevent you from renewing is $32. Norwalk ($21), Carson ($23) and
isn't lined with signs prohibiting or the street until construction is completed. Your auto registration; and in some Downey ($24) make up the middle rang�
limiting parking during at least some cases, they'll immobilize youi car with a of this category.
portion of each week. device called a Denver boot.) ' Got the urge to hang your tailfins
Sometimes it's to make way for "for sale" sign in the window, parking The assumption that you're going to over somebody's driveway? Sqmebody
street sweepers, sometimes to accommo- too far from the curb or straddling a get a parking ticket periodically — and who lives in a coastal commuhity with
date businesses — keeping prime curb parking-space line, double pazking, the assumption that you're going to pay land prices you'll never be able to
space available for come-and-go parking on the wrong side oF the street, it promptly — doesn't exclude finding afford? Make a day o£ it in Malibu, �
customers rather than employees who or parking anycvhere for more than 72 the best bargain. And there are still where you can block someone's driveway
leave their cars all day — and other hours at a stretch. some out there. In Compton; for and take in a day at the beach for only
times to open up an extra lane during The rules and penalties vary from instance, there is no charge for parking $13. The best local values are in Carson,
peak traffic hours. city to city — in Cerritos, for example, in the path of a street sweeper, whereas Bellflower, Lakewood and Hawaiian
Then there are the parking meters, you can't park overnight on any street in Long Beach, Paramount and Signai Gardens, where it costs $18. Los Alami-
the curbs of various colors, the unless you'te a resident or get a Aill it will wst you $20. tos (�27) and Long Beach ($28) aren't as
handicapped zones, the fire hydrants temporazy permit from city hall. If you're the kind of person who reasonable, and Cypress ($32) and La
and mailboxes, the crosswalks, the fire The point is, you've.really got to pay loves to park near a fire hydiant — Palma ($36) take all the fun out of it.
lanes, the bus zones, the parking spaces attention or you're really going to pay maybe they serve as landmazks to help Maybe you don't get into getting
reserved for others, the laws against beca�se the price oF penalties seem to be you fmd your car, maybe you're a dog parking tickets? Well, next time you go'
parking in alleys, on lawns, blocking rising as fast as the number of lover — do it in Downey, where it costs from here to there, don't get out of your
sidewalks or driveways, parking with a restrictions. This isn't done so much to only $19. The penalty is neazly twice as car.
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