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Home My Public Portal AboutA1981-02-26 TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMISSION �.y' ._ � � _ • • AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LYNWOOD TRAFFIC AND PA:tKING COMMISSION TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 26, 1981 AT 7:30 P.M. � OPENING CEREMONIES 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. CALL TO ORDER - CHAIRMAN ARCHAMBAULT 3. ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS.- SECRETARY ESTRADA Robert Archambault William Cunningham Ellwood Gray Archie Legg Wilbert Malchow 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ' PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS . SCHEDULED MATTERS OLD�BUSINESS 5. INFORMATION ITEMS , a. A One-Day Seminar b. Request for Traffic Signal at Atlantic Avenue and Sanborn Avenue I NEW BUSINESS 6. TRAFFIC SIGNAL REMOVAL I I � COMMITTEE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1 I 4 ADJOURNMENT � . I � � I I ( - �. �: _ i • • � i � REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING CO�IISSION I OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD � January 22, 1981 I A regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission was held at 7:30 p.m. on above date in the Council Chambers of the Lynwood City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Archambault. Commissioners Cunningham, Gray, Legg and Malchow answered roll call. Also present were Harold Williams, Deputy Collins, Emilio Murga and Marina Estrada. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Archambault corrected the minutes on page Z, last paragraph striking "due to parking on both sides of � the street". Commissioner Gray moved, seconded by Commissioner Legg to approve the minutes as corrected; motion carried. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Juanita Scheire, 4121 Agnes Avenue, Lynwood, addressed the Commission to complain that she had received three tickets for parking in front of her house. She stated she is afraid to park on the other side of the street and in her garage because the garage locks have been.broken and items have been stolen off her cars. In response to Commissioner Malchow Ms. Scheire stated she has three cars and a pickup truck. The pickup and one car are in the garage, therefore she usually has two cars to move for the street sweeper. Commissioner blalchow explained that vandalism is going on all over the country and suggested she � move her cars the one night. i I Deputy Collins stated the Sheriff's Department cannot grant � special permits and informed her red warning tags had been placed on all the cars that were cited. Ms. Scheire stated she had not seen them. Deputy Collins informed her he would have an early morning traffic officer check her location and explained that many complaints to the City are for dir±y streets and therefore.the street sweeping must be done. � Commissioner Legg informed �ts. Scheire that the Commission can � not make exceptions for her. Commissioner Malchoia suggested I she give the extra patrol a chance. � , , I ' -1- , � I ' I �I I I I I.. � i l . .... . � � OLD BUSINESS Curb Parking - 2900 Block of Imperial Highway bfr. Williams presented a report as a result of a memo received from the Planning Director which indicated that Mr. Alofo Serpas had received approval of a Conditional Use Permit to expand a garmet cutting and sewing business at 2931 Imperial Highway . which had been operating at 2927 and 2929 Imperial. A history of the parking decisions at subject location were presented indicating that the Traffic and Parking Commission approved "no parking anytime" from 2921 to 2929 Imperial in order to discourage blocking of the driveways. This parking prohibition is creating a parking deficit for hir. Serpas and the radiator • shop at 2921 Imperial. Mr. Serpas has offered to close off one or more of his driveways to obtain additional parking. bt:. ldilliams stated that parking in front of driveway cuts which are not being utilized would not be a problem. In response to Cc��unissioner Legg he explained that rebuilding of curb and gutter would not be made until the area is redeveloped and the whole area brought up to standards at the same time. Commissioner Cunningham reminded the Commission that when the situation was originally brought up trash was piled in front of Mr. Serpas business and cars and trucks were parked on the sidewalk. bir. Serpas, 2929/2931 Imperial, Lynwood (residence 1OZ12B San Antonio, South Gate), addressed the Commission to explain that originally truck drivers would unload leaving their trucks on the sidewalk but he does not let them park there now. Also there was a missed trash pickup at that time, which was not his fault. Commissioner Gray stated he saw two cars parking within the no parking zone and one car parked on the sidewalk recently. ,9r. Serpas further stated he wants to be able to park in front of the driveway at 2929 Imperial so his wife will be safe goin; to her car in the dark. Eiis employees can park at the meat market to the east and are now parking in front of the vacant lot. It is his delivery trucks and customers that need additional parking. He deals with only two companies and does not have many customers; however, b9r. Henry, the oianer of the radiator shop, needs green curb so his customers can park ZO minutes. Deputy Collins remembered that congestion on the north side of Imperial was caused by the business on the south side in the past, but that business is no longer in operation. Commissioner �talchow moved, seconded by Commissioner Cunningham to eliminate 48 feet of existing yellow curb at the east end and 21-1/Z feet of red curb (which is to be replaced with green) at the west end, with no alteration to any of the driveways; the "no parkin� anytime" signs to change to "no parking between I 8� S p.m. except Sat., Sun. f, Holidays" and the siQn on the west end is to be moved adjacent to the driveiaay at 2921 Imperial. -2- I I I � ___ . ;i r • � ROLL CALL: Ayes - Commissioners Cunningham, Gray, Malchow Noes - Commissioners Archambault, Legg Absent - ,Ione Commissioner Cunnin;ham moved, seconded by Commissioner Gray to add additional yellow curb at 2933 and 2935 for 40 feet. ROLL CALL: �yes - Commissioners Archambault, Cunningham, Gray, Legg Noes - Commissioner b4alchow Absent - None School Crossing at Imperial �, Ruth Street i�ir. jVilliams presented a report recommending that a flashing yellow beacon be installed at the intersection of Imperial I Highway and Ruth Street. As a result of the request i^ Vovember 1980 from the Lynwood Service's Crossing Guard Supervisor for better protection at this intersection, staff conducted aroutine traffic investigation and discovered that conditions under the warrants for installation of a flashing yellow beacon were fulfilled. In response to Gommissioner Malchow, Mr. Williams stated the cost of installation would be approximately �15,000 and that the crossing guard would activate the device. Commissioner Legg moved, seconded by Commissioner Malchow to present the recommendation of staff for installation of a yellow beacon at Imperial Highway and Ruth Street to City Council for their consideration. I ROLL CALL: Ayes - Commissioners Archambault, Cunningham, i Gray, Legg, Malchow Noes - None ' Absent - None I b[r. Williams stated he would send a letter to the PTA notifying � them of the action taken on this matter and a news release � would be in order. i � NEl9 BUSINESS I 1 Safety Committee Report Recommendations of the Safety Committee concerning green curb at Fire Station No. 1 and parking and si�ht distance problems at the Natatorium on Century.Boulevard were presented. Staff suggested tnat the green curb "Parking Zone" be replaced with a red curb "No Stopping Zone" to improve traffic safety � near Fire Station Vo. 1; and, the red curb "No Stopping Zone" northwest of the `atatorium be extended 20' and that ttie shrubbery be trimmed down to a height of 3' on both sides i of the entrance to the north parking lot. I I � -3- � � I i I I - � _. • • Commissioner Legg agreed with the suggestions and felt these matters could be taken care of by staff without a motion; the Commission agreed. ' Seminar Commissioners bfalchow and Legg stated they would like to a.ttend the seminar "How to be a More Effective Commissioner or Board Member" if City Council would approve funding their attendance. Mr. Williams stated they had not approved it last year; however he would inquire. Request for Traffic Signal at Atl.antic � Sanborn Mr. i4illiams stated that First State Bank had requested an investigation be made to determine whether a traffic signal is warranted at Atlantic and Sanborn. He expects to have more ir.£ormation on this next month. OR;�L CODIMUNICATIONS Mr. lVilliams presented a drawing indicating the bus zone at Imperial $ Bullis is not located in the T intersection. bir. Williams presented an informational item on Roberts Rules �� of Order. Commissioner Gray reported that the signal at the northeast i correr of Fernwood and Bullis stays green. I � ADJOURNDIENT � , Commissioner Legg moved, seconded by Commissioner Malchow � to adjourn to the next regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission on February 26, 1981 at 7:30 p.m. Dlotion carried. i , I � � i t . � I I � � -4- I ! . � i i i, � I _ . J '. � � ITEM 6 DATE: FEBRUARY 26, 1981 TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF TAE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION ��1 FROM: HAROLD C. WILLIAMS, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC.WORKS SUBJECT: TRAFFIC SIGNAL REMOVAL PURPOSE To receive.and file a.report on development of warrants for traffic signal removal. BACKGROUND At the November 19, 1980 Traff,ic and Parking Commission.Meeting, I informed the Commissioner.s.that staff.is considering replacing traffic signals with two-way stop.controls at two intersections along the south side of Fernwood..Avenue. The intersections are Fernwood..and Long Beach.Blvd., and Fernwood at Atlantic Avenue. Reprinted below is an article.from AMERICAN CITY AND COUNTY, Public works Engineering and Management, November, 1980, on traffic signal removal criteria. ITE HEARS OF SIGNAL REMOVAL CRITERIA I A study of more than 2.00 U.S. intersections.where � traffic signals had been replaced with multi- or two-way stop signs has contradicted.the popular belief that signals always improve traffic.flow and lower the accident rate. i Speaking before the Institute.of Transportation Engineers at its SOth anniversary meeting in i Pittsburgh, Louis G. Neudorff of JHK and Associ- ates, under contract to.the Federal Highway Adminis- tration to develop warrants for traffic signal re-, moval, said data showed a.60 percent decrease in � accidents at intersections where signals were replaced with multi-way stop signs---even though motorists would have to buy an extra 4800 gallons of.gasoline each year to get through such an intersection com- pared to a signalized one. The accident rate at intersections where two-way stops'replaced signals was not appreciably changed, but vehicle and idling. delays.were substantially lowered after the change. Motorists would save about 6,400 gallons of gasoline a year, and stops as a percentage of total intersection traffic would drop from SO percent at a typical.signalized inter- I section to 20-25 percent. Analyzing safety, accident, fuel use and cost impacts I at 26 intersections that had changed to multi-way � stop signs and 191 that had changed to two-way stops, I JHK found that, as Neudortf told ITE, "Intersections � that are good candidates for signal removal are ones with relatively low traffic volumes and annual acci- 1 dents of at least two.or more per year." The firm i found the costs of signs to be much lower regardless of how many are put in place of signals: the annual �' i � � � _ -.�.= . i ' • I cost of operating signals was.set at $1,4U0 a year, compared to 5340 a.year zor removing a signal, installing stop signs and maintaining those sians over a 15-year period. . The.work.confirmed a study by the Utah DOT which found accident rates 0.42/million vehicle miles greater at signalized intersections. Neudorff emphasized that current site conditions should be inventoried.to determine if signal re- moval is feasible. Side-street.site distance must be at least the minimum value.set in standards. Major vehicle or pedestrian traffic generators should probably always be signalized, conditions of existing warrants..should.be reviewed, and any alternative safety improvements should be considered if accidents increase after signals have been installed. Neudorff also said data-strongly suggests that.signals which are about to be removed.should be bagged or flashed for at least 30 days to.minimize the impact. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Traffic and Parking Commission receive and file this report on development of warrants for traffic signal removal. I I � � � i . I i I � I � I � � � � I � 1 � 1 � � 1 � I