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Home My Public Portal AboutA1979-12-27 TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMISSION -- .. � c�lc � � � � � � %' AGENDA ITE69S FOR CONSID�RATION AT THE REGULAR n4EETING OF THE LYNIYOOD TRAFFIC AND PARKING COr4MISSION ^t0 BE HELD ON DECEn1B�R 27, 1979 AT 7:30 P.M. OPENING CEREI�90NIES 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. CALL TO ORDER - CHAIRI�4AN n1ALCHON 3. ROLL CALL OF C01�in4ISSIONERS - SECRETARY ESTRADA 1Villiam Cunningham Robert Archambault Archie Legg Ellwood Gray R'ilbert n4alchow SCHEDULED h9ATTERS NE{Y BUSINESS 4. REQUEST TO RELOCATE EXIST ONE NAY SIGNS ON SPRUCE STREET Recommendation: Consider removal of one way prohibition from Spruce St. to the City Park Drive. 5. RED CURB INSTALLATION AT BIRCH ST. AND In1P�RIAL HWY. Recommendation Approve the installation of red curb. OLD BUSIidESS ' 6. APPROVAL OF hfINUTES 7. INFORMA^1IONAL ITEMS COMMISSION ORAL COD9h7UNICATIONS PUBLIC ORAL COhi1�fUNICATIONS ADJOURNhfENT •.� .- . <^..'4 • � December 27, 1979 TO: HONORABLE CHAIRi�4AN AND MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING � COMMISSION SUBJECT; REQUEST TO RELOCATE EXIST ONE �YAY SIGNS ON SPRUCE STREET PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to consider a citizen request to remove a one way restriction.on Spruce Street from Platt Ave. to the City Park. (Please see attached) ASSUMPTIONS The assumption of the citizen request is that the existing one way restriction is no longer needed because of changed conditions. FACTS • On November 15, 1977, the City Council oi the City of Lynwood approved Resolution No. 77-99 which established Spruce St. from Platt Ave. to the City Park as a one way street. • Construction and signing in the City Park parking lot has established a one way flow pattern of vehicles in the vi- cinity of Spruce Street. s The curb to curb width of Spruce Street is approximately 25 feet and the width of the one way lane into the City - Park is 16 feet. • Three residents have their garage on Spruce Street and must drive around the City Park parking lot everytime they. leave their house. • The L.U:S.D. food delivery vehicles which exit on Spruce Street find it difficult to abide by the one way restriction because the one way 16 foot lane into the City Park is often congested with vehicles of parents picking up children from Hosler Jr. High School. However, the Maintenance Superintendent has assured me that if the vehicles were not there, he could direct his vehicles to abide by the one way restriction. ' ANALYSIS The purpose of the existing one way restriction on Spruce St. may no longer be required because the major traffic which would potentially travel from the City Park southward on Spruce Street cannot do so, as the configuration of the parking lot prohibits this. However, removal of the one way restriction on Spruce Street may encourage vehicles to attempt to leave the City Park by travelling southward on Spruce Street. � � ' _1_ �Ml' ��y • • RECO�In4ENDATION ' The Traffic and Parking Commission of the City of Lynwood consider the request to remove the one way restriction on Spruce Street. Sincerely, � ��.�-�-�- �� . ` KEN H. ROSENFIELD Secretary, Traffic & Parking Commission KHR:sc � , _2_ • „ ��t� J 1 • • December 27, 1979 TO: HOIdORABLE CHAIRI�4AN AND MEh1BERS OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION SUBJECT: RED CURB INSTALLATION AT BIRCH AND I�7PERIAL - PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to recommend the instal.lation of red curb at subject location to improve sight-distance. ASSUn7PTIONS : o Sight-distance can be increased by eliminating some view obstructing parking spaces. • Improved sight-distance will lessen the possibility of traffic collissions due to the inability to see oncoming traffic. FACTS During the late afternoon many vehicles, leaving St. Francis Hospital parking lots, use Birch Street as access to Imperial Hwy. Staff has investigated the I.ocation and found that the Birch Street traffic must pull out into Imperial Hwy, just to see the oncoming traffic before turning. This leads to potential traffic accidents at the location. ANALYSIS The installation of red curb at selected locations as shown on the attached sheet will improve the sight-distarice at the intersection of Birch St. and Imperial Hwy. RECOMn4ENDATIOId : The Traffic and Parking Comr.�ission of the City of Lynwood approve the installation of red curb as shown. Sincerely, /�u � �� KEN H. ROSENFIELD Secretary, ^lraffic & Parking Commission � KHR':sc Attachment . , . N � � �� y� s�� . s � '�! � � ..v � �9�w..y . • ----- �z s' s ; �_ i 22 � ^ 2 p � �B � --- t R60 Cu.� � `� ii.� � f,�,_---__/ � /GB.S� � O � —� 2 0' � ° O � � «.� � —�- - E«. iz' I, O I , o N I N � � � . _'� • Le y �.� �: . 0 .e B / • i .e 2O �g.doTcS �O.eo�aSeoi . '� �a o� �c%C 6 • C • H � . ) ' � - �- � . � � DATE: December 27, 1979 TO: , HONORABLE CHAIR�IIAN AND hfEn4BERS OF THE TRAFFIC i AND PARKING C0�7MISSION SUBJECT: OLD BUSINESS INFORh9ATI0NAL A. Ordinance 1081, approved by the City Council on November 20, 1979 has now taken affect. This Ordinance eapanded the role of the Traffic and Parking Commission with respect to parking matters. B. Ordinance 1082, approved by the City Council on November 20, 1979, has now taken aifect. 'This Ordinance"now allows for th�e reimbursement of Commission members the amount of E"p15.00 per meeting starting after DecemUer 20, 1979. C. The City Council has approved Resolution No.,79-106 relating to the assignment of school x-ing guards based upon the�recommendations of this commission. D. The City n7anager has tentatively set up a special meeting of the City Council for January 15, 1979, at 6':00 P.M. to discuss the recent Traffic and Engineering Speed Limit,Study. ; All'iCommissioners are encouraged to attend to supplement the presentation to be made. g E. r One additional pedestrian crossing sign will be installed on Abbott Road for westbound traffic near Alexander Ave. after investigation found that one was desireable. All other crosswalks on Abbott Road were found to be properly posted. Sincerely, ��,..� �/.�.�`�� KEN H. ROSEt7FIELD Secretary, Traffic & Parking Commission KHR:sc . ._ � � , �� ' November 29, 1979 � HOIdORABLE CHAIR1viAN AND 1viEh1BERS OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION Gentlemen: SUBJECT: SCIIOOL X-ING AT SOUTH FERN11'OOD AYENTJE AND FIR ' STREET (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED) The Principal of 1Vilson Elementary School is requesting that the existing crosswalk on South Fernwood Avenue at Fir Street be relocated to the 3600 Block of Fern�vood Avenue, approximately 330 feet to the jVest, to better facilitate the crossing of school children. The apparant reason be- hind this request is that presently.the children living on the Pdorth side of Fernwood Avenue are walking to and fron school through the vacant Caltrans property in front of 1Yilson School. The children do not use the existing sidewalk along Fir Street, and they do not cross S. Fernwood by using the existing crosswalk at South Fernwood at Fir Street. Therefore, to enable the students to have use of a pedestrian crosswalk at a more convenient location, a request to relocate the crosswalk has been submitted. The,Public 14orks/�ngineering Department has made an inves- ' tigation into the possible relocation of the.S. Fernwood I at Fir Street crosswalk, and has determined the following: A) By relocating the crosswalk, the City would be con- doning the use of the vacant Caltrans property and conse- quently leave a liability burden on the State of California. B) The vacant property presently used by the children is the result of housing demolition Uy the State for the proposed Century Freeway corridor. The dirt and debris in the lot contains broken housing, glass, nails and rats, all of which make the passage to the students reasonably , unsafe. C) The State of California will soon be removing all the present structures along Fernwood, which means the students crossing through the lot would be subject to heavy construction traffic. A midblock crosswalk is less expected by notorists than a crosswalk at an intersecting street. D) Also, a large tree overlooks the requested crosswalk location and would shade and obscure the crossing at certain times of the day. E) Presently an asphalt walkway exists and is a conti- � nuation of the existing crosswalk that provides safe passage over the railroad tracks. By moving the cross��alk the pedestrians would have to make rough passage up to and over the tracks. s � � � RECOr.4MFNDATION The Traffic and Parking Commission of the City of Lynwood deny the request for a change of location of crosswalk and request �Vilson School to direct their students to the ex- isting crosswalk. Sincerely, �� - �� KEN H. ROSENFIELD Secretary, Traffic & Parking Commission KHR:sc Attachr.�ent ' i .�. ,� � � :� J � I-" 3 � X = U Z � � N � L�. SCALE� I'�= 100� X � W � EXISTING X-WALKS N. FEI�NWpOD ' SOUTHERN pqCIF�� RR AVE EXISTING . FE RNWOOD AsPHa� � , WALKWAY �� i� � AVE (REQUESTED X-WALK) 330' f-- U) � VACANT PROPERTY CALTRANS I LYNWOOD ROAD � � � WOODROW WILSON W ELEMENTARY SCHOOL > � J � O J CITY OF LYNWOOD O O 2 V SCHOOL X-WALK N AT FERNWOOD AVE. AND FIR ST. NOV. 20 1979