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AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
LYNWOOD TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION
TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 18, 1993 AT 6:00 P.M.
OPENING CEREMONIES
1. CALL FOR ORDER — CHAIRMAN DELMAR CABARET
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF POSTING
4. ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS
DELMAR CABARET
EDMOND R. ARCHAMBAULT
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM
JOE DARYL BATTLE
EDWARD PACHECO
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. REQUEST FOR VACATION OF ALLEY EASEMENT, FIRST ALLEY EAST
OF ALAMEDA STREET BETWEEN 109TH AND 110TH STREET.
7. REQUEST FOR OVERWEIGHT /OVERSIZED VEHICLE STUDY.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
COMMISSION ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ADJOURNMENT
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A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
October 28, 1993
A regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission of the
City of Lynwood was held on Thursday, October 28, 1993. The
meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers at 11330 Bullis Road in the City of Lynwood, California.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Delmar Cabaret.
Commissioners, Edmond R. Archambault, William Cunningham, Edward
Pacheco, Joe D. Battle and Chairman Cabaret answered roll call.
Emilio M. Murga, Director of Public Works was also present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The pledge of allegiance was led by Commissioner Cunningham.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF POSTING
Mr. Murga announced that the agenda of October 28, 1993 was duly
posted on October 25, 1993.
APPROVED OF MINUTES
Commissioner Archambault moved to approve the minutes,
Commissioner Pacheco seconded the motion and the minutes were
approved.
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. Election of new officers for the year 1994 of the Traffic
and Parking Commission.
Commissioner William Cunningham made a motion to nominate Delmar
Cabaret for a second term as Chairman, Commissioner Edward
Pacheco seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Cunningham made a motion to nominate Edward Pacheco
as Vice - Chair. Commissioner Archambault seconded the motion and
the motion passed unanimously.
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7. Request for vacation of alley easement - first alley South of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, between the first alley
East of Atlantic Avenue and Virginia Avenue.
Commissioner Cunningham wondered why the alley was put in since
it was not needed for circulation or access.
Commissioner Cunningham made a motion to support the vacation of
the alley. Commissioner Archambault seconded the motion, and
the motion passed unanimously.
8. Request for overweight /oversized vehicle study.
Request for overweight /oversized vehicle study.
Staff explained that at the last City Council meeting, there were
some complaints regarding trucks parking. Acting City Manager
Chief Wallace asked that the Traffic and Parking Commission
review the city ordinance and bring back recommendations to
council.
Chairman Cabaret said a problem with the ordinance was that it
wasn't being enforced. He said he read the city of Lomita Vision
Safety Ordinance and wanted something similar. Cabaret said he
would also like to see a time limit and would like to see an
exemption for recreational vehicles.
Commissioner Cunningham said something should be done about large
trucks parking on residential property . Cunningham said this is
a big problem, since some businesses find it easier to park at
home that at place of business. He also said that a lot of the
complaints have to do with enforcing the current ordinance.
Commissioner Cunningham also mentioned the truck routes would
have to be changed due to the opening of the I -105 freeway.
Commissioner Pacheco mentioned that a big problem is that parking
enforcement only works four days a week and should work 7 days a
week.
The Traffic and Parking Commission agreed that the following
items should be incorporated into the Lynwood Ordinance and be
brought
back to the commission for review. They are:
1. Adding height and time limits on trucks parked on
residential streets.
2. Adding a no parking restriction for trucks on private
property in residential areas.
3. Modifying the truck route due to the opening of the
I -105 freeway.
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Staff will review the commissions recommendations and bring back
the item at the next Traffic and Parking Commission meeting.
PUBLIC ORALS COMMUNICATION
None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Staff reviewed the status of ongoing capital improvement projects
including:
Reconstruction of Palm and El Segundo
1993 Tree Planting project awarding
Atlantic Avenue Reconstruction
Imperial Highway widening
Slurry seal project
The Public Works monthly report for the month of September was
attached for review.
COMMISSIONER ORALS
Commissioner Archambault was concerned that Sammons and Sons
located at 2815 Los Flores, was being continually broken into.
He said that there are people going into the property and taking
material and equipment from the place. Wants to know if anything
can be done about it.
Commissioner Archambault also mentioned that at 1154 Penn Street,
the lawn is not being maintained or watered. Would lice Code
Enforcement to be notified to take appropriate action. Also, a
private tree in that same area blocking view /sidewalk still needs
to be trimmed.
Commissioner Pacheco had no orals.
Commissioner Cunningham was concerned that requests from the
Traffic and Parking Commission were not being fully addressed.
He also noted that some requests to Code Enforcement were not
being followed through. He mentioned some items such as Arlington
Street limit line, tree needing trimming at Imperial Hwy and
Cornish Avenue, the letter to Bernie Lake addressing the no
U -Turn on Long Beach Blvd at Imperial Hwy and the guy wire at the
Frontier Food Market.
Commissioner Cunningham asked what the white marks where labeled
USA in the streets. It was explained by Mr. Murga that the white
markings indicated the area that is to be excavated, so utilities
could be marked accordingly.
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Commissioner Cunningham inquired as to who was in charge of the
Positive Motion program. He had some concerns and said the
program should be looked at. Said maybe some seniors would
volunteer their time to help with the program.
Chairman Cabaret said that the Third Lane on Imperial seems
necessary at this time in light of the reduced traffic due to the
opening of the I -105 Fwy. However, he said that the
Long Beach Blvd and Imperial Hwy intersection needs to be looked
at to address the new demand for left turns on Imperial for
access to the I -105 Fwy.
Mr. Murga said that Caltrans will be looking at that area in six
(6) months after traffic stabilizes but that staff will look to
see if something can be done before then.
Chairman Cabaret also said that there are two 55 gallon drums at
the corner of Norton and Drury Lane. He said that they have been
reported before and have not be removed.
A motion was made by Commissioner Pacheco to adjourn the meeting.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cunningham. It passed
unanimously. The meeting was adorned at 7:10 pm.
DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 1993
TO: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION
FROM: Emilio M. Murga, Director of Public Works
Christian Valtierra, PW Division Superviso
SUBJECT: Vacation of Alley Easement
First Alley East of East Alameda Street Between
109th Street and 110th Street
PURPOSE:
To recommend that Traffic and Parking Commission support the
vacation and abandoning of the first alley east of East Alameda
Street, between 109th Street and 110th Street.
BACKGROUND:
The above mentioned alley is being proposed to be vacated as part
of the city's ongoing alley vacation program to vacate alleys in
the city that are not needed for circulation or access purpose.
ANALYSIS:
Based on an investigation conducted by the Engineering Division,
it has been determined that the alley is not needed for access or
circulation purposes and that utility easements will be
maintained for all existing utilities in the alley.
The item will be taken to City Council in the near future and a
public hearing on the matter will be held by the City Council
before making the final decision on the proposed alley vacation.
RECOMMENDATION:
To recommend that Traffic and Parking Commission support the
vacation and abandoning of the first alley east of East Alameda
Street, between 109th Street and 110th Street.
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DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 1993
TO: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC
AND PARKING COMMISSION
FROM: Emilio Murga, Director of Public Works t
Christian Valtierra, Public Works Supervisdr
SUBJECT: Overweight /Oversize Vehicle Study
PURPOSE
To recommend that the Traffic and Parking Commission review
proposed changes to the Overweight /Oversize Vehicle ordinance and
make recommendations to City Council.
BACKGROUND
At its regularly scheduled meeting of October 28, 1993, the
Traffic and Parking Commission reviewed various oversize /over
weight vehicles ordinances from surrounding cities and requested
that changes be made to the existing City ordinance.
ANALYSIS
1. Set height limits and time limits on vehicles parking on
residential streets.
Subsection 7.17 (k) Height and Time Limits on Vehicles Parked in
Residential Streets.
No person shall stop, park or stand vehicles, including but not
limited to vehicles which are six feet or more in height
(including any load thereon), for more than three hours, except
while necessarily loading or unloading property, or when such
parking is reasonably necessary in the performance of a service
to or upon the property in the block where the vehicle is parked.
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2. Set limits on number of parking /citations that will be
issued prior to vehicle being towed.
Subsection 7.17 (j) Tow Away of Commercial Vehicles.
Commercial vehicles described in 7 -17 (h) will be subject to tow
away after they have received four or more parking citations
within 12 months and whereas all the citations are issued within
a radius of 1/4 mile.
3. Prohibit the parking of commercial vehicles on residential
streets except for recreational vehicles.
Subsection 7 -17 (i) Parking of Commercial Vehicles on Private
Property Located in Residential Areas.
No person shall park any commercial vehicle, as described in
Subsection 7 -17 (h) of this Code, on any private property, where
vehicle access made from a street that has not been appropriately
designated a "truck route," or located within any residential
area, except commercial vehicles registered to public or private
schools and /or nonprofit corporations.
4. Modify truck routes in view of opening of I -105 Freeway Add
Long Beach Boulevard form Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the
South City limit to the truck route (see attached map).
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S afety, New Fuels Drive Techno
■ 7ransportation:Offerings
at biannual Tokyo event reveal
that Japanese and U.S. firms
are moving in same direction.
By DAV ID HOLLEY
TINES STAFF WNII CH
TOKYO —Mazda Motor Corp. is show-
ing off its clean - burning hydrogen -pow-
cred car Mitsubishi is showcasing an
environmentally friendly auto that is
powered by batteries for city driving and
a gasoline engine for the open road.
Dazzling new safety features draw
attention to other vehicles —made by
Japanese as well as American auto mak-
ers—on display through Friday at the
30th Tokyo Motor Show
Indeed, that both the Japandse and
American manufacturers seem to be
going in the same direction may be. the
most striking aspect of the biannual auto
show
To the surprise of some observers the
Japanese, who have been struggling with
the impact of a worldwide recession. a
strong yen and smarter competition from
the Americans, show no inclination to
stray far from the park.
"This show is a very interesting one
from the standpoint that the Japanese
auto industry really did not produce
anything that suggested they were offer-
at Adfo Show
ing a new direction to explain what their
competitive advantage would be In the
future," Maryann Keller, managing di-
roctor at New York brokerage Furman
Selz, said while attending the show
All of the world's auto makers see
safety and sensitivity to the environment
as necessary to compete, she noted. For
one thing, governments are mandating
new environmental standards. Cahfor-
ma—a crucial market —is requiring that
by 1998, 2% of cars and trucks produced
for sale in the state have zero emissions
Makio Sakurazawa, managing ednor of
the independent monthly trade journal
Japan Automotive News, said Japanese
manufacturers will meet the standard not
only to sell cars in California, but also - to
avoid the negative image of not being
able to sell."
Said Keller "It's hard for me to see
[environment and safety[ as a compet-
itive advantage that will be uniquely
Japan s "
The motor show indicates that recent
slow sales and poor profits have taken
their toll on Japanese firms, she said. "As
I walked through the halls, I felt that the
weight of poor car sales was very definite
in the atmosphere in the exhibition halt.
Japanese auto makers had a price
advantage in the 1970s; and a "design and
technology" advantage in the 1980s, but
now they are "lust sort of muddling
along," said Peter Boardman, an auto
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analyst with UBS Securities in
Tokyo.
"Maybe the environmental as-
pect will he the selling point for
them in the 1990s. It's too early to
say "
This show s focus on environ-
ment and safety is markedly dif-
ferent from past Tokyo shows,
which featured dazzling displays
of new cars, especially sports cars
and luxury cars," Keller said.
The show has plenty of electric
car prototypes —the only current
technology that would meet the
California standard T'oyota's nod
to the environment is low - emission
compressed natural -gas and lique-
tied petroleum gas engines.
The flashiest prototypes feature
technology that is still years away
from widespread commercializa-
tion.
The Mazda His -XL, powered by
a rotas engine tins burns hy-
drogen, is one higntight of the
show The vehicle, which emits
water - vapui as <xhaust, fails short
of being entirely pollutant -free,
because some engine lubricants
burn aluug with the hydrogen fuel.
But it is fat cleaner than gasoline -
powered cars.
Mazda is a recognized leader in
developing hydrogen engines. But
a host of mvblems remain to be
solved, including cost-effective-
ness and adjustments for the
weight of tic iuil iuei tank.
There are alao safety questions
to be resolved. given that hy-
drogen c highly explosive.
On the safety front, American
manufacturers at the show are
touutig r.ignt vi.iun systenis —de-
veloped from military technolo-
gy -that track tharmal energy to
spot pedestrians or ammals oth-
erwise in-isible in the darkness.
Soiuc American prototypes at
tai sho, :eaturc collision avoid-
ance radar that is already begin-
ning to find commercial applica-
tions. Laser radar scanning that
detects obstacles, triggers a warn-
ing to the driver and then throws
the engine from fourth into third
gear has been available as an
option on the Mitsubishi Debonair
since last October
"There have been radar systems
on the front of cars, experimental-
ly, for I suppose 15 or 20 years,"
said Thomas W Evernham, senior
vice president for engineering, re-
search and development at Delco
Electronics Corp., a division of
General Motors Corp.'s Hughes
Aircraft subsidiary "But those
things have been technical curiosi-
ties and are nowhere near what we
are describing today, which is an
interactive dynamic system that
works."
One of Delco's goals, he said, is to
commercialize Hughes' military
technology, including night vision
equipment and radar signal pro-
cessing.
Two key questions on the minds
of auto makers are: What do car
buyers mean when they say they
want safety? And how well will
they be able to adjust to new
technology?
"The consumer marketplace
tells us that they want cars that are
safer," Evernham said. "Safe
means a very broad range of
thmgs —safe from the standpoint of
crash - worthiness and security
from the standpoint of theft pre-
vention. But going well beyond
that, I think we're going to see the
demands emerge even stronger for
cars that don't collide, for cars that
aren't a target to be stolen."
Some researchers say they are
worried about just how well people
will adjust to all the things cars
should eventually be able to do for
them.
Automatic braking, for example,
may sometimes be a mixed bless-
ing, said Yasuo Nakajima, general
manager of research at Nissan
Motor Co., which is displaying the
Nissan AQ -X and Nissan AP -X
cars that feature radar collision
prevention and automatic braking.
"The more we add safety devic-
es, the more people lose their
safety consciousness," Nak a
said. "The more that cars are e
safe, the faster people wa to
drive. There needs to be prog-
ress in people's consciousness to go
along with this kind of new tech-
nology "
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worker checks hinge seats that will support the Santa Monica Freeway as part of state's technologically advanced earthquake retrofitting project.
tting Bridges on Fi
file as area that are
arthquake damage is
en completed. Work
has coat $33 million;
on another 40 bridges
er oundations
s ue yr ea tar ecea¢or retroutting
were but t main y during the height of
freeway construction in the 1950s and
1960s. Those constructed after the 1971
Sylmar earthquake and those built in
the 1940s werejudged not to need
retrofitting.
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0 Wety:'Collapsingstructures
killed 42 people 'during the Loma
Prieta quake, galvanizing a seismic
retrofitting effort. The massive
Project, although unfinished, has
made major improvements.
By VIRGINIA ELLIS
TIMES STAFF WAITER'
- SACRAMENTO —Out of the darkest mo-
ment in.lts history, the California Department
of Transoortatinn hnv. rnehf . d'.. ., M ti.......
cinuaraeaon a retrofitting program of un-
precedented scale, conducting new research
and ,spending millions of dollars to strengthen
rr4ridges. )i
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• for toughening Structures, deter -
"mined ways to predict how earthquake force,
will affect individual bridges grid developed
methods for testing the ability of retrofitted
'bridges to withstand the rocking and shaking
from temblors.
Caltrans has used a variety of new methods
to Increase bridge resistance to earthquake
forces, lneiuding fitting columns with steel
Jacket's, enlarging footings and attaching con-
, deete Supports along the adeas of long bridge
"In terms of seismic n retrofit there's no
question that California is the leader world-
wide," said Frieder Settle, professor of struc-
tural engineering at UC San Diego, which has
done much of thaDeseareh for the state.
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no -other country has
ed as many bridges as
and the program is un-
i983'tniWOn has been
etrofitthig that is either
or well under way on
,ted structures on the
at heavily traveled free -
hnfittlna strateaim for
dch is scheduled to be
the dawn of the new
umected to reach $1.5
in
s in Los Angeles can-
amble to, earthquake
either under way or
contracts for the last
a'flve -mile elevated
the Santal4onlca Free-
hing fie
v, the: Harbor
the Las Angeles River,
ad In late summer,
m Franc oic Bay Area,
intercharmis and the
[eta have also been
ed, but the biggest proj.
the meet difficult and
retrofitting jobs lie
r the latter years of the
m'have been the state's
es, including the San
-Oakland *Bay Bridge,
complex elevated strue-
i forma and one that will
$200 million to retrofit.
three-
believes that resear
ed so far since Loma
men all the strenathe
with
you can drive any place
;hway in the elate and
ave rock and roll once in
I, In my opinion, you're
to have e'bridge trage-
I in an interview.
minutes later, he tem.
s optimism slightly
course, is no absolute,"
"But I think we can
U', as well as anybody in
, that we can prevent
JF+ t'tsaye,is the "silver
1 th I' mat Prieto trage-
rtha fact that the deaths of 42
people spawned a program that
could save thousands of lives.
" Indeed, no other natural disaster
has had a greater impact on Cal-
trans than Loma Prieto, which
literally shook the very founda-
tions of the agency's road - building
program. Until Loma Preta hit on
Oct. 17, 1989, only two people had
died on California highways as a
result of earthquakes. Seismic ret-
rofitting was treated as a poor
stepsister, underfunded and low in
priority compared to other Cal-
trans programs.
After Loma Prieto, the vulnera-
bility of California's bridges was
spotlighted around the world.
Earthquake safety became a prime
goal for Caltrans and the state's
political leaders. Then -Gov
George Deukmejian appointed a
board of inquiry to examine the
damage from the quake and make
recommendations for changes in
the retrofit program.
The Legislature ordered Cal-
trans to make seismic safety a top
priority and set deadlines on bridge
retrofitting.
In the past, the attitude may
have been that seismic retrofit was
a necessary evil. The attitude after
Loma Prieto was: 'Let's do every-
thing we can do to make sure that
we never have that kind of disaster
again; " said Assembly Transpor-
tation Committee Chairmen Rich -
ard (D- Sylunar). "In the en-
gineering community there
became almost a missionary zeal
about this earthquake work."
With the collapse of a nearly
two -mile stretch of the double -
deck Nimitz Freeway in Oakland
and a 50 -toot section of the Bay
bridge's upper deck, Loma Prleta
not only exposed structural design
problems on the bridges but, even,
more important, flaws in the de-
partment's entire approach to ret.
rofitting.
Calling Loma Prieto "a clear and
powerful warning;' Deukmejian's
panel said Caltrans' retrofitting
program had been driven purely by
experience. If an earthquake re-
vealed a weakness in bridge de-
sign, Caltrans would move to cor-
rect it. Loma Prieta.showed, the
panel said, that those weaknesses
had to be uncovered before a quake
struck.
"Before Loma Prieto they (Cal-
trans] would wait to get a kick
before they moved. Now that atti-
tude's out. That's gone," sod
George Roamer, engineering pro-
lessor emeritus at Caltech who
headed Deukmejlan's Inquiry.
As a result, the department de-
cided to examine 7,000 of the state's
13,000 bridges, culled those that
would need retrofitting and set
p riorities for which fi wou
first. Initial retrofitting estimates
soared from $300 million to $1.5
billion.
. A bridge's position on the priori-
ty list was determined by its prox-
imity to an active fault and the
kind of soils that anchored it.
Structures nearest faults and on
soft soils, like those that anchored
the Nimitz, were scheduled for
Immediate overhaul.
The number of people who could
be killed or hurt In a bridge
collapse was also calculated, and
structures carrying heavy traffic
were put high on the list.
Likewise, If their collapse could
affect another artery -a road or
railroad underneath, for example—
or if their' closure could cut off
access to a hospital or other critical
fac0lty, they were given top priori-
ty. Consequently, interchanges
such the Interstate •10 connection
with 1.405 and the 1.405 connec-
tion with the 1 -605 were among the
first projects completed.
T he old engineering designs on
each bridge were re- examined
and each construction detail was
studied for potential weaknesses.
Single - column bridges, proven
vulnerable In previous earth-
quakes, and those with hinges
similar to the ones on the Nimitz
rose to the top of the list.
The year a bridge was designed
became important. Those built af-
ter the 1971 San Fernando Valley
quake, which prompted radical
changes In the way Caltrans de-
signed bridges, were found to be
strong and tough. The same was
true of structures built in the
1940s-- before the age of comput-
ers, when cautious engineers over -
designed bridges to compensate for
their inability to precisely calcu-
late loads and stresses.
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The years to worry about, Cal-
trans officials concluded, were the
1950s and 1960s, when much of the
state's freeway system was built, ),
Simultaneously, the research
arm of the program was developing
ways to simulate the effect of
earthquake forces on individual
bridges by building large scale
models at a UC San Diego laboratd-
ry.
"We can determine how far we
can push a structure until It col-
lapses and then we can determine
how much the earthquake is going
to try to push It. We compare the
two numbers and we've got some
idea how resistant It is to earth-
quake ;' Roberts said.
Using that knowledge, Roberts
said, Caltrans i customizing its
retrofit designs to each bridge. „
For the interchange connecting
the Ventura and Glendale frge-
ways in Glendale, Caltrane,detal
mined that the nearest fault,
.known as the Malibu -Santa Moni-
ca- Raymond Fault, could produce.
a maximum earthquake of magbi-
tude 7.5.
A quake of that magnitude, they
predicted, would produce shaking
for 24 to 35 seconds,putting sevens
stress on columns and expansign
joints. The retrofit strategy,called
for Installing steel shells around
the columns, strengthening the
footings and upgrading the hinges
that connect columns to the bridge
decks.
As the retrofit program nears
the midway point, Roberts and
other engineers say they no longer
worry whether the job can get
done, but whether the money will
be there to pay for it. , I
Ian Buckle, an engineer who is
deputy director of the National
Center for Earthquake Engineer-
ing Research in Buffalo, N.Y., said
money for research and retrofitting
traditionally dries up as memories
of the last big quake begin to fade+
"In this day and age, given the
state's economic situation, 'seeing
this amount of money spent for
both research and strengthening
the bridges is a surprise;" he said.
"For it to be sustained (or (our
years is remarkable."
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Parking Is Such
Street Sorrow
Too many cars, too little space.
Stating the problem is simple,
but solvmg it has become a touchy
issue that has been on the agenda
at City FUl for Years.
Fo: the second time in as many
years, the City Council voted 3 to 2
in ScPtendicr 10 P rohibit overnight
Parking oil city streets except by
Perrut A public, hearing is sched-
ulad 'Tuesday at the Sports Center
to determine peritnl, fees.
Two years ago, the City Council
Passed a similar ordinance, setting
the Perimt fee at 565, but rescinded
the measure after angry resi-
dents charged that the parking
Pohc•, would discriminate against
large families and that the fee
would be a hardship for poor
residents.
If the new plan takes effect in
January, the city would charge a
uroprsed fee of $25 for each car
parkec on the street. A typical
single -family home with a two -car
bar u;e and a driveway has three
on -s..e parking spaces, according
tO ci- officials.
If a household can demonstrate
that '*lose spots are occupied by
ve:uc'es, ,hey'll be issued permits
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to park additional vehicles on the
street, slid James A. Biery, the
cnv's director of Public works.
Under the proposal, individuals
who are disabled would be allowed
to park without permits and senior
citizens would receive free per -
nuts.
The situation is that the width
of our streets is 30 feet," Biery said.
"And when you park them solid it's
difficult for people who l there
and emergency services to get
through
The streets are "literal!) packed
with cars." according to a staff
report.
There are about 4°000 regis-
tered vehicles in the city of 90,000.
That's 6,000 vehicles more than in
1991, the last time restrictions
were considered,
Two or more families now live in
single homes and some residents
have converted garages into living
areas, legally or illegally, Biery
said.
Critics of the plan sac residents
should be allowed to park on public
streets for free and argue that the
city is using a permit program to
control overcrowded housing con-
ditions, a problem that should be
addressed in other ways.
The council has the option to
rescind the overnight- parking
prohibition and implement alterna-
tives such as creating one -way
streets or alternate side parking,
Biery said.
The public hearing is scheduled
to begin at 7 p.m. in the Sports
Center at 9520 Hildreth Ave.
—MARY HELEN BERG
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