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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1993-09-23 TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMISSION:t• AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LYNWOOD TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 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 R EIVED CI OF LYNWOOU CITY CLERKS OFFICE SEP 2 0 1993 AM PM 718191IOlUI12111213141516 I SCHEDULED MATTERS 6. VACATION OF ALLEY EASTMENT FIRST ALLEY SOUTH OF MULFORD AVENUE, EAST OF COURT STREET PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATIONAL ITEMS COMMISSION ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ADJOURNMENT T07 -228 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD August 26, 1993 A regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission of the City of Lynwood was held on Thursday, August 26, 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, and Chairman Delmar Cabaret answered roll call. Joe Battle was absent. Emilio M. Murga, Director of Public Works and Deputy Jones of the Sheriff's Department were also present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The pledge of allegiance was led by Commissioner Cunningham. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF POSTING Mr. Murga announced that the agenda of August 26, 1993, was duly posted on Monday, August 23, 1993. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Cunningham motioned to accept the minutes as written. Commissioner Pacheco seconded the motion, and the minutes were approved. PUBLIC ORALS There were none. SCHEDULED MATTERS There were none. Mr. Murga explained that John Oskoui was appointed as temporary Director of Facilities Maintenance and that he (Mr. Murga) would be facilitating the meeting. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Mr. Murga mentioned that there were a few items pending and he wanted to review them briefly. , Mr. Murga said that the County of Los Angeles has proposed to put in the third lane on Imperial Hwy at no cost to the City of Lynwood but that their proposal would completely eliminate parking the total length of Imperial Hwy and that this is a 1 concern because some business's have very limited or no parking at all and that staff needed to talk to the owners to get their opinion. Chairman Cabaret said that the commission had asked for a survey of the shop owners before and Commissioner Archambault asked if the survey had been done yet. Commissioner Archambault said he was concerned because some locations had no parking and no room for trucks such as the liquor store on Fracar. Commissioner Cunningham asked how the problem could be solved. Mr. Murga said that a survey would be done and be bought to the board at the next meeting. He also said that he has been in contact with the County regarding the proposed third lane and that after driving Imperial Hwy. the County representative, was willing to consider alternatives or entertain any suggestions. One suggestion made was to allow parking in some locations with the condition that in the future, as areas are developed, that new parking restrictions are imposed not to allow street parking. Commissioner Cunningham said that if the plan were to go ahead as planned without ironing out the snags, that the plan would not work. He also said that the letter that was prepared but was not heard had a lot of good points in it. He also expressed concern that even if the Sheriff's Dept. came out to deal with a illegally parked car, that it would compound the problem and stated he would like the auto -club consulted to see if they had any ideas or if staff could come up with options. Mr. Murga stated that 808 of the congestion that can be relieved is at the intersections and said his concern is to get the three lanes of traffic to clear the intersections. Commissioner Cabaret expressed concern on eastbound Imperial east of Atlantic because the I -710 freeway bridge has only two lanes and said this creates a bottleneck. He said there is little traffic going south on I -710 and that most traffic goes across the bridge to northbound I -710. Commissioner Cunningham said that the LA County reported that when the new I -105 freeway is open to traffic that the traffic on Imperial will increase and it does not make sense to him. Commissioner Cabaret said that the County report attached to the proposal to widen Imperial said that Imperial Hwy traffic would be increased and does not make any sense. He said he asked for a clarification. 2 Mr. Murga said that one of the upcoming projects is to widen Imperial Hwy between Atlantic Avenue to the southbound I -710 freeway on ramp (just east of Wright Road) on the south side only. He went on to say that the LA County report is contrary to Caltrans estimate that Imperial Hwy. will go down in traffic and that Long Beach Blvd. will increase. Mr. Murga went on to say that widening Imperial Hwy. and putting in a third lane should decrease congestion in the area. Commissioner Cunningham said that if the project is approved, as was previously discussed, and if Imperial is widened from Atlantic to Wright road, then the alley on the south side just east of Atlantic where people traveling west bound on Imperial who make left hand turns into the 76 Station alley would have to be eliminated because it is a dangerous area. Chairman Cabaret suggested a danger exists for pedestrians who might be at risk due to the bus blocking the view at that location. He asked previously if there were any accidents and he was told there were none. Deputy Jones said he agreed it was a dangerous situation and that he had seen potential accidents but does not know of any. He also said that delineators were a good idea, as Mr. Murga suggested, but could be expensive because they would need to be replaced often. He suggested maybe increasing the light for left turn movements onto Atlantic Ave. Commissioner Pacheco inquired about the vacating of that alley and Mr. Murga responded that the alley that was vacated was next to the Pescado Mojado and that the owner had decided not to close the alley. Commissioner Cunningham asked staff to keep it in mind to try and solve it. On another matter, Mr. Murga said that he received a call from a parent of a student who attends St. Emedius regarding a letter from the City saying the City would not be funding a crossing guard. He also stated that the mid -block crosswalks have been eliminated and the remaining crosswalk would be repainted and legends re- stripped. Chairman Cabaret expressed sadness that there used to be an adult volunteer crossing guard at the location and she was advised not to do it because she would be liable since she was not a city nor a school district employee. He said it was a bad situation that since there was no money to pay for a crossing guard. Commissioner Cunningham asked if there was a state law that requires the school board to provide a crossing guard. He thought the school board took care of it until he found out the city was doing it. 3 Chairman Cabaret said it was a private school and would not have to follow the same guidelines as a public school. Deputy Jones said that in some cities, the crossing guards are part of the police force. Mr. Murga added that still on other cities, the crossing guards are paid by the city and some are paid by the school district. Mr. Murga updated the commission on various CIP's. El Segundo between Long Beach and Alpine and Palm Ave between Alpine and Long Beach is currently under construction. The City is also ready to bid the City Hall Re -roof project, Imperial Hwy widening, Slurry Seal, Sidewalk Reconstruction, Long Beach Blvd Concrete Improvement. Also the following projects will be ready to be sent to bid in a month or so. They are Atlantic Reconstruction, and Bullis Road. Mr Murga answered Commissioner Cunningham's question on funding by stating that Prop C funds are being used to fund Atlantic and Bullis Road with Inter Modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) funds. Mr. Murga also stated that the last phase of Long Beach Blvd widening project will take at least 6 -8 months to acquire the property before construction can begin. Commissioner Cunningham asked if the drainage problem on Long Beach near Louise was going to be addressed and also asked about the Traffic Signal approved for Long Beach Blvd and Louise. Mr Murga responded by saying council approved the traffic signal but funds have not been appropriated to commence the installation of the signal. As for the ponding water problem, Mr. Murga explained the City will be paying for the reconstruction of the two (2) corners and Caltrans will be paying for the installation of the storm drains and catch basin. Mr. Murga further explained that two new traffic signals were going to be installed, one south and one north at the freeway on and off ramps that will be owned and maintained by Caltrans. Also, Mr. Murga said that the City is in the process conducting a well site study to replace well 20, built by Caltrans, that could not be used due to high levels of contamination. Commissioner Cunningham asked what the Saturday clean up program was; asked if it was a training period. Said it should be broken up to smaller groups. Commissioner Pacheco asked what the students get paid. Mr. Murga said the program is going on now, that the City was hiring supervisors and that the students were paid $5.00 /hour. 4 Mr. Murga also mentioned that the City was using County Work Fare personnel from the Welfare office and that the California Conservation Corp would also be doing work for the city. Commissioner Cunningham asked the Sheriff when the bike patrols were going to start. Deputy Jones said that the Bicycle patrol was already on patrol. He stated that they are going out now but are not going after heavy crime activity, but rather are going to trouble areas where people complain about, like panhandlers, loiters etc. Public Works monthly report was attached to provide the commission with the month of July's 1993 report. COMMISSION ORALS Commissioner Archambault said that a tree needs to be trimmed on Los Flores just west of Bellinger. He stated that people have to go out into the street because it blocks the sidewalk. In addition, he said they had converted the garage into living quarters and that trucks park on the street. Commission Cunningham said we should refer this to Code Enforcement and Chairman Cabaret asked if the City could trim what was overhanging in the right of way. Commissioner Archambault said that they did a good job patching Bellinger but that there are still some pot holes and could they be repaired. Commissioner Pacheco wants to know why parking enforcement is not ticketing trucks around the Market place because they park on Bullis and block driveways. They also block the sidewalks. He said he asked parking enforcement and was told that they were told to not cite but he would like the parking enforced. Deputy Jones said they cannot give tickets because the city does there own parking enforcement. The only thing they do is tow a vehicle if it is blocking a driveway. But, they will not ticket. Commissioner Archambault also said that the motorcycle shop on Bellinger blocks the sidewalk and Chairman Cabaret added that they test drive motorcycles on Fernwood and would like the area patrolled if possible. Commissioner Cunningham mentioned that there are two large trees on Imperial Hwy that block the view if you are south on Cornish and want to make a right hand turn. He said that you have to go past the limit line to see oncoming traffic. In addition, he said Mr. Wang (previous director of Public Works) said that those trees were also causing sewer problems. In addition, he said Mayor Richards had agreed verbally to make a note to have the 5 trees removed. He said there was accidents in the past caused by the trees and wants to know if some of the money received by the city can be used to have them removed. He said Mayor Richards had made mention and agreed that the trees should come out. Commissioner Cunningham also asked that a work order be issued to refill the pot hole located at 10821 Cornish. He said the street was recently patched and it has been holding but there are a few areas that need to be addressed. He said part of the reason why the street is in bad shape is the school bus coming down the street to enter straight into the school district. Chairman Cabaret asked if the Sheriff Dept had any concerns and Deputy Jones said that there is an uncontrolled intersection on LeSage and Carson and had an accident. He would like to request a stop sign. Chairman Cabaret said he had requested that John Oskoui look into and find out about a program that Councilman Armando Rea had mentioned where by the City and the Sheriff dept would work together to remove junk cars from residences. would like more information on that program or another type program. Deputy Jones said he would like the commission to know that if there are any hot spots they would like the bike patrol to go to, to call the sheriff station and ask for the person in charge of the bike team. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Commissioner Archambault. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cunningham and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned to September 30, 1993, at 6:45 P.M. T07 -146 J • • DATE: September 23, 1993 TO: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION FROM: Emilio M. Murga, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: VACATION OF ALLEY EASEMENT FIRST ALLEY SOUTH OF MULFORD AVENUE, EAST OF COURT STREET PURPOSE: To recommend that the Traffic and Parking Commission support the vacation of the first alley south of Mulford Avenue, 200 feet east of Court Street and make a recommendation to the City Council. BACKGROUND: A request to vacate the above mentioned alley has been received from the Department of Community Development. The City of Lynwood and the Lynwood Redevelopment Agency currently own all parcels abutting this alley. 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, since its easterly portion was already vacated and all utilities have been abandoned or relocated (see attached sketch). The Fire Department and Sheriff's Department have no objection to the proposed vacation. The vacation request will also be reviewed by the Planning Commission. The City Council will hold a public hearing before making the final decision on the proposed alley vacation. RECOMMENDATION To recommend that the Traffic and Parking Commission support the vacation of the first alley south of Mulford Avenue, 200 feet east of Court Street and make a recommendation to the City Council. t07 -177B EM PROPOSED ALLEY VACATION 1� 6 PG y s r 9 O Jq v G si �4 S 6j6 \ \s ue b 4 SS e 1% M I QSs iy s 9 4 4 Cbp °4. 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But She landowner— Southern Pacific Transportation Co. —has set the price at $260 million. more than four times the appraised value of the land. Even though negotiations broke down last week. officials may soon acquire a tool that they said would allow them to push the project through. The Legislature has, sent a bill to Gov Pete Wilson that grants thestatethe right to use eminent domain to acquire the right of way Wilson has not taken a position on the bill. which he must decide on no later than Tuesday said I P Tremblay, his spokesman. Please see ALAMEDA, B6 C��y � lvnes ��el�S I A: Railroad, Backers of New Line Battle Over Cost of Land med from 1111 .bin is expected to be a lough r Wilson, who has promised ive the California economy ho has maintained close ties i business community This )wever, cuts both ways—po- ly aiding many businesses angering one — Southern Pa- 6thern Pacific officials oppose legislation, saying they are :led to be justly compensated relinquishing the rail line, at would be modernized but ed with two of the firm's 's unfair; [the bill] is hostilely Ing out an industry that t't deserve to be treated that " said Bob Starzel; vice chair. of Southern Pacific. "We are lg a corridor that's an integral of our business, a key element he 20-mile, $1.8- billion Alame- da Corridor is designed to allow ;e . railroad companies —each of ,eh has its own set of tracks —to slowly as 5 m.p.h. on tracks that crisscross roads, frequently tying up traffic. Not all the cargo goes by these slow trains —some 20,000 trucks daily travel between the ports and Downtown over what are often crowded streets and free- ways, said Gil Hicks, executive director of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority. The antiquated system, some say, could put Southern California at a disadvantage with other West Coast ports that promise to estab- lish more modern facilities. The proposed Alameda Corridor Is designed to ease congestion, eliminating the need for trucks and allowing trains to travel In open trenches at about 40 m.p.h. The project Is expected to create 10,000 immediate construction jobs and 750,000 long -term jobs in the re- gion. Last week, officials with the Port of Long Beach ended negotiations with Southern Pacific. Only weeks earlier, officials with the Port of Los Angeles stepped away from the bargaining table. Under a ten- day to close the deal, which had come under close scrutiny by May- or Richard Riordan's newly ap- pointed harbor commissioners. When the railroad began negoti- ating with port officials, it demand- ed $500 million for the right of way The State Board of Equalization valued the land at $60 million. The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority appraised it at $78 mil- lion. After one year of negotiations, the price tag was tentatively set at $260 million —an amount that crit- ics have called profiteering. "The price that was being dis- cussed was grossly excessive," said Daniel Wm. Feaster, president of the state Public Utilities Commis- sion. "Because what Is the public acquiring? They are acquiring the liability for the existing corridor, the burden for improving it and when It's Improved, among the principal chief beneficiaries would be the current owner, Southern Pacific Railroad." S outhern Pacific, a longtime campaign contributor to Wil- 1 to campaign disclosure records. The railroad has donated more than $200,000 to California legisla- tors in the last eight years, records show The bill before Wilson, authored by Assemblywoman Juanita McDonald (D- Carson), would al- low the state to condemn the Southern Pacific land and purchase it for fair market price. If the bill is signed, it would be the first time that the principle of eminent domain has been used against a railroad in the state, according to state officials. Ironically, when railroads first began setting down tracks, some residents declined to sell key par- cels of land or offered them at exorbitant prices. The power to take private property for public use was then developed. Other states, such as Texas, have that power through rail authorities, said Warren Weber, director of legislative affairs with the Depart- ment of Transportation in Sacra- memo. om Houston, a lawyer negoti- ating for Southern Pacife, said the bill would increase the cost for the land. "They'd be condemning both the property and SWIthern Pacific's bosuns;' said Ilopslun, contend- ing that this would raise the price to well over $500 million and tie up the project in legal battles. But McDonald vows that the Legislation would get the Alameda Corridor project back on track, and would allow the purchase for less than $100 million. Although the federal IntersLdc Cummorce Comillissiou has ulu- m.rtc juriadictwu over the railroad industry, McDonald said Transpor- tation Secretary P edenco Pena had assured her that the federal gov- ernment will not interfere. ":Southern California has experi- enced tremendous unemploy- ment," McDonald said. "We can dl afford an opportunity like this to be passed up." FlyWhMiv Give Electric Car a Charge ■ Autos: Sacramento utility unveils model of high -tech battery it believes could make such vehicles practical. By MICHAEL PARRISH TIMES STAFF WRITER In what its backers called a breakthrough in eftorts to make electric cars practic }Al and afford- able, a Sacramento utility Thurs- day unveiled the first working model of a battery that stores energy in a high -tech flywheel. The device, which stores energy mechanically, uses the same prin- ciple that keeps a yo -yo or potter's wheel spinning. It was designed by American Flywheel Systems Inc., a small Bellevue, Wash., company, and built by Honeywell Inc. of Minneapolis, which since the 1970s has been building flywheels for aerospace and defense projects. Some familiar with the technolo- gy say substantial technological hurdles remain. But a spokesman for its chief sponsor, the Sacra- mento Municipal Utility District, was optimistic as the designers announced the development in Seattle. "We believe the AFS- Honey- well team's flywheel battery will transform the market for electric cars, making them truly long - range vehicles," said Winston Ashizawa, SMUD's deputy assist- ant general manager. Ashizawa estimated that a full - size prototype engine could give electric cars a range of 300 to 600 miles between charges —as much or more than conventional gasoline autos. The best existing chemical batteries last 120 miles between charges. "A long -range electric vehicle is of far more general service," Ashi- zawa said, "so instead of it being a second car, it could be the first car for a family, dramatically improv- ing its marketability " Proponents also believe that in mass production, a flywheel bat- tery car could be priced competi- tively with gas - powered autos and be operated more cheaply Flywheels spin like tops, speed- ing up as they store energy and slowing as the energy is used —to propel a car, for instance. They were widely researched in the 1970s and 1980s, when alternative - energy schemes were well- funded. But with the fall in oil prices in recent years, interest tapered off. They also had a big technological drawback. They couldn't store enough energy But the new generation of fly- wheels —built from extremely tough materials, including graphite fibers and Kevlar, the synthetic material used in bulletproof vests —have much higher spinning speeds, allowing greater energy storage. Please see FLYWHEEL, D4 CogtZeu r irom D2 ' ftesearcth in flywheel technology has increased as the auto industry faces a 1998 deadline in California and other states to put the' first electric cars on the road. Calstart, the consortium attempting to fos- ter an advanced transportation in- dustry in California, is seeking funds for a project with U.S. Fly- wheel Systems Inc. of Laguna [fills. Hughes Aircraft Co. and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are also working on flywheel systems. Others see substantial problems before flywheels prove practical. Philip C. Symons. manager of public transport,itiun projects at the Electric Pcr•ver Research Insti- Lute, the research arni of the utility i ndusu'y, racenti" e�aluatcd the state of the technology He worries I hat flywheel cars could prove overly expensive. And while fly- wheels themselves have drainati- cally improvrd. related nents have not, he said. "What we don't know as yet is how well we will be able to reduce the weight of all these other sub- systems so that we can obtain, usable energy," Symons said. SMUD and other electric utilities would reap vastly increased reve- nues in any big switch from gaso- line to electric cars. But the uuli- tics have sought to encourage technologies that would lend themselves to overnight recharg- ing, when the utilities have great excess capacity For that reason, SNII1D favors a long -range vehicle that could ac- commodate a famih s needs all day So far the unlit, has contrib- uted federal and state grants total- ing mntr, than $2 million to the AFS flywheel bau,ry ccc.,lup- ment. SMUD expects a batmr-, proto- tvpe that can be tested I au makers in 1904 and a full -siz prototvpe by 1995 FLYWHEEL: Battery for Electric Car Flywheel battery may let cars go 300 to 600 miles between charges. - •� _ S/ SUNI]JIL SEPt`ITiBEit 5, 1993 J3 "I Budget. Cuts Could Leave Many Schools Without Traffic Guards ■ Safety: With classes about to start, districts in unincorporated areas are scrambling for volunteers or other solutions. `It's an absolute fiasco,' one administrator says. Robison, who said the district cannot afford to pay for crossing guards, is working to find alterna- tives to the 14 guards the county pays for in the district. "We have had budget cuts for four years. They have had cuts for two," she said. "We're not cut to the bone. We're into the bone." The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District stands to lose 17 crossing guards. The Pasadena Unified School District that serves seven schools in unincorporated Altadena will lose 10 crossing guards. Other districts with schools in unincorporated areas stand to lose one to three crossing guards. Those are El Monte, Monrovia, Duarte, San Gabriel, Charter Oak, Bassett and Azusa. Most will temporarily use administrators and parents to protect children as they cross the heavy lanes of,traffic. The Azusa district, however, de- cided to pay for two guards to keep up the normal level of staffing at intersections, said Bill McIntire at the county Office of Education, which contracts with a company to provide the crossing guards. A report Tuesday from the chief administrative officer to supervi- sors will recommend that school districts pay the full cost of the crossing guards, county sources said. "There simply isn't any money," said Dorothea Park, a management analyst for the chief administra- tors's office. Park said there is not even enough money to finance a suggestion by Supervisor Michael Antonovich to have the county and schools share the cost. Robert Alaniz, a deputy for Su- pervisor Gloria Molina, said his boss wants the issue resolved quickly and is also willing to sup- port a split deal. However, he said, there is a feeling that school districts can pick up the bill since they benefit- ed from the state's property tax shift from the county But school districts are not pleased with Anto- novich's suggestion. Pasadena, for example, would have to pay about $75,000 under the plan. "Where are we suppose to come up with the money? We've already budgeted for the year," said Supt. Vera Vignes. However, she said] if it comes to Sept. 14, the first day. of school, the district will have no alternative but to pay for the crossing guards. S an Gabriel Unified's Supt. Gary Goodson said it is widely known By RICHARD WINTON SPECIAL TO THE TIMES With classes starting as early as Tuesday, the San Gabriel Valley's school districts are scrambling to protect students in unincorporated neighborhoods from an unantici- pated problem that threatens to make walking to school more dan- gerous than ever. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ended all funding for crossing guards in county areas in a budget - cutting move that attracted little attention in July Unless county supervisors ig- nore staff advice Tuesday and restore the $1.7 million funding cut, school districts will be forced to leave students unprotected or pay for crossing guards or use administrators and volunteers at well - traveled intersections. Supervisors ended the funding after the state stopped mandating that the county pay for crossing guards. The decision will not affect crossing guards who work within city boundaries. C ounty officials say no crossing guards will be on duty when students in the unincorporated ar- eas of Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights and La Puente return to school Tuesday In the days fol- lowing, students in Altadena and scattered other incorporated areas will face the same problem. "Because you're relieved of your civic duty it doesn't mean you let children be killed," said an angry Sharon Robison, superintendent of Rowland Unified School District. that the supervisors will not change their minds. He said that when his schools go back into session Sept. 17, administrators and PTA members will help. Hacienda La Puente Unified School District plans to , use prinpi- pals and assistant principals as an interim measure to cover some of 17 intersections guards usually cover when school begins Tuesday, said Assistant Supt. Joyce Craig.. "We can't afford the guards. Our budget is set and unlike the county we have not had any mandates removed," she said. The district, which cut $6.6 million in the last two years, would have to pay more than $100,000. Monrovia Unified students going to Same Fe Elementary School will be guided by administrators across the busy Myrtle and Long - den avenues on Thursday, the first day of school. The district is trying to recruit parent volunteers to take over. The 34 affected school districts were notified of the cutbacks Aug.2 by the county Office of Education. However, school ad- ministrators say they have heard little since then and have had to rely on supervisors' offices to keep them up -to -date. "It's an absolute fiasco," said Robison, of Rowland Unified, who was still investigating the matter at the end of last week. "I'm not sure I can put administrators and parents in the streets. It is a question of liability " Times staff writer Howard Blume contributed to this story. cos �n��1esT�es