HomeMy Public PortalAbout1990-11-29 TRAFFIC & PARKING COMM.I
t � <
.-
AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
LYNWOOD TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION
TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 29, 1990 AT 6:00 P.M.
OPENING CEREMONIES ri
1. CALL FOR ORDER - CHAIRMAN CUNNINGHAM
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF POSTING
4. ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS
ROBERT ARCHAMBAULT
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM
JOE DARYL BATTLE
RONALD WRIGHT
EDWARD PACHECO
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
I Cl iY OFtYNIM1 OD
CITY CLERKS OFFICE
AM NOV 26 1990
7 ► 8 J 9 i 10 Ill1l2I1i2j3i4,?c,
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS FOR THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING
COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR 1991
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
COMMISSION ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
T05 -050
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
OCTOBER 25, 1990
A regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission of the
City of Lynwood was held on the above date. The meeting began
at 6:07 p.m., in Bateman Hall, V.I.P. room of the Lynwood City
facility at 11330 Bullis Road, in the City of Lynwood,
California.
Chairman Cunningham opened the meeting by acknowledging Robin
Aaron, Lynwood Traffic Patrol Officer. The Commission presented
Robin with a Certificate of Appreciation for a well performed job
of ticketing parked cars during scheduled street sweeping hours
and making sure that abandoned and /or stolen cars are ticketed
for removal from streets. Other Traffic Patrol Officers of the
Lynwood Sheriff's Department, who were unable to attend tonight's
meeting, were also recognized for performing an outstanding job.
The two other individuals are Latrice Riley and Tajah Boswell.
Sergeant Silva mentioned that these officers have cited vehicles
surpassed the average number of citations issued, prior to their
employment with the Sheriff's Department, by more than 2,000
citations.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman William Cunningham.
Commissioners Robert Archambault, Edward Pacheco and Joe Battle,
Ronald Wright and Chairman William Cunningham answered roll call.
Also present were Jahanshah Oskoui, Assistant Director of Public
Works and Oretha Williams, Administrative Analysis I of Public
Works, Sergeant Sam Silva, and Robin Aaron of the Lynwood
Sheriff's Department.
The pledge of allegiance was led by Chairman Cunningham.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF POSTING
Jahanshah Oskoui announced that the Agenda of October 25, 1990,
was duly posted 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting pursuant
to the Brown's Act.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Battle motioned to accept the
27, 1990. Commissioner Wright seconded the
approved and carried unanimously.
minutes of September
motion. Minutes were
1
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were none.
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. Review of Traffic Safety Conditions - Crosswalk on
Martin.Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Norton Avenue
and Abbott Road.
The subject item was requested to be pulled by Mr. Oskoui.
Mr. Oskoui informed the Commission that the City Council
at it's meeting of October 2, 1990, approved the installation
of a traffic signal at 3450 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
(at the crosswalk). Sergeant Silva also briefly summarized
the incident. He also mentioned that the victim recently
expired.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
Commissioner Battle motioned to waive reading of the
Informational Items.
COMMISSION ORALS
The Commission elected new officers for the Traffic and Parking
Commission, however, Mr. Oskoui announced that, since this item
was not posted as prescribed by the Brown's Act, prior to the
scheduled meeting, the election of new officers will be posted
and held at the November, 1990, meeting.
Sergeant Silva requested the Commission's approval to invite
Sheriff's Deputies to the following Traffic and Parking
Commission meetings so that they may share reports and their
responsibilities, on behalf of the Sheriff's Department.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Wright to adjourn the meeting
to Thursday, November 29, 1990, at 6:00 p.m. of the Traffic and
Parking Commission in the City Council Chambers. It was seconded
by Chairman Cunningham. The meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
T05 -040
MONTHLY STATUS REPORT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
October, 1990
PREPARED BY EMILIO M MURGA
Director of Public Works
V43 -270
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
October, 1990
1. Atlantic Avenue Reconstruction Project, Phase II
Project 5 -5103
The Distribution and Transmission Divisions of Southern
California Gas will complete installing the crossings at
the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Imperial Highway.
This work will be completed by November 16, 1990. Upon
completion of this work, the City's Contractor, Excel Paving
Company will start the project.
2. Sidewalk Reconstruction Project
Project 5 -5125
This project is 90% complete. The contractor, B -1
Enterprise Corporation, is presently working in Area 4.
- The work will be complete by the end of January of 1991.
3. Slurry Seal Project - FY 1990 -91
Project 5 -5093
The Contractor, IPS Services, will start the work by the
first week of December of 1990. The City crews will be
patching approximately 600 square feet of asphalt pavement in
various streets to prepare the roadways for slurry treatment.
4. SAN Project - Storm Drain Installation
Project 5 -5090
The construction of a catch basin and installation of an
18 inch storm drain pipe at the Norton Avenue and Imperial
Highway was completed on October 23, 1990. The County
Flood Control has accepted the work of the catch basin, and
therefore, will take over the maintenance of the facilities.
V44 -380
0 9
OTHER PROJECTS
October, 1990
1. Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant Application
The City is prepared to submit an application for the
Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant. A program has
been established by the State of California to provide funds
to local agencies to mitigate the environmental impact of
modified or new transportation facilities. One category of
the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Projects,
eligible for funding highway landscaping and urban
forestry (projects designed to off -set vehicle emission of
carbon dioxide through the planting of trees and other
plants) . After reviewing the procedures and criteria of this
- program, staff has identified four projects which may benefit
from this grant:
1. Tree planting and landscaping along streets immediately
adjacent to the I -105 Freeway
2. Tree planting and landscaping of median islands and
facilities on Long Beach Boulevard.
3. Tree planting and landscaping adjacent to Bullis Road
and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
4. Tree planting along side streets adjacent to Long Beach
Boulevard.
The total grant application is $315,000.00.
SB -821 Regional Grant Application
(Construction of New Bike Lanes and Routes)
Grant funding is available to provide for development of
bicycle lanes and routes which has regional significance.
The City has applied for $125,000 with the City's contribution
of $18,000.000. Staff has developed a'project which consists
of constructing off - street bike ways in the Mervin Dymally
Congressional Park and Ham Park. Bike lanes will be installed
on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to connect the two parks.
Also, a bike route will be constructed along Wright Road and
Imperial Highway to connect the two parks to the existing bike
routes along the Los Angeles River Banks (maintained by Los
Angeles County Department of Public Works). The projected bike
routes and lanes are approximately two miles long.
3. Fall Clean -Up Day
The Fall Clean -Up day was held at the new Public Works
Corporate Yard located at 11754 East Alameda Street, on
Saturday, November 10, 1990. A total of 27, 40 cubic yard
bins of rubbish were collected.
4. New Corporate Yard
Work for moving the Water Maintenance Yard and offices to the
new Corporate Yard location is in progress. This work will
be completed by the first week in December, 1990.
V44 -370
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING DIVISION
LAND DEVELOPMENT MONTHLY REPORT
October, 1990
Permits:
Inspections:
Grading Plans:
Street Plans:
Site Plans:
Parcel Maps:
Planning Commission
Site Plan Review:
Traffic & Parking
Commission:
Underground Service
Alert Markings (USA):
Agreements
Project /Flood Zone
Information:
Tree Trimming Project:
25 Permits issued
to Inspections performed
9 Grading Plans reviewed
3 Street Plans reviewed
5 Site Plans reviewed
2 Parcel Maps recorded
1 Monthly meeting,
Tuesday, October 9, 1990
Monthly meeting,
Thursday, October 25, 1990
Monthly meeting,
Thursday, October 25, 1990
35 Locations marked
(including Sidewalk Project)
5 Agreements were processed
12 Requests
Zones A and B are tentatively
sc:eduled for January, 1991
--so
Date: November 12, 1990
TO: Emilio M. Murga, Director of Public Works
FROM: Lorry Torres, Administrative Analyst III
SUBJECT: Public Works Administration Division
October of 1990 Activities
A. Preparation for the Additional Trolley Expansion Event
1. Secured approval from LACTC
2. Organized ceremonious activities and preparations
B. AB 939 Waste Management
1. Southeast Area Integrated Working Group finalized meeting
with EMCON Associates to discuss proposal on Solid
Waste Reduction and Recycling Element.
2. Compiled general local characteristics survey.
C. Support Staff Activities
1. as part of the City's general clean -up, we requested
Cal -Trans to clean and fence various lots under their
ownership.
2. Initiated preparation for Annual Fall clean -up
3. Gathered prices on ropes and poles for Water Billing
4. administered routine departmental activities, such as
processing timesheets, invoices, purchase orders,
and complaints.
ass; 9r ' /t:
0 a
MONTH: OCTOBER
DATE:
NOVEMBER 13,
1990
24
32
YEAR: 1990
NUMBER
OF COMPLAINTS:
181
0
0
TYPE OF COMPLAINTS
INCOMING
% RESOLVED
%
UNRESOLVED
%
0
13
100
PONDING WATER
1
.5
TRASH PICK UP
7
4 6
85
1
15
4.5
0
0
8
100
STREET LIGHTS
CLEAN LOT /CUT WEEDS
4
2 0
0
4
100
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
2
1
0
0
2
STREET SWEEPING
29
16 14
48
15
52
CLEAN ALLEY /STREET
42
23
10
24
32
76
TRIM TREE
21
13
0
0
21
100
CONCRETE REPAIRS/
SIDEWALKS
13
7
0
0
13
100
PONDING WATER
1
.5
0
0
1
100
POT HOLES
8
4.5
0
0
8
100
STREET LIGHTS
11
6
2
18
9
82
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
2
1
0
0
2
100
TRAFFIC SIGNS
4
2
0
0
4
100
SEWER PROBLEMS 2 1 0 0 2 100
OTHER DEPARTMENTS 2 1 0 0 2 100
OTHER TYPES 35 19 5 14 30 86
OF COMPLAINTS
TOTALS 181 100% 37 20.5% 144 79.5%
TRAF1090
I
Cit of LYNWOOD
CA Caq Aeo" Cloffenges
11330 BULLIS ROAD
LYNWOOD. CALIFORNIA 90262
(213) 603 -0220
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
I.
OCTOBER 31, 1990
0
.LL. A
EMILIO M. MURGA, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS J�
ED NICHOLOFF, TEMPORARY BUILDING MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR L
MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER, 1990
City Hall Annex
Build metal cabinet for storage room.
2. Fumigate for fleas in Code Enforcement /Building Dent.
Replace folded towel dispensers with roll towel
dispensers.
Paint white lines on steps of Annex and City Hall.
5. Install plastic glides on bottom of chairs in Lunch
room.
Replace light bulbs in Director of Public Works
office.
Repair door loc'•: in Electrical room.
II. City Hall
Move desks to other rooms in Human Resources.
2. Weekly walk through inspections with Trino on
Janitorial Duties.
Remove south door closure and install new one.
Adjust and put too drawer back in for City Clerk.
5. Unclogged toilet in Mons room.
Repair electrical drapes in Mayor's office.
Paint fire hose cabinet.
Get with Parks Dept. to change sprinkler heads.
;. Paint City flag pole.
Repair buffing nachine for Trino.
Replace ceiling _-Isulation in Phone roon.
_2. Replace folded towel dispensers with roll to•.:el
dispensers.
Move wall unit in Human Resources.
Repaired door lock on westside of Council Chambers.
Build seven line post for Water Billing Dept.
_= Paint A/C vents = Lobby
= Remove blistered Dalnt on A/C unit 9 and repaint.
13. Fill in crack s.here room has separated with nortar
caulk.
Remove broken licht fixtures near flag pole.
III. Bateman Ball
1.
Clean
plaque once a
week.
2.
Shut
down fountains
and clean out strainers once a
week.
3.
Drain
fountains for
acid wash.
4.
Install
8 color lens
caps on lights in fountains.
5.
Reset
timers back one
hour.
IV. Natatorium
1. Install new energy saving bulbs in Lobby, Shower
and Cage Room.
2. Changed light lens on new fixtures over Pool.
V. Street Yard
1. Welded bars on windows in Lunch R000m.
2. Replaced lockset on Trailer door.
3. Replaced ballast in Trailer Restroom.
VI. Garage
1. Replace light bulbs in office Trailer.
VII. ?rater Yard
1. Replace folded towel dispensers with roll zo »e1
dispensers.
=II. City Hall /Sherriff Station
2. Remove paint and put new paint on door in Hallway.
VI =II. A_1 City Facility Buildings
Replace A/C filters
2. Check for leaks on all A/C units.
•
•
w_
c1( << tYN WOOL)
t.A 019 Mmlinq (J *.p-qn
11310 aULLIS nOAD
LYtMOOD. CAUFOMHA 90262
(213) 6030220
INTEII=OFFICr HrHO
DATE'
TO: EHILIO HUROA - DIRECTOR OF l'UDLIC WORKS
FROF1: SAN FORT, STRERT NAINTENANCP SUPERVISOR
SUTl.JFCT STRERT DIVISION
S I GN HA I N I FNAN( 1 - 1JPV1.ACPD 1)111' '10 T)AFIA(;V OR 11R I NC FADFD
Al Ey rLEANIJT' - PICRED UP TRASII AND DRIIRIS
'/ blocks
Rl!S STOPS - CLEANED TRASII AND l)F1tRtS
RD )ocal.ions wrckly
TV FFS
Trimmed 7
Rrs I nrk._d '
S. rvic ^.rl brokcn limbs, i
Rcmnogd dcnd or damnged [.T,e,
✓nLrrcd new trees `/ weekly
LO r CI CAN I N(; - CLEANED OF TRASII AND DET11?1 S
City owned pnrcels 17--
B00I,RVARDS CLEANRD - PICKED UP TRASII AND DrDRIS
SWEPT
SIDRWALRS
AND GUTTRRS
Imperial
- Atlnntic
to Dvncnn
Z
Imperial
- Fcrnwood
Lo Dunr.nn
N.I..R. -
Alameda to
Wright
/
A
- Abbott to
HcHiIInn
Z
Long Ticnch - Tweedy
to Orchard
/
REFUSR DINS - LOADED RY STREET DIVlS1ON AND IIAIII.RD 13Y
WRSTRRN WASTE:
Londs y j
Tons
ASPIIALT ��% � /'/ T�f / /c�� _ ��• �� /pC�f
MISCELLANROUS
Picked up discnrded mnttresses
throughout City LOfA% /Oflf
Picked up discnrded sorns
throughout City
Miscellaneous trash picked up 9 locatlons
a
to : E. Plurga - Director of Public Works
GARAGE DIVISION M" END FUMT FOR 04 # L?b
- Regular repairs /projects by Division :
Street Div, ID Water Div, 7
Park Mint. Div, Fire Dept. 1�
Dial -A -Ride 4 Code Enfnmt.
City Hall 3 Graffitti Div,-
Garde Div./Build, Mint./misc. 1
Total Repairs s'/
Shop Hours
Repair Cost 7 q ;25,
Doom Time
- Tire Service rem irs /replacements :
Remirs �_ Cost ���G•o0
Replacements 8 Cost � 2
- Misc. parts/ teriol usaoe - all divisions
Cost J
- Fuel Consumtion :
Unleaded Gasoline
Diesel Fuel
City pUip station
;2 217.0 Gals.
17 - 7•9 Gals.
Contract vendors
Gals,
Gals.
- Road Calls Z?
- Acci dent s`Domr e Reports on file 3
"Re^u1_ar r, sirs are those tJ)ot recuire -ore than 15 minutes to cfJr1 = -e,
MONTHLY PRODUCTION RRPOR'r
PUBLIC WORKS /WAM DIVIStON
MONTH: I99y
rsHILIO M. MUROA
FROM: RAUL M. SARNZ
water
Turn Orin
water
Turn Orrs
water
Meter Read
Water
Meter Rerends
_ _
Sever
Backups
Pumps
Checked
_� I
Leake
Checked
(Per
Customer Complaint)
Water
Main Legkg
i
Locatiotra:
Red Tags Posted
Lack /Pull Meters
water Meterg Replaced
'.}ener,A; complMin!'q
h t MONTIILY
L
/L
G {
F
PAGE 2 OP 2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OTHER)
I. Performed hydraulic test for resevoir booster pumps # 2 and 3.
2. Completed installation of the computer hardware of the
system telemetry which controls and monitors all wells and
resevoir boosters.
3. Completed the redevelopment, and step drawdown test of well
No. 9 which permits selection of new pump bowl assembly.
4. Solicited and attained two well contractor bids for =ehabi_-
tation /redevelopment.,
5. Established procedure for monitoring and cataloging of sand
produced by wells.
6. Identified and cataloged flow meter types and models on all
the wells - first phase in preparation for calibration.
7. Documented procedure for adjustment of pump bowl impellers
for ::ells /resevoir.
B. Replaced two 6 inch valves.
9. Repaired one main break.
10. Repaired two fire hydrants.
11. Repaired twelve service connections related to the S_^ewal'�
Project. y
12. Raised for ,.lain valves and placed new asphalt around them.
13. Laid 980 feet of 8 inch diameter aluminum pipe for f: --shine
well `:o. 9 during redevelopment.
A
INTER- OFFICE MEMO
DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 1990
A
TO: EMILIO MURGA, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
FROM: JOHN C. LEICHTY, ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
SUBJECT: ACTIVITIES OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL /STREET LIGHTING
DIVISION: MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1990
I. Traffic Signals
A. Inspected and performed preventive maintenance =7
to all signalized, controlled intersections,
operations and timing (City -wide)
B. Reviewed signal intersections, City /County ^_
boundaries maintained under County contract.
C. Signal lamps replaced /repaired from lists and 16
other inspections.
D. Replaced covers and lids per work order and /or from 3
complaint or inspection.
E. Responded to trouble calls to traffic controller
intersections to t ^e following locations:
1. Atlantic Avenue_ & Cortland Avenue
(controller repaired) 9/5/90
2. Bullis Road and Carlin Avenue
(signal pole }mocked down) 9/10/90
3. Imperial Highway and Fernwood Avenue
(controller malfunction) 9/20/90
II. Street Lighting
A. Started work on the installation of traffic signals at
3540 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Work w1 1 _1 be
completed by the end of November 23, 1990.
B. Started work for the Christmas Decoration Project,
including energizing temporary power poles,
installing miniature tree lights on Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard, from Norton Avenue to Abbott
Road; and troubleshooting the circuits.
VGG -390
0
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
October, 1990
1. Atlantic Avenue Reconstruction Project, Phase II
Project 5 -5103
The Distribution and Transmission Divisions of Southern
California Gas will complete installing the crossings at
the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Imperial Highway.
This work will be completed by November 16, 1990. Upon
completion of this work, the City's Contractor, Excel Paving
Company will start the project.
2. Sidewalk Reconstruction Project
Project 5 -5125
This project is 90% complete. The contractor, B -1
Enterprise Corporation, is presently working in Area 4.
The work will be complete by the end of January of 1991.
3. Slurry Seal Project - FY 1990 -91
Project 5 -5093
The Contractor, IPS Services, will start the work by the
first week of December of 1990. The City crews will be
patching approximately 600 square feet of asphalt pavement in
various streets to prepare the roadways for slurry treatment.
4. SAN Project - Storm Drain Installation
Project 5 -5090
The construction of a catch basin and installation of an
18 inch storm drain pipe at the Norton Avenue and Imperial
Highway was completed on October 23, 1990. The County
Flood Control has accepted the work of the catch basin, and
therefore, will take over the maintenance of the facilities.
V44 -380
0 0
OTHER PROJECTS
October, 1990
1. Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant Application
The City is prepared to submit an application for the
Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant. A program has
been established by the State of California to provide funds
to local agencies to mitigate the environmental impact of
modified or new transportation facilities. One category of
the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Projects,
eligible for funding.is highway landscaping and urban
forestry (projects designed to off -set vehicle emission of
carbon dioxide through the planting of trees and other
plants) . After reviewing the procedures and criteria of this
program, staff identified four projects which may benefit
from this grant:
1. Tree planting and landscaping along streets immediately
adjacent to the I -105 Freeway
2. Tree planting and landscaping of median islands and
facilities on Long Beach Boulevard.
3. Tree planting and landscaping adjacent to Bullis Road
and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
4. Tree planting along side streets adjacent to Long Beach
Boulevard.
The total grant application is $315,000.00.
SB -821 Regional Grant Application
(Construction of New Bike Lanes and Routes)
Grant funding is available to provide for development of
bicycle lanes and routes which has regional significance.
The City has 'applied for $125,000 with the City's contribution
of $18,000.000. Staff has developed a project which consists
of constructing off - street bike ways in the Mervin Dymally
Congressional Park and Ham Park. Bike lanes will be installed
on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to connect the two parks.
Also, a bike route will be constructed along Wright Road and
Imperial Highway to connect the two parks to the existing bike
routes along the Los Angeles River Banks (maintained by Los
Angeles County Department of Public Works) . The projected bike
routes and lanes are approximately two miles long.
• w
l 3. Fall Clean -Up Day
The Fall Clean -Up day was held at the new Public Works
Corporate Yard located at 11754 East Alameda Street, on
Saturday, November 10, 1990. A total of 27, 40 cubic yard
bins of rubbish were collected.
4. New Corporate Yard
Work for moving the Water Maintenance Yard and offices to the
new Corporate Yard location is in progress. This work will
be completed by the first week in December, 1990.
v44 -370
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING DIVISION
LAND DEVELOPMENT MONTHLY REPORT
October, 1990
Permits:
Inspections:
Grading Plans:
Street Plans:
Site Plans:
Parcel Maps:
Planning Commission:
Site Plan Review:
Traffic & Parking
Commission:
Underground Service
Alert Markings (USA):
Agreements
Project /Flood Zone
Information:
Tree Trimming Project
25 Permits issued
to Inspections performed
9 Grading Plans reviewed
3 Street Plans reviewed
5 Site Plans reviewed
2 Parcel Maps recorded
Monthly meeting,
Tuesday, October 9, 1990
Monthly meeting,
Thursday, October 25, 1990
_ Monthly meeting,
Thursday, October 25, 1990
35 Locations marked
(including Sidewalk Project)
Agreements were processed
12 Requests
Zones A and B are tentatively
sc'neduled for January, 1991
• 0
Date: November 12, 1990
TO: Emilio M. Murga, Director of Public Works
FROM: Lorry Torres, Administrative Analyst III
SUBJECT: Public Works Administration Division
October of 1990 Activities
A. Preparation for the Additional Trolley Expansion Event
1. Secured approval from LACTC
2. organized ceremonious activities and preparations
B. AB 939 Waste Management
1. Southeast Area Integrated Working Group finalized meeting
with EMCON Associates to discuss proposal on Solid
Waste Reduction and Recycling Element.
2. Compiled general local characteristics survey.
C. Support Staff Activities
i
1. As part of the City's general clean -up, we requested
Cal -Trans to clean and fence various lots under their
ownership.
2. Initiated preparation for Annual Fall clean -up
3. Gathered prices on ropes and poles for Water Billing
4. Administered routine departmental activities, such as i
processing timesheets, invoices, purchase orders,
and complaints.
ass ^ /I:
i
•
MONTH: OCTOBER
YEAR: 1990
TYPE OF COMPLAINTS
Ll
DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 1990
NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS: 181
INCOMING % RESOLVED %
UNRESOLVED %
TRASH PICK UP
7
4
6
85
1
15
CLEAN LOT /CUT WEEDS
4
2
0
0
4
100
STREET SWEEPING
29
16
14
48
15
52
CLEAN ALLEY /STREET
42
23
10
24
32
76
TREE 21 13 0 0 21
CONCRETE REPAIRS/ 13 7 0 0 13 100
SIDEWALKS
PONDING WATER 1 .5 0 0 1 100
POT HOLES 8 4.5 0 0 8 100
STREET LIGHTS 11 6 2 18 9 82
TRAFFIC SIGNALS 2 1 0 0 2 100
SIGNS 4 2 0 0 4
SEWER PROBLEMS 2 1 0 0 2 100
OTHER DEPARTMENTS 2 1 0 0 2 100
OTHER TYPES 35 19 5 14 30 86
OF COMPLAINTS
TOTALS 181 100% 37 20.5% 144 79.5%
TRAF1090
Cit of ]LYNWOOD
11330 BULUS ROAD
LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90282
(213) 803 -0220
DATE: OCTOBER 31, 1990
TO: EMILIO M. MURGA, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS J�
FROM: ED NICHOLOFF, TEMPORARY BUILDING MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR L
SUBJECT: MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER, 1990
I. City Hall Annex
1. Build metal cabinet for storage room.
2. Fumigate for fleas in Code Enforcement /Building Dent.
Replace folded towel dispensers with roll towel
dispensers.
Paint white lines on steps of Annex and City Hall.
3. Install plastic glides on bottom of chairs in Lunch
room.
5. Replace light bulbs in Director of Public Works
office.
Repair door loc'.ti in Electrical room.
II. City Hall
i. Move desks to other rooms in Human Resources.
2. Weekly walk through inspections with Trino on
Janitorial Duties.
Remove south door closure and install new one.
Adjust and put top drawer back in for City Clerk.
5. Unclogged toilet in Mens room.
a Repair electrical drapes in Mayo'r's office.
Paint fire hose cabinet.
Get with Parks Dept. to change sprinkler heads.
Paint City flag pole.
_ Repair buffing machine for Trino.
_= Replace ceiling insulation in Phone room.
Replace folded towel dispensers with roll to%.rel
dispensers.
1�-. Move wall unit in Human Resources.
1- Repaired door lock on westside of Council Chambers.
_5 Build seven line post for Water Billing Dept.
_- Paint A/C vents In Lobby.
Remove blistered paint on A/C unit 2 and repai
19. Fill in crack where room has separated with mortar
caulk.
l: Remove broken light fixtures near flag pole.
0
0
III. Bateman'Hall
1. Clean plaque once a week.
2. Shut down fountains and clean out strainers once a
week.
3. Drain fountains for acid wash.
4. Install 8 color lens caps on lights in fountains.
5. Reset timers back one hour.
IV. Natatorium
1. Install new energy saving bulbs in Lobby, Shower
and Cage Room.
2. Changed light lens on new fixtures over Pool.
V. Street Yard
1. Welded bars on windows in Lunch R000m.
2. Replaced lockset on Trailer door.
3. Replaced ballast in Trailer Restroom.
VI. Garage
1. Replace light 'albs in office Trailer.
VII. :rater Yard
1. Replace folded towel dispensers with roll towel
dispensers.
VI LT. City Hall /Sherriff S -ation
2. Remove paint and put new paint on door in Hallway.
VIIII. A:1 City Facility Buildings
Replace A/C filers.
2. Check for leaks on all A/C units.
0
city ff tYN WOOD
(;Iig ,Jl.�rciing (;irni'�rnr�r_r; I'' �'t
11310 nULLM noAD
LYNWOOD CAllf OMIA 0 0262
(2 tJ) 603 0220
INTER- OFFICR MEMO
DATE'
TO: EHlLiO HURGA - / DIRECTOR OF I'UDLIC WORKS
FROM: - SAM FORT, STREET MAINTENANCE SUPS / RVISOR
SUD.I FCT sinER "i DIVISION ACTIV II "IPS
SIGN H.11NT1 ?tJANt'R - RVPI,ACRD 1)UP l(1 DAHAGP OR IIRINC FADFI)
r° ` _ _
CLEANUP - PICKED UP TRASD AND DEDRIS
/ b)ocks
BrIS STOPS - CLEANED TRASH AND DIEPH I S
RO local.ions weekly
TRFF'S
'Trimme(I 'T
R's I nck._,I
Srr vir.;d hrokrn limb. ^.
Rr -muvrd dead or damaged tr " ,
Watered now trees , Vt7 Wert 1
I,OI CI EAN I NC - CLEANED OF TRASH AND DETiI S
City owned parcels g-
Bol1LfiVARDS CLEANRD - PICKED UP TRASII Atli) DEBRIS -
SWRPT SIDRWALKS AND GUTTERS
Imperial - Atlnntic to Duncan 2
Imperinl - Fernwood to Ouncan L
Alameda to Wright /
Atlantie - Abbott to NcHlilnT,
Long Ilrach - Tweedy to Orchard
REFIISR DINS - LOADRD BY STREET DIVISION AND IIAl11.RD IIY
WRSTRRN WASTE
Londs �3
Tons
ASPIIALT ffGLl� /�iST <,f1 /ice P� �dc),T
MISCELLANEOUS
Picked up discarded mattresses
throughout City LOCH % /df/S
Picked up discarded sores
throughout City CP
Miscellaneous trnsh picked up 9 locations
a _
0
to : E. Muraa - Director of Public Works
� DIVISION 1 END REPORT FOR Mfr Q •
- Regular repairs /projects by Division :
Street Div, ID Water Div, 7
Park Maint, Div, 10 Fire Dept, 11
Dial -A -Ride _ 4 Code Enfrmt,
City Hall 3 Graffitti Div.-
Garege Div./Build, Maint. /misc, 1
Total Repairs S/
Shop Hours
Repair Cost � 7 a5.0
Doom Time
- Tire Service repairs /replacgnents :
Rem- irs _IP's Cost 96 •60
ReplccaTents 8 Cost 2
- Misc, parts/ terial usage - all divisions
Cost 782.
- Fuel Consumtion
City PUTP station Contract Vendors
Unleaded Gasoline ;2�217.o Gals,
Diesel Fuel 17 q Gals,
- Road Calls Z?
- Accidents /DaTme Reports on file 3
Gals,
Gals,
"Rec_ilcr r-.2irs are those that recTUirs yore than 15 minutes to crrrle.e.
MON•i'MLY PRODUCTION RBPORT
\ PUBLIC WORKS /WATgR DIVISION
MONTH
�a i 6MILI0 M. MURQA
PROH: RAUL M. SARNZ
Water Turn One __t
Water Turn Orrs
Wetter Meter Read `� OC7 _ ( ��_.� Books)
Water Meter Reren.is
Sewer Backups
Pumps Checked _ Zjfi
i
Leaks Checked
(Per Customer CompJ min L)
Water Main Leaks
Locat long
:
r
Red Tage Posted
Lock /Pull Meters
taster Meters Replaced 2-
0enptvi Cumpiain!.a '
"IONTIILY
p _
NOV _? 1 90 ,3 __
.4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OTHER)
L�
PAGE 2 OF 2
1. Performed hydraulic test for resevoir booster pumps # 2 and 3.
2. completed installation of the computer hardware of the
system telemetry which controls and monitors all wells and
resevoir boosters.
3. Completed the redevelopment, and step drawdown test of well
No. 9 which permits selection of new pump bowl assembly.
4. Solicited and attained two well contractor bids for rehabi_-
taticn /redevelopment.
5. Established procedure for monitoring and cataloging of sand
produced by wells.
6. Identified and cataloged flow meter types and models on all
the wells - first phase in preparation for calibration.
7. Docu=ented procedure for adjustment of pump bowl impellers
for wells /resevoir.
B. Replaced two 6 inch valves.
9. Repaired one main break.
10. Repaired two fire hydrants.
11. Repaired twelve service connections related to the Si�swalr
Project.
12. Raised for main valves and placed new asphalt around them.
13. Laid 980 feet of 8 inch diameter aluminum pipe for flushing
well `:o. 9 during redevelopment.
0
INTER- OFFICE MEMO
DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 1990
0
TO: EMILIO MURGA, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
FROM: JOHN C. LEICHTY, ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
SUBJECT: ACTIVITIES OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL /STREET LIGHTING
DIVISION: MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1990
I. Traffic Signals
A. Inspected and performed preventive maintenance =7
to all signalized, controlled intersections,
operations and timing (City -wide)
B. Reviewed signal intersections, City /County
boundaries maintained under County contract.
C. Signal lamps replaced /repaired from lists and 16
other inspections.
D. Replaced covers and lids per work order and /or from 3
complaint or inspection.
E. Responded to trouble calls to traffic controlled
intersections to the following locations:
1. Atlantic Avenue & Cortland Avenue
(controller repaired) 9/5/90
2. Bullis Road and Carlin Avenue
(signal pole knocked down) 9/10/90
3. Imperial Highway and Fernwood Avenue
(controller malfunction) 9/20/90
II. Street Lighting
A. Started work on the installation of traffic signals a.
3540 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Work w be
completed by the end of November 23, 1990.
B Started work for the Christmas Decoration Project,
including energizing temporary power poles,
installing miniature tree lights on Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard, from Norton Avenue to Abbott
Road; and troubleshooting the circuits.
V44 -390
0 0
Engineers Plan
to Roll Fast on
MeasuriM List_..
By ERIC BAILEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER _
It's a portrait in commuter frus-
tration. John Itandell likes to avoid
the freeway when he drives from
his Mission Viejo home to work in
Irvine, so he spins up Alton Park-
way. But it's no quick fix.
Although the broad thorough-
fare is hardly bumper to bumper,
its traffic signals. are •so poorly
synchronized that Randell said he
typically grinds to a halt at 20 or
more red lights over just 10 miles.
He knows. He's counted them. The
result is a trip that sometimes takes
an agonizing 30 minutes.
But now there's relief in sight-
With voter approval last week of
Measure M. the half -cent sales tax
increase, there will soon be a flood
of dojlars many of the most
exasperating transportation dilem-
mas in Orange County, among
them 'the synchronizing problem
on Alton Parkway.
Keep an eye out. It'll be coming
soon to a street corner near You.
Up and down Orange County, from
Stanton to San Clemente, residents
should begin noticing changes on
the highway in the months to
come, courtesy of Measure M.
A plethora of orange traffic
cones will signal the start. More
wprk rTews than ever before will
begin ,ladling out asphalt along
ro ads; and :freeways. New .trains
gorged with commuters headed for
I.os Angeles or arriving from Riv-
erside are eventually expected to
click "down the.tracks.:If: all goes
acrnrdiijg'tu;plan,'the end result
will he swifter tripsJor everyone.
Please nee I1fEASU1liE M, A3
' } T'+,il �'.�. i }f% Al! ` r - •.' •. .- Los Angcic.'fn
r SEAS: rR E'`M: Early List Targets Traffi S nalrfs
-- —
r�
c
z
d
n
L
0
M
to
to
M
m
I
F✓
LO
0
r
CD
z
m
t
m
(n
m
r�
ConNnned from A3_• p
I ,wli@ther,they.'re boundfor' work or
I `3tie7o&al'grocery store.
The $3.1= 'bllllon infusion of cash
expectedlfrom Measure
trickle= down7n varied -ways that
will be. noticeable -to:ahyone who
Ventures out on the'counWs traf-
subtle to • siibstantial, transporta-
tion authorities s'ayo , ,
Potholes will be repaired a bit
more promptly Road - widening
projects that would have , gone
begging for decades w_ ill become a
reality far sooner. Intersections
=lan es. or a slrppie'; right' hand turn
pocket'wlll t6 sproutauch'
improvements. . ;,;
Car -pool lanes wW be ad did :in
each direction on the Riverside and
Orange freeways. Efforts to trans-
form the, Santa Ana Freeway from
_ a, antiquated;, car.- clogged inter-
' etatd, into a 12 -lane superhighway
t will,be: speeded up dramatically,
with'th'e entire project now expect-
ed t6 be completed by the end of
f the decade instead of 2010 or later.
, An, ambitious. new monorail or
trolley' system., could, emerge in
Central County, thanks in large
part to money from Measure M.
"It will touch everyone in Or-
ange County," said Stanley T: Of-
telie, executive director of the
Orange County Transportation
Commission (OCTC): "We're going
, _ to be rebuilding our transportation
system. We're going to use this
I money to make up for past years of
{ neglect and then keep up and get
1 ahead of the curve." ,; z
Like most things`In hfe, aU the
i work can hardly "happen fast
— enough. Money from Measure M
will trickle in over 20 years, Mean-
ing that many of the biggest proj-
ects will have to be spaced careful-
ly to avoid exhausting the cash
flow
Even so, county transportation
officials are trying to get a head
start on the effort, boldly pledging
to push ahead immediately, al-
t ''though the half -cent tax will not
start kicking in at county cash
registers until'April.
At a special meeting
of OCTC on Friday, the 'We're going to use this money to make up
agency tentatively
agreed to proceed with for past years of neglect and then keep up
several key projects
that will cost more
than, $82 million. Au-
thorities expect to bor-
row against the antici-
psif4taxes so the time
schedule for high -pri-
ority projects can be
moved up.
Caltrans, meanwhile,. is already
gearing up for the increased work-
load by adding people to the Or-
ange County district staff.
Among the first construction
projects financed by Measure. M
will be the $40- million Orange
Freeway car -pool lanes. Work is
expected to begin in February, if
all goes well.
Officials hope within 18 months
also to begin work on the infamous
El Toro "Y," the jammed conflu-
ence of the Santa Ana and San
Diego freeways. Measure M will
provide $55 million for that job,
which will add lanes to the Y.
In addition, authorities envision
ordering the first phalanx of com-
mute trains that are expected to
improve rail seivice between Or-
ange County and Los Angeles,
ultimately running one train every
20 minutes during peak hours. The
trains and locomotives take about
18 months to build, so officials do
not anticipate the new service to
begin roiling until late 1992.
Other projects will take a bit
longer to hit the ground. A car-
pool lane in each direction along
Interstate 5 from San Clemente to
the El Toro Y will be built with $80
million in Measure M money, with
and get ahead of the curvei'
STANLEY T. OFTELIE
Orange County Transportation Commisslon
work probably beginning later this
decade.
Car -pool lanes will also be added
to the Riverside Freeway, likewise
later in the 1990s.
While such high - profile freeway
projects will surely command the
public spotlight, Measure M will
also bolster work on scores of
streets throughout the county
Among the most ambitious projects
are the 21 "super- streets" that will
be crafted with $120 million from
the proposition. Under the pro-
gram, the designated streets will
get face lifts that include synchro-
nized signals, turn pockets and
other improvements to speed traf-
fic.
Beach Boulevard will be the
first, with work expected to start in
February. Katella Avenue, Moul-
ton Parkway and others will follow
by mid - decade, getting face lifts
that will include better signal syn-
chronization, more turn pockets
and other improvements.
Many people can hardly wait.
Donna Stubbs, the chief public
relations officer for the county's
tollways agencies, struggles each
day in the traffic up Moulton
Parkway from her South County
home to work in Costa Mesa. She
wishes Moulton Parkway could be
improved tomorrow
"In the short stretch
between E1 Toro Road
and Lake Forest Drive
I'll spend 10 to 20 min-
utes in traffic every
day," Stubbs said. "Go-
ing home is just as bad.
Moulton is getting
worse every day But I
think it'll make a big
difference as a super
street."
Another $50 million
of the Measure M money will help
coordinate traffic signals around,
the county, and $70 million will go
to improve some of the most traf-
fic- clogged county intersections.
The biggest chunk of street
money, $450 million, will go to local
cities for road maintenance and
improvements. Cities have already
drawn up a list of more than 300
candidate street projects. The Mea-
sure M money will go not only to
repair potholes but also to widen
some streets, provide more turn
lanes on others and generally en-
sure that the road network is
running up to speed.
"Overall, I think this will result
in people saving a lot of time on the
road, particularly during the peak
driving hours," said William. Mor-
ris, public services director in Cos-
ta Mesa. "We'll be proactive and
cure problems before they occur,
0
LJ
instead of tieing reactive, only
making improvements as traffic
congestion builds up."
Morris envisions money improv-
ing intersections such as Sunflower
Avenue at Fairview Road and the
traffic- choked confluence of Mac-
Arthur and Harbor boulevards.
Anaheim officials have been
eyeballing improvements to 28
congested intersections. Without
Measure M, there was money to
improve just six' of them in the next
five years, said John Lower, the
city's principal traffic engineer.
With Measure M, the city ex-
pects to tackle 16 of the choke
points by mid- decade, including
the intersections of Tustin and La
Palma avenues and Katella Ave-
nue and Haster. Street.
In San Juan Capistrano, the top -
priority projects are building an
extension of Stonehill Drive over a
creek bed to alternative
to heavily congested Del Obispo
Street, and the widening of the, La
Novia Avenue bridge, La Novia
itself, and Rancho Viejo and Juni -
pero Serra roads.
But even with Measure M,
there's still not enough money to
tackle all of the region's transpor-
tation difficulties, experts caution.
The flood of money during the next
20 years will simply help make a
bad situation a bit better, they say.,
"I think it would have been a
disaster had it not been approved,"
said John R. M. Wilson, a history
professor at Southern California
College in Costa Mesa who rides his
bicycle to work to avoid traffic
congestion. "It had to be done if
this place wasn't going to freeze up
completely."
Staff writer Jeffrey A. Perlman con-
tributed to this story.
•
•
.?•a v�w..�:1`s a '>. 8 yt ^ S�t- 'T" .a+k4 ro
OL
-- ,„4e p!' 5,:, ;,: . ;�.," r • .' t �.,, '�`' -..:�
IES OVERPASSES;�'WhdtMeasure'M r -Mon.
- r. a, p.d9: . „
residentstttroUghout ,(9rarigatCounty begin to sae r with;better signal, timing, turn pockets with two'left -turn lanes, more laries
rthe'}ialf =dent< §ales tazieerm @rkeii;forttransportatlo "n ;;'Iand;other.irr proyements Hundreds of local ; rtiads- will be fixed as, a result off'z
ters rai§ e`$ 3' r6IIIIQndurfng + ",ttie *�Measure,M ^but city counCllswwlli deoldeMwhlch ;roads Senior and
nSportat�on ptoJecis ranglig from,fizing pot to , {.handicapped ,pas "sengeis wilt also "pay'lower, bus "fares.throtighout;the "county
t+�g pla�isdn'o } reeway improvements,, kr , ,Here,ls a look at'fiye reglons county.and some of the;Measure M '<
4stree{saridt�oUtgr�locatroad improvements As� transporta'tion'plans'
tY t4..- `".C•s����4 ". s. r: �.. l.�&Nn�irtriefnii }eirn`o /.et�cotc 4 h s �.:�t5?F f Y S� "�,:�e'}i:,,�ax : s"• .•� ,, .o.. -._. .�.- _�.__
Freeways: Santa Ana Freeway.,widened to 12 lanes
fo the;- Los'Angeles.County; line, _witNdom pletion
a ' epted inT2 00 :'Car -0661 lanes -fo: be Wilt on the
Riverside and Orange freeways;'witti the latter.
undef construction next year and work beginning on
the.form&.later this decade.
Major streets: Beach Boulevard, Imperial Highway,
Harbor Boulevard; Tustin Avenue /Rose Drive,
Katella'Aveniue;;Orangethorpe Avenue and State
College' Boulevard to be transformed Into
super- streets with various Improvements. Katella
Avenue work expected first, with others to follow.
Roads: Brookhurst Street and Lincoln Avenue
expected to be widened In Anaheim. Placentia
Avenue targeted for repair..A-new section added to
Bastanchury, Road, In Yorba' Linda. '
Transit: Central'Orang6 County monorail expected
to run through Anaheim and Fullerton. More
Amtrak operated commuter trains to run through
this area,to Los Angeles by 1993. New train station
In Buena :Park expected. Possible link,with
'proposed Riverside commuter train In Anaheim.
i4 *r•- Freeways: Car -pool lanes; two;in each direction, to
;% be built on Riverside Freeway.' Work not expected to
begin until mid- 1990s.
MaJor streets: Beach Boulevard, Katella Avenue,
Pacific Coast Highway, Warner Avenue, Valley View
rr"�+ Street, Adams Avenue and Boise Avenue to be
transformed into super- streets.
Roads: Various cities to use money to repair and
maintain roads, among them Lincoln Avenue and
§ Golden West Street.
%. Transit: New light -rail link to Los Angeles
i International Airport, following the old Red Car trolley
a 7 route. Also possible link in Huntington Beach to a
'e I proposed Central County monorail.
u
•
r
,
¢�,;Freew This area is prime beneficiary of,freeway,
eay widening throughout Central "County. Will
hree9aneein'each direction.'Work'will now be
leted;in 10'years instead of 20. Intersection of
3.Ana,'Orange and Garden Grove freeways',to be
It in'mid- decade. Costa Mesa Freeway to get a
,
Ana to tie widened. New paverr
ous streets In Westminster
mass - transit systems will.conni
.New
4asrnsa %suv
Freeways Will benefit from reconstruction of the El 5p 8
"Toro Y, which acts'as a logjam for motorists trying to
travel on the San' Diego Freeway. Elevated car -pool '
,. „lanes planned to'sweep over and avoid interchange `
- traffic at Junction of the San Diego and Costa Mesa
freeways.
— Major streets:' Harbor Boulevard, Jamboiee'Road,
f'r • Laguna Canyon Road, Newport Boulevard, MacArthur
.... Boulevard. Coast'Highway. Adams Avenue and Irvine •`s r
''�'AI.',v's. " tL,w. " ,;'•1C;:'r”
Roada: Newport;Boulevard ta etedf or widening, as
are liJing,Centei. :Drive „Jeffrey Road and Culver Drive
in Irvine and 19th Street in Costa Mesa. Money ^also
,probably to be spent for signal synchronization.
Transit: Costa Mesa and Irvine may be linked with
Central County monorail line. Irvine' also a
destination pointfor'Riverside commuter -rail line.
!More�Amfrak- operated commuter trains to runr
through this area`to Los Angeles by 1993.
i be built In Tustin; abandoned station In -
ie refurblshed New commuter rail, link to
ossibly later In decade
tit, Afl 1 7
y
Freeways: El Toro 'Y Interchange to be'widened and
new ramps built. Construction starting in about 18
months. One new car -pool lane in each direction on'= :;;-
Interstate 5 from the Y to San Clemente. r, ;
Major streets: Irvine Center Dnve /Moulton
Parkway /Street of the Golden Lantern to become a
super-street, along with Laguna Canyon Road, EI' " `;,, • '
Toro Road, Crown Valley Parkway and Coast
Highway. Moulton probably completed by •” ` _
..mM- decade; by the year'2000:`ytk`,
Noads: Traffic signals on Marguerite Parkway and Lai y: : '7xs ^
Paz Road expected to be better synchronized. Sam"
Clemente to target widening of El Camino Real. San
Juan Capistrano expected to widen Rancho Viejo - -•" *ry
Road. j ' • "� ^`"�
Transit: More Amtrak- operated commuter. trams to
Los Angeles, Angeles, with new stations likely in Mission' •'r
Viejo and Laguna Niguel..`,y�,t;3
j ;
h '
a '< i_f �. ...'Y'..1'.. ..a v. F. si . «e nwu.« . . Y.� ...:. .., 5 � e -� ' ' • -. ^ r. .,
t, HABRA BREA '
IMPERIAL HWY
PLACENTIA
r, < AtAMR
GARDEN -�
ROSSMIDOR 6 j N
GROVE � - %♦
.nC a 5
' Y•4 WEST INSTER - HARBOR
"SEAL{ BLVD TUS N
,BGCH +�rf't MIDWAY SANTA♦
Tt CITY ANA
.•� ,iy;. -h- •• FOUNTAIN
Xl 'f
M#m VALLEY WARNER AVE `s , •`
AM
_ y .;a CNa 5
BLVD
5 JAMBOREE'
RD
° ry " "•. COSTA. IRVINE `
�,yC MESA MACARTHUR
BLVD n
le. J• •
DEt '' rT NA
'CANYON.
� 3
- - - - - Commuter Rail Lines
k-iapr.
� Q This abandoned railway right of way
«i!,t
at to be purchased as early as February for
^ E
new public commuter -rail service
between Orange County and Los
�j Angeles' Blue Line.
^ .
New locomotives and rail cars for
more daily commuter trains to Los
;.
I
Angeles to be purchased In about 18
"'•: ^`:
months. Acquisitions hinge on pending
' public purchase of Santa Fe rail line.
tj
:. ION .,,- .' ^ "^
•.'t. :li,t._l::
-.v :.. ^- ta..n`:'deis _.L��.:<'�,:ae..:58.,.r 1:.:. :.,a . ;a•
� 3
^ E
^ .
CLEVELANDn ^ d
NATIONALFOREST ,� ^�[ :'9 •.
7 7N r
I
1 t • SANTA'
:. ION .,,- .' ^ "^
v
'
�;A d^t!v. .�. rP. , -� •+" g
vy
♦ z
METRO NEWS
Officials C lash, on Commuter Rail Control.
contended, San Bernardino com-
the problems we have in Southern
tablished, Ventura County is un-
By KENNETH REICH
. TIMES srnFr wsrrea -
muters finding that something was
California now is so many agencies
likely to be part of it, officials at the
11 i ' '
wrong would have to call Orange
running things like the buses. If we
meeting said, since that county has
transit funds to
SANTA. ANALA clash erupted
County for help.
set up five separate agencies to run
no available con -
Friday over who should control the
Reed, the Orange
commuter rail, it won't work."
tribute to the system, even though
' commuter rail system planned for
unty commission chairman,
County
Co
"There's no proof there is an
there are plans for trains to
Southerh" California beginning in
said he disagreed and hopes that a
advantage in having a single oper-
Moorpark and possibly Oxnard.
1992, with a representative of the
joint - powers agency will be creat-
ator," Lewis argued. He said each
eed said that if a joint - powers
Ragency
Los Angeles County Transports-
ed as early as next month by Los
proposed corridor, such as. Los
is formed, there must
ttior , Commission objecting to a
Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino
Angeles -San Bernardino, should
be an agreement first on represen-
? regional agency; and'the chairman
and Riverside counties to operate
be controlled separately
Cation. If it is by population, he said,
of the Orange 'County Transporta-
the proposed 300 -mile system.
Afterward, a member of the Los
Los Angeles County would have
tion Commission supportingone.
"We're talking about 100 or so
Angeles County Transportation
majority control, which might not
Mike Lewis, an alternate on the
trains a day," Reed said. "We are
Commission who was also present,
be acceptable to the other counties.
-' Los Angeles commission for Coun-
going to have to switch equipment
Jacki Bacharach, a Rancho Palos
Perhaps, he said, representation
ty.Supervisor Pete Schabarum,
between San Bernardino and Or-
Verdes city councilwoman, said
'could be allocated on the basis of
saidxlie oppoaga,'• any .. "SCAG for
ange, if necessary, or Ventura and
that despite Lewis' statements at
track mileage or another standard.
commuter. raBj45 a reference to!the
Orange. We're going to have to
the meeting, the Los Angeles com-
Among the commuter links pro-
9' Southern Callfornia'Assn. 0 ,Gov, .
share a common maintenance fa-
mission has as yet taken no posi-
posed as part of the system, besides
ernments. '
; .cility We certainly don't need four
tion on who should control the
those to Ventura County, are lines
' Lewis' told a meeting of trans -.
or five operating agencies."
commuter rail system.
radiating from Los Angeles to San -
portation officials from four South-'
" "Who answers the phone, that's
"My personal opinion is we are
to Clarita, points in Orange County.
_,j_ f legd,. counties, who gathered to
what I want to know," Lewis
on the brink of an opportunity to
San Bernardino and Riverside,
a consider how the commuter rail
rejoined.
establish a unified network," she
There would also be service be-
system will be run, that he fears an
"We need to have, common au-
said.
tween San Bernardino and River-
administrative morass In which, he
thority," Reed answered. "One of
If a joint - powers agency is es-
side and Orange County
D C
-i cn
c
>
D G1
m
r—
m
0 V)
O
M
3
td fT
M cn
V
LID
to
.-
40
;• a3`�n� r � •
i i y e F �. rat; h j
eewa a r ,� Ane�
Y
to Ful " Freewa s
I 4 Y
'By ROBERT W POOLEJR.
TT raffic congestion; smog and inad-
equate public funding for roads
have all reached 'crisis propor-
tions in California. In September, Gov
George Deukmejian approved plans
that promise, for the first time, to
address all three of these concerns.
The new solution: private toll roads.
Freeways are a California trade-
mark. For years, travelers in the state
have prided themselves on their ability
to get to and fro freely This free
feeling, however, has contributed to
what can safely be termed one of the
world's greatest traffic problems.
Road space and public funds to
provide and maintain the roads are
both limited, yet urban growth contin-
ues at unprecedented rates —and ex-
perts say• California's population
,growth will continue to be far above
the national average. One solution
would be to put a lid on growth.
Another solution is to allow the private
sector to participate in the manage -
ment.of growth,•to the extent that it
can.
Deukmepan's decision to allow four
- private toll-roads to be developed is
one method of getting the private
sector to assist in coping with growth.
And this idea seems to be catching on
here in Los Angeles: Mayor Tom
Bradley recentlyannounced a plan to
seek private- sector involvement Jo
resolve the city's unmet transportation
needs —'needs that.were not addressed
by the governor's programs.
The four privately financed, devel-
oped and managed toll "•roads will
r. include'brand,mew roadways m7San
Diego Countyand in the San Francisco
Fast Bay,' toll1anes;" fialie.Riverside`
Freeway and a4ollediextension of the
}. ;Orange Freeway in i ` Ornge County:.
Most of these'roads ha$e- a'scheduled
completion date of .1995 -96, but .the'
:: 'additions to the Riverside Freeway
should be completedby 1992-93.
k: 3 .Private toll roads cin do a great deal
for the public. Thgy+, promise ; freer
` traffic- ; (meaning lessldrive
time -to and from;woii) and'.lessismog
because moving'vehicles produce -less . „.
pollution ;than'..idling;yehielea ;More;.;
California's 1989 private tollways
law (AB 680) provides for a Caltrans-
sponsored process whereby the private
companies were to assess and identify
areas where -the need for improved
transportation is greatest. Having
completed this process, the companies
developed plans for building, financ-
ing, maintaining and operating their
proposed projects.
At the outset, some policy makers
were skeptical that private industry
would be interested in providing road-
ways. To „their surprise, 33 consortia
answered Caltrans' plea for help.
Companies involved in these proj,
ects include Perot Group, First Boston
Corp., Fluor Daniel, Prudential -Bache
Securities, CRSS Inc., Citicorp and
Parsons Municipal Services.
To be sure, these "feeways” will not
LOS ANGELES TIJES
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1990
r
a: a ', Q' d f � : { .� "Y?': d.b +. �'.•' :,:.
Ar
7i >;4:yaSY,.4YQ ' wq:4 ?. :�:.. _''•. .:v •• ••�• "•• �:� }: e
N
{i
� vr�t '� � .. .. • }•,vii :.�
0
replace existing freeways. Rather,-the
four private toll roads represent a
$2.5- billion net addition-to the state's
transportation system — without hav-
ing to raise a cent in taxes. They will
be completely new developments. And
no one will have to pay anything for
these roads unless they deem it worth
using them and paying the toll. It's not
hard to see why this kind of deal is
attractive to elected officials.
Tolls will be collected to repay the
upfront lenders and to bring revenue
to the operators.
Yet the new roads and financial
benefits are not the only gains in-
0
volved. All four of the private toll
roads will be equipped with modern
technology that will allow for freer
flowing traffic despite having to collect
tolls. The days of stop- and -go toll-
booths and the resulting lines are
behind us.
These toll roads will be equipped
with electrom onitoring "devices'; - I
that allow vehicles to travel atInormal -,
speeds without having to'go'through -
tollbooths. This technology;, _referred
to as automatic vehicle identification, c
or AVI, is similar to the use of 7 a creth ;`--
card The motorist signs up ',ivith� the' =`"
toll company and receives a, toll card
that is.placed on the'car. Each'time the'
car travels past a toll ,point, the
motorist's account is debited. All four
of the approved private toll road '
developers plan to employ this tech-
nology
In addition though, this technology
makes it easy to charge higher tolls at
rush hours and low tolls at other -
times=a benefit far more important
than just providing a means for col-
lecting fees. Two of the private toll
roads plan to vary their tolls according
to demand. This system, referred to as
"congestion pricing," promises to af-
fect traffic flow like never before..,
This congestion -pricing technique .
has long been used by the telephone
companies. Telephone companies price=
calls made during business hours high-
er than others. to free up lines. These
private toll road operators can use this -
pricing system. to free lanes from'
congestion.
B ecause of the price differences,,.'
some'people will negotiate,altered-
work houus' with their employers;:
while - othe'r'Wwill refrain from °taking.
unnecessary "trips during peak ;traffic
Periods. Others will take-car pooling
more seriously; "while still' othe will
choose public transportation. Iu.o ther
words, people wil4begin to assess their
_transportation needs more appropri-
ately, cutting out unnecessary trips- -
resulting in less traffic and less air
pollution. r.
The current system, which does not
permit management of traffic behavio%
through the "u'ae of ;market "signals „is
ant - The.private.tolltvay: pro;
grate, is introducing this pricing con -,°
cept in a controlled form. if ie wnrkQ Sri'
Y , w Yi \{
earn a valuable:lesson in tra
agement. If we'can make ti
`roads flow smob_Wy.at rush I
can't we extend' a idea to otl
.`., '•In short,�wha;Ctiltransait
nor,and the private'sector.atj
; .lwri Mpg a bold,new chapter it
rata's transfiortation'..higtpry
let's u face y i t= ,'expe
radicany differentttway;,, no
financing and building highw;
managing them once” they are
;s•r�
E