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Home My Public Portal AboutA 2010-11-18 - TRAFFIC, PARKING & PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE REGULAR MEETING-CITY OF LYNWOOD . TRAFFIC, PARKING, AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION TO BE HELD ON November 15, 2010 AT 4:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Dion Cornelious Frank Calderon Manny Perez Chair Commissioner Commissioner Arthur Martinez Jr. Pearline Calderon Vice Chair Commissioner . Opening Ceremonies D�� Pa S�'-z �\ F�EC�IVED 1. Call to Order. NOV 1 1 2010 2. Pledge of Allegiance. CITY OF LYNWOOD 3. Invocation. CITY CLERKS OFFICE 4. RoII CaII of Commissioners. l�'�Y �o� � 5. Acknowledgement of Posting. L �� ' (c f � - � C• D � ' 6. Approval of Minutes of October 18, 2010 Public Oral Communications Scheduled Items 7. Abbott Road and Alexander Avenue Intersection Control Improvement. Staff Orals �I Commission Oral Communications I Adjoumment � I � I I � � i , I i i City of Lynwood Traffic, Parking, and Public Safety Commission Minutes of the Regular Meeting October 18, 2010 1. Call to order Chair Cornelious called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Comelious led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Invocation Commissioner P. Calderon led the invocation. 4. Roll Call Commissioners Frank Calderon, Pearline Calderon, Dion Cornelious, and Arthur Martinez, were were present. Commissioner Manny Perez was absent. Staff members Josef Kekula, Albert Espinoza, and Natalia Medina were present. • 5. Acknowledgement of Posting Josef Kekula acknowledged the posting of the agenda. 6. Approval of the minutes of September 20, 2010. It was moved by Commissioner P. Calderon, seconded by Commissioner F. Calderon, to approve the minutes. AYES: P. Calderon, F. Calderon, Cornelious, and Martinez NOES: None ABSTAIN: Perez ' ABSENT: None I Public Oral Communications i Antonio Munguia commented that a"do not block intersection" in front of the fire station on i Imperial Highway should be installed. � � Scheduled Items I - I 7. Streets with diminished maneuverability (informational only). � i � Josef Kekula, Civil Engineering Associate, introduced and discussed this item. This item was informational only and no action was taken. 8. Lavinia Avenue and Edgebrook Avenue — speeding complaint (informational only). Josef Kekula, Civil Engineering Associate, introduced and discussed this item. This item was informational only and no action was taken. Staff Orals Natalia Medina, Block Watch Coordinator, reported on the upcoming pancake breakfast. Josef Kekula, Civil Engineering Associate, reported on the Traffic, Signal Master Plan. Commission Oral Communications Commissioner F. Calderon asked staff to look into the automatic doors at the Senior Center. Commissioner Cornelious inquired why the Sheriff's Department and the Animal Control _ Department were not present at the meeting. He commented on the Lynwood Skate Park and the Christmas parade. Commissioner Martinez commented on the need to install a"keep clear" sign in front of the fire station on Imperial Highway. He inquired why there are no name plaques for the commissioners. Commissioner P. Calderon reported on the following: thanked staff for cleaning the graffiti on Long Beach Boulevard and for informing the commission on the pipeline safety meeting. She requested staff to look into the automatic doors at the Senior Center. Adiournment It was moved by Commissioner F. Calderon, seconded by Commissioner P. Calderon, to I adjourn the meeting at 433 p.m. , . � � � I . I I I � I I � STAFF REPORT CITY OF LYNWOOD � � PARKING AND TRAFFIC COMMISSION DATE: November 15, 2010 TO: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC, PARKING AND SAFETY COMMISSION FROM: G. Danie! Ojeda, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer Josef Kekula, Civil Engineering Associate �� SUBJECT: ABBOTT ROAD AND ALEXANDER AVENUE INTERSECTION CONTROL IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Traffic and Parking Commission review this report and support staffs recommendation relative to the installation of three red flashing beacons on stops signs located on Abbott Road and on southbound Alexander Avenue. BACKGROUND: Staff received a resident complaint that stops sign located on Abbott Road and Alexander Avenue did not have flashing beacons. As such, staff conducted a field inspection and survey,ed all existing intersections on Abbott Road for traffic control devices and flashing;6eacons. ANALYSIS: Abbott Road is one of the City's main east-west collectors. This road has four lanes, two eastbound and two westbound and the road width varies between 70 feet to 65 feet. There are no raised or painted medians and estimated daily traffic volume is 12,000 vehicles. There are only five are mufti-way stops on Abbott Road and of those 5 only one multi-stop intersection does not have a red flashing beacons installed. Based on the field inspectiort, the roadway width and the existing use of flashing beacons, it would be appropriate to install red flashing beacons on the east-west stop ' signs located on Abbott Road and Alexander Avenue. In addition, because of the roadway width 55 feet, the number of southbound lanes (2) and the higher observed I I i I .H:\WORDFILE\PUBWORKS\TPC\TPC ITEMS�2010 ITEMS\11-15-10 ABBOTT& ALEXANDER BEACON.DOC i I vehicle volume it would also be appropriate to consider installation of a red flashing beacon at the stop sign location on Alexander Avenue north of Abbott Road. Alexander Avenue south of Abbott Road is 35 feet wide and is consider a normal residential street and as such no red flashing beacon is recommended at this location. i I � • I i I � � I H:\WORDFILE\PUBWORKS\TPC\TPC ITEM5�2010 ITEMS\11-15-70 ABBOTT& ALEXAFIDER BEACON.DOC I