HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - TSP - 1980.11.13TRAFFIC, SAI'EIY & PARKING COUMISSION
NOVEIIBER 13, 1980
CALL To ORDER - 8:05 p.n., by Vice-Chairman Fehlhaber.
ROLL CALL - Present: Commisgioners Ellis, Fehlha,ber, Kreling, Sulger.
Absent: Commissioner Foley, excused.
staff Present: Engr. uoore, sgt. o'Brien.
Guests! Gene Klein, Barker Blue Print co., lL27 Chula Vista
Lee E. Solomon, lI75 Chula Vista Avenue
Mildred tr{. Lumbert, 1125 Laguna Avenue, #6s. E. Lwibert, lI25 Laguna Avenue, #6
Donna l,luzz i, 1134 Chula Vista Avenue
Chap Solomon, Village Valet, 11.75 Chula Vista
Pat Gilbride, 1129 Laguna Avenue, #3
Richard wereda, 2108 Hillside Drive
PLEDGE OF AIJEGIATiICE . LEd bY COM. SUIgCr.
Ii{INIIIES - October 9, 1980 approved.
CURRENT BUSINESS:
Chula vista,/Laguna Avenues one-way traffic. The order of agenda items
was changed to accommodate guests. Chairman Fehlhaber opened the
meeting to public conunent.
The guests representing the various business owners on Chula vista Avenue
objected to changes in the exi-sting direction. Numerous reasons were
given.
Chairman Fehlhaber called for Commission discussion and stated the
various alternatives: 1. Uaintain the status quo, 2. Change Laguna
Avenue only; 3. Reverse directi.on on Chula vista Avenue and make
Laguna Avenue one-way southbound; 4. Leave Chula Vista Avenue as is,
make Laguna Avenue one-way northbound and reverse the exiBting directions
of Paloma and Capuchino Avenues.
Com. Kre1i-ng asked what would be the effect of making Laguna Avenue
one-way north of Broadway as well as Bouth? I{r. Moore said it should
be equally beneficial.
Motion by Com. Sulger, seconded by Com. Ellie, that staff be requested
to contact residents of Capuchino Avenue and Paloma Avenue regarding
reversing the direction of travel on their street6. Com. Kreli.ng
proposed that merchants be contacted to request empJ.oyees not to park
on the various side streets adjacent to Broad$ray. {he origina} motion
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was passed. No further actions lrere taken. Ttris iten to be scheduled
for further discussion at the December meeting.
Mr. Richard wereda, rrho resides at 2IoB Hillside Drive presented a
petition for an additional stop sign on Hillside Drive at vancouver
Avenue. lIhe Conmission accepted the petition but deferred discussion
until the Decedber meeting to allolr, the Cornmissioners time to inspect
the site personally.
Burlingame Avenue Area Parking. staff informed the Commission that
they had been authorized to proceed with redegign of parking lots
recommended for inclusion of 90 degree compact car stalls by the
Commission. Ihe work is not to be started until after the holiday
seaaon, to avoid unnecesaary disruption of parking.
Review of minutes from other Commissions. After review of Planning
Comni8sion minutes, the Comnrissionerg requested that staff provide
copies of the Drachmon traffic report for the proPosed building at
700 Airport BIvd.
Closing of Oxfotd/canibridge Roads at El camino Real . No new informa-
tion from staff.
Study of Loading zones in commercial areas. staff had found errorE
in the existing map showing yellow zones and would revige for December
meeting.
S.P.R.R., station consolidation. No nev, information available.
OLD BUSINESS:
Conuniesion reguested any available information on C.}{., meeting with
s.P.R.R., regarding railroad stations.
Letter from city Engineer regarding new red zone6 on Rollins Road,
adjacent to the new Mike Harvey Building, was reviewed. Uoved by Com.
Ellis, aeconded by con. sulger, that any action be deferred untiL the
problem ia reviewed at the December meeting.
staff reported that CAL,TPANS is working on the installation of pedestrian
signala at Broa&ray and Rollins Road. It ras caIled to the staff's
attention that one of the traffic signal heads at Broadrray and Rollins
was misaligned.
Letter from l,lr. John C. Franklin regarding painting siderdalks with
legend "No Bicycles or Skateboards on Sidewalk" was discussed. Staff
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stated that the business districts \ ere properly signed so that
the City ordinance was enforceable and that the Police Department
was enforcing it to the be6t of their ability. It was moved by
Com. Kreling, seconded by Com. EIIis, that the expense of such
additional signing would not be justified by the mininal amount of
impact on the problem, and recommended that a letter be sent to
the Chariber of commerce asking them to encourage the local merchants
to warn violators of the ordinance that they were breaking the law.
ADJOURNII{ENT - 9:45 P.M.
Respectfully subritted,
Sophia H. M. Kreling. Secretary