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HomeMy WebLinkAbout012292 TTC Minutes ~ , , . , . . MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1992 A regular meeting of the city of Temecula Traffic and Transportation Commission was called to order Wednesday, January 22, 1992" at 7:00 P.M., Vail Elementary School, 29915 Mira Loma Drive, Temecula, California. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Roberts. The Commission led in the flag salute. PRESENT: 4 COMMISSIONERS: Godnick, Guerriero, Johnson, Roberts ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Sander Also present were City Engineer Tim Serlet, Traffic Technician Scott Harvey, Police Sgt. Jim Domenoe and Gail Zigler, Minute Clerk. PUBLIC COMMENT None COMMISSION BUSINESS 1. MINUTES OF DECEMBER 18, 1991 1.1 Approve the Minutes of December 18, 1991 as mailed. SCOTT HARVEY requested a correction to the minutes on page two, first paragraph, should read "Commissioner Guerriero asked when the speed limit signs on Rancho California Road, east of Margarita Road will be posted." It was moved by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Godnick to approve the minutes as corrected. AYES: 4 COMMISSIONERS: Godnick, Guerriero, Johnson, Roberts NOES: o COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Sander 2. MARIE CALLENDER'S ENTRANCE ON RANCHO CALIFORNIA ROAD, JUST EAST OF YNEZ ROAD 2.1 Staff recommends installing a right turn lane for the westbound traffic; installing a "NO U-TURN" sign at the easterly side of the intersection; and relocating the "STOP" legend and "STOP-BAR" for southbound traffic. .. . . Scott Harvey summarized the staff report. He provided a slide presentation of the intersection as it currently exists. BEN DOBBINS, J.F. Davidson Associates, Director of Traffic Engineering, directed by the City to study this intersection and make recommendations for improvements on the safety of this intersection. Mr. Dobbins advised that he studied the accident reports for this intersection to make their recommendations and found that out of twenty-nine accidents, twenty were caused by vehicles using the curb lane (not a striped lane) to proceed to the right turn lane for Ynez Road. Mr. Dobbins stated that the traffic calculations reflected that approximately 2,000 vehicles a day entered left into this driveway from Rancho California Road, but only 167 left turns were made out of this driveway onto Rancho California Road. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON asked if the traffic volume calculations were made prior to the installation of the signal at the Target driveway. BEN DOBBINS stated that the counts were made prior to the installation of the signals; however, the other signal now produces gaps for the vehicles making left turns, and if this entrance was closed, we could anticipate adding 2,000 vehicles at the Target driveway to make a U-Turn and come back to the Marie Callendar driveway, which would decrease the efficiency of this signal. Mr. Dobbins concluded that after reviewing the traffic reports he determined that a right turn lane be installed for westbound traffic on Rancho California Road to be used exclusively for the Marie Callendar driveway entrance and install a "No "U" Turn" sign on the island facing westbound traffic on Rancho California Road. Mr. Dobbins also stated that signals were warranted for this intersection; however, the signal would be to close to the existing signals. SCOTT HARVEY provided a diagram of staff's for this driveway entrance. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON asked if there had been any further accidents since the installation of the signal. SGT. DOMENOE advised that there were still accidents happening; however, not at the previous volumes. KEN HUPER, Mobile Oil, 18634 Lankinshire Way, San Diego, expressed his concurrence with the recommendation. TTMINl/22/92 -2- 1/27/92 . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 22. 1992 CHAIRMAN ROBERTS asked if these would be posted "No Stopping Anytime". SCOTT HARVEY indicated that this was correct. SGT. DOMENOE commented that at the last Traffic and Transportation commission hearing, it was the Commission's desire not to proceed with the recommendation and the consensus was that vehicles getting into the right lane would decide not to turn into the Marie Callendar driveway which could cause unsafe lane changes and/or side swiping collisions. SCOTT HARVEY stated that it was staff's opinion that once the recommended changes were installed, these type of unsafe lane changes may occur for a short period, but once the traffic becomes aware of the changes, the problem would correct itself. COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO stated that he has witnessed this same type of right curb lane use at the signaled driveway and possibly these same changes should be implemented at the Target driveway entrance as well. COMMISSIONER GODNICK recommended barrier stripping. SCOTT HARVEY stated that he would investigate. COMMISSIONER GODNICK moved recommendation as follows: to adopt staff's 1) Right turn lane be installed for westbound vehicles on Rancho California Road, exclusively for entering the Marie Callendar's driveway entrance; 2) Install a No "U" Turn sign on the back of the "Keep Right" sign on the easterly nose of the island facing westbound traffic on Rancho California Road; 3) Remove existing "stop" and "Stop-Bar" on the Marie Callendar's access and repaint. Seconded by COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO. AYES: 4 COMMISSIONERS: Godnick, Guerriero, Johnson, Roberts NOES: 0 COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Sander TTMINl/22/92 -3- 1/27/92 . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 22. 1992 3. GENERAL PLAN TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 3.1 Commission appoint a representative to the General Plan Technical Subcommittee. JOHN MEYER, Senior Planner, city of Temecula, provided the Commission with a update on the General Plan process and requested that the Commission appoint a representative to sit on the General Plan Traffic and Circulation Technical Sub-Committee. COMMISSIONER Commission as Committee. JOHNSON volunteered to represent the a member of the General Plan Technical Sub- CHAIRMAN ROBERTS declared it unanimous that Commissioner Johnson be appointed as a member of the General Plan Technical Subcommittee. 4. AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION 4.1 Cathy Zaitz, Association brochures. District Manager of American Automobile (AAA), will hand out traffic safety CATHY ZAITZ offered the AAA as a resource to the Traffic and Transportation Commission. Ms. Zaitz advised that she had recently been appointed to serve on a focus group of AAA District Managers to review public safety programs that are offered by AAA. Ms. Zaitz presented the Commission with literature from AAA. Ms. Zaitz also offered that AAA has a very extensive resource library available to the Commissioners, which contains E.I.R.'s, traffic studies on any street, road or highway, etc. Ms. Zaitz added that AAA recently presented the City of Temecula with a Pedestrian Safety Award for the Year of 1990. SCOTT HARVEY added that he had met previously with Ms. Zaitz and she provided him with literature pertaining to the AAA's safe routes to school programs which he has forwarded to the school district. 5. "SPEED CHECKED BY RADAR" SIGNS 5.1 Staff recommends that the Traffic and Transportation Commission recommend to the city Council the installation TTMIN1/22/92 -4- 1/27/92 . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 22. 1992 of "Speed Checked By Radar" signs. SCOTT HARVEY provided the Commission with a slide presentation of the locations that staff is recommending "Speed Checked by Radar" signs be installed. CHAIRMAN ROBERTS commented that the report did not mention the city limits signs on winchester Road. SCOTT HARVEY stated that this was a good suggestion, that he had avoided this road because the City did not have a radar program there; however, the road is posted 55 mph and enforceable. CHAIRMAN ROBERTS suggested that a sign be installed right at the city limits. COMMISSIONER GODNICK suggested that the sign on Nicholas was not necessary. CHAIRMAN ROBERTS stated that the sign on Nicholas could be deleted and a sign installed at the City limits on winchester Road. SGT. DOMENOE suggested moving the sign recommended on La Paz to lower Highway 79. COMMISSIONER GODNICK moved to adopt the recommendation by staff as amended, seconded by COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. AYES: 4 COMMISSIONERS: GOdnick, Guerriero, Johnson, Roberts NOES: 0 COMMISSIONERS: None i ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Sander 6. INVESTIGATION/MAINTENANCE REPORT 6.1 Receive and file. SCOTT HARVEY reviewed the maintenance/investigation log and provided the following updates: August 1991, No. 6 All signing and stripping has been completed. August 1991, No. 11 Traffic study indicates cross- walks not warranted. TTMIN1/22/92 -5- 1/27/92 . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 22. 1992 Sept. 1991, No. 22 Staff has installed W2 sign. Scott Harvey stated that if the commission feels that a speed sign should be posted along with the curb sign, then staff would recommend a 25 mph warning sign be posted. Oct. 1991, No. 6 Cross walks not warranted. Dec. 1991, No. 5 Staff is in the process of removing the No "U" Turn sign at MotorCar Parkway, to allow vehicles who want to travel North, to make a legal U-Turn. Staff is also in the process of extending the center line delineators another fifty feet. COMMISSIONER GODNICK questioned the status of No. 13 from the August log and No. 20 from the September log. SCOTT HARVEY advised that staff had just received the traffic counts on the previous day and it appears that the intersection warrants a traffic signal. COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO questioned the status of No. 13 from the October log. SCOTT HARVEY advised that an investigation indicated that this intersection was within proper sight distance. COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO stated that he disagreed with staff's findings, that a vehicle had to go approximately five feet beyond the limit line to get a clear view of traffic. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON stated that he would like to see a black and white speed limit sign at Avenida Barca N/O Margarita. SCOTT HARVEY advised that a radar study would have to be done. SGT. DOMENOE stated that a traffic study would have to be performed in order to enforce the speed limit by radar. He stated that he would have to question the dollar value of doing a traffic study for an area of this size. TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S REPORT TTMIN1/22/92 -6- 1/27/92 . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 22. 1992 SCOTT HARVEY presented the Commissioner's with a street light work order form and reviewed the procedures. TIM SERLET gave the following status report: The City recently concluded the search for a Traffic Engineer with no applications received. Human resources is looking at either raising the salary or hiring a consultant on a one day a week basis. Scott Harvey is now a full-time City employee. The City also has a maintenance crew. 1-15 and Rancho California Road ramps are now in the bid process. Rancho California Road Benefit District to widen Rancho California Road is also out to bid. Morago & Margarita Road, project consisting of putting in curb, gutter and sidewalks around Temecula Middle School, from the apartments on Margarita around to the wash on Morago. Ynez Corridor in connection with the CFD is proceeding. Currently trying to coordinate with the water district. Local engineer designing improvements to Sixth Street. - Margarita from Winchester to Solano is currently under design. Chuck Collins of Ranpac Engineering has submitted some modifications to Winchester Road and the 1-15 ramps. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON asked if the work that was planned for Ynez Road would be going on at the same time as the work planned for 1- 15 and Rancho California Road. TIM SERLET said that this was a possibility; however, staff was going to try and arrange for the work to be done at night, but he did not foresee any road closures. SGT. DOMENOE reported that there were twenty-one accidents on Ynez Road, north of Rancho California Road, between the two shopping centers from January to December, 1991. Report was given to Tim Serlet to use in staff evaluations. COMMISSIONER JOHNSON questioned the status of the traffic signal between the Towne Center and Tower Plaza. TIM SERLET stated that Land Grant had made a verbal commitment to fund 50% of the signal at Rancho California Road and between the two shopping centers. Land Grant paid for 50% of the Rancho TTMIN1/22/92 -7- 1/27/92 . . . ~ TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 22. 1992 California Road signal. Bedford signed an agreement to 50% of the signal costs and subsequently forwarded that agreement to Land Grant in August with no response. Bedford has since requested that this signal be included in CFD 88-12. Tim Serlet added that one of things they will do with the traffic report from Sgt. Domenoe is to see if the speed survey can be re- evaluated and possibly have the speed limit lowered. ADJOURNMENT COMMISSIONER JOHNSON moved to adjourn at 8:30 P.M., seconded by COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO and carried unanimously. The next regular meeting of the city of Temecula Traffic and Transportation Commission will be held, Wednesday, February 26, 1992, 7:00 P.M., Vail Elementary School, 29915 Mira Loma Drive, Temecula. C;:o., Q,l~ Chairman Ron Roberts C /~{).~ Secreta . TTMIN1/22/92 -8- 1/27/92