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Home My WebLink About082891 TTC Minutes . . . MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1991 A regular meeting of the city of Temecula Traffic and Transportation Commission was called to order Wednesday, August 28, 1991, 7:00 P.M. at Vail Elementary School, 29915 Mira Lorna Drive, Temecula. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Knox Johnson. Commissioner Guerriero led the flag salute. PRESENT: 4 COMMISSIONERS: GOdnick, Guerriero, Roberts, Johnson ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Sander Also present were Scott Harvey, Transportation Engineer, Max Giliss, Transportation Consultant to the city of Temecula, Sergeant Jim Domonoe and Gail Zigler, Minute Clerk. PUBLIC COMMENT GLEN BOHANNAN, 27080 Rainbow Creek Drive, Temecula, addressed the Commission with traffic problems in the Winchester Creek tract as a result of the Winchester Road detour. Mr. Bohannan requested that stop signs or speed limit signs be temporarily placed to control the detour traffic. CHAIRMAN JOHNSON requested staff to investigate Mr. Bohannan's complaint and report back to the Commission on the September agenda. GAIL ZIGLER, 31137 Alehzon Circle, Temecula, requested that the Commission look into the flooding problems on pala Road as well as the weeds along Pala Road, in front of the sod farm area, which is a potential safety hazard. COMMISSION BUSINESS 1. APPROVE MINUTES OF JULY 24, 1991. COMMISSIONER GODNICK moved to approve the minutes of July 24, 1991 as mailed, seconded by COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO. AYES: 4 COMMISSIONERS: Godnick, Guerriero, Roberts, Johnson NOES: o COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Sander MAX GILISS introduced Scott Harvey, Transportation Engineer to the city. c . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES AUGUST 28, 1991 2. WABASH LANE - STATE ROUTE 79 (South) CHAIRMAN JOHNSON opened the public hearing at 7:30 P.M. DEBRA ZUMWALT, 101 W. Broadway, #1330, San Diego, attorney representing the California Sunset Homeowners Association, requested the support of the Commission for installation of a traffic safety on Highway 79 South at Wabash Lane. Ms. Zumwalt provided the Commission with a map of the development and expressed the concern for safely exiting the California Sunset development at Highway 79 South and Wabash Lane once Highway 79 South becomes a six lane highway. CASEY CARNOHAN, 30353 Pechanga Drive, Temecula, homeowner representing the California Sunset Homeowners Association, presented the Commission with the HOA's request for traffic control on Highway 79 South at Wabash Lane as follows: * smart signal * left turn lane onto Wabash Lane from Highway 79 South and a right turn lane from Wabash Lane onto Highway 79 * decleration lane into the development * pedistrian activated controls * sidewalks to extend from Wabash Lane to Bedford Court and Wabash Lane to Pala Road (without the loss of the California Sunset landscape planter) * a bike lane be implemented on Highway 79 South Mr. Carnohan stated that a recent response by Cal Trans to the concerns expressed by California Sunset residents was that synchronization of the traffic signals will allow homeowners to exit the development; however, the homeowners are concerned that traffic will be backed up on Highway 79 making it impossible to exit. Mr. Carnohan added that the California Sunset HOA would like a traffic study performed and that this and all the improvements requested, be done at no cost to the residents of the development. COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO questioned if Mr. Carnohan had received a response to his letter addressed to Cal Trans. CASEY CARNOHAN stated that, yes, he had received a response from Cal Trans advising that the intersection did not warrant their time due to no threat of occupational difficiencies. MAX GILISS reviewed the staff report. In responding to the requests by the California Sunset HOA, Mr. Giliss stated that traffic cannot be stopped or re-directed on a state highway to TTMIN8/28/91 -2- 9/4/91 , . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES AUGUST 28. 1991 accommodate a minor street. Mr. Giliss advised that the improvements to Highway 79 South, through AD 159, did not include any traffic control devices at Wabash Lane. He added that the state does not feel the traffic on Wabash Lane warrants an interruption of the traffic flow on Highway 79 South and the state does not intend to study this problem until after the completion of AD159 in 1993, if they were to study the problem. Mr. Giliss also stated that AD159 will not provide any relief for Wabash Lane and if a traffic signal was warranted, the residents of California Sunset would pay for that signal. The City and any other public agency feels that the present situation at Wabash Lane warrants no further studies or expenditures at this time; however, the Traffic Department offers to do a traffic study at the cost of the California Sunset homeowners. Mr. Giliss stated that the Traffic Department's review of the situation at this time indicates that a right turn may be warranted as well as an acceleration lane exiting right out of the development. Traffic engineering warrants do not support left hand turn storage lanes in or out of Wabash. He added that the plans for Highway 79 South existed prior to the development, and the present situation made even more difficult with the planned improvements of AD159. Therefore, staff recommends that residents exit onto pala Road. Staff offered to discuss with representatives of the CSHO Association some amelioration of the problem that may be possible. CHAIRMAN JOHNSON stated that although thr Commission sympathizes with the homeowners, the Commission could offer no resolve at this time and suggested that they may want to take this issue to the city council. COMMISSIONER GODNICK moved to deny the request for a traffic study, seconed by COMMISSIONER ROBERTS. AYES: 4 COMMISSIONERS: GOdnick, Guerriero, Roberts, Johnson NOES: o COMMISSIONERS: None ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Sander CHAIRMAN JOHNSON declared a recess at 7:55 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 8:00 P.M. TTMIN8/28/91 -3- 9/4/91 . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES AUGUST 28. 1991 TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S REPORT MAX GILISS provided an update on the following: * Ynez Corridor Project: * Design Engineering is on schedule * Apricot Road/Overland overpass project is currently being reassessed by Cal Trans due to clearance requirements and also some consideration for undergrounding SCE lines as well as the real estate market down turn. * Funding agreement for the Rancho California Road improvements should be concluded first of September with another six weeks for design preparation. * I-15 and Rancho California Road traffic signals were scheduled to be financed through federal and state funds. Those funds were removed last year, but are now available again. Expect to proceed next month. * city council adopted recommendation by Commission to close Avenida De La Reina. * Mr. Giliss, along with Mr. Harvey, has been going to all the schools to look at the safety of dropping off and picking up children by parents. * Design engineers for the circulation plans for Murrieta, French Valley and Temecula will be working together using the same Traffic computer model. SCOTT HARVEY discussed the following: * Review of new circulation plan for the student drop-off zone at the high school. COMMISSION REPORTS COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO thanked staff for taking care of the traffic concerns in front of the new Post Office on Rancho California Road. The Commission as a whole expressed a concern for their lack of participation in the overall general plan preparation. Mr. Giliss responded by saying that he would ensure that the Commission was invited to participate. TTMIN8/28/91 -4- 9/4/91 , . . TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MINUTES AUGUST 28, 1991 SGT. DOMONOE reviewed the following: * breakdown of hazardous traffic citations issued as of January 1991. * advised of study performed by the University of California Berkeley which surveyed the city's overall traffic situation. * will be patroling school zones during the morning and afternoon rush. * received a grant for a D.U.I. trailer to be used at D.U.I. check points. * city considering purchasing two more motorcycles. CHAIRMAN JOHNSON requested a status report on speed zone and radar signage on the September agenda. COMMISSIONER GUERRIERO commended the involvement of the two motorcycle officers in the bicycle safety program. commissioner Guerriero also suggested that with the discontinuance of the driver training program at the high school, the City may want to look into providing a list of Driver's Training Schools, possibly from Automobile Club of Southern California, to be distributed to the high school. ADJOURNMENT COMMISSIONER ROBERTS moved to adjourn at 8:40 P.M., seconded by COMMISSIONER GODNICK. The next regular meeting of the city of Temecula Traffic and Transportation Commission to be held Wednesday, September 25, 1991, 7:00 P.M., Vail Elementary School, 29915 Mira Lorna Drive, Temecula, California. -bt.~" L /~. ~cf!::;:-- TTMIN8/28/91 -5- 9/4/91