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TC Agenda - 11-02-06Public Comment from the Audience: • If you wish to address the Rosemead Traffic Commission, please complete a Speaker Request Card and hand it to the Secretary before the start of the meeting. • The Rosemead Traffic Commission will hear public comments on matters not listed on the agenda during the Public Comments from the Audience period. • Opportunity to address the Traffic Commission (on non-agenda items) is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. • The Traffic Commission will hear public comments on items listed on the agenda during discussion of the matter and prior to a vote. Brown Act: Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The Traffic Commission may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future Traffic Commission meeting. Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the.ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to allow the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting or service. Persons attending the meeting shall observe rules of propriety, decorum, good conduct, and refrain from impertinent or slanderous remarks. Violation of this rule shall result in such persons being barred from further audience before the governing body. This agenda was posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting at the City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead; the L.A. County Library, Rosemead Branch, 8800 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead; and other locations pursuant to RMC Sec. 1.08.020 Rosemead Traffic Commission AGENDA November 2, 2006 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, Califomia 91770 Edward Quintanilla, Chairman Holly Knapp, Commissioner. Brandan Matsdorf, Commissioner Joan Hunter, Commissioner Howard Masuda, Commissioner ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION November 2. 2006 CALL TO ORDER- 7:00 PM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -Commissioner Hunter INVOCATION -Commissioner Masuda ROLL CALL - Commissioners Quintanilla, Knapp, Matsdorf, Hunter & Masuda 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES October 12, 2006 - Regular Meeting - (Deferred until December 7, 2006) 2. REORGANIZATION OF THE ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION 3. PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE Please refer to public comment guidelines on the first page of this document. 4. OLD BUSINESS - None 5. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR PARKING RESTRICTIONS REGARDING TRASH PICK-UP 9335 GLENDON WAY A letter was received from, Ms. Rowena Paredes, 9331 Glendon Way, regarding placing trash cans out at 9335 Glendon Way. Ms. Paredes lives in a "rear" house behind 9335 Glendon Way. Currently, she places her trash in front of her driveway when vehicles are parked at the curb. This blocks access to her home and 2 other homes using this driveway. Ms. Paredes is requesting assistance in this matter. Recommendation: It is staffs recommendation that the Traffic Commission recommends the City Council approve the installation of 10 feet of red curb from the driveway of 9331 Glendon Way easterly. B. REQUEST FOR PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON STINGLE AVENUE SOUTH OF GARVEY AVENUE Staff received a concern from the resident of 2743 Stingle Avenue regarding visibility of traffic on Stingle Avenue as they exit their driveway. The resident indicated. that trucks from the adjacent business to the north often block the visibility. The resident also indicated that the trucks sometimes block access to the driveway. This driveway provides access to 2 additional 'Year' homes. Recommendation: It is staffs recommendation that the Traffic Commission recommends the City Council approve the installation of 20 feet of red curb from the driveway of 2743 Stingle Avenue northerly. ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION C. November 2. 2006 Staff received a concern from the business at 4012 Loma Avenue regarding vehicles parking for long periods of time. The business owner indicates the majority of vehicles parked are from the auto repair business to the south (9227 Valley Boulevard). Recommendation: It is staff's recommendation that the Traffic Commission recommends the City Council approve the installation of "2 Hour Parking 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except Sundays and Holidays" on the east side of Loma Avenue from Valley Boulevard north to the north property line of 4012 Loma Avenue. 6. STAFF REPORTS 7. COMMISSIONER REPORTS 8. ADJOURNMENT. The next regular meeting is scheduled for December 7, 2006 at 7:00 pm. MEMORANDUM TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION FROM: BRAD JOHNSON, PLANNING DIRECTOR DATE: , NOVEMBER 2, 2006 SUBJECT: REORGANIZATION PROCEDURES The following procedure is suggested for reorganization of the Commission 1. The incumbent chairperson turns the meeting over to the City staff representative for nomination and election of the new chairman. 2. The City staff representative calls for nominations. No seconds are required for nominations. 3. When no further nominations are heard, the City staff representative declares the nominations closed. 4. If there is only one nominee, a motion of his/her election may be entertained. 5. If there is more than one nomination, then the Secretary will call a roll call vote. Commissioners should respond with the name of the nominee they vote for. 6. . The candidate polling a majority is the new chairperson. 7. The newly-elected chairman assumes the chair, and opens nominations for vice- chairperson. ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS FROM: DONALD J. WAGNER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2006 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PARKING RESTRICTIONS REGARDING TRASH PICK UP - 9335 GLENDON WAY SUMMARY A letter (attached) was received from Ms. Rowena Paredes, 9331 Glendon Way, regarding placing trashcans out at 9335 Glendon Way. Ms. Paredes lives in a "rear" house behind 9335 Glendon Way. Currently, she places her trash in front of her driveway when vehicles are parked at the curb. This blocks access to her home and 2 other homes using this driveway. Ms. Paredes is requesting assistance in this matter. Staff Recommendation It is staffs recommendation that the Traffic Commission recommends the City Council approve the installation of 10 feet of red curb from the driveway of 9331 Glendon Way easterly. ANALYSIS Glendon Way is a 40-foot wide east/west roadway with fronting residential uses. Parking is generally allowed on both sides of the roadway (street sweeping on Wednesdays). There is no striping on the street. Several properties on this street provide long driveways to access "rear" homes. The prima facie speed limit on Glendon Way is 25 mph. Exhibit "A" depicts existing conditions in the vicinity of 9335 Glendon Way. Discussion Field observations were made of Glendon Way on Tuesday, trash day. The driveway to 9331 Glendon Way was partially blocked by trashcans. However, vehicles could pass by the trashcans with little obstruction. Other trashcans in the area did not appear to obstruct any driveways for the properties with "rear' homes. There were no vehicles parked on the street in the vicinity of 9335 Glendon Way. Based on our field observations, there does not appear to be a consistent problem with placing the trashcans away from the driveway access of 9331 Glendon Way. There is Traffic Commission Meeting November 2, 2006 Pace 2 of 2 approximately 40 feet of curb between the driveways of 9331 and 9335 Glendon Way. This provides approximately 2 parking spaces. If vehicles are parked, it is likely that more trashcans could be placed in the driveway area blocking access. The installation of 10 feet of red curb will reduce the possibility of trashcans blocking the driveway access and still provide parking for approximately 2 vehicles. PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process. Submitted by: Joanne Itagaki Traffic Engineering Deputy Letter from Ms. Rowena Paredes Exhibit A: Request for Parking Restrictions Regarding Trash Pick Up - 9335 Glendon Way C:\Documents and Settingstsbernica\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\0LKRNov-9335 Glendon Pkg Rest.doc August 22, 2006 Traffic Commission City of Rosemead 8838 E. Valley Blvd Rosemead, CA. 91770 Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to request your assistance in resolving our problem in regards to our neighbor at 9335 Glendon Way Rosemead, CA. Every Tuesday is our trash pick up day and whenever we put out our trash at this front house we are already blocking our private driveway, which is a fire hazard. One of our neighbor tallied to the owner of the pick up truck and made a comment that it is a "public road" I even went to the city hall to assist me in regards to this matter and they pointed a gray curb next to it, It did help for the post few weeks but then this morning, they re not giving us enough space for all our trash again, there's 3 houses behind this house and our next door neighbor is also a private driveway. I've spoken with officer Milan Mrakich in regards to this matter several times. I do hope you can find a resolution in regards to this matter. Sincerely, Rowena Paredes . 9331 Glendon Way Rosemead, Co. 91770 g34a a34z a343 x341 8346 SCA{[: I' . W x335 x323 LEGEND EXISTING GRAY CURB ® PROPOSED RED CURB q540 x334 x326 8318 EXHIBIT A o' Q' z O 7'z w' l~ TRAFFIC COMMISSION MEETING - NOV. 2, 2006 ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS FROM: DONALD J. WAGNER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2006 SUBJECT: REQUEST PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON STINGLE AVENUE SOUTH OF GARVEY AVENUE SUMMARY Staff received a concern from the resident of 2743 Stingle Avenue regarding visibility of traffic on Stingle Avenue as they exit their driveway. The resident indicated that trucks from the adjacent business to the north often block the visibility. The resident also indicated that the trucks sometimes block access to the driveway. This driveway provides access to 2 additional "rear" homes. Staff Recommendation It is staff's recommendation that the Traffic Commission recommends the City Council approve the installation of 20 feet of red curb from the driveway of 2743 Stingle Avenue northerly. ANALYSIS Stingle Avenue is a 40-foot wide roadway with no striping separating opposing lanes of traffic. South of Garvey Avenue, Stingle Avenue is a dead-end street. The subject address, 2743 Stingle Avenue is approximately 150 feet south of Garvey Avenue. Stingle Avenue is "Stop" controlled at its intersection with Garvey Avenue. The prima, facie speed limit on Stingle Avenue is 25 mph. Exhibit "A" depicts existing conditions on the west curb line of Stingle Avenue south of Garvey Avenue. Discussion Field observations were made of Stingle Avenue south of Garvey Avenue during the afternoon hours. On-street parking is in high demand on this commercial roadway. The subject address, 2743.Stingle Avenue, is one of the few residential properties on this street. North of 2743 Stingle Avenue is a commercial auto repair shop. This business has on- site parking available but often parks vehicles and/or tow trucks on the street. These Traffic Commission Meeting November 2, 2006 Page 2 of 2 vehicles park along Stingle Avenue for various lengths of time (several minutes to days). Often these vehicles park adjacent to the driveway of 2743 Stingle Avenue. Parking enforcement does ticket for over 72 hour parking and blocking of driveway access. Based on our field observations, there is a definite demand for on-street parking. Parking of large vehicles, especially tow trucks, directly north of 2743 Stingle Avenue does block visibility of exiting vehicles. The installation of 20 feet of red curb will improve the visibility of exiting vehicles. There will be approximately 27 feet of on-street parking remaining (about 1 vehicle length). PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process. Submitted by: Joanne Itagaki Traffic Engineering Deputy Exhibit A: Request for Parking Restrictions on Stingle Avenue South of Garvey Avenue C:\Documents and Settings\sbernica\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKF\Nov-Stingle SO Garvey Pkg (2).doc Not to Scale Garvey Avenue I i Uop i I ~ I g91~ Q a~ .c I • 25' Install 20 feet of red curb. 2~~3 11 IN REQUEST FOR PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON STINGLE AVENUE SOUTH OF GARVEY AVENUE Traffic Commission - November 2, 2006 ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS FROM: DONALD J. WAGNER, ASSISTANT. CITY MANAGER DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2006 SUBJECT: REQUEST PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON LOMA AVENUE NORTH OF VALLEY BOUELVARD SUMMARY Staff received a concern from the business of 4012 Loma Avenue regarding vehicles parking for long periods of.time. The business owner indicates the majority of vehicles parked are from the auto repair business to the south (9227 Valley Boulevard). Staff Recommendation It is staffs recommendation that the Traffic Commission recommends the City Council . approve the installation of "2 Hour Parking 9 AM to 6 PM, Except Sundays and Holidays" on the east side of Loma Avenue from Valley Boulevard north to the north property line of 4012 Loma Avenue. ANALYSIS Loma Avenue is a 34-foot wide roadway with one lane of traffic in each direction separated by single yellow skip striping. Loma Avenue is "Stop" controlled at its intersection with Valley Boulevard. Parking is generally permitted on both sides of the roadway. The prima facie speed limit on Loma Avenue is 25 mph. Exhibit "A" depicts existing conditions on the east curb line of Loma Avenue north of Valley Boulevard. Discussion Field observations were made of Loma Avenue north of Valley Boulevard during the afternoon hours. On-street parking is in high demand on this mixed residential and commercial roadway. The business owner of 4012 Loma Avenue indicates that vehicles associated with the adjacent auto repair business often occupy parking in front of their property. This business has on-site parking available but often parks vehicles on the street. A 2 hour parking restriction will allow the businesses to continue to use on-street parking but will require a parking "turnover". Traffic Commission Meeting November 2, 2006 Page 2 of 2 Based on our field observations, there is a definite demand for on-street parking. The installation of "2 Hour Parking 9 AM to 6 PM, Except Sundays and Holidays" on the east side of Loma Avenue is recommended. This restriction should be from Valley Boulevard north to the north property line of 4012 Loma Avenue. PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process. Submitted by: Joanne Itagaki Traffic Engineering Deputy Exhibit A: Request for Parking Restrictions on Loma Avenue North of Valley Boulevard C:\Documents and Settingslsbernica\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKF\Nov-Loma NO Valley Pkg.doc Not to Scale Install "2 Hour Parking 9 AM to 6 PM Except Sundays and Holidays" with arrows as shown. N G v Q M O _.l i 34 feet d@9 Valley Boulevard Righl Arrow I t}O12 I I I I I Double Arrow I 92Z~ I I I I WAfl AM A REQUEST FOR PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON LOMA AVENUE NORTH OF VALLEY BOULEVARD Traffic Commission Meeting - November 2, 2006