CC - Item 4C - Request for additional Stop Signs at the intersection of Dorothy and KelburnTO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS
ROSEM D CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BILL CR WE, CITY MANAGER
DATE: DECEMBER 8, 2004
RE: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION
OF DOROTHY AVENUE AND KELBURN AVENUE
The City received a request from Mr. Peter An of 7505 Whitmore Street, requesting the
installation of additional stop signs at the intersection of Dorothy and Kelburn Avenues
due to a blind spot when vehicles park at the intersection. Field observations at the
location noted that vehicles parked in the vicinity of the intersection reduced visibility of
motorists stopped on Dorothy Avenue turning onto Kelburn Avenue.
The purpose of "Stop" controls is to assign right-of-way, and is typically assigned to the
street with the least volume of traffic. Multi-way control is applied to locations where
traffic on each roadway is nearly equal and heavy enough to require the rotation of
right-of-way in order to minimize overall delay and reduce congestion.
The existing stop controls at the subject intersection meet the basic levels of stop
control, with Dorothy Avenue (least volume) being stop controlled at Kelburn Avenue
(higher volume). Therefore, no additional stop controls are recommended at this time.
Based on the reported collision history and field observations, the visibility onto Kelburn
Avenue from Dorothy Avenue could be improved. Therefore, the Traffic Commission
recommended the installation of red curb on the west side of Kelburn Avenue north of
Dorothy Avenue.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Traffic Commission's
recommendation to install red curb on the west side of Kelburn Avenue north of Dorothy
Avenue.
Attachment
DEC 12 2004
ITEM No.11Z. diLf -
Staff Report
Rosemead Traffic Commission
TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS
FROM: JOANNE ITAGAKI, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPUTY
DATE: November 22, 2004
SUBJECT: Request for Additional Stop Signs at the Intersection of
Dorothy Street and Kelburn Avenue
REQUEST
A letter' was received from Councilmember Alarcon from Mr. Peter An, 7505
Whitmore Street. Mr. An has requested the installation of additional stop signs at
the intersection of Dorothy Street and Kelburn Avenue. Mr. An indicates there is
a 'blind spot' when vehicles park on Kelburn Avenue that blocks the visibility of
vehicles stopped on Dorothy Street.
CONDITIONS
Dorothy Street is approximately 34 feet wide with no centerline striping. The
south side of the roadway provides for angle parking for Garvey Park. The south
side of the roadway is fronted by single-family residential uses. Dorothy Street is
stop controlled at its T-intersection with Kelburn Avenue. There is also a yellow
crosswalk across Dorothy Street at Kelburn Avenue.
Kelburn Avenue is approximately 36 feet wide with no centerline striping. South
of Dorothy Street, Kelburn Avenue provides additional angle parking on the west
side of the street. The fronting uses are single family residential. There is a
yellow crosswalk across the north leg of Kelburn Avenue at Dorothy Street.
Exhibit 1 depicts conditions at the intersection of Dorothy Street and Kelburn
Avenue.
DATA
The reported collision history at the intersection of Dorothy Street and Kelburn
Avenue was reviewed for the period from August 30, 2001 through August 30,
2004. The following collisions were reported at the intersection during this
period.
Description Date & Time
1. Southbound vehicle proceeding 08/28/02 at 6:45 AM
straight broadsided an eastbound
vehicle turning left.
PCF = Auto R/W violation
December 2, 2004 Traffic Commission Meeting
Request for Additional Stop Signs at the
Intersection of Dorothy Street and Kelburn Avenue
Page 2 of 3
2. Eastbound vehicle turning left
broadsided a southbound vehicle
proceeding straight.
PCF = Auto R/W violation
3. Eastbound vehicle hit a fixed object.
PCF = Ran stop sign
24 hr volume
293
444
533
Traffic and pedestrian counts were taken at the intersection. These counts
revealed the following:
Traffic Volumes
Dorothy Street (EB)
Kelburn Avenue (NB)
Kelburn Avenue (SB)
Pedestrian Volumes
Xing West Leg
Xing North Leg
Xing South Leg
` Note: School starts at 8
DISCUSSION
8:15 to 8:45 AM
2 children/10 adults
2 children/ 1 adult
11/13/02 at 8:35 AM
12/30/03 at 2:40 AM
AM Peak PM Peak
42 (8:00) 35 (4:00)
48 (8:00) 56 (5:00)
71 (8:00) 48 (5:00)
1 child/2 adults
30 AM and ends at 2:25 PM.
2:10 to 2:40 PM
24 children/21 adults
4 children/6 adults
3 children/2 adults
Field observation of the location was made throughout the day. Occasionally,
there were vehicles parked in the vicinity of the intersection. These vehicles,
however, did reduce the visibility of motorists stopped on Dorothy Street turning
on to Kelburn Avenue. The primary visibility constraint was the fence built behind
the sidewalk.
During the pedestrian counts, very little conflict was observed between vehicles
and pedestrians crossing the streets. The low traffic volumes on both Dorothy
Street and Kelburn Avenue support this.
The purpose of "Stop" controls is to assign right-of-way. The basic "Stop" control
is typically assigned to the street with the least volume of traffic. Beyond this
basic level of control, multi-way control is applied to locations to where traffic on
each roadway is nearly equal and heavy enough to require the rotation of right-
of-way in order to minimize overall delay and reduce congestion.
The intersection of Dorothy Street and Kelburn Avenue meets the basic level of
stop control with the street with the least volume of traffic (Dorothy Street) being
stop controlled at the street with the higher volume of traffic (Kelburn Avenue).
Therefore, no additional stop controls are recommended at this time.
December 2, 2004 Traffic Commission Meeting
Request for Additional Stop Signs at the
Intersection of Dorothy Street and Kelburn Avenue
Page 3 of 3
However, based on the reported collision history and field observations the
visibility from Dorothy Street could be improved. Therefore, the installation of red
curb is recommended.
RECOMMENDATION
The installation of 40 feet of red curb is recommended on the west side of
Kelburn Avenue north of Dorothy Street. This red curb will provide additional
sight distance for motorists stopped at Dorothy Street. It will not significantly
affect the neighboring residents, as there will remain over 100 feet of parking on
this side of Kelburn Avenue. Exhibit 1 depicts this recommendation.
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OCT.-18'04(MON) 10:20 CITY OF ROSEMEAD
10/15/2994. 07:48 9894689868
Peter An
7505 Whitmore St
Rosemead, CA 91770
October 4, 2004
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City Of Rosemead City Hall
8836 E. Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
Dear William Alarcon,
My name is Peter An and I am a resident of Rosemead City. Sorry to bother you but I would
like to take some of your time to tell you about a traffic concern nearby my area. There are
two streets that cross each other and causing it to a three way street These two streets that
cross each other are called Dorothy and Kelburn, it is right next to the Garvey Park Gym and
Garvey Park. A stop sign should be considered at this cross street here because these two
streets crossing each can be very dangerous I have a friend that live on Dorothy, for him to
turn mto Kelburn is really hard and dangerous. The reason it is dangerous for him is because
there are car that park on to the side Kelburn, causing a blind spot for my fri end to turn into
Kelbum. He has a very hard time to see if there is any car that is going to pass or not. He
says most of the time he turns when he thinks there is no car. When a driver think in order to
turn to a street is very dangerous, a driver have to be 100 percent sure in order to turn or
make any traffic decisions.
Besides benefiting driven, putting up a stop sign can also benefits pedestrians. Next to these
two streets dangerously crossing is a public park named Garvey Park. This park bas
everything, unlike any public park, there is a basketball gym, swimming pool, and a tennis
court This park attracted many people of all ages. During the summer, many kids would go
to the swimming pool and have fun. The basketball gym also attracts people of all ages.
With this much people that go to the park, there is a big possibility they will use the cross
street with Dorothy and Kelbum. There is also an elementary school that is right next to the
park as well and there is going to be a big chance of kids crossing this dangerous cross street
here. Sothis dangerous cross street not only is dangerous to drivers but can be a problem for
pedestrians.
With Dorothy Street and Kelburn Street crossing and causing a dangerous tbree-way section,
many problems can occur. It affects the ability of drivers that is making a turn from Dorothy
Street to Kelburn Street A stop sign would not only benefits drivers but pedestrians as well.
A neazbv Ru~li~pul~cyitb..everytliing dsa~v~t~la6 of peopleihereeveryday: -IdIIrarl"e
park but also an elementary school is nearby as well. With a school nearby, there are
possibilities students will approach this dangerous section. So if you can consider putting up
a stop sign, it may help many people and will make the residents nearby feel safe. Thank you
for your time and hope this can help our community.
Sincerely,
Peter An
ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION MEETING
DECEMBER 2, 2004
A regular meeting of the Rosemead Traffic Commission was called to order by
Chairperson Knapp at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 8838 East Valley Boulevard,
Rosemead.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Knapp, Vice-Chairperson Matsdorf,
Commissioner Quintanilla, & Commissioner Benjamin
Absent: None
Pledge of Allegiance: Vice-Chairperson Matsdorf
Invocation: Commissioner Quintanilla
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 4, 2004
L It was moved by Commissioner Benjamin, and seconded by Commissioner
Quintanilla to approve the minutes of November 4, 2004.
Vote results:
Yes:
Chairperson Knapp, Vice-Chairperson Matsdorf,
Commissioner Quintanilla and
Commissioner Benjamin
No:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
H. COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDIENCE - None
III. OLD BUSINESS - None
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL STOP SIGNS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF DOROTHY STREET AND KELBURN AVENUE
Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki presented the staff report.
Recommendation:
The installation of forty (40) feet of red curb on the west side of Kelburn Avenue
and north of Dorothy Street is recommended.
It was moved by Vice-Chairperson Matsdorf and seconded by Commissioner
Benjamin and carried unanimously to approve the Traffic Engineer's
recommendation.
V. STAFF REPORTS
Assistant City Manager Wagner noted the following events: Dinsmoor Open
House on December 11, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm; Chamber of Commerce
Mixer at First American Bank on December 9; Zapopan Target Area Clean-up on
Saturday morning, December 4; reorganization of Traffic Commission in January,
2005.
Traffic Engineer Itagaki reported that the red curb requested for Valley Boulevard
at Hidden Pines Place was approved by the City Council.
VI. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
Commissioner Quintanilla questioned the accuracy of the traffic sensors at the
Valley, Mission, Rio Hondo intersection. Traffic Engineer Itagaki said that the
Contractor responsible for this equipment performs routine maintenance checks
and that this intersection is scheduled for review soon.
Commissioner Quintanilla also mentioned that the twenty minute parking
limitation at the Post Office is not being observed.
Chairperson Knapp reported that Lee Ann Dalessio from the Chamber of
Commerce asked if the area in front of their building could be restricted to twenty
minute parking and also noted a lack of street sweeper signs on the west side of
the street.
Chairperson Knapp reminded those present of the People for People Christmas
Dinner at the Rosemead community Center on December 18.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:30 p.m., with three people in the audience. The next regular
meeting of the Traffic Commission is scheduled for January 6, 2004.
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The Mayor declared said.motion duly carried and so ordered.
A. RESOLUTION NO. 2004 - CLAIMS AND DEMANDS
Councilman Taylor stated for the record that he voted No on this item and also voted No
at the Housing Developoment Corporation Meeting that just adjourned. Mr. Taylor stated that he
voted No because there is not enough information available on the use of the HOME funds, and
that he does not want to bail o he own, s of the e(rty."
III. LEGISLATIVE
The following Resolution was presented to the Council for adoption.
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF
$495,766.85 NUMBERED 45801 THROUGH 46021
MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM IMPERIAL, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN
VASQUEZ that the Council adopt Resolution No. 2004-27. Vote resulted:
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Yes:
Alarc6n, Clark, Imperial, Taylor, Vasquez
No:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR (CC-E was removed for discussion purposes)
CC-A ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES EXTENDING THE DATE BY ONE YEAR
FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND RECEIPT OF TAX INCREMENTS FOR
PROJECT AREA NO. 1 AND PROJECT AREA NO. 2
A.1 ORDINANCE NO. 832 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AMENDING PART 6
OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROJECT AREA
NUMBER 1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 33333.6(E)(2)(C)
OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LAW. ADOPT
A.2. ORDINANCE NO. 833 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AMENDING
SECTIONS 530 AND 610 OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
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PROJECT AREA NUMBER 2 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
33333.2(c) OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LAW
CC-B EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT - STREET TREE MAINTENANCE
CC-C EXTENSION OF LIGHTING AGREEMENT - QRS LIGHTING SERVICE
CC-D AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND 90Tn ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE
INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION - OCTOBER 17-
20,2004, SAN DIEGO
CC-F SELECTION OF CONSULTANT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME PROGRAM SERVICES
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ
that the Council approve the aforementioned items on the Consent Calendar. Vote resulted:
Yes:
Alarcon, Vasquez, Clark, Taylor, Imperial
No:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
CC-E APPROVAL OF PARTNERSHIP WITH EAST LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY CORPORATION (ELACC) FOR USE OF HOME CHDO
SET-ASIDE FUNDS
Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar, Rosemead, stated that his comments on this item are the
same as his comments during the public hearing. Mr. Nunez left a video for the Council to
review.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ALARCON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ
that the Council approve the partnership with the East Los Angeles Community Corporation;
authorize the City Attorney to finalize the commitment agreement and related documents; and
authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all agreements. Vote resulted:
Yes:
Alarcon, Vasquez, Clark, Taylor, Imperial
No:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
The Mayor declared said motion duly carried and so ordered.
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V. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION - None
VI. STATUS REPORTS - None
VII. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS - None
VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE - None
IX. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further action to be taken at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45
p.m., in memory of Bryesna Limbrick, an Encinita Elementary School student who was slain
outside a 7-Eleven store in the City of El Monte. The next regular meeting will be held on
Tuesday, August 10, 2004, at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted: APPROVED:
City Clerk
MAYOR
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