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CC – Item 4B – Staff Report – Request for Red Curb in the Vicinity of Stevens Avenue and Hellman Avenue ' ( M OO # {epk, stat f,eport TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL FROM: FRANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER � a1 DATE: APRIL 7, 1998 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR RED CURB IN THE VICINITY OF STEVENS AVENUE AND HELLMAN AVENUE DISCUSSION The Traffic Commission received a letter/petition from the residents of the 3300 and 3200 blocks of North Stevens Avenue requesting the installation of a red curb in the vicinity of Stevens Avenue and Hellman Avenue. The residents stated they were having difficulty turning into and out of Stevens Avenue with the on-street parking allowed at the intersection. The letter/petition also included pictures of the intersection which are attached. Staff investigated the site and identified the vehicles parked in the vicinity and found that the majority of vehicles were parked for a long period of time. In addition, the parking density on Stevens Avenue lessened as you travel south from Hellman Avenue. Staff has recommended the installation of 50 feet of red curb on the east and west sides of Stevens Avenue at Hellman, as depicted in Figure I of the staff report. Staff indicated that no additional red curb be installed on Hellman Avenue. On April 2, 1998 the Traffic Commission heard this matter and agreed with the staff recommendation. RECOMMENDATION The Traffic Commission reviewed this item and voted 4-0 to recommend that the City Council APPROVE the staff recommendation of the installation of 50 feet of red curb on the east and west sides of Stevens Avenue at Hellman Avenue. Copies of the staff report, letter/petition from the residents of Stevens Avenue and Traffic Commission minutes, are attached for the Council's review. COUNCIL AGENDA APR 14 1998 ITEM No. • LC TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION FROM: JOANNE ITAGAKI, DEPUTY TRAFFIC ENGINEER DATE: MARCH 23, 1998 RE: REQUEST FOR RED CURB IN THE VICINITY OF STEVENS AVENUE AND HELLMAN AVENUE REQUEST Attached is a letter/petition from the residents of the 3200 and 3300 block of Stevens Avenue. The residents are requesting the installation of red curb in the vicinity of the intersection of Stevens Avenue and Hellman Avenue. They state they are having difficulty turning into and out of Stevens Avenue with the on-street parking allowed at the intersection. The letter/petition also included pictures of the intersection which are attached. CONDITIONS Stevens Avenue is a 32-foot wide north/south roadway which intersects Hellman Avenue to form a "T" intersection. Parking is allowed on both sides of Stevens Avenue except during street sweeping periods. There are no traffic stripes painted on the roadway. The prima fade speed limit on Stevens Avenue is 25 mph. Hellman Avenue is a 40-foot wide east/west roadway with fronting residential properties on both sides of the street. Parking is allowed on both sides of the roadway. A double yellow stripe separates opposing lanes of traffic. The posted speed limit on Hellman Avenue is 30 mph. Figure 1 depicts these conditions. DATA The reported accident history at the intersection of Hellman Avenue and Stevens Avenue was reviewed for the period from January 1, 1995 through February 28, 1998. This review indicated one reported accident in the vicinity of the intersection. The accident occurred on Thursday, June 22, 1995, 10:20 a. m. The accident involved a westbound vehicle proceeding straight broadsided an eastbound vehicle making a U-turn. The primary collision factor was "unsafe speed". Page 2 DISCUSSION Field review of the intersection did identify vehicles parked in the vicinity. It appeared that the majority of the vehicles were parked for long periods of time. Parking did occur up to the curb returns of both Hellman Avenue and Stevens Avenue. The density of the parking on Stevens Avenue lessened as you traveled south from Hellman Avenue. The favorable accident history indicates vehicles are accessing/traveling the intersection in a prudent manner. If there were accidents involving parked vehicles, a correlation between the volume and location of parked vehicles might be made. Currently, Ingleside Hospital is responsible for cleaning the gutters on the east side of Stevens Avenue from Hellman Avenue to their south property line. This was approved at the request of the Hospital by City staff to accommodate the parking needs of the facility. The installation of red curb at the intersection will improve ingress and egress at Stevens Avenue and Hellman Avenue. However, staff did identify red curb existing on the south side of Hellman Avenue both east and west of Stevens Avenue. No additional red curb, therefore, is recommended on Hellman Avenue. RECOMMENDATION The installation of 50 feet of red curb on the east and west sides of Stevens Avenue at Hellman Avenue is recommended as depicted in Figure 1. Attachments JI RSD'STEVENS NO CALE Ed HELLMAN AVENUE r 20 I 23' J 9, I 16 I 20 _I jA 160" _ E%. 2E.I: Th cues EK. QED Cu'�6 —1-r STDP --°- • • so' '\ 0 so' I PRDfl7`E.D RED CA r Cl _ - - 1 /_ 32' "h10 PAgKIN6 r — MONDRY5 -6 47 i'DAH- 2.Ph7 5 =r2EET 1v SwEEErNG 0 r ,;TE'`/c%J3 A"i IJC.IE co 4k-it -L/-;/i/J AVEAJUE • CITY OF ROSEMEAD U 1 From the residents of: 3300/3200 North Stevens Avenue Rosemead, California 91770 �'Jcw.. IS. 4S a To:The Rosemead Traffic Commission CC: Mr. Donald Wagner, Assistant City Manager Re: Parking situation on Stevens Avenue Madam, Gentlemen of the Rosemead Traffic Commission: Problem: We, the residents of North Stevens Avenue, are experiencing great difficulties in making left and right turns onto Hellman Avenue from Stevens Avenue or onto Stevens Avenue going south due to vehicles parked on the very end of the street on Stevens Avenue intersecting Hellman Avenue and Hellman Avenue intersecting Stevens Avenue. Solution: Paint the curbs red on both sides of Stevens Avenue (intersecting Hellman Avenue), to the south for at least fifty feet or more and including Hellman Avenue to the west and east. This will give the residents and others a much safer ingress and egress. If possible, a white line in the center of Stevens from Hellman south to just past the hospital parking lot exit would greatly help to keep moving vehicles on the proper side of the street. 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" - ri • • �': — - Aim' . - - � AMENS it I 106.04 3/5 5+e-‘) 111.5 A .ttut 4 I4a{ rtnan AQeJ1ue. corn e& den4t ac -E{,L 3zoo 4 30o blrr k o-F S' evens Ave. (Detted Io-z3 9-?) 111 1 t - - 3sj.c- ;a ,5�'. - - -4 4g-, • '4 R Q Sin rirt (' _ alit 4/5 C �� C t U ll� ti S .7W>... 9 fid • _ . S_._• 191 r.: "- _ - ena... • .'—. - 575 eJ errs Avenut ¢ Prclln��r AJen.-ke- -cr K?PsCae✓t{.D Cir/ i-ke- 2.00 4 3300 block oc 5l _\J AJe. ( +PA 10-1a-9-7) ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION APRIL 2, 1998 A regular meeting of the Rosemead Traffic Commission was called to order by Chairman Tirre, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 8838 East Valley Boulevard, Rosemead. ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Tine Commissioners: Knapp, Ruiz, Quintanilla, Baffo Absent: None Ex Officio: Assistant City Manager: Donald J. Wagner Administrative Aide: Jessica Wilkinson Traffic Deputy: Deputy Penz Deputy Traffic Engineer: Joanne Itagaki CALL TO ORDER The pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairman Tire The Invocation was delivered by Commissioner Knapp I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Commissioner Baffo, seconded by Commissioner Knapp, and carried unanimously to approve the minutes for March 5, 1998. II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE - NONE III. OLD BUSINESS IV. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR RED CURB IN THE VICINITY OF STEVENS AVENUE AND HELLMAN AVENUE Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki stated that a letter/petition from the residents of the 3200 and 3300 block of Stevens Avenue. The residents are requesting the installation of red curb in the vicinity of the intersection of Stevens Avenue and Hellman Avenue. They state they are having difficulty turning into and out of Stevens Avenue with the on-street parking allowed at the intersection. The letter/petition also included pictures of the intersection. Stevens Avenue is a 32 foot wide north/south roadway which intersects Hellman Avenue to form a "T" intersection. Parking is allowed on both sides of Stevens Avenue except during street sweeping periods. There are no traffic stripes painted on the roadway. The prima facie speed limit on Stevens Avenue is 25 mph. Hellman Avenue is a 40 foot wide east/west roadway with fronting residential properties on both sides of the street. Parking is allowed on both sides of the roadway. A double yellow stripe separates opposing lanes of traffic. The posted speed limit on Hellman Avenue is 30 mph. The reported accident history at the intersection of Hellman Avenue and Stevens Avenue was reviewed for the period from January 1, 1995 through February 28, 1998. The review indicated one reported accident in the vicinity of the intersection. The accident occurred on Thursday, June 22, 1995, 10:20 a.m. The accident involved a westbound vehicle proceeding straight broadsided and eastbound vehicle making a U-Turn. The primary collision factor was "unsafe speed". Field review of the intersection did identify vehicles parked in the vicinity. It appeared that the majority of the vehicles were parked for long periods of time. Parking did occur up to the curb returns of both Hellman Avenue and Stevens Avenue. The density of the parking on Stevens Avenue lessened as you traveled south from Hellman Avenue. The favorable accident history indicates vehicles are accessing/traveling the intersection in a prudent manner. If there were accidents involving parked vehicles, a correlation between the volume and location of parked vehicles might be made. Currently, Ingleside Hospital is responsible for cleaning the gutters on the east side of Stevens Avenue from Hellman Avenue to their south property line. This was approved at the request of the Hospital by City staff to accommodate the parking needs of the facility. The installation of red curb at the intersection will improve ingress and egress at Stevens Avenue and Hellman Avenue. However, staff did identify red curb existing on the south side of Hellman Avenue both east and west of Stevens Avenue. No additional red curb, therefore, is recommended on Hellman Avenue. RECOMMENDATION: The installation of 50 feet of red curb on the east and west sides of Stevens Avenue at Hellman Avenue is recommended. 2 Speaking before the Commission was: Evelyn Jung 3300 North Stevens Rosemead, California 91770 Mrs. Jung inquired as to the width of the street from Ingleside Hospital to Hellman Avenue. Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki stated that it starts at 32' feet and widens to 36' feet. Speaking before the Commission was: Warren Jung 3300 North Stevens Rosemead, California 91770 Mr. Jung stated that the problem usually occurs during the day between 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. He agrees with the red curb and feels that a time limit would help. Chairman Tine inquired as to how many homes would be affected by this recommendation. Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki stated that only 1 house would be affected. It was moved by Commissioner Baffo, seconded by Commissioner Ruiz, and carried unanimously to approve the Traffic Engineer's recommendation. At this time, Chairman Tire introduced Jessica Wilkinson to the Commission and the audience. B. SOUTHBOUND DEL MAR AVENUE CURB LANE AT GARVEY AVENUE Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki stated that Vice-Chairperson Knapp requested staff to investigate the possibility of installing a southbound right turn only lane on Del Mar Avenue at Garvey Avenue. Vice- Chairperson Knapp indicated the lane appears wide enough to accommodate this movement. This is based on experience with vehicles passing on the right of vehicles waiting at the signal. 3 Field review of the location identified the southbound curb lane as being 15 feet wide. There is also a "Through Traffic Merge Left" sign approximately 200 feet north of the intersection. This sign notifies motorists that the curb lane will merge with the adjacent through lane. The curb lane merges south of the intersection. Although the existing curb lane can be wide enough for some vehicles to pass on the right, the 15 foot width is not adequate to stripe a separate right turn lane. Generally, the minimum curb lane width, without parking, is 13 feet. This width will generally accommodate vehicle travel on the street (11 feet) with an "extra" width of 2 feet in the gutter area. Therefore, a separate southbound right turn only lane on Del Mar Avenue at Garvey Avenue is not recommended at this time. No motion was needed for this item. V. STAFF REPORTS Administrative Aide Wilkinson stated that Commissioner Quintanilla, Commissioner Baffo and herself would be attending the Commissioner's Workshop this weekend. VI. COMMISSIONER REPORTS Commissioner Knapp stated that she has received several complaints regarding the green light at Marshall. Only one or two cars can go east or west. Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki stated that she would write a letter to Cal-Trans, informing them of this problem. Commissioner Knapp stated that there is a shopping cart that traveled onto Delta and Earle Street that needs to be picked up. Commissioner Knapp invited everyone to attend the Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, May 9, 1998, at the Rosemead Community Recreation Center at 8:00 a.m. Commissioner Quintanilla asked if we had a time frame for the Valley Boulevard Project. Assistant City Manager Wagner stated that it is scheduled for July, 1998. 4 Commissioner Ruiz stated that the Von's trucks have stopped using their J-Brakes. Commissioner Baffo apologized to the Commission for arriving late to the Traffic Commission Meeting. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. There were 10 people in the audience. The next Traffic Commission meeting is scheduled for May 7, 1998. 5