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CC - Item 4F - Red Curb at Driveways of Muscatel Middle School - Lawrence Ave• TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS ROSEME CITY COUNCIL FROM: BILL CROAK CITY MANAGER DATE: JANUARY 18, 2006 RE: REQUEST TO INSTALL RED CURB AT DRIVEWAYS OF MUSCATEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ON LAWRENCE AVENUE Staff received a request from the Rosemead School District to install red curb on Lawrence Avenue adjacent to the easterly driveway to Muscatel Middle School. This was a recommendation of the Fire Marshall. Traffic Commission recommended installing 15 feet of red curb on each side of the driveway. RECOMMENDATION Approve the Traffic Commission's recommendation to install red curb on Lawrence Avenue adjacent to the easterly driveway to Muscatel Middle School. Attachment COUN"CIL i;`~_'.DA JAN 2 4 2006 v 1 TErt9 ~.12E TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS ROSEME CITY COUNCIL FROM: BILL CRO , CITY MANAGER DATE: JANUARY 18, 2006 0 RE: REQUEST TO INSTALL RED CURB AT DRIVEWAYS OF MUSCATEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ON LAWRENCE AVENUE Staff received a request from the Rosemead School District to install red curb on Lawrence Avenue adjacent to the easterly driveway to Muscatel Middle School. This was a recommendation of the Fire Marshall. Traffic Commission recommended installing 15 feet of red curb on each side of the driveway. RECOMMENDATION Approve the Traffic Commission's recommendation to install red curb on Lawrence Avenue adjacent to the easterly driveway to Muscatel Middle School. Attachment • • Staff Report Rosemead Traffic Commission TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSSION FROM: JOANNE ITAGAKI, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPUTY DATE: December 28, 2005 RE: Request to Install Red Curb at Driveways of Muscatel Middle School on Lawrence Avenue REQUEST Mr. Tim McShane of the Rosemead School District requested City staff consider the installation of red curb at the driveways on Lawrence Avenue to Muscatel Middle School. Mr. McShane indicated that the Fire Marshall recommended the red curb for better truck access to the school. CONDITIONS Lawrence Avenue is a 30-foot wide residential roadway with parking allowed on both sides of the street. A parking lot for Muscatel Middle School exists on the south side of Lawrence Avenue west of Ivar Avenue. This is a staff parking lot that appears to provide emergency access to the interior of the school. RECOMMENDATION Based on the recommendation of the Fire Marshall, the installation of red curb at the driveways on Lawrence Avenue to Muscatel Middle School is recommended. Exhibit A will be available at the Traffic Commission meeting and will depict this recommendation. Q:1 nI5606-Rsd TE 2005-06\Traffic Commission AgendasUanuary 2006-Lawrence & Ivar red curb.doc IY AR AVENUE ~p 5N5 71{~ RI-I Dctoil A DRUG FREE Lu ZONE ~D MU5CATEL DETAIL "A" Lu SCHOOL W v Z W EXISTING RED CURB 51-1 54-3 A Eye eY CITY OF ROSEMEAD ~ a AM BY. JA_ WAR AVENUE ECKED BY LAWRENCE AVENUE 1/9/06 l'uE. 1'- 40' TR. SHT. 1 Of 1 SHT. PLAN N0. ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION JANUARY 12, 2006 fialm A regular meeting of the Rosemead Traffic Commission was called to order by Chairman Quintanilla at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 8838 East Valley Boulevard, Rosemead. ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Quintanilla, Vice-Chairperson Matsdorf and Commissioner Knapp Absent: None Pledge of Allegiance: Commissioner Matsdorf Invocation: Commissioner Knapp I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 3, 2005 & December 1, 2005 It was moved by Commissioner Matsdorf, seconded by Commissioner Knapp, and carried unanimously to approve the minutes for November 3, 2005 and December 1, 2005. II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Speaking before the Commission was: Jesse Wong 3420 Brighton Street Rosemead, California 91770 Mr. Wong stated that on Del Mar and Hellman Avenue at the Del Sol Flowers, cars are parking too close to the corner and causing visibility problems. Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki stated that she will look into it. III. OLD BUSINESS - None • 0 DRAFT IV. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST TO INSTALL TIME LIMIT PARKING AT 2525 SAN GABRIEL BOULEVARD - CASA DE LIQUOR Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki presented the staff report. RECOMMENDATION: Based on field observations and the availability of a parking lot, there is no change recommended for on-street parking restrictions at 2525 San Gabriel Boulevard. Speaking before the Commission was: Cesar Santos, Owner Casa de Liquor 2525 San Gabriel Boulevard Rosemead, California 91770 Mr. Santos stated that this problem occurs mostly on Friday during street sweeping hours. In addition, the auto shop sometimes leaves a car parked there for a long period of time. Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki inquired about hove their parking lot was working for him. Mr. Santos stated that their parking lot is not working for them at all. Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki referenced to Exhibit "A", which shows 40 feet of green curb with 8 feet on either end. It was moved by Commissioner Knapp, seconded by Commissioner Matsdorf, and carried unanimously to deny the Traffic Engineer's recommendation and to install 40 feet of green curb with 8 feet on either side, with time limit (green curb) 20 minutes/ 24 hours a day. Commissioner Knapp informed Mr. Santos that this item will go before the City Council and he is encouraged to attend, as they make the final decision. ~J 0 EORAFT B. REQUEST TO INSTALL RED CURB AT DRIVEWAYS OF MUSCATEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ON LAWRENCE AVENUE Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki presented the staff report. Based on the recommendation of the Fire Marshall, the installation of red curb at the driveways on Lawrence Avenue to Muscatel Middle School is recommended. It was moved by Commissioner Knapp, seconded by Chairman Quintanilla to approve the Traffic Engineer's recommendation. Commissioner Matsdorf abstained her vote because of her employment with the school district. V. STAFF REPORTS The Sheriff's representative stated that the Sheriff's Department has received a Grant for two (2) DUI Cars. They will be used in South El Monte and in Rosemead in March. VI. COMMISSIONER REPORTS Commissioner Matsdorf thanked staff for their hard work. Commissioner Knapp asked about the parking lot on Marshall at the Church. She was inquiring if we could contact them and ask them to post a "No Left Turn" or "Right Turn Only" sign, coming out of the driveway onto Marshall. Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki made the Commission aware that the Church is in the planning process to do some changes and will bring it before the Commission once the traffic study is complete. Chairman Quintanilla asked how often the sensors on the traffic signals are checked, because the signal at Valley and Ivar seems to stay on too long. Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki stated that preventative maintenance is done monthly, and she will have the signal at Valley and Ivar checked. 0 0 ~~r .11 VII. ADJOURNMENT DThere being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m., with 25 people in the audience.