TC - Agenda - 12-02-04AGENDA
ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION
8838 East Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, California 91770
Regular Meeting
DECEMBER 2, 2004
Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Chairperson Knapp, Vice - Chairperson Matsdorf,
Commissioner Quintanilla, and Commissioner
Benjamin
Pledge of Allegiance: Vice - Chairperson Matsdorf
Invocation: Commissioner Quintanilla
I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — November 4, 2004
II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE — This is the time
reserved for members of the audience to address the Commission on items not
listed on the agenda. (Maximum time per speaker is three (3) minutes; total time
allocated is fifteen (15) minutes).
III. OLD BUSINESS — NONE
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL STOP SIGNS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF DOROTHY STREET AND KELBURN
AVENUE
V. STAFF REPORTS
VI. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
VII. ADJOURNMENT — To the next regular meeting of the Traffic
Commission on Thursday, January 6, 2005, at 7:00 p.m.. Rosemead City
Council Chambers, 8838 East Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California 91770.
Posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting at: Rosemead City Hall, 8838 East Valley
Boulevard, Rosemead; the L.A. County Library, Rosemead Branch, 8800 E. Valley
Boulevard; and at other locations pursuant to RMC Section 1.08.
ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION MEETING .
NOVEMBER 4, 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: Commissioner Quintanilla
Invocation: Commissioner Benjamin
APPROVAL OF MINUTES — October 7.2004
I. It was moved by Vice - Chairperson Matsdorf, and seconded by Commissioner
Quintanilla to approve the minutes of October 7, 2004.
Vote results:
Yes: Vice-Chairperson Matsdorf, Commissioner Quintanilla and
Commissioner Benjamin
No: None.
Absent: None
Abstain: Chairperson Knapp
II. COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDIENCE — None
III._ OLD BUSINESS - None
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. REOUEST TO INSTALL RED CURB ON VALLEY BOULEVARD AT
HIDDEN PINES PLACE
Deputy Traffic Engineer Itagaki presented the staff report.
Recommendation:
The installation of ten (10) feet of red curb on the south side of Valley Boulevard
west of Hidden Pines Place is recommended.
It was moved by Commissioner Benjamin and seconded by Vice - Chairperson
Matsdorf and carried unanimously to approve the Traffic Engineer's
recommendation.
V. STAFF REPORTS
Assistant City Manager Wagner gave a brief update on the Rosemead Public
Safety Center at Zapopan Park.
Assistant City Manager Wagner reported that the red curb requested at 3303 Del
Mar was approved by the City Council.
VI. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
Commissioner Benjamin suggested that street cleaning occur on one side of the
street on one day and on the other the next day so that residents would still have
parking close to their homes on street cleaning days. Assistant City Manager
Wagner said that state regulations encouraging cleaner vehicles as well as storm
water and prevailing wage issues already strain the street sweeping budget and the
cost of this change in operation would be prohibitive.
Chairperson Knapp reminded the Commissioners about the Traffic
Commissioners Workshop scheduled for Saturday.
Chairperson Knapp reminded those present of the Five Dollar Annual Pancake
Breakfast and Boutique fundraiser for People for People on November 20. She
also briefly described the Adopt -A- Family Program.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner'Matsdorf asked that the meeting be adjourned with a moment of
silence in memory of all veterans. It was unanimously agreed and a moment of
silence ensued.
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:00 p.m., with three people in the audience. The next regular
meeting of the Traffic Commission is scheduled for December 2, 2004.
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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 11/13/02 at 8:35 AM
broadsided a southbound vehicle
proceeding straight.
PCF = Auto R/W violation
3. Eastbound vehicle hit a fixed object. 12/30/03 at 2:40 AM
PCF = Ran stop sign
Traffic and pedestrian counts were taken at the intersection. These counts
revealed the following:
Traffic Volumes
24 hr volume
AM Peak PM Peak
Dorothy Street (EB)
293
42 (8:00) 35 (4:00)
Kelburn Avenue (NB)
444
48 (8:00) 56 (5:00)
Kelburn Avenue (SB)
533
71 (8:00) 48 (5:00)
Pedestrian Volumes
8:15 to 8:45 AM
2:10 to 2:40 PM
Xing West Leg
2 chiidren/10 adults
24 children /21 adults
Xing North Leg
2 children/ 1 adult
4 children /6 adults
Xing South Leg
1 child /2 adults
3 children/2 adults
` Note: School starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 2:25 PM
DISCUSSION
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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CITY OF ROSEMEAD
9894688868
Peter An
7505 Whitmore St
Rosemead, CA 91770
October 4, 2004
City Of Rosemead City Hall
ang 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
Iike to take some of your time to tell you about a traffic concern near by 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 Kelbum, 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
tum mm Kelburn is really hard and dangerous- The reason it is dangerous for him is because
t - there are car that park on to the side Kelburn, causing a blind spot for my friend to turn into
Kelburn. 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 drivel 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 swimmin 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 three -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 nearby publiSpul� with, etrerything. dra�vaa?.oto€ people-Owe everyday: - Idvr�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,
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