TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Community Development Director
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Recommendations from the Parking and Public Improvements Commission for Traffic Calming Measures on Valley Drive Between 27th Street and Sepulveda Boulevard; Consideration of a Resolution for Stop Signs in All Directions at the Intersection of Valley Drive and Pine Avenue; and Adoption of a Determination of Exemption Pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
(Estimated Time: 45 Mins.)
A) APPROVE
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0091
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following recommendations from the Parking and Public Improvements Commission for traffic calming measures on Valley Drive between 27th Street and Sepulveda Boulevard, in conjunction with strict enforcement of speeding violations on Valley Drive between 27th Street and Sepulveda Boulevard:
1. Install a double yellow centerline on Valley Drive between 27th Street and Oak Avenue;
2. Install a speed activated flashing speed limit sign on Valley Drive west of Oak Avenue;
3. Construct a temporary landscaped center median, an eastbound left turn pocket, and a curb extension on Valley Drive between Oak Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard on a trial basis, to be reviewed at least six months after installation;
4. Install two painted crosswalks across Valley Drive at Walnut Avenue and Elm Avenue to be reconstructed in the future with raised crosswalks, bulb-outs and accessible curb ramps on Valley Drive at Walnut Avenue and on Valley Drive at Elm Avenue through a capital improvement project; and
5. Adopt Resolution No. 23-0091 approving stop signs in all directions at the intersection of Valley Drive an...
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