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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 4, 2010 D-18AGENDA ITEM •,S &_ ah CITY OF LODI ,. COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Amending Traffic Resolution No. 97-148 by Approving Installation of Stop Control on Pixley Parkway at Auto Center Drive MEETING DATE: August 4,2010 PREPARED BY: Public Works Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution amending Traffic Resolution No. 97-148 by approving the installation of a stop control on Pixley Parkway at Auto Center Drive. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In September of this year, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) facility will be moving from its current location on 700 East Pine Street to 1222 Pixley Parkway. The new location will provide much needed additional on-site and on -street parking. The area adjacent to the new DMV facility consists primarily of undeveloped parcels. Current traffic volumes are relatively low; however, the new DMV facility is expected to significantly increase traffic volumes in the area. Based on the expected increase in traffic volumes, G & B Development Company, LLC, the company developing the DMV facility, has requested the City consider installing a stop control on Pixley Parkway at Auto Center Drive, as shown on Exhibit A. Pixley Parkway terminates at Auto Center Drive, forming a "T" intersection, and there are no existing traffic controls posted at the intersection. The lack of a posted traffic control at "T" intersections is not unusual as drivers on the terminating street (i.e., Pixley Parkway) must yield to drivers on the through street (i.e., Auto Center Drive). Department guidelines for the installation of yield and stop signs are typically based on traffic volumes on the through street (Auto Center Drive) and/or visibility of cross street traffic while approaching the intersection on the terminating street (Pixley Parkway). However, since this area is mostly undeveloped, this information is currently unknown. Although there is currently a lack of available data in this area to review against department guidelines, staff does not object to installation of a stop control at this intersection. Particularly since all of the numerous"T" intersections that exist in this industrial area located east of Highway 99 are controlled and the installation of this stop control will have little or no affect on traffic flow at the intersection. FISCAL IMPACT: There will be a slight increase of long-term maintenance cost of the added pavement marking and stop sign. FUNDING AVAILABLE: The approximate cost of $450 to install the stop sign and pavement markingswill befr m the Street Maintenance Account (3215031). Y?- • 4U& Jordan 61yers Deputy City Manager/Internal ervices Director 196 r, F. Wally 61andelin Public Works Director Prepared by Rick S. Kiriu, Senior Engineering Technician FWS/RSK/pmf Attachment cc: CityAttorney Senior Civil Engineer Chang Senior Civil Engineer Fujitani Interim Police Chief Streets and Drainage Superintendent G&B Development Company APPROVED: n artlam, Interim Citv Manager K:\WP\TRAFFIC\CPixleyPkwyStop.doe 7/14/2010 Exhibit A Pixley Parkway at Auto Center Drive Pro -posed Stop Sign Installation Auto Center Drive Install Stop Sian and Markinas STOP LM a � NEW DMV x OFFICE a RESOLUTION NO. 2010-140 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCILAPPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF A STOP CONTROL ON PIXLEY PARKWAYAT AUTO CENTER DRIVE, AND THEREBY AMENDING TRAFFIC RESOLUTION NO. 97-148, SECTION 2 WHEREAS, in September 2010, the Departmentof MotorVehicles (DMV) will be moving from its current location to 1222 Pixley Parkway, significantly increasing traffic volumes in that area; and WHEREAS, G & B Development Company, LLC, the developer of the DMV facility project, has requested that the City install a stop control on Pixley Parkway at Auto Center Drive; and WHEREAS, staff does not object to installation of a stop control at this intersection, since all of the numerous "T" intersections that exist in this industrial area are controlled and the installation of this stop control will have little or no affect on traffic flow at the intersection. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve the installation of a stop control on Pixley Parkway at Auto Center Drive, as shown on Exhibit A; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City of Lodi Traffic Resolution No. 97-148, Section 2, "Through Streets, Stop Intersections, and Yield Intersections," is hereby amended by the installation of a stop control on Pixley Parkwayat Auto Center Drive, as shown on Exhibit A. Dated: August 4, 2010 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2010-140 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held August 4, 2010, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, and Mayor Katzakian NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— Mounce ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None 2010-140 r } Exhibit A Pixley Parkway at Auto Center Drive Proposed Stop Sign Installation Auto Center Drive Install Stop Sign and Markings STOP ko L CD l0 a � NEW DMV x oFFice a CITY COUNCI L PHIL KATZAKIAN, Mayor SUSAN HITCHCOCK, Mayor Pro Tempore LARRY D. HANSEN BOBJOHNSON JOANNE L. MOUNCE CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910 (209) 333-6706 FAX (209) 333-6710 EMAIL pwdept@lodi.gov http: \\www. lodi. gov July 29, 2010 G & B Development Company, LLC 18032-C Lemon Drive, Ste. 407 Yorba Linda, CA 92886-4202 KONRADT BARTLAM Interim City Manager RANDIJOHL City Clerk D. STEVEN SCHWABAUER City Attorney F. WALLY SANDELIN Public Works Director SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution Amending Traffic Resolution No. 97-148 by Approving Installation of Stop Control on Pixley Parkway at Auto Center Drive Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of Wednesday, August 4, 2010. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street. This item is on the consent calendar and is usually not discussed unless a Council Member requests discussion. The public is given an opportunityto address items on the consent calendar at the appropriate time. If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council, City of Lodi, P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the mail. Or, you may hand-deliverthe letterto City Hall, 221 West Pine Street. If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the Council, please contact Randi Johl, City Clerk, at (209) 333-6702. If you have any questions about the item itself, please call Rick Kiriu, Senior Engineering Technician, at (209) 333-6800, extension 2668. lGF. Wally Sandelin r : Public Works Director FWS/pmf Enclosure cc: City Clerk NCPIXLEYPKWYSTOP. DOC