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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - May 4, 1988 (85)CITY OF L COUNCIL COMMUNICATION • PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO : City Council FROM : City Manager MEETING DATE: May 4, 1988 AGENDA TITLE: Truck Route Environmental Impact Report - Discussion and Appropriate Action RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council place this item on the Council agenda for May 18, 1958 for discussion and to receive public input. BACKGRO IND INFORMATION: R its October 21, 1987 meeting, the Counci 1 directed staff to take the necessary steps toward preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the establishment of truck routes within the City of Lodi. This was done as part of the discussions concerning the nevv Traffic Ordinance and regulation of commercial vehicles. One of the citywide problems that was to be addressed in the rm ordinance was that of truck parking in residential areas. A t the time the ordinance was drafted (early 1987), the most effective way to prohibit truck parking in residential areas was to restrict their travel. Cities can restrict, travel of commercial vehicles through the establishment of weight limits. This is usually done in one of two ways: 1) Weight Limits on Selected Streets - This is the approach used in Lodi. Weight limits have been set on two streets (East Tokay Street and Holly Drise). This method requires signs on each street. 2) Weight Limits on All Streets Except Selected Streets (Truck Routes) - This approach was suggested in the new Traffic Ordinance but was not adopted due to controversy over the status of Turner Road. Under this method, signs are posted on the truck routes only. Advantages include: ° Reduced signing ° Clearer message to truck drivers ° Better control in all residential areas, not just streets with weight limit as in 1) ° Controls off-street parking in residential areas ° Slight reduction in street wear by putting trucks on streets that are designed for truck loading. APPROVED: � nager F1 LE NO. CTRUCKITXTW.02M April 27, 298_ City Council May 4, 1988 Fage 2 The controversy over establishing Turner Road as a truck route included both pro and con arguments with supporting fetters. Trucking industry represen- tatives wanted the truck route, and area residents wanted a weight limit that would substantially reduce truck traffic. The City was placed in a position where either action would need an EIR. Staff contacted Jones and Stokes, the firm preparing the City-wide General Plan update, and TJI K the traffic firm doing the Street Plaster Plan as part of the General Plan. The EIR would be prepared by Jones and Stokes using the traffic data generated by TJEM Their proposals for preparing the truck route EIR are attached. The cost of the project is: Jones & Stokes EIR 523,500 M4 13,500 City work (approximate) 5,000 Tota 1 $42,500 In spite of the advantages provided by establishment of truck routes, staff has some reservations about going ahead with the EIR. They are: I) The environmental impacts will be vague and inconclusive. Based on our knowledge of traffic volumes and noise/air quality analyses, it is very likely there will be no firm statements that will be of use in decision making. 2) It is impractical to prohibit trucks on Turner Road Given the street network and location of Turner Road and the businesses/industries located on or near Turner Road, a complete prohibition of trucks (even excepting deliveries on Turner itself) will be impractical, unenforceable, and ill-advised. 3) Even if some environmental impacts due to establishinq Turner Road as a truck route can be identified, there are no practical -mitigating measures and Council can make a finding of overriding considerations and establish the route anyway_ 4) A compromise solution for Turner Road such as prohibiting 1-5 to Highway 99 trucks could be reached without the expense of an EIR. 5) The money could be much better spent elsewhere such as a traffic signal on Turner at California Street. In January 1988, a new State law went into effect allowing Cities to restrict truck parking in residentially zoned areas. The City's neve ordinance makes this effective in Lodi. Thus, the primary reason truck routes were even considered no longer applies. CTRUCK/TXTW.02M April 26, 1988 .. �� ...—.... �... x.....e.. .. evwa.:�wLs..u. laY.r'dn!;tivLiL'YLn �>l'G•r:4$`li it�11i141�YX`6 ^"'^...�--•. _ ._.,,_ k '£#i>� .1 City Council May 4, 1988 Page 3 Therefore, it is staff's recoinmendation that no action be taken on proceeding with a truck route EIR. I6� Jack L_ Ronskc Jam s B� hro er Pubic Works Director Cormunity Development Director JLR/RCP/ma cc: Attached Mailing List Jones & Stokes Associates TJKM Transportation Consultants A�ri1 ..CTRUCK/TXTW.02M ,26 1988 CITY OF LODI City Attorney Pol ice Chief Community Development Street Superintendent YAIIING LIST TRUCK ROUTE STUDY Director San Joaquin County Public Works Attention: Gene Del ucchi P.O. Box 1810 Stockton, CA 95201 Caltrans - District 10 Attention: Dana Cowell P.O. Box 2048 Stockton, CA 95201 Lodi Chamber of Commerce 215 W. Oak Street Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi News Sentinel 125 N. Church Street Lodi, CA 95240 Stockton Record 530 E. Market Street Stockton, &A 95202 Rishwain, Hakeem, Ellis & LeBeouf 2800 W. March Lane, Suite 200 Stockton, CA 95207 Ron Hackworth 1017 W. Turner Road Lodi, CA 95240 Gecrge McCul ley 218 River Oaks Lodi, CA 95240 Teresi Trucking Co. 9002 E. Victor Road Lodi, CA 95240 Alegre Trucking, Inc. 803 N. Cluff Avenue Lodi, CA 95240 Robert's Petroleum Service 930 E. Victor Road Lodi, CA 95240 JSG Trucking Co., Inc. 19400 North Highway 99 Acampo, CA 55220 Claude C. Wood Company P.O. Box 599 Lodi, CA 95241 Les Calkins Trucking 19501 North Highway 99 Acampo, CA 95220 General Mills, Inc. Call Box 3002 Lodi, CA 95241-1906 E 1 i c Maple 322 Turner Road Lodi, CA 95240 Miles Cope 1012 Laurel Lodi, CA 95240 Elmer Heil brun 615 W. Turner Road Lodi, CA 95240 James Burlington Dale Prohaska 802 W. Turner Road 610 W. Turner Road Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Earl Dean Vanadeane Brooks 1240 Edgewood Drive 9 N. Rose Street Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Lawrence Fowler Mark Weber 927 parkview Avenue 820 W. Turner Road Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Michael Hughes Delores Geringer 306 W. Turner Road 1449 Arlington Drive Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Fred Heagarty Sharon Hughes 1251 Edgewood Drive 1032 Laurel Avenue Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Donna Phillips Charles Ouimette 1040 Laurel Avenue 517 E. Walnut Street Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Cecil Dillon Brad Stone 1820 W. Kettleman Lane 1028 W. Turner Road Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Kan Kirsten Bob Wheeler 1650 Edgewood Drive 2000 Turner Road Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Adam Dados Robert J . Herr 1101 Junewood Drive 327 Poplar Street Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Carolyn C. Rel ei Roxanne May 327 Poplar Street 437 Eden Street Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi, CA 95240 Byron Barcl ay 2379 Woodlake Circle Lodi, CA 95242 :.:...: ::..: April 29, 1988 city Hall 221 W. Pine L00i, CA 95240 ,Co whom It riay Concern: In recent months the Lodi News Sentinel had an article discussing the boundary lines for the truck route in the Lodi area. lo my knowledge they were listed as Kettleman Lane, Cherokee Lane, Turner Road, Lower Sacramento Road and Lodi Avenue. The article discussed changing Turner. Road from a truck route to no longer a truck route. Since this controversy, many trucks are now using Mills Avenue as a truck route. myself and the residents of this area (Mills Avenue) are requesting a NO TRUCK ROME sign posted at the Corner of Lodi Avenue and M i 11 s Avenue. Thank you for your attention in this matter. Sincerely �%P'`�'C_G'C�i7JC/�% G''�✓ ' s �%LC-GGO� G e. �.�� . 1925 Robert Street Inch, Ca 95240