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HomeMy WebLinkAbouttecm_0312131 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES UKIAH CIVIC CENTER 4 Conference Room No. 5 5 411 West Clay Street 6 Ukiah, California 95482 7 8 TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013 9 3:00 P.M. 10 11 Members Present Others Present 12 Steve Turner, Chair 13 Dan Baxter, MTA, Vice7Chair 14 Ben Kageyama, Staff 15 John Lampi, Public Representative 16 Trent Taylor, UPD 17 Jerry Whitaker, Staff 18 Rick Seanor, Staff 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2' 2`, 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 5 5` Members Absent Kim Jordan, Staff Staff Present Jarod Thiele, Recording Secretary Shannon Riley, Project & Program Analyst 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Turner called the Traffic Engineering Committee meeting to order at 3:04 p.m. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -February 12, 2013 MIS Lampi/Taylor to approve the minutes of February 12, 2013, as presented. Motion carried by an all AYE voice vote. 3. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON - AGENDA ITEMS 4. OLD BUSINESS None 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Outdoor Dining Structure Program for Downtown Ukiah (report attached) Shannon Riley, Project and Program Analyst for the City presented the item. The deck currently at Patrona was used as a pilot project for this program. After a year of evaluation, this project was deemed a success. City Staff has drafted guidelines and boundaries for the program. The boundaries would be from Clay Street to Henry Street and Main Street to Oak Street. The guidelines were also included in the packet. Member Whitaker entered the meeting at 3:09pm The areas outside of the restaurant would be considered as part of the restaurant and not open to the general public unless they are dining there. Design, drainage, traffic circulation and distractions to drivers were considered. Recommendations for surface include a non - slippery surface, as reviewed by the design review board. The preferred surface TEC March 12, 2013 Page 1 of 3 1 from the DRB is a tile and stone surface. It would be considered a temporary installation and the 2 restaurants are not allowed to damage any of the city right of way including street surfaces, sidewalk, curb and gutter. Safety and traffic concerns will also be addressed. The restaurant will only be allowed to take 4 the parking space immediately adjacent to their business. As they would take up parking spaces, the 5 maximum number of spaces would be 26 spaces but no more than 25% of parking will be removed per 6 block. Chair Turner inquired with Member Taylor if the parking study was adopted. 10 Member Taylor said it was adopted in 2009. He expressed concern with being able to get competing 11 interests of businesses and have them not feel slighted. He explained that a restaurant with a non - 12 restaurant neighbor may not like the parking to be removed from their block. 13 14 Member Taylor inquired if they would be charged an encroachment fee. 15 16 Project & Program Analyst Riley said a permit fee would be charged and a suare foot charge would 17 apply. She said a stakeholders meeting is scheduled for next Thursday the 21S of March. 18 19 Chair Turner inquired if there was enough sidewalk space. 20 21 Project & Program Analyst Riley said that State Street has plenty but School Street could be close. 22 23 Member Whitaker commented that the speed of traffic was the only concern on State Street. 24 25 Member Taylor commented that line of sight from inside the restaurant will be important as it pertains to 26 the Department of ABC. 27 28 Vice -Chair Baxter inquired if where the parking spaces were removed if signage could be put in directing 29 cars to public parking. 3, 31 Member Taylor commented that he didn't feel people noticed the public parking signs. Project & Program Analyst Riley also commented that reflectors would be required on the corners as well as a concrete wheel stop.. Also, a buffer would be required when a car parks next to the structures. Member Kageyama requested a buffer for parallel parking as well. In addition he requested to keep the gutter pan clear. Member Taylor also commented that the perimeter walls would have to be see - through. Project & Program Analyst Riley said it was written in to be at least 50% open. Member Kageyama suggested taking out the "at least" language and say "see through" material. In the maintenance section they need to include language requiring the restaurant to clear their leaves and debris from around the dining area Member Seanor commented that a couple of businesses are corner businesses and either side street could be used. Project & Program Analyst Riley said that the restaurant could choose which street they wanted to locate on. Currently the TEC is required to authorize the removal of parking spaces. The TEC could authorize the removal of all spaces as included in the Outdoor Dining Guidelines so each individual parking space to be removed will not need to be heard by the TEC and City Council. 54 55 Member Taylor asked if the number of parking spaces could be limited to a maximum. 5' TEC March 12, 2013 Page 2 of 3 1 Project & Program Analyst Riley said the committee could limit it to whatever the number should be and 2 that the program was a first come, first serve basis. 4 M /S: Taylor /Baxter to bring the guidelines back to the TEC after implementation, City Council and 5 Stakeholder input is received. Motion carried with an all AYE vote of the committee. 8 B. Discussion and Possible Action regarding request for no parking for specific hours on South 9 School Street from Stephenson Street to Seminary Avenue (report attached) 10 11 Member Seanor presented the item. No parking hours would be from 6am to gam on School Street from 12 Seminary Avenue to Stephenson Street. 13 14 Member Taylor commented that it would need to be clearly signed and that ticketing a vehicle will not 15 necessarily move them. 16 17 Vice -Chair Baxter commented that the item should be deferred until Mr. Cratty could be present 18 19 M /S: Baxter/Taylor to defer this item until Mr. Cratty can attend. Motion carried with an all AYE vote of the 20 committee 21 22 Member Whitaker left the meeting at 4:30pm 23 24 25 C. Discussion and Possible Action regarding request for no parking except by permit on Commerce 26 Drive east of Airport Park Boulevard (report attached) 27 28 Member Seanor presented the item with Member Taylor preparing the permit portion of the request. 2/- 3b ° Member Taylor commented that about a year ago No Overnight Parking signs were posted. Truckers still 31 park there when they stay at one of the nearby hotels. He also commented that he could develop a permit 32 specific for the hotels to issue to the trucks. 33 34 M /S: Turner /Baxter to approve the concept to take to City Council. Motion carried with an all AYE vote of 35 the committee 6. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS Vice -Chair Baxter commented that MTA discussed the turnaround near the Costco site with them and was satisfied with the resolution. Member Kageyama commented that the Rail Trail design is moving forward and it is being presented to the NCRA Board tomorrow. Chair Turner commented that MCOE proposed a broadband study to MCOG. 7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 8. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:46 p.m. 54 5r , 5 Jarod TEC March 12, 2013 Page 3 of 3