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Moorpark City Council
Agenda Report
The Honorable City Council
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Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works
February 5, 2004 (Council Meeting 2- 18 -04)
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Subject: Consider Modification to Provide a Double Left Turn Lane
on Spring Road at Tierra Rejada Road
DISCUSSION
A. Traffic Congestion
The current design for the north leg of the subject
intersection [Exhibit A] provides for one left -turn lane and
one right -turn lane. The peak -hour left -turn traffic volumes
exceed the capacity of this design, adversely affecting the
Level of Service [LOS] at this intersection. The recent
installation of coordinated signal timing on Tierra Rejada
Road, to "platoon" east -west traffic, has exacerbated this
problem.
B. Traffic Stud
Staff retained the services of a civil engineering consultant
to prepare a traffic study for this intersection and to
develop recommendations to improve the LOS. That study is
attached as Exhibit B. The consultant conducted traffic
counts in order to quantify the "problem ". The study concludes
with a recommendation to slightly modify the signal timing and
to construct modifications to the left -turn lane as discussed
below.
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Spring Road / Tierra Rejada Road
Double Left Turn Lane
February 18, 2004
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C. Double Left -Turn Lane: Conceptual Desi
As directed, the consultant developed two conceptual design
option generally described as follows:
Option 1: This option [Exhibit 1 of the Study] provides a
double left -turn lane while retaining the northbound left -
turn lane into the shopping center. The resultant length of
the double left -turn lane for this option is only eighty -
five feet (851) long, providing for storage of only three
(3) additional vehicles. Such a short double left -turn lane
will do little to improve the LOS at the intersection. It
is not recommended that this option be implemented.
Option 2: This option [Exhibit 2 of the Study] is the
preferred design. It provides for a three hundred twenty
foot (320') long double left -turn lane. Construction of
this option will require the elimination of the northbound
left -turn lane at the southerly Spring Road driveway into
the shopping center. The median landscaping near the
intersection will also be removed.
D. Deletion of Left -turn Ingress
The recommended design option requires the elimination of the
left -turn ingress into the shopping center just north of
Tierra Rejada Road. It should be noted that left -turn egress
is already prohibited at this driveway. In the view of staff,
circulation patterns at and near this intersection are such
that the elimination of the left -turn ingress at this location
will not adversely affect the ability of customers to gain
access to the shopping center. There is convenient access to
the property from the Tierra Rejada Driveway and from the
northerly Spring Road driveway to accommodate traffic to the
center from any direction.
E. Notice
A letter was sent to the owners of the commercial properties
at the northwest corner of Spring Road and Tierra Rejada Road,
advising them of the proposed roadway modification, the
preferred design option and that the City Council would be
considering the matter on February 18.
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Spring Road / Tierra Rejada Road
Double Left Turn Lane
February 18, 2004
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F. Protect Fundin
The recommended funding source for the project is the Spring
Road AOC Fund [Fund 2502]. The estimated project costs are
summarized as follows:
Description Total ($)
Design 4,500
Construction 56,000
Const. Contingency [20 %] 11,500
Inspection [City Staff] 1,000
Total 73,000
It is the intent of
Council amending the
the final plans and
Council for approval.
G. Schedule
staff to present a Resolution to the City
Budget to fund this project, at the time
cost estimates are presented to the City
It is anticipated that the design will be completed in March.
Staff will then bring back to the City Council the approval of
the final design along with a request for authorization to
advertise for bids. It is anticipated that bid results will
be presented to the City Council in June with construction to
begin in July and be completed in August.
STAFF RECOb1DMNDATION
Approve design Option 2 and direct staff to proceed with the
final design for the project.
Attachments:
Exhibit A: Existing Design
Exhibit B: Traffic Study
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Left Turn Analysis
Spring Road at Tierra Rejada Road
Prepared for: The City of Moorpark
Public Works Department
Prepared by: The Keith Companies
February 2004
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Left Turn Analysis, Spring Road at Tierra Rejada Road
Introduction
The purpose of this study was to analyze the extent of traffic congestion at the
intersection of Spring Road and Tierra Rejada Road during the morning peak traffic hour
and to propose measures to mitigate the congestion. The intersection location and its lane
configuration are shown in Figure 1. For the purpose of this study, excessive queueing is
defined as occurring when vehicles arriving at an intersection under a red light cannot
proceed through the intersection on the subsequent green light.
Methodology
Our staff visited the site on two occasions: Monday February 2, 2002 and February 4,
2004 between the hours of 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. Traffic was flowing smoothly in the east
and west directions on Tierra Rejada Road on both of these occasions with no queueing
at the intersection. Southbound traffic on Spring Road, turning left, however, experienced
1 significant delays.
J Our staff noted the signal phase timing, and because the objective of the study was to
specifically address the delay for the southbound left turn movement, the queue length at
7 the beginning and end of each green light was noted.
Existing conditions
1 The existing traffic signal timing during the morning peak traffic period is as follows:
Southbound green 30s
East and West through 60s
West Through and Left turn 15s (if a left turning vehicle is present to trigger detector
loop only)
Typically, 13 -15 vehicles are able to make the left turn for each green light phase. From
approximately 7:20 to 8:15 on February 2nd and from approximately 7:30 to 8:40 on
February 4`h, excessive queueing occurred. As this occurred, one or two vehicles were
observed running the red light at each cycle.
When the number of vehicles waiting to turn left reached 14 or 15, the left turn lane
capacity was exceeded and the right turn lane was obstructed.
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Proposed Solutions
The following potential solutions were examined:
1. Lengthen the left turn signal duration - By itself, this option is not ideal because
the signals along Tierra Rejada Road are interconnected so that any significant
increase in green time for the Spring Road approach could negatively affect the
traffic flow along the entire Tierra Rejada Road corridor. The green time required
for Spring Road to clear a single left turn lane of 30 vehicles would be 60 seconds
or double what it is currently.
2. Add a second left turn lane — Two variations of this option were examined. The
first: Option 1 created an additional left turn lane with 85 feet of vehicle storage
or space for three to four cars. See Exhibit 1. In order to create this left turn lane,
the left turn We into the Rite Aid parking lot was reduced in length to
4 approximately two car lengths. Although this option would improve the left turn
movement slightly, the duration of excessive queueing would only be reduced by
about 10 minutes each morning.
Option 2 created a left turn lane of 320 feet in length by eliminating the left turn
entrance to Rite Aid. See Exhibit 2. This provides space for an additional 13 left
turning cars. Together with a short increase in green time for the Spring Road
Ll approach, this option would reduce excessive queueing to very few isolated
occurrences during the morning peak traffic hours.
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Recommendations
The recommended option consists of the 320 foot long second turn lane, together
1 with a 10 second increase in green phase for the Spring Road approach. Although
this option does eliminate one way of entering the Rite Aid parking lot, there is
still an opportunity for northbound vehicles on Spring Road to reach that parking
lot via the Kindercare entrance approximately 380' north. Alternatively, since
many of the vehicles on northbound Spring Road originate on westbound Tierra
Rejada, they could simply continue past the Spring Road intersection and enter
the Tierra Rejada entrance to the parking lot.
The recommended option will reduce excessive queueing to very few isolated
occurrences during the morning peak traffic hours at current traffic levels.
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ITEM
10. F.
PUBLIC WORK'S DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth Gilbert, Public Works Director oI
DATE: February 18, 2004
SUBJECT: Correspondence Received Pertaining to Item 10.F. on City
Council Agenda for February 18, 2004
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The attached fax correspondence pertaining to Item 10.F. on the City
Council agenda of February 18, 2004, was received subsequent to the
preparation of the staff report and distribution of the agenda.
It is staff's intent to ask that Item 10.F. be pulled from the
Consent Calendar in order to introduce this information for
discussion.
Attachment 1: Fax from Director of Real Estate for Rite Aid
Attachment 2: Fax from Sr. Vice President for Marketplace
Properties
cc: Steven Kueny, City Manager
Tracv L. Verastea
Director of Real Estate
602 Kinsella Avenue
Covina, CA 91724
(626) 858 -9227 - F -ax(626)858 -9251
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February 17, 2004
City Of Moorpark
Public Works Department
Mr. Ken Gilbert
Director of Public Works
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, California, 93021
Re: Rite Aid #5778
Moorpark, CA
Left Turn Access Into The Rite Aid Store Parcel
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Rite Aid Corporation has a store located at the intersection of Spring Road and Tierra Rejada
Road. It has come to our attention a February 2004 Left Turn Analysis has been prepared by
the Keith Companies for the City of Moorpark. I have reviewed the information which was sent
to me by our Landlord, Marketplace Properties.
Rite Aid made the decision to enter into the Lease and open a store in this location based on
the location and the knowledge our customers would have full ingress & egress access points to
our store location. It appears the Exhibit 2 choice in the study cause Rite Aid to lose its left
hand turn exit into the property from Spring Road. This would have a material impact on our
customer's ability to enter into the property directly by Rite Aid and force the left -hand to be
made down past the Kinder Care building.
If the City decides to move forward with the construction of a double left turn at the intersection,
we urge the City Council to choose Exhibit 1 (or a similar option) which allows a left turn access
to be made directly into the parking area in front of the Rite Aid store
Sincerely,
L. Verast i
Real Instate Director
cc: Don Howard — Marketplace Properties
Ray Payne — Rite Aid
Kevin Hoution — Rite Aid
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13522 Ncwport Avenuc, Suite !C-0
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(714) 731 -8888 rAY (714) 73C-3525
VIA FACSIMILE /MAIL
Mr- Ken Gilbert
Director of Public Works
Public Works Department
City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
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ITEM _ 10 • 'r.
RECEIVED
EEB 18 2004
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February 17, 2004
Re: Rite Aid #5778
Moorpark, CA
Left Turn Access into the Rite Aid Store Parcel (Spring Road/Tierra Rejada)
Dear Mr. Gilbert and City Councilmembers:
Referencing the previous letter you received from Rite Aid dated February 17, 2004
regarding the above referenced matter, as owners of the property and Rite Aid's Landlord, we
share their concern over the pending proposals you are considering at tomorrow night's City
Council meeting for modification to the median island and median island turning breaks on the
section of Spring Road adjacent to our Rite Aid /Kindercare commercial project.
We have reviewed the traffic report prepared by the Keith Companies on behalf of the
City and also would recommend that the City adopt Option No. 2, as shown on Exhibit 1 to the
report. This option would still provide left turn movements into the first Spring Road driveway
nearest to Rite Aid and yet increase the stacking distance for southbound left turning
movements onto Tierra Rejada Road. This option appears to provide sufficient improvement in
the traffic flow and yet not completely eliminate the left turn movement which Rite Aid and
Kindercare have enjoyed since the opening of the project over four years ago. It appears to be
a viable long -term solution.
We appreciate your consideration of our request and recommendation that the Exhibit 1
option presented in the traffic study be selected as the solution which provides mutual benefit to
all the parties involved. Thank in advance for your cooperation in reviewing this matter.
Sincerely,
MARKETPLACE PROPERTIES
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Donald J. Howard
Senior Vice President, Development fll� ®� -
cc H /lr Ray Payne, Rite Aid A T E11� T f'
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