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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 2005 0202 CC REG ITEM 10EMOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT u� CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA City Council Meeting of o2 -a -ao o s ACTION: ds��, . TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Servicesk DATE: January 18, 2005 (Meeting of February 2, 2005) SUBJECT: Shadyridge Buffer Zone Vehicle Gates Moorpark Administrative Procedure DISCUSSION At its meeting on January 5, 2005, the City Council directed staff to finalize a Moorpark Administrative Procedure (MAP) for the Shadyridge Buffer Zone Vehicle Gates. The attached MAP outlines when the vehicle gates may be opened to residents of Home Acres and MUSD school buses. As the Council may recall, a MAP is a City Manager approved procedure. As stated in the MAP, the vehicle gates will be opened by the City when State Route 118 (SR 118) is closed at Hitch Road, thereby preventing Home Acres residents from exiting the area by making a left and a right turn onto SR 118, the City will open the Shadyridge Buffer Zone vehicle gates. Additionally, the vehicle gates may also be opened by the City, Moorpark Police and the Ventura County Fire Protection District to facilitate an evacuation of the area in the event of an emergency, such as, but not limited to: flood, fire, and hazardous spill. As requested by the Council the MAP also requires City staff and /or Moorpark Police deputies to be present to monitor and manage the flow of traffic whenever the vehicle gates are open. It also addresses how requests to open the vehicle gates will be handle and to whom such requests should be directed. O(1(306 . The Honorable City Council February 2, 2005 Page 2 The MAP will be mailed to residents in the adjacent neighborhood in Moorpark (Belmont) and Home Acres. The MAP will also be posted on the City's website. STAFF RECOI- SMNDATION Receive and file. Attachment A: Buffer Zone Moorpark Administrative Procedure M: \MLindley \Landscp Zones \Shadyridge Buffer Zone \Buffer Zone MAP ccagda 2- 02- 05.doc ATTACHMENT �' MOORPARK ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES PROCEDURES FOR OPENING THE SHADYRIDGE /HOME ACRES BUFFER ZONE VEHICLE GATES MOORPARK ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES SUBJECT: ISSUED DATE REVISION DATE APPROVED BY M.A.P. NO. PAGE 1 OF 3 SHADYRIDGE /HOME ACRES BUFFER ZONE VHHICLE GATES PiTRD(lgF To provide procedures for opening the Shadyridge /Home Acres Buffer Zone (herein after referred to as Buffer Zone) vehicle gates in the event access to State Route 118 (SR 118) is completely closed to either a left or right turn from Hitch Road; Hitch Road is closed as a result of an emergency situation preventing access to SR 118; or the Ventura County Fire Protection District and /or Ventura County Sheriff Department have ordered the evacuation of Home Acres and /or the Shadyridge Drive area. GUIDELINES: 1. Moorpark City staff, Moorpark Police, and the Ventura County Fire Protection District are authorized to open the Buffer Zone vehicle gates in situations outlined in this MAP. 2. When SR 118 is closed at Hitch Road, thereby preventing vehicles from Home Acres from exiting the area by making a left or a right turn onto SR 118, the City will open the Shadyridge Buffer Zone vehicle gates. 3. The vehicle gates may also be opened to facilitate an evacuation of the Home Acres or Shadyridge Drive areas in the event of an emergency, such as, but not limited to: flood, fire, and hazardous spill. 00430G3 M:\MLindley \Landscp Zones \Shadyridge Buffer Zone\Buffer Zone revised MAP 1- 05.doc 4. Vehicle passage through the vehicle gates will be restricted to City staff, Home Acres residents, MUSD school buses, law enforcement and other emergency agencies, and any other agency that is permitted pursuant to an existing agreement with the City, or that might otherwise be approved at the City's discretion. 5. The City will ensure that Moorpark Police and the Ventura County Fire Protection District have access to the Buffer Zone vehicle gates by either issuing a gate key or maintaining a lock box at the gate. 6. This MAP is not intended at any time to allow SR 118 traffic to be diverted through the Buffer Zone. PROCEDURES: 1. Requests to open the vehicle gates should be directed to the Community Services Director for action. In the absence of the Community Service Director, such requests should be directed to the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Public Works Director, or other available Department Heads, including Moorpark Police Chief whom are authorized to open the Buffer Zone vehicle gates. In the event a request to open the Buffer Zone vehicle gates takes place during non business hours, the staff person who receives the initial request will contact one of the aforementioned individuals or their supervisor. 2. As soon as vehicle traffic access is restored to Home Acres residents via SR 118 or Hitch Road in such a manner that residents can enter and exit Home Acres by at least one direction (making a right or a left turn onto SR 118), the Buffer Zone vehicle gates will be closed to all vehicular traffic. 3. When the Buffer Zone vehicle gates are open, City staff and /or a Moorpark police officer will be present to ensure that vehicle passage through the Buffer Zone is consistent with this MAP. 00600 1� M:\MLindley \Landscp Zones \Shadyridge Buffer Zone\Buffer Zone revised MAP 1- 05.doc 4. When the Buffer Zone vehicle gates are opened pursuant to this MAP and as soon as possible thereafter, City staff will post signs at the corner of Shadyridge Drive and Mountain Trail Street stating "Buffer Zone Open - slow speeds ". When the Buffer Zone vehicle gates are relocked, the "Open" sign will be replaced with a sign stating "Buffer Zone Vehicle Gates Closed" to alert motorists and discourage drivers from traveling down Shadyridge Drive when the gates are not open. The "Closed" sign will be removed by the next calendar day. 5. The City will notify MUSD about a closure on SR 118 b and Hitch Road. MUSD will parents and guardians of about any changes in school as it deems necessary. when it has information etween Tierra Rejada Road be requested to notify affected MUSD students bus routes or procedures 6. The Moorpark Police Department and the Ventura County Fire Protection District personnel are authorized to open the Buffer Zone vehicle gates for their own emergency response purposes and to evacuate the area through the Buffer Zone for the protection of lives and property when it deems necessary. Whenever the Buffer Zone vehicle gates are by the aforementioned personnel, they shall notify the City. 7. A copy of the MAP and any revisions shall be provided to the Moorpark City Council, Police Chief, Ventura County Sheriff Department Watch Commander, Ventura County Fire Protection District Stations 40 and 42, the Fire Chief, Moorpark Unified School District Superintendent and transportation coordinator, and the City answering service. 00000 M:\MLindley\Landscp Zones \Shadyridge Buffer Zone\Buffer Zone revised MAP 1- 05.doc