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MOORPARK ITEM
PAUL W. LAWRASON,Jr. STEVEN KUENY
Mayor oP ��v City Manager
SCOTT MONTGOMERY ?AriC, CALIFORNIA MOW"
��, CHERYL J. KANE
Mayor Pro Tern .,ty Co'u it Meeting rfes � City Attorney
ELOISE BROWN ;f � / �qq ZWat 11.1W:
, PATRICK RICHARDS,A.I.C.P.
Councilmember o` Director of
CLINT HARPER, Ph.D. ACTION: l7 /C 4o�f Community Development
Councilmember �� 7 e-:J R. DENNIS DELZEIT
BERNARDO M. PEREZ City Engineer
JOHN V.GILLESPIE
Councilmember By 22
LILLIAN KELLERMAN Chief of Police
City Clerk RICHARD T. HARE
City Treasurer
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public r s
DATE: May 9, 1990 (Council Meeting 5-16-90)
SUBJECT: Truck Weigh Station on Route 118
West of the City
OVERVIEW
This requests clarification and re-confirmation of Council
direction on efforts to place a Truck Weigh Station on Los
Angeles Avenue at the west end of (or west of) the City.
DISCUSSION
A. Background
For some time now the City has express concern about over
weight truck traffic using Route 118 through Moorpark. It
is apparent that truck traffic uses the route through the
City of Moorpark in order to avoid the Conejo Truck Scales
on Route 101 in Newbury Park. Staff has been working with
representatives of Caltrans and others in an effort to
remedy of this situation.
B. City's Proposal
The solution recommended by the City is the construction of
a new truck weigh station on Route 118 near the westerly
City Limit. An alternative which has been discussed, is
the designation of a site (in that same general area) to
allow for the placement of a "mobile" truck scale. Such a
site would permit California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officers
to operate a weigh station in that area on an
intermittent
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basis. The City' s proposal included an offer to
participate in the costs of land acquisition for this
facility.
C. Caltrans ' Response
Caltrans officials have been less than enthusiastic about
the City' s proposal. In discussions with staff, reference
has been made to a study which assess the relative merits
of candidate sites. The site suggested by the City is
apparently not considered in that report. Instead, the
location which seems to be generating the most interest
from State Officials is a site on Route 101 north of the
Highway 33 junction, along an area known as the Rincon.
Such a facility would allow CHP officials to check north-
south traffic at a point north of the intersection with
Routes 33 , 126 and 118 . It is the view of State officials
that locating the facility at this point would be more cost
effective than citing and manning weigh stations at several
locations.
RECOMMENDATION
Direct staff as deemed appropriate.