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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1994 1116 CC REG ITEM 08JWE FROM: DATE: AGENDA REPORT C = TY OF MOORPARK The Honorable City Council ITEM i Al Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Work November 4, 1994 (Council Meeting 11- 16 -94) 1( - SUBJECT: Consider Measures to Limit the Use of Mountain Trail Court by Patrons of Mountain Meadows Park 113-16*41 • A. Background In 1987 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 87 -399 establishing NO PARKING restrictions throughout the North Meadows area. That resolution included a provision prohibiting "daytime" parking (NO PARKING 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) on Mountain Trail Court. In September of 1993 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 93- 967 changing all of the NO PARKING restrictions in the Maintain Meadows area to NO STOPPING ANYTIME. Although that resolution also included Mountain Trail Court, it included a NO PARKING restriction on the south side of the street. At a recent meeting of the City Council, concerns were raised by residents of Mountain Trail Court regarding parking and traffic problems on their street caused by park patrons. The matter was referred to the Transportation and Streets Committee. B. Committee Meeting mt_trl On October 26, 1994, the Transportation and Streets Committee (Mayor Pro tem Hunter and Councilmember Wozniak) met with area residents at the north end of Mountain Meadow Park on Mountain Trail Court. Notice of this field meeting were sent to the owners and residents of all of the properties on Mountain Trail Court, as well as certain adjacent properties. Subsequent to a thorough discussion of the parking and traffic problems on this street, a number of possible solutions were 00053 0 Mountain Trail Court November 1994 Page 2 identified. Those solutions, along with certain remarks, are listed as follows: Item 1 Oversized NO OUTLET signs at corner. Remarks Sign ordered. To be installed upon delivery. 2 CHILDREN AT PLAY signs Signs to be installed. [Note: In that Mountain Trail Court does not have a posted speed limit higher than 25 MPH, the signs to be posted will be CHILDREN AT PLAY signs, not the 25 MPH -- Park Zone signs to be placed at designated locations per recently adopted Resolution No. 94- 1071.] 3 Tris of trees obscuring regulatory signs. 4 Painting the curb RED. 5 Change NO PARKING restriction adjacent to park to NO STOPPING ANYTIME. trimming work ordered. Requires NO STOPPING restriction. makes loading and unloading of vehicles along this side of the park illegal. Resolution is attached as Exhibit 1. 6 Move existing regulatory signs from the :f curbs are painted RED and NO STOPPING stencils grass to the curbside. ire painted on the curbface, signs would be redundant. Signs could be removed or left at their present location and changed to NO STOPPING :,NYTIME. 7 Install a wrought iron fence along the Estimated Cost: $4,200. north boundary of the park along the Requires fund appropriation and budget entire park frontage on Mountain Trail amendment Court. C. Implementation mt_trl • Items 1, 2 & 3: As you can see from the remarks noted above, these items have been, or are in the process of being implemented. • Item #4: The curb along the Mountain Trail Court frontage of the park can be painted RED if the parking restriction is changed to NO STOPPING. • Item #5: The Transportation and Streets Committee recommends that the parking restrictions on the south side of Mountain Trail Court along the park be changed from NO PARKING ANYTIME to NO STOPPING ANYTIME. If adopted, the Resolution attached as Exhibit 1 will implement this recommendation. 00054 Mountain Trail Court November 1994 Page 3 Item #6: As noted above, if the attached resolution is adopted, it is the intent of staff to paint the curb RED and paint NO STOPPING in white letters on the curbface. These curb markings are sufficient to clearly advise the motorist and are adequate to enforce this parking and stopping prohibition. It is recommended, therefore, that holes not be drilled in the sidewalk to facilitate the placement of posts and regulatory signs at the edge of the curb, but that the regulatory signs and posts be removed. An alternative would be to change the signs to NO STOPPING ANYTIME and leave the poles in their present location. • Item #7: The placement of a fence along the northerly boundary of the park will be the effective way to inhibit pedestrian and vehicular traffic generated by park users, from using Mountain Trial Court. As stated above, the cost to install a six feet (61) high wrought iron fence, three hundred fifty feet (3501) long, is approximately $4,200. It is recommend that the effectiveness of Solution Numbers 1 through 6 be evaluated before a decision is made whether or not to install a fence along the northerly boundary of the park. The City Council is advised that there are no capital improvement funds available in the park zone which funds this park. Accordingly, should the City Council elect to direct that the fence be installed, it is recommended that the cost for such improvement be funded by the General Fund. RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. The Transportation and Streets Committee recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution changing the NO PARKING ANYTIME zone on the south side of Mountain Trail Court est of Walnut Creek Road to NO STOPPING ANYTIME. 2. Staff Recommends that the City Council take the following actions: a) Concur with staff recommendation to utilize curb markings in lieu of signs to enforce said parking prohibition. b) 90 E-t,be 'I ot_trl �