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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1992 1216 CC REG ITEM 08F ,ow % ITEM e. F.10 MOORPARK ofel 4- I 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529-6864 AGENDA REI>CJI I TO: The Honorable City Council / FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works (1( DATE: December 8, 1992 (Council Meeting 12-16-92) SUBJECT: Consider Report From the Ventura County Transportation Commission regarding the National Highway System (NHS) . On Friday December 4, 1992 , the Ventura Transportation Commission considered a report on the proposed National Highway System. The proposed system includes Highways 118 and 23 through the City of Moorpark. Please refer to the attached report from VCTC for detail on this proposal. The public comment period for this matter remains open through December 31 , 1992 . RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the report. JRPARK, Iy Council ting 199 ACTION: i!---ir-dica By/i rpt\nhs PAUL W.LAWRASON JR. JOHN E.WOZNIAK SCOTT MONTGOMERY BERNARDO M PEREZ ROY E. TALLEY JR. Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Panted On Recycled Paper FROM VCTC 11.30. 1992 10: 14 P. 1 VENTURA COUNT --"rillINIMANNIMMEM Air TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIOI ---••••• �r 950 County Square Drive Sutte• 2C • Ventura. G 930( most 651 2e( 18051 611-15S FAX(8051 642.48t November 30, 1992 (via FAX) TO: GEORGE BERG, SIMI VALLEY JOHN CLEMENT, THOUSAND OAKS JACK DUFFY, PORT HUENEME TOM FOX, CAMARILLO KEN GILBERT, MOORPARK ART GOULET, VENTURA COUNTY NAZIR LALANI, SAN BUENAVENTURA STAN MOORS, OJAI BERT RAPE, FILLMORE BOB WEITHOFER, OXNARD NORM WILKINSON, SANTA PAULA ZAHI FARANESH, CALTRANS FROM: CHRIS STEPHENS, VCTC SUBJECT: NHS FOR VENTURA COUNTY VCTC was recently notified by Caltrans of its proposed National Highway System for Ventura County. We were asked to schedule an "opportunity for public comment" at our December Commission meeting and have done so. A copy of the agenda item is attached for your information. Comments are due 4o Caltrans by December 31, 1,992. This very short schedule did not provide us an opportunity to bring this matter before TTAC. VCTC staff had some concerns regarding the proposed NHS and discussed possible responses with the County and the City of Oxnard, the two agencies primarily affected by the Caltrans' proposal. Their input led to the recommendation in the agenda item. We would have sought further comments but there was not enough time prior to distributing the agenda. However, if you have any concerns, please call me and we can arrange to have you submit written comments for distribution at the meeting. Of course, you are invited to also speak at the hearing. VCTC staff will provide an update and summary of the Commission's action at the December TTAC meeting. NOU 30 '92 10:12 805 642 4860 PAGE.001 FROM VCTC 11.30. 1992 10: 15 P. 2 ""'ammr- ��ra�traorr S0 County Square Drive Suite 201 Ventura.CA 43001 (805)654.288( (805)642-1541 . FM 1505)642486( Item #l0(d) ACTION November 19, 1992 TO: VENTURA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (12-4-92 MEETING) FROM: ' GINGER GEERARDI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUBJECT: PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM RECOMMENDATION • The Transportation Commission: 1. Accept public comments on the proposed National Highway System and forward them, as appropriate, to Caltrans; and 2. Recommend to Caltrans that the proposed Strategic Highway Connectors be revised as described in this report. • DACRGROU1 The ISTEA directs the Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the States, to develop a National Highway System (NHS) . The NHS is intended to "provide an interconnected system of principal arterial routes which will serve major population centers. . .ports, airports. . .other intermodal facilities, meet national defense requirements, and serve interstate and interregional travel." The NHS is to consist of approximately 155,000 miles of major roads in the United States. Included are to be all Interstate routes, a large percentage of urban and rural principal arterials, the defense strategic highway network, and strategic highway connectors. The formula for distribution of the NHS funds ($21 billion over 6 years) to the state is the same as for the STP program. A state may choose to transfer 50% of the NHS funds to the STP program; if the Secretary approves, 100 percent may be transferred. Caltrans has prepared an NHS proposal for Ventura County and has asked the VCTC to schedule it on your agenda to solicit public and NOV 30 '92 10:13 805 642 4860 PAGE-002 P. 3 11.30. 1992 10: 16 . PROM UCTC -78- technical staff comments. The proposed system and VCTC staff's recommendation are discussed below. pIsovs1ox Caltrans' proposed system for Ventura County includes the following State Routes under the "urban and rural principal arterials" category: - Route 23 (from Route- 101 to Route 118 only) - Route 101 - Route 118 - Route 126 In addition to the above, the following routes are proposed under the "strategic highway connectors" category: - From the Construction Battalion Center (CBC) to Route 101 via Ventura Road, Gonzales Road, Oxnard Blvd and Vineyard Avenue. - From Pt. Mugu NAS to Route 101 via Route 1. Attachment A provides a map illustrating the proposed system. Although there are a number of unanswered questions regarding the practical effect of including a roadway in the NHS network (Are funding options expanded or restricted?, Must all future improvements be to federal standards?, etc. ) , VCTc staff believes it is appropriate and reasonable to include the four State Routes in the NHS. However, staff believes the proposed route from the CBC to Route 101 is inappropriate, that clarification is needed regarding the Pt. Mugu to Route 101 routing, and that access to the Port of Hueneme must be included. Specifically, staff recommends the VCTC forward the following comments to Caltrans: 1. It should be clarified that when the Route 1 designation is moved from Oxnard Blvd to Rice Ave, the NHS designation will also be shifted to Rice Ave. If the FHWA and/or Caltrans cannot support this, then Rice Ave and not Oxnard Blvd should be designated as part of the NHS at this time/ and 2. The route from the CBC Base to Route 101 should be replaced with a route using A) Hueneme Road from the Port to the planned Rice Ave extension, and B) Rice Avenue extension from Hueneme Road to the Route 1/Rice Ave/Pleasant Valley Rd interchange. (The Rice Ave extension is to be completed as part of the port access demonstration project in the ISTEA. ) The substitution of this CBC route will accomplish two objectives. First, it will eliminate from the NHS a 805 642 4868 PAGE.12m3 NOL) 323 '92 12:14 . FROM VCTC 11.30. 1992 10: 18 P. 4 -79- / number of local roadways in the City of Oxnard which are immediately adjacent to residential areas and are not included in the City's designated truck route network. And second, it creates a route for the CBC Base which can also serve as a Port access route consistent with the intermodal goals of the NHS program and our adopted port access plan. Attachment B is a map illustrating the revisions recommended by VCTC staff. Given the tight schedule for getting comments to Caltrans, this item could not be reviewed by the TTAC prior to your meeting. However, all members were notified and invited to comment either in writing or at the VCTC meeting. ,Y. Prepared By: Chr atop er Stephens, Senior Planner Reviewed By: nge Che ardf, Executive Director Attachments • cs4/dec92nhs NOV 30 '92 10:15 805 642 4860 PAGE.004 , FROM VCTC 11.30. 1992 10: 18 P. 5 / ,o s ;,'''''''' L..4014.1t11 p, �'. �,�' Ir. ,.-., 1 i i :I ' 7. I` \I #'0iii /4 cils4k \ ; 1 t' .....) witilior ai.z. e, N ti ----‘... . ,. vi., is I . ii ( Jr ` 1 tj\.,. •,,ck . • ( i r al r \ S. l,,, Z_ I' , . �. L Si libb `itjriiib0,\.....6�.�s p•4 ► fl \ \ / di. irr . / I ill • lipill / a Liti:icir 1,44 :,.. .e I/4 , I lel; r'• . ' • Imo. , •,•~ — r ..«��• \\ I. ,.-r� :' tt NOV 30 '92 10:16 805 642 4960 PAGE.005 FROM VCTC 11.30. 1992 10: 19 P. 6 ......„1 "`.+sem-R•-••=•=11 - �f.�/ �.16..t. . / ••• ,..;P? ....... ..e f: . Ili I li 1 i il . 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