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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1998 0819 CC REG ITEM 10A�s 5 'a ! I ITEM I • CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA City Corincil Meeting of S Iq qb — ACTION: AApproye-d 5ta f recomYV W oLflon 4 gdDd}2d AGENDA REPORT 8950' -110 • aI q - ( — C = TY •F MOC31:ZP2N'R1M'V: TO: The Honorable City Council FROM. Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works DATE: July 24, 1998 (Council Meeting 8- 19 -98) SUBJECT: Consider Resolution No. 98- Establishing a Bus Loading Zone on Peach Hill Road West of Science Drive BACKGROUND 1. In October of 1993 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 93- 976 establishing certain parking restrictions on Peach Hill Road and on Science Drive in and near the Carlsberg development. Those parking restrictions established a NO PARKING 10:00 pm to 6:00 am zone [approximately six hundred feet (6001)long] on the north side of Peach Hill Road just west of Science Drive. 2. In October of 1996 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 96- 1228 revising the parking restrictions on Peach Hill Road to provide for on- street loading and unloading of passengers, and to allow the on- street staging of vehicles for such purposes. That action converted the above mentioned parking area to an on- street Loading Zone for use by parents for dropping -off and picking -up students. 3. On July 1, 1998, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 98 -1485 rescinding Resolution No. 96 -1228 and re- establishing the parking restrictions provided for in Resolution No. 93 -976. This action was required in order to re- establish safety measures in support of the Bike Lanes on Peach Hill Road, prior to the opening of Science Drive. �t-v •� • The Moorpark Unified School District is taking steps to establish an on -site Student Drop Area on the Mesa Verde Middle School campus. Vehicular traffic generated by this activity will be directed to enter the campus from the driveway on Peach Hill Road, drop off students at a designated area on the campus and then exit the campus on Science Drive (right turn only). pchhil5.prk �V0 Z Peach Hill Road Parking Restrictions August 19, 1998 Page 2 The most significant traffic congestion problem associated with these activities occurs in the afternoon and is caused by vehicles arriving too early and waiting in line to pick -up students. The School District plans to take steps to encourage the parents to not arrive too early. With the benefits of those efforts, it is anticipated that the staging of the afternoon peak traffic will not adversely affect traffic on Peach Hill Road. However, in the event that those efforts are not successful and traffic congestion on Peach Hill Road becomes severe enough to impede eastbound traffic, the District has agreed to change the point of entry to the on- campus Drop -Off Area to Science Drive. This would place all of the "staged" traffic along the west side of southbound Science Drive. If this change becomes necessary, all student drop -off traffic would have to travel southbound on Science Drive from New Los Angeles Avenue to reach the Science Drive driveway to the Campus. The center raised median on Science Drive prevents left turns at this location. Of course this option can not be implemented until after this segment of Science Drive is completed and opened to traffic. With the use of the north perimeter campus road for the above described purpose, this road is no longer useable for use by School Buses for the loading and unloading of students. The District is requesting, therefore, that a School Bus Loading Zone be established on Peach Hill Road in front of the school. The Moorpark Unified School District has requested that the "turn -out" area on Peach Hill Road in front of the school, which is now designated as "No Parking -- 10: 00 pm to 6: 00 am, " be designated as a Buses Only Loading Zone between specific weekday daytime hours. All bus loading and unloading activity at the school would occur in this area. The restricted use of the "turn -out" area as a Bus Loading Zone during specified hours, is essential to the efficient movement of traffic in this area. The stopping, parking or loading of other vehicles in the Bus Loading Zone during specified hours, is likely to adversely affect traffic movement on Peach Hill Road and other streets in the vicinity of the school. It is proposed, therefore, that the Bus Only Loading Zone be also designated a "Tow Away" zone for all other vehicles during the designated time limits. pchhil5.prk do�11113 Peach Hill Road Parking Restrictions August 19, 1998 Page 3 D. No Overnight Parking It is proposed that the existing signs, which prohibit overnight parking, remain in place. This will allow for the use of the "turn -out" area for on- street parking on the weekends and in evening hours. E. Signs Although the Loading Zone is not anticipated to be used by school buses until 8:30 am, it is recommended that the hours of restricted use by school buses commence at 6:00 am, the time the No Overnight Parking restriction ends. This will help to prevent the occurrence of a vehicle left parked after 8:30 am. Based on the above discussion, the signs proposed to be placed in the "turn -out" are to read as follows: TOW AWAY NO STOPPING BUS LOADING ZONE ONLY MON thru FRI 6:00 as to 4:00 pa NO PARKING 10:00 pin - 6:00 as F. Notices to Parents In order to reduce the level of confusion about these revised traffic patterns and loading areas, the School District has provided notices to the parents of all of the students attending Mesa Verde Middle School, explaining the proper routes to school and the approved drop -off and pick -up areas. It was necessary for the District to mail those notice during the week ending August 14th. Those notices presumed the approval of the attached resolution and the implementation of the parking restrictions set forth in that resolution. On July 22nd the City Council was provided information regarding the proposed Notices to be mailed to Parents. pchhil5.prk Peach Hill Road Parking Restrictions August 19, 1998 Page 4 G. Schedule In January of 1998, staff notified the School District in writing that the District needed to address the student loading and unloading issues at Mesa Verde School. The District was again notified in writing in early June that the City would be removing the signs which allow this loading activity to occur on Peach Hill Road. Staff was first approached by the District to discuss a solution to this matter on Tuesday, July 14th. As discussed above, the District mailed Notices to parents on or before August 14th, disseminating information based upon an assumption that the attached Resolution will be adopted. It is, of course, the option of the City Council to approve, deny or substantially modify the provisions of the attached Resolution. In the event the action of the City Council significantly changes the traffic patterns and /or passenger loading areas assumed by the District, it would be necessary for the District to send out new Notices advising the parents of those changes. H. City Costs In October 1996, City crews were required to remove and re- install signs called for by Resolution No. 96 -1228, to facilitate the use of the City street for the "temporary" on- street student drop -off area on Peach Hill Road. The District paid the City for its costs related to those efforts. The District has also agreed to pay the City for all City costs related to the removal and replacement of signs required to identify the requested on- street Bus Loading Zone, including the cost of the fabrication of the required signs. Total costs are estimated to not exceed $350. RNIMITT-70 O .- .� The signs required to designate the proposed Loading Zone cannot be ordered until August 20th. The signs must be received by the City on August 28th in order to allow sufficient time to install the signs prior to the beginning of the school year. This special order will require payment of a premium. These costs will be included in the amounts to be paid by the District. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution establishing a Bus Only Loading Zone on Peach Hill Road west of Science Drive. pchhUS.prk RESOLUTION NO. 98 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A BUS ONLY LOADING ZONE ON PEACH HILL ROAD WEST OF SCIENCE DRIVE WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted by Section 22507 of the California Vehicle Code (CVC), the City Council adopted Resolution No. 93 -976 establishing certain parking restrictions on Peach Hill Road between Spring Road and Science Drive; and, WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently adopted Resolution No. 96 -1228 making certain changes to the parking restrictions established by Resolution No. 93 -976; and, WHEREAS, the City Council later adopted Resolution No. 98 -1485 rescinding Resolution No. 96 -1228 and re- establishing the parking restrictions imposed by Resolution No. 93 -976; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is necessary to again revise these parking regulations to better facilitate traffic patterns in this area; and, WHEREAS, the revised parking restrictions to be established include provisions for the towing and removal of vehicles from the street as provided for in CVC Section 22651 (n). NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Section 2 of Resolution No. 93 -976 and Section 3A of Resolution No. 98 -1485, establishing a NO PARKING Between 10:00 pm. and 6:00 a.m. Zone on Peach Hill Road, shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 2. That a Buses Only Loading Zone is hereby established along the entire length of the above mentioned No Overnight Parking Zone, which is generally located on the north side of Peach Hill Road immediately west of Science Drive. SECTION 3. That the location and limits of said Buses Only Loading Zone are described as the north side of Peach Hill Road, from a point approximately seven hundred sixty feet (7601) west of Science Drive easterly to a point approximately one hundred sixty feet (1601) west of Science Drive, as generally described on Exhibit 'A' attached hereto and made a part hereof. . do- � tj Resolution No. 98- Page 2 SECTION 4. That use of the area described in Section 3 as a Bus Only Loading Zone, shall be restricted to the hours of 6:00 am to 4:00 pm, on Monday through Friday. SECTION 5. That the parking of vehicles in the area described in Section 3, shall be allowed at any time not specified in Section 1 or Section 4. SECTION 6. That any vehicle parked in said Bus Loading Zone in violation of the time and day restrictions set forth in Section 4, shall be subject to being towed and removed. SECTION 7. That the City Manager is hereby directed to have placed and maintained the appropriate signs and /or curb markings giving notice of these parking restrictions and regulations. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19TH day of August, 1998. Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTESTED: Debbie Traffenstedt, City Clerk Resolution No. 98- Exhibit 'A' P E P�H y� �oaod LoP�t��.�` zone P ` J 1�n `1 1 \ 'T� �'@*NC■��0 * Also No Parking 10:00 pm to 6:00 am per Reso. 93 -976 & 98 -1485