06-16-1969 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

On motion of Councilman BroOks~ seCo~lded by Councilman Villa and unanimously carried, Amendment Application 646 was approved and the City Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance to reclassify the property according to Exhibit A. PUBLIC HEARING SUNFLOWER AVENUE RES. 69-94 closed. Hearing was opened on proposed vacation of a portion of Sunflower Avenue, east of Fairview. There being no response to the call for testimony, the hearing was RESOLUTION 69-94 ORDERING THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF SUNFLOWER AVENUE, EAST OF FAIRVIEW STREET, RESERVING EASEMENTS THEREIN FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES was adoptedj on motion of Councilman Brooks, seconded by Councilman Markel and unanimously carried. PACIFIC AND WARNER On June 2nd, the City Council referred to Staff the traffic problem at the intersection of Warner and Pacific for study and report on the possibility of closing the Warner -Pacific intersection to north and south traffic and recommendation of alternative routes for automobile and pedestrian traffic, or alternate suggestions. The Public Works Director explained the meaning of traffic warrants (which determine the need for.crossing guards or traffic signals) to the Council and reported on accident rate surveys and the Pacific and Warner signalization potential accident rate, based on 1963, 1964, 1967, and 1968 signalized intersection accident records for all signalized intersections in the City. Public Works Director then projected slides depicting a diagram of the area, the right turning movement count from Pacific onto Warner, and a compilation of alternate suggestions for the crossing as follows: (1) Continued use of the existing four crossing guards at an annual cost of $5, 600. (2) Construction of a pedestrianoverpass or separation of some type at an annual cost of $2, 400. (Initial cost $30,000. ) (3) Provide school bus transportation at an annual cost of $6, 750. (4) Provide signal only at an annual cost of $1, 730, eXPlaining that there is a 50 - 50 chance with signalization that there would be less than ten accidents per year; that since the area on Pacific is already developed, it is not anticipated that there will be a very great increase in traffic on Pacific; and that it will probably never meet the warrants required for a signal. (Initial cost $18, 000. ) (5) Median fence on Warner between Bristol and Rene which would require the children to cross at Bristol and would require the Bristol crossing to have a crossing guard; annual cost of $3,320. CITY COUNCIL - 247 - June 16, 1969