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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19 - Review of Conceptual Street Layout Alternatives for Bayside Drive - CorrespondenceReceived After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: City of NB Questions Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 8:35 AM To: Brown, Leilani Subject: FW: Feedback for Newport Beach, CA Mary Locey, 949-644-3031 From: NoReply@newportbeachca.gov Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 6:49 PM To: City of NB Questions <questions@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Feedback for Newport Beach, CA You have received this feedback from William Hagemeyer < ov elr66ic�twc.com > for the following page: http:;' '�N-\N-,�x,.nciN�portbeachca.goz- goy-ernmcntcit,,--council find- vour-council-district district -5 Jeff I have been searching for a reason to redo Bayside Drive. All I can find is that " it is due for resurfacing". Why are we looking at all the extreme alternatives? In my opinion, it does not need resurfacing, much less total makeover! Further on, past Marine, the street is overhung with plants that need trimming in CDM. Why isn't this on the agenda? Why aren't the owners there required to trim the planting? Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 9:37 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: Please add this Link to Bayside drive improvement plan comment section for Discussion on 5/9/2017 From: Michelle Ultimo Hall[mailto:michelle@ultimoproperties.com] Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 9:30 AM To: Kiff, Dave <DKiff@newportbeachca.gov>; Sommers, Brad <BSommers@newportbeachca.gov>; Herdman, Jeff <jherd man@newportbeachca.gov>; Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please add this Link to Bayside drive improvement plan comment section for Discussion on 5/9/2017 Hello City Council, I reviewed the documents for the Bayside Drive improvement plan discussion this Tuesday and community comment section. I previously sent this petition link that includes much support for narrowing the Bayside Dr., Street to two lanes however it is not included in the city documents for the next city council meeting?! Please, please add! Even if a roundabout does not get approved, the TWO Lane road configuration is extremely necessary. A road having 16% usage capacity does not make sense why it needs to remain at four lanes and why an extra lane in each direction is necessary for cars to pass and speed. A two lane road configuration would only increase the capacity usage to 34%. Please make the City Council aware of the support of over 235 residents as included in this link: httr)s://www. ir)etitions. com/petition/bayside-d rive-newr)ort-beach-ves-to-pla n- 2?utm medium=email&utm source=email&utm campaign=Send%2Bto%2BFriend Thank you, Michelle Hall NB resident Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: City Clerk's Office Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 2:57 PM To: Mulvey, Jennifer; Rieff, Kim Subject: FW: Bayside Drive From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 2:57:16 PM (UTC -08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Clerk's Office Subject: Bayside Drive For the record From: Jane Davis[mailto:janedavis110@roadrunner.com] Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 2:44 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: RE: Newport Beach, CA: May 9, 2017 City Council Meeting My comments re: Bayside Drive. Leave it alone. Don't waste our money. Enforce the speed limit. It would be nice to have a sidewalk all the way on the inland side. I live on Balboa Island. Jane Davis 1 Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Susan Skinner <savebaysidedr@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 6:11 AM To: Dept - City Council; City Clerk's Office Subject: Objections to Bayside Dr changes Attachments: Bayside Traffic.png Dear City Council members: I would like to register my objections to your plans to modify Bayside Dr and request that if any modification must be made, it be only a narrowing of the existing 4 lanes and not the addition of a roundabout nor the loss of one or more lanes. The process by which the initial changes were considered was a flawed one (in my opinion) and appeared to be politically motivated at the request of outgoing councilman Ed Selich. There was virtually no outreach to the community affected by these changes and the vote that occurred on the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving was widely perceived to have been rushed through without a courtesy notice to those affected communities. Interestingly, the letters that were received from local homeowners associations were mostly against the plan with only Promontory Bay endorsing the plan for the roundabout and the other associations asking for other options. As part of the presentation made to the City Council that evening, one of the benefits given for the change was "motorist diversion back to PCH." When I later spoke with City Engineer Brad Sommers, he commented that the Balboa Island folks could get to home by making a right turn onto Jamboree, confirming in my mind that part of the intent of making the changes to Bayside Dr was to reduce overall traffic usage. Bayside Dr is an integral part of the roadways used by residents on Balboa Island and large sectors of CdM and the plan to modify it in a way that will create substantially barriers to its use does a disservice to the residents who rely upon it for day to day use. The residents of Bayside Dr, Mr. Selich included, were aware of the layout of the road when they purchased their property and it seems disingenuous that they would now complain of the speed of the road. In fact, I believe the speed monitoring done by the city reportedly showed that the average speed was only 32 mph (interestingly, I can't find that in the staff report at all and am going by memory on this). The problem is really not one of an average driver speeding on Bayside Dr although I certainly acknowledge that there are rogue drivers who speed, as is the case on every road. In the staff report, the true issue is acknowledged when it is noted that the "police report data indicates that many incidents were largely related to driver impairment or error." In fact, if the actual accident data is review (attached to this Email) of the 15 accidents reports between 2012 and 2016 noted between the entrance to Linda Isle and Promontory Drive East (the stretch where the houses are located), only two were ascribed to speeding. No matter what is done to modify Bayside Dr, there will be idiots and drunks on the road. So, if the problem is not speeding and is mostly idiots and drunks, perhaps the focus should be less on modifying the lanes in a way that affects the average driver and more on protecting the lives and property of the folks who live on Bayside Dr. I had previously suggested that if the homeowners were willing to give up the parking in front of their homes, perhaps some sort of barrier could be constructed in that former parking space that would protect them from cars leaving the roadway. I would like to believe that everyone can get behind enhancing the safety of the residents of Bayside Dr, as no one should ever have cars potentially coming through their living room. Since the accidents that have occurred are much less likely from speeding, why spend so much effort to reduce speed? It seems like the biggest gain lies around efforts to protect against cars leaving the roadway. Mr. Herdman was kind enough to speak with me about the plans for Bayside Dr and indicated that this was intended to be a temporary process to "see how it worked." When I asked what would define success, he was not able to give an objective answer. I would strongly suggest that the council determine, in advance, an objective indicator of what success would look like prior to moving forward. The lack of such an objective indicator will result in internecine fighting once again when the trial is complete whereas a previously determined outcome may avert such conflict. As my father will be undergoing a significant surgery on the day of the council meeting, it is unlikely that I will be able to attend. Thus, I will reiterate my request to not change the roadway and instead address the real issue, that of protecting the safety of the residents from the drivers who will misbehave no matter what the configuration the roadway and consider creating barriers in front of those homes instead. I have sent to you the petition with the 669 signatures opposing the original plan in a prior Email. Thank you, Susan Skinner BAYSIDE DRIVE TRAFFIC INCIDENTS: COAST HWY TO JAMBOREE RD/MARINE AVE 2012-2016 DATE STREET -7 LOCATION CROS STRELT ASSOCIATE FAL-TOR COAST HIGHWAY TO ALOHA DRIVE 05/20/2013 05/27/2014 PAYSIDE DRIVE BAYSIDE DRIVE 45 FEET S0IJTH COAST HWY SPEEDING SPEEDING 100 FEET SOUTH COAST HWY 08/2312015 BAYSIDE DRIVE 21 FEET SOUTH COAST HWY IMPAIRED 07/05/2016 SAYSIDE DRIVE 97 FEET SOUTH COAS7 HWY SPEEDING 10/17/2016 BAYSIDE DRIVE 161 FEET SOUTH COAST HWY SPEEDING ALOHA DRIVE TO HARBOR ISLAND DRIVE 04/15/2013 DAYSIDE DRIVE 92 FEET WEST HARBOR ISLAND OR SPEEDING 06/07/2013 DAYSIDE MRIVC 848 FI -.-T SOUTH COAST HWY UNSAFE TURN 03/14/2015 BAYSIDE DRIVE BAYSIDE DRIVE AT 29 FEET SOUTH ALOHA DR ALOHA DR WRONG WAY 10/06/2016 UNSAFE TURN HARBOR ISLAND DRIVE TO PROMONTORY DRIVE EAST 05/04/2012 BAYSIDE DRIVE 630 FEET EAST HAR80K ISLAND IMPAIRED 04/30/2013 BAYSIDE DRIVE AT HARBOR ISLAND STOP SIGN 06/21/2013 BAYSIDE DRIVE 1123 FEET EAST HARBOR ISLAND RED LIGHT 09/16/2013 BAYSIDE DRIVE 648 FEET WEST PROMONTORY DR E. IMPAIRED 09/15/2013 HARBOR ISLAND 5 FEET SOUTH BAYSIDE DR WRONG WAY 06/17/2014 BAYSIDE DRIVE 129 FEET WEST PROMONTORY DR E UNSAFE TURN 09/07/20-14 BAYSIDE DRIVE 5LO FEET EAST HARBOR ISLAND IMPAIRED 07/27/2C.n SAYSIDE DRIVE 450 FEET EAST HARBOR ISLAND OR SPEEDING 02/20/2016 BAYSIDE DRIVE 570 FEET WEST PROMONTORY DR E UNSAFE TURN 04113/2016 BAYSIDE DRIVE 1400 FEET S00H COAST HWY IMPAIRED 10/15/2016 BAYSIDE DRIVE AT HARBOR ISLAND STOP SIGN PROMONTO RY DRIVE EAST TO JAM BOREE ROAD/MARINE AV L N U E 12/27/2012 BAYSIDE DRIVE 29 `-LLT WES i MARINE AVE SPLEDING 12/10/2013 SAYSI-DL DRIVE 521 FEET WEST JAMBOREE RD SPEEDING 03/10/20.14 BAYS'!DE DRIVE 75 FEET WEST JAMBOREE RD SPEEDING 10/09/2c,15 BAYSIDE DRIVL 213 FEET WEST MARINE AVE SPEEDING 12/08/2015 BAYSIDE DRIVE 30 FEET WEST JAMBOREE RD IMPAIRED 03/08/2016 BAYSIDE DRIVE 17 FEET WEST JAMBOREE RD FAIL TO YIELD 07/27/2016 BAYSIDE DRIVE 1060 FEET WEST JAMBOREE RD FAIL TO YIELD Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 8:28 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: Bayside Drive Improvement Project For the record. From: Mike Sutherlin [mailto:mike@msutherlin.com] Sent: Saturday, May 6, 2017 3:15 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Bayside Drive Improvement Project I just received notice that the Newport Beach City Council will vote next Tuesday, May 91h, on proposed changes to traffic flow on Bayside Drive. It is hard to understand the objective of this project. Traffic flow and accident data show that congestion as Bayside Drive merges with Pacific Coast Highway is the biggest problem. This is compounded by access to the Chevron station, retail shops, bar/restaurants and entry into the service area for a car dealership. These are all entry points onto Bayside Drive, further compounding traffic is this area. The proposed solution calls for reducing lanes on Bayside Drive and adding a traffic circle—both of which will restrict traffic flow (in your terms, will be traffic calming) rather than improve it. And I understand that there is another bar/restaurant approved for this same intersection with valet parking at the Pavilion's as a solution to inadequate parking on site, and this will add more congestion to this intersection and traffic volume to Bayside Drive. There seems to be two questionable decisions at play. First, what is the problem to solve on Bayside Drive? The study cites accidents from traffic congestion at both ends of this section of Bayside Drive and speeding in between as the most pressing issues. Instead of improving traffic congestion at the intersection with Coast Highway, the proposed solutions will make it worse. And as the study indicates, there are much more cost effective ways to address speeding. So why are we doing this? And secondly, if traffic on Bayside Drive is a primary issue, why would you approve further development that adds to traffic congestion in this area? From a broader perspective, I question whether this project is the best use to taxpayer dollars. The City has already spent over $1 million dollars studying this project and wants to double that for a project that the local residents do not need or want. This project seems to be driven more by the Planning Department than the best interests of those most affected by these changes—the local residents that use Bayside Drive every day. I encourage you to vote to NOT APPROVE this project. Michael W. Sutherlin 18 Linda Isle Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 8:34 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: Bayside dr topic for may 9 meeting From: brymackl [mailto:brymackl@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 5, 2017 6:03 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Bayside dr topic for may 9 meeting I, Bryan McDonald, live in cdm and my office is at 333 Bayside dr. I have been driving on Bayside for 50+ years and do not wish to see Any changes made. If you must make changes please do not alter the lanes and please do not put in a roundabout. If you really want to slow things down simply put in 2 stop signs one at The harbor island st and one where the signal Currently is for pedestrian crossing. That should do the trick. Thank you. Sent From mv Veri7.on, Sanisunu Galaxy smarthhone Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Buzby, Lisa Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 8:41 AM To: Brown, Leilani Subject: FW: Bayside Drive Safety Project Attachments: Bayside Drive Safety Project.docx Leilani, Aaron asked me to forward this to you to distribute to Council. Thank you, Lisa Buzhy Ext. 3131 From: Paul & Marilyn Teslow [mailto:paulteslow@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 4:46 AM To: Muldoon, Kevin <kmuldoon@newportbeachca.gov>; Dixon, Diane <ddixon@newportbeachca.gov>; Avery, Brad <bavery@newportbeachca.gov>; Duffield, Duffy <dduffield@newportbeachca.gov>; Herdman, Jeff <jherdman@newportbeachca.gov>; Peotter, Scott <speotter@newportbeachca.gov>; O'Neill, William <woneill@newportbeachca.gov> Cc: Kiff, Dave <DKiff@newportbeachca.gov>; Webb, Dave (Public Works) <DAWebb@newportbeachca.gov>; Sommers, Brad <BSommers@newportbeachca.gov>; Brine, Tony <tbrine@newportbeachca.gov>; Buzby, Lisa <Ibuzby@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Bayside Drive Safety Project To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: Attached is a lengthy overview of "nationwide safe street design policy" standards that City Council members should probably consider prior to final action on the Bayside Drive Project. An online search will confirm this powerful data is universally advocated by every recognized traffic management authority in the US. Of concern is these street compelling design standards have not been openly addressed over the months of revisit process. It will probably be in NBs' best short and long-term interest for the Council to arrange for some preliminary due diligence as to compliance with these policies. In view of the length, it is not expected that detailed readership will occur, but at least the overall concept is presented. It could simply be used as a reference. Hopefully this attachment will be accepted in the constructive sense that was intended. Thank you for whatever attention you may give this issue. Marilyn & Paul Teslow 615 Bayside Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 A VISION FOR MULTIMODAL SAFE STREETS NEWPORT BEACH This communication relates to the current controversy that erupted from City Council action to "revisit" the reasoning behind previous City Council approval of the Bayside Drive Safety Project. Since then, discussion has been kept limited to a few select small groups or committees. But, over these past months, follow-up information has not been transparent to the impacted "overall" community that was deprived from adequate insight to revisit activities. In frustration over the lack of information on what decisions are being influenced by an unqualified 20 member committee, the attached comprehensive "supplement" is optional for those with no background to the project. Content in the supplement was gleaned from searching sketchy data and was prepared for consideration by any parties interested in the future of Bayside Drive. Hopefully, City leadership will regard this lengthy email in the constructive spirit that is intended. Understandably, managing a city of residents with so many different agendas is a difficult challenge. The thoughts expressed here are not necessarily representative of positions held by others. In view of the myriad of activity and complex considerations within this issue, the attached unintentionally evolved into a lengthy "manifesto". Because very limited readership is anticipated, perhaps those not interested in the SUPPLEMENT containing project background details might refer to just the SUMMARY in the first section. THIS PAPER CONTAINS COMPELLING NEW CONSIDERATIONS THAT COULD CHANGE THE ENTIRE DYNAMIC FOR REVIEW OFTHE BAYSIDE DRIVE PROJECT. It is hoped consideration might be given to 3 areas of overall concern that are addressed in both the • Nationwide standard of practice for street design • The Bayside Drive vision of a safe multimodal street environment • Plea for Council attention to formalize a NB multimodal street design policy THE BAYSIDE DRIVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Public safety endangerment on Bayside Drive has long been known. The 50 year-old, 1.3 mile wide-open space functions as an inherently perilous speedway. With 4 wide travel lanes, 1 turning median, 1 parking lane, and 2 unprotected bicycle lanes, this relatively lightly - traveled road is wider than most 4 -lane freeways. City staff reports Irvine Avenue and Bayside Drive are the only 2 such 4 -lane residential streets with abutting home driveways still existing in all of Newport Beach. The freeway -like residential street monstrosity has a history of excessive speeding and high-speed collisions. Obviously, the lure of a wide open 4 -lane and long span of Bayside Drive is an open invitation and irresistible urge for drivers to rapidly accelerate into hazardous speeds and "abrupt lane changing". Recent speed -monitoring on Bayside (just 1000 ft from Harbor Island Drive) clocked eastbound speeds at an average hourly -high of 66 mph with a top -speed recorded of 86 mph. Unlike crashes on more speed -controlled 2 -lane residential streets, the high-speed crashes on Bayside Drive inflict more serious injuries — especially to pedestrians and cyclists as published data proves. By any credible national standard of today, (see below) this street would be considered hazardous, obsolete, and in need of retrofit. The following expert data confirms "why" the most forward thinking American cities have embraced the vision characterized in the approved Bayside design. NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE IN CITY STREET POLICY Of much concern, during this long divisive Bayside revisit discourse, any standards of practice in street design policy are notably missing. Typically, any prevailing modern standards and current" best practices" would be an uppermost influence in responsibly formulating policy and making decisions, particularly when "life -safety" is involved. That triggered an online search that opened an "overwhelming floodgate" of nationwide policy standards for modern street design. It was quickly learned that a nationwide paradigm shift has occurred in policy thinking about city street design. The policy standard is generically identified as "multimodal safe streets" and applies to every mode of user entitled to comfortable and safe passage in public street space. every mode of user entitled to comfortable and safe passage in public street space. These modern multimodal safe street design standards are universally advocated by every recognized traffic management authority in the US. Assembly Bill 1358, the California Complete Streets Act of 2008, requires cities and counties to include complete streets policies as part of their general plans so that roadways are designed to safely accommodate all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, children, older people, and disabled people, as well as motorists. In forward -thinking cities actively participating in this fast growing movement, "all decisions about road modifications, design, and enforcement must be made with safety as the guiding principle". To conform with the definition of a multimodal safe street, enactment of this policy directs a city's decision -makers to consistently fund, plan, design, retrofit, construct, and maintain safe street environments. Obviously, for a NB policy to comply with nationwide standards, some fundamental change would be required. As with the Bayside design, this futuristic thinking promotes the concept that public street space freed -up by "safe street" lane reductions is repurposed to create livable safe mobility environments for all modes of street users. Hopefully, a number of discerning NB City leaders will focus on how closely characteristics of the Bayside Drive project mesh and conform with current nationwide standard of practice. This retrofit of the "Bayside corridor" could be an award-winning model of a conforming multimodal safe street. To the extent City leaders acknowledge this transformational change in city street design policy, the rationale for the Bayside project design makes perfect sense. This revolution in US city street design policy is fully confirmed in the paragraphs below and is easily verified by any independent online search for multimodal safe street design. The search will open an avalanche of expert data on this issue. STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ON STREET DESIGN The following are some the nation's most credible authorities, all of whom confirm the old mentality of "rapid movement of traffic has been abandoned in favor of todays' "multimodal safe street designs" that extend far beyond convenience for just motorists. Full-time City executives who advise the Council either are, or should be quite aware of the following authorities that have "redefined the traditional city street". National Lea_gue of Cities (NLC) As is known, NLC is an education and advocacy organization for city leadership that is subscribed to by nearly all American cities. The NLC has long been promoting a policy guideline called "Complete Streets". Complete Street (multimodal) policy directs a city's decision -makers to consistently fund, plan, design, retrofit, construct, and maintain safe community streets that conform with Complete Street goals. Numerous organizations like AARP and Kaiser Permanente that are interested in the safe well-being of people are sponsors for national promotion of these safe multimodal street environments that improve livability from children to senior adults. VISION ZERO Vision Zero is a more focused approach to safe street design than the more broad education - oriented programs of the National League of Cities. It is a planning philosophy that makes protecting human life and limb on city streets and roadways the top priority. This coast-to-coast initiative is underway in Vision Zero cities from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle to New York City, and hundreds of small and large cities in between that are on board as committed communities. In Orange County, Santa Ana has a huge city-wide initiative called "Safe Mobility Santa Ana" that was adapted from Vision Zero guidelines. This program entails "lane reduction" on multi- lane corridors like Warner Avenue, 17th Street, Fairview, and many more. Grant writers have obtained $30 million in readily available State and Federal funds in 2 years. Vision Zero suggests it shouldn't take high-profile crashes or court awards for preventable serious injuries or fatalities to spur safe -street design changes. The following 2 examples are for cities that were outside the standards of practice in safe street design when tragic events occurred causing both to join the Vision Zero movement. Example #1 .... The Santa Ana action -plan was launched only after a public wake -up -call following the Halloween fatality of 3 girls that occurred on a 4 -lane residential street that is a Bayside Drive look-alike. In subsequently doing city-wide lane -reductions, SA didn't go to homeowners for permission, or their Safe -Mobility Santa Ana venture could also be hung-up in political -driven debate. God forbid that a similar or even more horrific tragedy may be needed for a NB wake-up call. 3 Example #2 .... In New York City, the impetus for Vision Zero emerged from various court awards including a $19 million loss. The New York high court ruled the City could be held liable for failing to mitigate street known conditions that contributed to speeding. The court took the City to task in stating "an unjustifiable delay in implementing a remedial speed calming plan constitutes a breach of the municipality's duty to the public". During the trial, experts testified it was known among traffic engineers that "characteristics of straight, wide roadways encourage speeding". NYC media reported "the overwhelming 6-1 ruling from New York's highest court puts an end to the notion that traffic safety improvements should be subject to debate and contingent on unanimous local opinion" Experiences like those of Santa Ana and NYC suggest Newport Beach may be adding both moral and legal risk to the City by overlooking a duty to prepare and launch an overarching "street design policy" that meets new standards of practice. CALTRANS Like every national authority, Caltrans offers comprehensive action plans called "Complete Streets" that provide California cities with substantial implementation models for multimodal streets and roundabouts of the future. As mentioned, The California Complete Streets Act of 2008 (AB 1358) requires the City to include complete streets policies as part of the general plan when it is updated. Very importantly, Caltrans is involved in reshaping funding priority to California cities with multimodal safe street policies and actively engaged in conforming projects. US Department of Transportation (USDOT) The USDOT uses data -driven national crash studies to promote multimodal safe street design and is also an aggressive advocate of the safety benefits "roundabouts" in new -era intersection thinking. According to USDOT, any able driver, who has encountered a modern roundabout, understands the ease of navigating through a wide single -lane mountable (no curb) roundabout. These exist in newer planned communities of Orange County. Those who doubt the merits of modern roundabouts, and not wanting to appear out of touch with factual studies, may wish to withhold further judgement before viewing USDOT's online video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhHzl 6y IWM In spite of opposition, the previous Council recognized the compelling safety merits of the proposed street design and courageously approved the project. Hopefully, current City leaders will collaborate with open minds in support of the multimodal safe and efficient 2 -lane & roundabout 21St century Bayside Roadway environment. NLC, USDOT, Caltrans, Vision Zero, and every other nationwide traffic management authority have collaborated with cities nationwide to develop new design elements and techniques needed for achieving the goal of multimodal safe -street neighborhoods for cities like NB. Even State and Federal funding sources are now giving "priority "to cities with a demonstrable multimodal street policy and conforming projects. 4 CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH MULTIMODAL SAFE STREET POLICY Given the universal consensus by experts on multimodal streets, this design has evolved into a nationwide standard of practice. Without some compelling reason, it seems unimaginable that any city would risk the "moral, financial, and legal consequences" of willfully ignoring this standard. Common sense suggests the very high predictability of a high-speed street or intersection serious tragedy that might have been avoided with a conforming Bayside street. Obviously, the most nightmarish consequence to suffer would be the "moral consequence" of loss of lives or limbs that are irreplaceable. The "financial consequence" is the loss of NB state or federal funding for non-conformance with multimodal safe street standards. The "legal consequence" could be liability exposure for willful NB negligence by remaining outside the nationwide standard of practice. Presumably, the Council has requested an opinion from the City Attorney as to if clever third -party liability attorneys may penetrate any municipal immunity protection in California. COURAGETO CHOOSE THE GREATER GOOD IN SPITE OF RESISTANCE Careful study of the previously approved design confirms City engineers started with the challenge of an existing "worst-case" obsolete street layout and used modern design technology to transform Bayside into the safest and most functional design possible. In achieving a safe multimodal Bayside corridor, it appears engineers employed many design elements commonly used in todays' new projects. These technologies include both a roundabout and lane reduction. Both have been controversial in the current project debate among largely under -informed residents These technologies include both a roundabout and lane reduction. Both have been controversial in the current project debate among activists and largely under -informed residents. Yet, it should be obvious that tampering with either design element would risk compromising the engineering integrity of the overall multimodal safe street design. According to nationwide standards, multimodal safe street design trumps any political concerns and any notion that a consensus is needed for matters protecting public safety on city streets. The only "valid" consensus confronting NB is the nationwide consensus of traffic management experts that introduced new data -driven standards in street design. Again, conformance with new -generation street policy can be invalidated by any significant change made to all or part of the approved design. Had City officials properly informed residents of the nationwide paradigm shift in street design at the outset, the divisive debates over the Bayside retrofit would have had entirely different dynamics. In retrospect, community education forums on the fundamentals of multimodal safe street environments might have been more appropriate and productive than. Instead of responding to resistance by potentially rescinding approval for the "Bayside Drive Improvement Project," it is urged that instructive forum(s) be arranged on new nationwide policies for multimodal safe street design. Perhaps like other cities who have struggled through resistance, these didactic forum(s) would be for community education and not voting or straw polls. Presentations on the pros and cons of a NB street design policy could be from outside experts at one of the state or national entities mentioned above. It is noted that many cities engage a consulting firm to assist in development of a city policy. Hopefully one or more NB Councilpersons might became change agents and internal champions for this challenge. Aside from failure to recognize nationwide multimodal policy standards for street design, perhaps the most significant shortcoming of City officials was inviting unqualified residents to advise professional engineers on how to design a complex street. Instead of the predictably counterproductive Advisory Committee meetings, conducting Q & A educational forums could have been helpful in achieving resident insight into the complex multimodal safe street technologies in the Bayside design. Proven traffic calming design elements that engineers employed to make the Bayside Drive corridor function safely and effectively include: Lane reductions........ As previously indicated, all authorities agree that lane reductions are a major tactical approach to achieving reasonable speeds and safer streets. Inherent in the wide open 4 -lane and long span of Bayside Drive is the open invitation and irresistible urge for drivers to rapidly accelerate into hazardous speeds and/or "abrupt lane weaving" on a residential street. In addition to the speed calming effect of 2 -lanes, the space vacated from lane reduction is essential for "repurposing" the space into a model multimodal design environment with amenities for all users. The City's data on peak utilization show the reduction of lanes would not result in congestion. Modern Roundabout...... enables continuous vehicle flow through a (currently highly perilous) new speed -controlled intersection, with "yield" signs instead of stop signs, quicker and safer left -turns from Harbor Island Road (HID), and a functional transition between 2 separate segments of Bayside Drive. At the critical HID intersection where multiple modes of users converge, it is instructive to observe how each element interacts with the others in a roundabout format. This roundabout features wide no -curb vehicle lanes, a new crosswalk for pedestrians, a buffered bicycle safety ramp, and landscape beautification in a welcoming friendly gathering -place environment. It would serve to reduce traffic speed, allow a substantially safer westbound exit from Harbor Island Drive and would add a crosswalk for pedestrians where frequent 3 -LANE SOLUTION It is understood that the 3 -lane option emerged from the community advisory committee Apparently even that transparent compromise attempt didn't gain consensus. . Nevertheless, this absurd design seems emblematic of the fable that "a camel is a horse 6 designed by a committee". It seems sort of indefensible that Public Works might compromise NB public street safety in what has the appearance of a game of political trade-offs, compromises, petitions, unqualified committees, competition for gaining the largest crowds, etc. CURRENT HARBOR ISLAND DRIVE/BAYSIDE DRIVE INTERSECTION Even untrained eyes can appreciate some of the challenges that confronted engineers seeking solutions for the problematic HID intersection. Creative NB engineers tapped into the new generation of intersection multimodal technologies for designing the safest and most efficient solutions. An online study of nationwide intersection expertise is instructive for understanding why a modern style roundabout became the preferred concept for achieving the goal of maximum safety and efficiency. Left -turn exiting from HID entails crossing over 2 eastbound lanes of speeding traffic into 2 westbound lanes of speeding traffic without even the protection of a "turning median" The HID/Bayside Drive intersection is presumably among the most perilous "residential" intersections in NB. It is a bit scary, that even during repeated wait -times at the intersection stop sign, HID drivers appear "unware" of these high speeds and the unique hazard just ahead. With closer focus and observation of the many inherent dangers of this intersection, seemingly HID residents will overwhelmingly support the roundabout solution. Incontrovertible national studies have shown that roundabouts are safer than a traditional stop sign or signal -controlled intersections. Undisputed studies by the Federal Highway Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety indisputably report that "Modern Roundabouts" typically achieve: • A 37 percent reduction in overall collisions • A 75 percent reduction in injury collisions • A 90 percent reduction in fatality collisions • A 40 percent increase in pedestrian collisions This, and much other compelling roundabout nationwide data has not been made known to impacted residents (or perhaps even the Council) seem sufficiently vital to deserve serious consideration before any final Council action occurs. Vast amounts of more roundabout data is available online and much remains in our archives that can be submitted The modern roundabout: 1- enables continuous flow through the intersection without stopping 2- uses yield signs instead of stop signs 3- calms speeding through the intersection with a natural speed -controlled design 4- conforms with new nationwide standard of practice 5- serves as transition between 2 segments of Bayside Drive 6- provides peaceful landscape beautification 7- enables new multimodal elements promoted by 1,000 cities nationwide 8- buffered bicycle ramp protection 9- installs new pedestrian crosswalk at intersection 10 -friendly gathering place environment 11 -enables left turn protection for vehicles exiting Harbor Island Road (HID) THE BAYSIDE DRIVE VISION The goals for Bayside Drive are captured in the Council approved multimodal design. As described in earlier paragraphs, a nationwide paradigm shift has occurred with a new generation of city street design policy. Every credible traffic management authority in the US is promoting a conforming multimodal safe street design policy that considers the needs and safety of motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, public transit users, emergency services, and freight vehicles. Over 1,000 leading US cities are now actively engaged in the multimodal safe street movement. The policy standard is generically identified as "multimodal safe streets" and applies to every mode of user entitled to comfortable and safe passage in public street space. The emphasis within this movement required a transformational change in thought from previous times when the emphasis was on rapid movement of vehicles, as the Balboa Island activist prefers. As with the approved Bayside design, this nationwide futuristic thinking promotes the reality that NB "public street space" is not the exclusive domain of a vehicle. As these authorities emphasize, a bonus that .goes with safe -street lane reduction on Bayside Drive is the repurposing of vacated public space for multimodal environments. Repurposing the vacated lane space on Bayside opens a new vista for using excess public space of an unsafe street. In addition to safely accommodating vehicles, the vacated space can now accommodate "all" multimodal users entitled to public space. The newly created Bayside space enables improved safety and neighborhood livability as "gathering places" that are friendly for pedestrians, conversation, dog walking, jogging, bicycling, and other outdoor amenities like occasional park benches for relaxation or resting. Newport Beach offers an ideal habitat for retrofitting a traditional street into a conforming multi -modal environment of improved safety and livability More than most cities, Newport Beach has the resources, year -around climate, culture, and neighborhood family habitats that are ideal for implementation of safe street environments. . Hopefully, a number of discerning NB City leaders will focus on how closely characteristics of the Bayside Drive project mesh and conform with the new nationwide standard of practice. The Newport Beach City Council has the opportunity to reaffirm what might be a classic transformation from an essential speedway with an obsolete design that the NLC classifies as "Dangerous by Design" to a "model multimodal safe street environment" - a livable "Complete Street." H PLEA FOR COUNCIL ATTENTION TO A NB MULTIMODAL STREET DESIGN POLICY NEWPORT BEACH PLAN FOR SAFE STREET ENVIRONMENTS As in 1,000 other participating cities, a Newport Beach multimodal (Complete Street) policy would formalize our community's intent to transform its "public street space" to safely accommodate "all" users that deserve safe passage including motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, public transit users, emergency services, and freight vehicles. Even if NB is not a Vision Zero city, City leadership can still salvage, embrace, and allow this new -era "Complete Street" Bayside project to move forward. Indisputable and universal nationwide standard of policy practice firmly suggest NB and all cities to engage in compliance actions. Given the will and insight, bold City leaders can seize this occasion to both allow the previous Bayside Drive Project approval to stand and to seriously begin steps to develop a Newport Beach multimodal street design policy. NB offers an ideal culture and climate where traditional streets can be retrofitted to outdoor multimodal environments that enhance the year -around safety and well-being of NB habitats. Presumably, the City Council and City officials might find considerable satisfaction from a noble undertaking to retrofit safe and functional NB street environments that also add to City- wide character and friendly neighborhood habitats. NB residents deserve this new - generation policy that enhances citizen safety and well-being in forward-looking cities from NYC to LA. Importantly, the unique opportunity of this "Complete Street" type of Bayside Drive mobility environment can serve as a prototype that can be launched into other streets throughout Newport Beach. What more noble and long-lasting legacy could this Council leave behind? Presumably, that means the previous Council approval of Bayside Drive Safety Project be allowed to stand, and that the Council will take steps to launch a multimodal safe street policy, In spite of continuing dissension the Council will presumably need to act alone in determining what action serves the "greater good" of the overall NB community. Enactment of a NB multimodal safe street policy ensures that consensus by unqualified residents will not be the guiding principle for future NB street design. It is our expectation the Council will envision and embrace the most recent standards of authorities, scholars and forward -thinking municipal leaders around the world by making safety for all users of multi -modal streets the top priority in design and decision-making. Unless there is a feasible design that offers better inherent safety, the previously adopted design for improvements to Bayside Drive should be reaffirmed. Also, with new-found awareness of "nationwide standards" and widespread new insight into the merits of the Bayside multimodal safe street environment, prospects for buy -in by discerning residents can reasonably be expected to dramatically increase. M Today, with open minds and visionary thinking, the City Council has an immediate opportunity to create a model Bayside Drive showcase of "Complete Street" (multimodal safe -street) design and take initial steps to formalize a NB policy for multimodal safe street design that conforms to the new -generation of nationwide best practices. SUMMARY Again, it is our plea that every NB Councilperson will embrace the merits of a conforming multimodal safe street environment for Bayside that conforms with nationwide policy. A good -faith start would 1- affirm the previous Council approval of Bayside Drive Safety Project to stand intact and 2- precipitate Council to taking initial steps toward launching a conforming NB multimodal safe street policy. At the very least, the Council is implored to defer or table any action that might remove all or any part of the previously approved 2 -lane and roundabout design until a more thorough assessment can be completed. "A key characteristic of a well-designed road is that it makes compliance with the speed limit a natural choice for drivers. " Paul and Marilyn Teslow 615 Bayside Drive Newport Beach,CA 92660 10 Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Susan Skinner <savebaysidedr@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2017 8:54 PM To: Dept - City Council; City Clerk's Office Subject: Petition regarding Bayside Dr. Attachments: BaysideDrPetition5-17.docx Dear City Council and City Clerk: Please include the attached petition into the record regarding the changes proposed for Bayside Dr. Please let me know if the petition did not come through in appropriate format. Thank you, Susan Skinner Timestamp First Name Family Name Zip Code Comments? - optional I use Bayside every day, since I live just above it, on Dolphin Terrace. It is ridiculous to reduce it to 2 lanes and it does not need "beautifying" with center divider, a roundabout, and landscaping. What about all the emergency vehicles that use it? There are ambulances that frequently go by on Bayside. Whenever there is an event on Balboa Island, the cars can be backed up and the second lane is a necessity. Also the 18 -wheelers delivering the cars to Porsche/Audi/Bentley park in the center divider. We can't have them park on a one -lane street! 1/22/2017 A roundabout is an expensive solution. What about using flashing yellow lights 20:37:04 Nicole Reynolds 92625 and several speed bumps instead as a cheaper solution and see how that works? As a resident of "old" Corona Del Mar I use this section of Bayside several time a week and oppose the unnecessary and EXPENSIVE proposal to put in a roundabout and other costly landscaping plans. Please reconsider this plan and at 1/22/2017 least open up the plan for more public discussion. 22:02:47 Karen Carlson 92625 Thank you 1/22/2017 Preposterous! PCH does not need more traffic. Stop fixing things that aren't 22:12:06 Kathy Bronstein 92657 broken. 1/23/2017 8:45:36 Patricia Janssen 92662 1/23/2017 8:48:23 Anne Ewing 92662 1/23/2017 8:51:10 Jill Dufour 92662 1/23/2017 8:51:28 Patrick Chandler 92662 1/23/2017 8:51:58 Devin Doyle 92662 1 drive on Bayside nearly every day and have never seen a problem. What is the 1/23/2017 motivation for such a change? And personally, I find roundabouts very dangerous. 8:52:17 Leslie O'Rourke 92662 Please leave Bayside alone. This is a ridiculous proposal that doesn't serve the purpose and creates 1/23/2017 tremendous inconvenience for many plus puts even more traffic on PCH where it 8:52:18 James Luce 92662 is already too crowded. I strongly disagree with this proposal. 1/23/2017 8:54:22 Ann Algeo 92662 Roundabouts are confusing for many people. This would just make things worse! 1/23/2017 8:55:53 Bob Kelley 92662 1/23/2017 The roundabout will back-up traffic on Harbor Island Drive trying to exit onto 9:06:01 Carla Vlick 92660 Bayside.Drive. 1/23/2017 Makes about as much sense as the bike lane on Avocado, Has ANYONE ever 9:06:37 George Thomas 92625 seen it used? 1/23/2017 As a resident of Balboa Island who uses Bayside Drive on a daily basis, 9:13:19 Frank Waite I am really appalled by the proposal to reduce the traffic lanes from 4 lanes to 2 1/23/2017 lanes. And to add a roundabout at Harbor Island Drive is one of the least informed 9:17:13 Pat Hansen options imaginable. I do not look forward to the future traffic jams and loss of valuable time. Please reconsider! 1/23/2017 My answer to the road 'problem' is simply to resludge & repaint. The entire area is 9:17:59 Stacy Healy magnificent, and a 'park' in a median is simply not necessary, and the number of 1/23/2017 accidents on Bayside over the past years is very, very low, and would most likely 9:17:58 Jean Zdrazil increase if these 'improvements' are made. Thank you, Mark Wyland 133 Opal Ave. 1/23/2017 Balboa Island, CA 92662 9:07:01 Mark Wyland 92662 1/23/2017 9:08:21 bill Longfield 92662 Very bad plan, big waste of our money! 1/23/2017 what a stupid idea. Put in speed bumps if you want, ,or stop signs if you want but 9:10:06 Pat Makris 92662 a round about is not the answer 1/23/2017 9:10:48 Laura Larson 92662 1/23/2017 9:13:19 Frank Waite 92662 The runabout is truly a waste of time and tax payers money. 1/23/2017 9:17:13 Pat Hansen 92662 Roundabouts simply don't work as a deterrent here in a more established community. Nobody really wants them! For example: roundabouts were built and 1/23/2017 removed at Irvine & Cliff Dr. and Santa Ana & Clay. The latter had directional 9:17:59 Stacy Healy 92663 signs that became targets for trucks to mow down. Repeatedly. 1/23/2017 9:17:58 Jean Zdrazil 92662 1/23/2017 9:21:30 Britton Huycke 92660 1/23/2017 9:22:31 Leonard South 92662 Leave it alone As a homeowner on BI for more than 20 years, I frequently travel on Bayside between Jamboree and PCH. This area needs 2 lanes in each direction! If there are safety concerns they must be addressed in an alternative way than a traffic circle (round a bout). Lower speed limits, speed bumps, or perhaps flashing lights. 1/23/2017 Its fiscally irresponsible and unfriendly to our neighborhoods to eliminate traffic 9:23:25 Becke Prince 92662 lanes. 1/23/2017 9:24:43 Roberta Daniel 92662 1/23/2017 9:25:07 Lynn Bakuy 92662 1/23/2017 9:25:36 Susan Stoneburner 92662 1/23/2017 9:27:58 Tina Wayt 92662 1/23/2017 Please preserve 2 lanes in each direction on Bayside, please discard the 9:30:02 Jeff Bacon 92869 roundabout and pursue alternative means of traffic calming. Don't do it. There are much better ways of slowing traffic, etc. People in our part of 1/23/2017 the world do not know the proper protocol at a rotary. There will be many 9:30:52 David Rose 92662 accidents. So many better solutions to be found. So many important .things to spend out precious tax dollars for. Safety on Bayside can only be obtained if someone enforces the laws already on the books. Would also love to know who made the decision to place the only traffic light between Jamboree and PCH where so few people need to cross the street. Thousands of folks attempt to leave Pavillion's Center on a daily basis with cars 1/23/2017 whipping around the corner at 40 MPH or more. What are the statistics on 9:32:28 bonnie rohrer 92662 accidents on Bayside? 1/23/2017 9:33:54 Marty Greenberg 92662 1 would prefer nothing changes on Bayside 1/23/2017 Would cause much to much confusion and traffic would increase. We need the 2 9:43:09 KAREN BUCCI 92662 lanes each way for good traffic flow.. this is an ill -thought idea. imagine the additional back=up at bayside and jamboree, with tourists trying to visit Balboa island. our family lived on the island for 40 years, before moving to lido five years ago. we This idea is the most ridiculous thing I've heard! I drive Bayside Dr everyday to my job on Balboa Island. The only people that use Bayside Dr live or work near there. lived through horrible traffic in this immediate area 1/23/2017 this proposal is absurd! it is nonsense to think that eliminating lanes of traffic will 9:44:30 sally getzelman 92663 HELP TRAFFIC!! needs to slow down, install one of those devices that tells you what your speed is I'm not 100% on board with the roundabout, but I'm 100% on board in making 1/23/2017 Mesa, and it works. Or put in a stop sign. Much simpler, less expensive and more changes on Bayside. The roundabout might solve problems down at one end, but 92662 effective ideas! 1/23/2017 three -quarter's of bayside to jamboree will still be a raceway ... and I'm feared 10:01:29 Angela Glaser 92662 taking away one lane will create twice as many bicycler's who are just as much 10:18:16 Dana Hooston lawbreakers as the cars during the summer. Bayside homeowners will be unable 1/23/2017 1 am not opposed to narrowing Bayside Drive to two lanes - one lane each to leave their driveways trying to maneuver through bicycles and pedestrians. 1 9:49:06 Janis Murray 92660 think speed bumps would be a better solution. 1/23/2017 92662 stop sign at Pavilions where many pedestrians cross the street and there is 9:50:44 Laura Gale 92662 1/23/2017 Apposes roundabouts as I was hit by a confused driver in a roundabout in ladera 9:55:45 Matt Abrams 92662 ranch a handful of years ago .... 1/23/2017 9:56:55 Marc Gordonson 92662 This idea is the most ridiculous thing I've heard! I drive Bayside Dr everyday to my job on Balboa Island. The only people that use Bayside Dr live or work near there. I have never seen cars speeding excessively or accidents for that matter. If you reduce to one lane each way, with a roundabout, traffic will be worse, congested and confusing. The city must have better things to do with it's money! If traffic needs to slow down, install one of those devices that tells you what your speed is when you drive by. They have one on a very busy section of Victoria in Costa 1/23/2017 Mesa, and it works. Or put in a stop sign. Much simpler, less expensive and more 10:00:13 Casey Lauren 92662 effective ideas! 1/23/2017 10:01:29 Angela Glaser 92662 1/23/2017 10:18:16 Dana Hooston 92660 1 am not opposed to narrowing Bayside Drive to two lanes - one lane each direction. I am opposed to installing a roundabout at Harbor Island Drive. This 1/23/2017 solution to fast traffic is expensive and may lead to other problems. How about a 10:20:25 Mona L Swain 92662 stop sign at Pavilions where many pedestrians cross the street and there is significant ingress and egress traffic. If necessary, a stop sign at Harbor Island Drive will also slow traffic. 1/23/2017 10:21:49 melissa elgin 92660 Nice try, City Councilmen (and woman) to try to pass this controversial project at 1/23/2017 Christmas time when nobody is paying attention. This is just another one of your 10:23:01 Elizabeth Huyck 92663 "shams". Keep it up so we can replace you come re-election time!! 1/23/2017 10:25:46 John Schelgel 92663 1/23/2017 10:25:51 Patricia Nangle 92660 1/23/2017 10:26:37 Tim Hamilton 92662 1/23/2017 The plan proposed is not good. Waste of money. Please check out 16th st in 10:27:38 Linda Crum 92662 Costa Mesa between Irvine avenue and Newport blvd. See the speed bumps. My wife and I are opposed to the addition of a roundabout to Bayside Dr. We have a second home in the Pacific NW where two roundabouts were added to the main highway into town. The result is that they confuse drivers and have been the cause of many accidents since they were installed. Truck drivers, especially, have 1/23/2017 problems with them! 10:33:39 Jay Greer 92662-1236 JMG 1/23/2017 10:37:31 Glenna McKeown 92662 While making such changes is expensive and in itself should prohibit the project from proceeding, the indicated changes will create more traffic congestion, 1/23/2017 particularly during the Christmas Boat parade and other times. The burden 10:46:58 Thomas Prince 92662 outways the benefits. I saw the entire presentation by the experts at the City Council meeting and I strongly disagree with your staff's conclusions. We need 2 lanes in each direction. I live on Linda Isle and drive Bayside constantly. There r so many reasons, all of which were presented to you in person and by letter..safety, access, etc. to change to a different solution. Please explore all the other options, including utilizing the traffic light which right now is only triggered when a pedestrian pushed the button. The roundabout and single lanes will create their own problems. The 1/23/2017 solution needs to meet the needs of ALL the adjacent communities, not just the 10:55:45 Linda Schulein 92660 few who bought houses on that stretch of Bayside. 1/23/2017 11:04:52 Hasty Honarkar 92625 Please do not spend money to tear up a perfectly good road. It greatly benefits the flow from Balboa Island to PCH. As you know, Balboa Island is a tourist destination and needs easy access. Also if there is some problem like accident on PCH, this is a road that can handle emergency vehicles and any traffic needing to avoid PCH's problems. I am confused why this road has become an issue and 1/23/2017 needing disruption. Does the changes benefit some city official because they live 11:05:22 Terry McCarthy 92662 near by?? Thank you for your consideration. 1/23/2017 11:11:45 Diane Mondini 92662 Please leave Bayside Drive the way it is. 1/23/2017 11:13:17 chris terry 92662 1/23/2017 11:14:59 Marie Goffman 92625 Please keep 2 lanes in each direction 1/23/2017 yet roundabout may still be fine with 'WELCOME to Balboa Island' Flowers/Boat 11:18:44 anke wurner 92662 (and Harbor Island) in the center Traffic is bad enough due to our government putting in new housing developments without regard of the thousands of commuters that will be dumped on our streets and highways. Now you want to cause residents to go out of their way to get 1/23/2017 somewhere and put more traffic on an overcrowded PCH. What are you thinking. 11:20:04 Gale Luce 92662 Spend our taxpayers dollars on fixing the cracked streets on Balboa Island first. 1/23/2017 11:20:05 Terese OBrien 92662 1/23/2017 11:24:14 Jan Bennner 92679 Very disappointed by the City Council approving this issue ---I really do think it is being done as a favor to a departing City Council member who happens to live on this section of Bayside Drive and would like to increase the value of his property. It seems like a huge amount of City tax payers money to be used to slow down traffic. There are other ways to reduce speed and not spend so much money with 1/23/2017 roundabouts and planted medians. 11:25:53 Alice Brownell 92662 Alice Brownell 1/23/2017 IF YOU EVER EXPERIENCED THE ROUNDABOUT IN LONG BEACH ON 11:26:18 Thomas Crosson 92662- P.C.H..YOU KNOW WHY THEY DON'T WORK. 1/23/2017 During summer and activities on I.e. Boat parade this would be a disaster. Speed 11:30:19 Mary H. Flores 92662 bumps may help and cost less. 1/23/2017 During summer and activities on I.e. Boat parade this would be a disaster. Speed 11:30:28 Mary H. Flores 92662 bumps may help and cost less. 1/23/2017 11:36:59 Patricia Lowe 92662 1/23/2017 11:40:47 Taylor Luce 92662 1/23/2017 11:43:59 Jill Adams 92662 The round -about solution to Bayside traffic is unreasonable. It creates many more 1/23/2017 problems than it solves as so many have stated on the Next-door app. I have 11:46:12 Melissa Housel 92662 already written my concerns to the City Council. 1/23/2017 11:48:31 Kathy White 92662 Thank -you for your efforts!!! 1/23/2017 11:48:51 lee olsen 92662 1/23/2017 11:55:41 Craig Jacobsen 92662 1/23/2017 12:01:11 Joe Samluk 92662 1/23/2017 12:01:53 Mimi Samluk 92662 1/23/2017 12:04:59 Shannon Horan 92663 In over 50 years of living on the island, I've rarely seen police stationed on Bayside. If you stationed an office there for several months, or 6 to give them notice that we mean business and slow down I think is an option worth considering, If they give a ticket, then the situation becomes revenue producing. $2-3M is a very expensive way to solve this problem. 1/23/2017 Also, if they are to go down to one lane, wont it still be the lane on the far right that 12:11:37 Heidi Hall 92662 is the problem lane now? 1/23/2017 12:15:47 Judith Schmidt 92662 1/23/2017 12:18:12 timothy sousamain 92660 i am totally against this. do not over populate our city. Bayside drive is fine. 1/23/2017 12:19:02 James Kelly 92662 1/23/2017 12:19:51 Linda Buchanan 92662 1/23/2017 12:22:22 Lynn Plumlee 92660 With the addition of Bayside Landing Project, the new Restaurant going in next to 333 Bayside, and the new hotel going in at the other end of Bayside toward the 1/23/2017 Dunes, there will be much more traffic so the idea of not anticipating that is 12:22:38 Nancy McNash 92660 ludicrous 1/23/2017 The roundabout is a bad idea at.that location... traffic flow along ayside Drive 12:23:55 Malcolm Read 92660 needs to be facilitated to reduce flow on PCH, this would impede it. An idea that makes no sense. Expensive, does not serve NPB residents, 1/23/2017 disadvantages shopping, restaurants and Balboa Island. Speed reduction can be 12:23:58 Laurie Walz 92660 achieved in other ways. 1/23/2017 12:25:14 Bruce Schweitzer 92662 Keep things the way they are 1/23/2017 12:28:05 Tanya Larsen 92662 1/23/2017 12:32:11 Oma Talley 92660 1/23/2017 please preserve 2 lanes in each direction on Bayside. We do not need a 12:34:24 shirley mcgrew 92660 roundabout to calm the traffic. Please consider other measures to do this. 1/23/2017 12:36:33 Suzy McLaughlin 92662 1/23/2017 12:38:40 Gail Ream 92660 1/23/2017 12:39:14 JAMES MCGREW 92660 1/23/2017 12:39:23 Debra Winston -Levin 92662 1/23/2017 please! No! traffic is bad enough without you improving things and making it 12:41:07 philip chandler 92660 worse. It is not too smart to allow development of condos and retail in that area while 1/23/2017 restricting existing traffic lanes. To lower traffic demand, quit building so many 12:47:00 Rodger Uchizono 92660 superfluous projects! 1/23/2017 12:49:43 Joanne Hawkins 92660 1/23/2017 12:53:15 PATRICIA ANFINSON 92660 1/23/2017 12:53:43 Ann Quinn 92662 1/23/2017 12:54:07 Richard Anfinson 92660 1/23/2017 13:02:03 Robert Perry 92660 1/23/2017 13:02:09 al domasin 92660 1/23/2017 13:06:49 Thomas White 92662 1/23/2017 13:09:40 Sally McManus 92662 1/23/2017 13:20:12 Gayle Clark 92625 1/23/2017 13:21:08 Florence McEwen 92 92662 Not a good plan as it stands. 1/23/2017 13:27:46 Richard Browne 92660 Bayside needs to stay 4 lanes for emergence vehicles. 1/23/2017 If you were in an ambulance on your way to Hoag, would you want the driver to 13:50:32 Donald Larsen 92662 have 2 lanes or 4 lanes? Bayside needs to stay 4 lanes for emergence vehicles. 1/23/2017 If you were in an ambulance on your way to Hoag, would you want the driver to 13:50:41 Donald Larsen 92662 have 2 lanes or 4 lanes? 1/23/2017 13:57:28 Peter Musey 92662 1/23/2017 13:58:38 lauren biggs 92662 I cringe each time I drive 17th St. with the planters in the center eliminating areas of left hand turn lanes. It is a commercial street and I hate to see access restricted. With all the traffic congestion today please leave Bayside alone. Lets look for an 1/23/2017 alternative to reducing it to two lanes. An accident on PCH and there is no 14:03:32 Ann Piani 92662 alternative route. 1/23/2017 14:06:27 Denae Luce 92662 1/23/2017 14:06:50 Thomas Evans 92660 1/23/2017 14:07:52 Peggy Ling 92660 1/23/2017 14:11:58 Catherine Katz 92660 1/23/2017 14:14:42 allison root 92661 What? This is first I have heard about this "idea". Absolutely no reason what so ever to down size Bayside Dr from 2 lanes to 1. Is this a joke? Do Newport Beach city council members just sit around bored all day and then figure that they should do something and as a joke try to think of the best way to waste taxpayers money? I grew up in Newport and am old enough to remember when Bayside Dr was created. And for city council to state that they want to dissuade drivers from using it it ridiculous and frivolous and entitled. It is the best way to reach Balboa Island if you are driving south bound and people will continue to use it and one lane will just turn everything into a chaotic mess. If speed is a issue just have periodic police ticketing speeders. My first ever speeding ticket was in fact on Bayside drive around 1980. 1/23/2017 City council members stop wasting taxpayer money on silly, wasteful and 14:17:46 Elvis Catlin 92662 needless concepts. 1/23/2017 14:27:19 Alice Blair 92660 Linda Isle resident 1/23/2017 14:35:56 Matthew 1/23/2017 14:50:51 david 1/23/2017 14:51:10 Cynthia 1/23/2017 14:51:55 Susan 1/23/2017 15:13:43 Thomas 1/23/2017 15:17:38 Gale 1/23/2017 15:24:16 Lynn 1/23/2017 15:25:39 Chris 1/23/2017 15:26:06 Taylor 1/23/2017 15:27:51 Chris 1/23/2017 15:30:09 Trish 1/23/2017 15:35:44 William 1/23/2017 15:41:37 Edwin 1/23/2017 16:06:45 Li -Mei Tuohey 92662 1 drive Bayside Drive to Balboa Yacht Club 2-3 times a day. I can not remember the last time I saw an accident on that stretch of roadway? So I must assume it is safe! Privatize Bayside Drive from PCH to Newport Dunes entrance seems like a better beek 92660 use of resources? Longfield 92662 Burns 92663 Please preserve the lanes on Bayside Drive! I feel the proposed changes are not well thought out when you consider traffic entering Balboa Island on boat parade, island parade, Friday nite, summer weekends, etc. With a single lane in each direction you will have a nightmare. You would have to put a right turn arrow at the corner of Marine, like they used to White 92662 have, and did away with because of the backup on Jamboree. Cordell 92625 As a resident of Bayside Village and frequent traveler of Bayside Drive, I strongly Tadlock 92660 oppose this measure. Tadlock 92660 Tadlock 92660 Reducing Bayside drive down to one lane each directions would cause more congestion and more problems. Tadlock 92660 There's got to be a better solution! Hendricksen 92660 Yes I want to sign petition Hagemeyer 92662 1 live on Harbor Island Drive and am opposed to the proposed construction. as Wallace 92660 roundabout's can pose serious safety issues.t Lin 92625 1/23/2017 16:11:54 Aluce Vayner 92660 1/23/2017 Please do not reduced the lanes of traffic or put in a round about on Bayside 16:12:04 Cathy Saari 92662 Drive. 1/23/2017 1 think current plan is overkill. Not sure we know whats really diving this. Complete 16:41:56 Carol Rinderknecht 92662 waste of funds. Thank you 1/23/2017 16:48:37 Bill Hendricksen 92660 1/23/2017 16:51:30 Michelle Chandler 92625 1/23/2017 16:55:29 Breanne Ogden 92625 1/23/2017 17:27:07 Alyson Rowden 92662 1/23/2017 Keep Bayside Drive with 2 lanes in each direction, and drop the 17:30:40 Mary Renter 92625 roundabout. Thank you. 1/23/2017 Roundabouts are dangerous for tourists and visitors that are not used to driving in 17:35:41 Jessica Morales 92662 them. 1/23/2017 18:19:15 Ethel Parsons 92662 1/23/2017 18:23:41 Seymour Beek 92662 1/23/2017 Please preserve two lanes in each direction on Bayside, discard the roundabout. 18:28:55 Michelle Fox 92662 and pursue alternative means of traffic calming!! 1/23/2017 18:30:56 michael hollowaty 92662 1/23/2017 18:30:56 darlene Covington 92660 preserve 2 lanes in each direction on Bayside Dr, and the roundabout . 1/23/2017 18:38:13 susan prostor 92662 Many drivers like me use Bayside as a shortcutto get to PCH going North. With the people that go to Pavillions and Rite Aid which are many, the reduction to 1/23/2017 one lane will bring vtraffic to a crawl. It woll also clog Jamboree with left turner 18:38:33 michael hollowaty 92662 drivers This sounds like someone living on Bayside Dr. that wants to limit car noise and traffic. That would be like me wanting to limit traffic on the Balboa Island bridge. What a horrible idea. Newport Beach City Council wants to eliminate traffic on Bayside Dr. and "re -distribute " to PCH & Jamboree. So let's back up traffic going north on Jamboree turning left on PCH. You will have a long line of people waiting to turn left. Oh ... about "traffic circles" or "roundabouts" ... seniors don't really do so well and Newport has a large population of seniors. The complaints of speeders on Bayside vs the intersection accidents at PCH & Jamboree? You"II see if they make this change. Why do I care? Because it's a waste of money and I believe the Council is being manipulated and I don't think this issue is that critical and the idea has more 1/23/2017 negatives than positives. 18:54:59 Michael Kennedy 92662 Thanks for listening. 1/23/2017 19:00:48 Pamela Phillips 92662 1/23/2017 19:02:46 Maxwell Phillips 92662 Ridiculous idea to change to two lanes and put in a round about. 1/23/2017 19:03:01 Kathleen Hoffman 92625 1/23/2017 19:08:01 Tina Bazacas-buss 92625 Not a .good solution... surely we can come up with something better? My address is Bayside Dr., so if anyone wants to increase safety on Bayside, it is me. Our parked car was totaled by a drunk driver, and we have been nearly hit multiple times in the crosswalk pushing our stroller by cars running the stop sign. One lane 1/23/2017 would add illegal passing and increase honking and potential road rage, and in my 19:53:25 Brynn Rauth 92625 opinion, potentially increase speed where able. 1/23/2017 19:56:36 Aline Farmer 92662 More input from local citizens needed. Don't rush these decisions. 1/23/2017 19:56:42 jack callahan 92662 1/23/2017 19:56:51 Aline Farmer 92662 More input from local citizens needed. Don't rush these decisions. 1/23/2017 20:01:36 Eric Farmer 92662 We don't need this boondoggle. 1/23/2017 20:12:15 Steven Guzowski 92662 1/23/2017 Very bad idea! If you wish to reduce traffic stop all the crazy building and 20:29:50 Sue Volpe 92660 development going on. We don't have the infrastructure for it. 1/23/2017 20:32:56 Gary Florin 92660 1/23/2017 20:35:41 Suresh Khemlani 92660 1/23/2017 20:43:24 Christina White 92660 1/23/2017 Thank you for letting me tell the city I do not agree with these proposed changes 20:52:28 Wanda Marrero 92660 to Bayside Drive 1/23/2017 21:00:07 William Stewart 92662 Surely the money this would cost could be put to better use. Do they really want to send more drivers up the hill and on to PCH, which is already a very dangerous intersection? Is this so the rich people living on Linda & Harbor Islands have a more private 1/23/2017 access? 21:12:47 Eila Ulyett 92660 This is a terrible waste of taxpayers money. PLEASE DON'T LET IT HAPPEN. Leave Bayside Drive as is. Eliminating one lane each way impedes traffic trying to get towards Mariner's Mile, Dover and the hospital from Balboa Island, Linda Isle, 1/23/2017 Harbor Island drive etc. city would be sued if ambulance couldn't get through in 21:18:39 Karen Cohoe 92662 emergency. 1/23/2017 21:22:52 Barbara Lamm 92210 - Please STOP the re -configuring of Bayside Dr. One of the City Counsel members lives there and wants this done. It is ridiculous to spend this kind of money when there are other more economical ways to slow traffic such as speed bumps, stop signs. etc. 1/23/2017 21:25:45 susan noonan 92660 Former 27 yr. BI resident who still has a PO Box there and is on the island a lot. 1/23/2017 22:06:32 Joy Brenner 92625 1/23/2017 To the City of Newport Beach, 22:20:40 Ira Kucheck 92662 1/23/2017 22:45:53 Karen Adler 1/23/2017 22:46:25 Karen Root 1/23/2017 22:50:48 Karen Root 1/24/2017 1:02:28 Mary Ker 1/24/2017 5:45:55 Lusa Anderson 1/24/2017 5:47:01 Jason Witt 1/24/2017 6:02:00 Peggie Parrott 1/24/2017 6:09:21 James Clarke 1/24/2017 6:50:19 Susan Gomez 1/24/2017 10:06:50 Cathi Klingerman Most Southern Californians and the tourists coming to Newport would be totally "freaked" when they saw a roundabout. Instead of increasing safety, I fear it may cause additional motor vehicle accidents. Please look at alternative solutions. thanks, Ira Kucheck 92662 92660keep the street Don't do this lane change and round about, that will just add more traffic congestion and confusion. It will be harder for Balboa Island residents. 92660 Karen Root I feel the roundabout would cause more problems than it would solve. If something must be done I would vote for stop signs although I feel it would impede traffic coming from PCH . Traffic circles work in certain instances as in Sedona where highways meet and 92662 split . Totally different situation . I live on Harbor Island Road and this would be a major inconvenience to the 92660 residence of this area. Waste of time and money. If you want to slow traffic... you have a police force. Set 92662 up speed traps and the message will get out. The bike riders will have a more difficult time and it will be more dangerous for 92625 them This is typical bureaucratic incompetence, wasting taxpayer funds on a to fix something that doesn't need fixing! Bayside Drive handles traffic and functions quite well and doesn't need to be fixed. Just repave the Bayside Drive and save the taxpayer money for more pressing 92660 issues like the reducing the unfunded retirement liability! 91709 Please explore the countless other options available to achieve the stated goal of reducing speed. The city has unsuccessfully tried the roundabouts in other areas - 92662 - let's learn from that adventure. This solution seems extreme for a very common problem that can be remedied more simply for the neighbors and more economically for the citizens and the tax payers. 1/24/2017 we need all the access we can get. this is a back up during Christmas parade and 10:27:57 john paul 92660 pch closures for acciidents. Sidewalk on Promontory side of Bayside would be greatly appreciated. Leave it at 2 lanes each direction for cars. Consider other traffic calming options (much less expensive) or 4 -way stop if really needed. Waiting 30 seconds or so to make a left turn doesn't seem like a problem that needs fixing. 1/24/2017 Bigger problem is section of Bayside between Jamboree and CDM. Lots of 10:40:37 Shelly Trainor 92662 speeding, few sidewalks, no space for bicycles in much of it. 1/24/2017 12:56:09 Jeri Hayes 92662 1/24/2017 12:56:40 William Hayes 92662 1/24/2017 There are much better and less expensive ways to regulate traffic on Bayside. 1 13:29:57 GIL ASTRUC 92662 oppose the roundabout. 1/24/2017 Roundabouts don't work, and they create havoc for those that are unfamiliar with 14:10:18 Lisa Lisa Hallaian 92663 them. Whoever came up with this idea should be ashamed of themselves. Doing this is just plane stupid. I can't imagine anyone that lives or has a business on Bayside is on board with this. It will also have a negative impact on business 1/24/2017 that is totally unnecessary. The city should examine where the money for this 15:06:11 Richard Armstrong 92657 could be better spent. Everyone I have spoken to, who lives on Linda Isle, feels the proposed changes on Bayside Drive, are bad ideas which will exacerbate current ingress and egress problems between Coast Highway and Harbor Island drive. This includes ten driveways, seven of which have multiple users, Le. 106 homes on Linda Isle, service station users, shopping center users, car dealership users, three large restaurants including the new pending one which will add hundreds of car trips 1/24/2017 daily, Promontory Point apartments, and the new development on the 15:29:18 douglas liechty 92660 North side of Coast Highway which will be accessed by Baside Drive. 1/24/2017 15:52:17 Beth Hallett 92625 1/24/2017 Roundabouts are a twice -failed, expensive experiment for Newport Beach. Both 16:02:19 Margo O'Connor 92660 times they had to be removed due to community pressure. Why is one being 1/24/2017 18:32:33 Linda 1/24/2017 18:33:22 Michael 1/24/2017 18:37:37 Andrew 1/24/2017 18:54:29 Steven 1/24/2017 21:18:02 Cindy The two lane/roundabout will be a disaster & the greater share of residents aware of the change opposed it. Crean 92660 Concerned Linda Isle resident..... Please try radar speed signs first. Forget the traffic circle and put a stop sign at the exit just east of Pavilions , which gets the most traffic exiting left. The alternative exit for right turners at Bayside restaurant would still benefit from the Smith 92625 stop described above. I am a property owner and full time resident on Linda Isle. Leave Bayside the way Crean 92660 it is. 4 lanes and no roundabout. Thomas 92660 Brown 92662 Please leave Bayside Drive alone and save the money. considered again. They are confusing and dangerous. There are simpler ways to slow traffic! 1/24/2017 16:03:15 debra bibb 92663 not the right solution. would rather have speed bumps! 1/24/2017 16:08:37 Lori Bloom 92625 1 think this will create more hazards rather than reduce them. 1/24/2017 17:30:04 Phyllis Christensen 92625 Please leave bayside as it is ..... we need two lanes on each side. The roundabout will cause more traffic and accidents When the new 14,000 sq ft. Restaurant is erected on PCH the traffic will be 1/24/2017 worse..we need two lanes each way on. Bayside 17:35:39 Patricia Simonian 92660 Thank you This is a a waste of money!!!! Other things can be done to make this street safer. Speed bumps, medium, stop lights or signs, to name a few. Every summer thousands of trips are made by junior lifeguards and they have been totally safe. I think the change would make the street more dangerous. The street needs 1/24/2017 resurfacing but to change it completely is ridiculous. I know the city has more 17:47:16 Melinda Patton 92660 pressing things to spend money on!!!!! FYI - our HOA was told that the 11/22/16 meeting was to be a study session. The city council cancelled it, I believe, the day of and put it on the agenda for vote. 1/24/2017 18:32:33 Linda 1/24/2017 18:33:22 Michael 1/24/2017 18:37:37 Andrew 1/24/2017 18:54:29 Steven 1/24/2017 21:18:02 Cindy The two lane/roundabout will be a disaster & the greater share of residents aware of the change opposed it. Crean 92660 Concerned Linda Isle resident..... Please try radar speed signs first. Forget the traffic circle and put a stop sign at the exit just east of Pavilions , which gets the most traffic exiting left. The alternative exit for right turners at Bayside restaurant would still benefit from the Smith 92625 stop described above. I am a property owner and full time resident on Linda Isle. Leave Bayside the way Crean 92660 it is. 4 lanes and no roundabout. Thomas 92660 Brown 92662 Please leave Bayside Drive alone and save the money. Reducing Bayside Dr. to one lane would incur tremendous hazards for individuals who travel Bayside Dr. on a regular basis, it would also cause potential hazards 1/24/2017 for those individuals exiting and entering Linda Isle, and create liable to the City of 21:26:26 Dennis Assael 92660 Newport Beach for unsafe traffic management. 1/25/2017 7:31:20 Virginia Riley 92625 1/25/2017 9:25:07 Steve Neimeister 92662 1/25/2017 This is ridiculous! Can't anything ever be left alone? Perhaps I missed it, but, 12:24:40 Lynn Cathcart 92660 whose idea was this, and what was the reason behind it? 1/25/2017 14:11:12 Roger Pechuls 92662 keep both lanes 1/25/2017 14:44:32 Ronald. Bower 92625 Explore alturnatives 1/25/2017 15:33:37 Ron Arakelian, Jr. 92660 I've worked on Balboa Island for the past 40 years almost straight- daily I commute on Bayside drive-- it's the best drive in Newport- there is not the congestion that is said to to be-- simply there are only a few days, summer when it might get tight for a minute or two but in five minutes it's gone. to change all of that when it is not needed nor wanted is a waste of the city's time and to the community limited resources. the round about is stupid idea - where every one is put it creates ( Ask the city of Irvine how many more accidents have been created since they installed them there!) never slowed down anyone only made it more dangerous to drive around them. more problems that it possible could cure -- unaware motorist crash into to them, pedestrians have a hard time crossing and they walk straight through them- creating safety issues. dump ideas who ever suggested them should be fired! 1/25/2017 do not change existing roads- John Doughty -if anything resurfacing Bayside to a 16:07:57 john doughty 92662 smooth transition would be a better relations for the city 1/25/2017 one other thing-- I've traveled that road 14,400 times in the past 40 years-- 40 16:11:15 john doughty 92660 years about 350 days a year-- I've a voice on that road! resurface it if anything - 1/25/2017 16:12:32 Jackie Smiley 92625 1/25/2017 16:30:25 James Reynolds 92625 1/25/2017 17:38:49 Mike Matthews 92660 Do not want the proposed roundabout on Bayside Drive. 1/25/2017 17:40:46 Julie Matthews 92660 Do not want the proposed roundabout on Bayside Drive. 1/25/2017 17:55:33 Christopher Matthews 92660 Please, oh, please abandon this concept! I have a fair amount of recent experience driving through traffic circles in suburban settings such as Newport Beach and I believe these features are best suited to semi -rural areas with very low traffic flow. There will be those drivers -- visitors and local residents alike -- who simply do not adapt to the roundabout, despite signage and lane symbols, and create hazardous conditions by drifting between lanes or completely stopping in order to figure out what to do. Surely there are other solutions -- speed bumps, for instance, or a smart traffic signal such as the one at Irvine Terrace and PCH.. I cannot urge Council strongly enough: Please reconsider the notion of a traffic 1/25/2017 circle. 18:41:51 Linda Stadler 92625 1/25/2017 18:49:04 Taylor Benvenuti 92660 1/25/2017 18:49:05 Taylor Benvenuti 92660 1/25/2017 1 live on Linda Isle. Turning left onto Bayside is already a nightmare. Reducing the 18:52:34 Leann Benvenuti 92660 road to one lane will be dangerous. 1/25/2017 18:53:37 David Benvenuti 92660 Stop the madness. 1/25/2017 19:57:14 Donna Matthews 92660 1/25/2017 22:16:23 Esther Fine 92660 1/25/2017 22:38:58 Chelsea Hilbert 92660 1/25/2017 22:40:22 Allan Beek 92660 This proposal is nasty medicine to cure an imaginary illness. 1/25/2017 I'm only for the roundabout if it is two lanes. If the present two lanes is 22:44:57 William Cool 92625 reduced to one I am opposed to it as I believe it would make traffic worse. 1/25/2017 22:56:02 Kelly Matthews 92660 1/26/2017 N000000000000 5:31:14 Hyla Bertea 92625 Working well as is. More grid lock on PCH if this happens 1/26/2017 6:06:14 Nancy Skinner 92660 1/26/2017 6:29:12 Sharon Henwood 92625 1 am against round a outs! 1/26/2017 6:30:52 Milvi Vanderslice 92660 1/26/2017 6:32:32 patty white 92660 Please preserve 2 Lanes in each direction on Bayside. The city Council is done it again. 1/26/2017 This is cronyism at its best for Ed Selleck with no regard for traffic issues on Coast 6:41:41 James Place 92657 highway. They ought to go back to their day job. 1/26/2017 7:17:32 Today Wood 93625 1/26/2017 7:20:54 Kathryn Hamilton 92625 1/26/2017 7:23:46 Margaret Romberg 92660 More accidents occur on these.. 1/26/2017 7:39:01 Caren Laing 92625 1/26/2017 7:42:07 sally griffith 92660 1/26/2017 7:47:34 Jane Herrington 92625 1/26/2017 Roundabouts almost never work in California -- people go the wrong way -- inside 7:50:57 david Grant 92663 them! 1/26/2017 7:52:01 Jill Bertea 92660 1/26/2017 7:56:57 Michael 1/26/2017 8:03:03 Donna 1/26/2017 8:05:36 Pat 1/26/2017 8:11:48 Seymour 1/26/2017 8:15:18 Carolyn L 1/26/2017 8:17:06 David 1/26/2017 8:28:12 JAMES 1/26/2017 8:37:38 carrie 1/26/2017 9:13:04 portia 1/26/2017 9:29:16 douglas 1/26/2017 9:54:54 Doug 1/26/2017 9:59:10 JD 1/26/2017 10:10:54 Janine 1/26/2017 10:20:17 Sean 1/26/2017 10:20:26 Tamara Toerge 92625 Devine 92625 Ridiculous idea!!!! Rolfes 92625 1 am not in support of changing Bayside. Beek 92662 Kamps 92662-5930 Look 92660 Traffic is bad enough but to go backwards and reduce to two from four is ridiculous. How many accidents have there been? Roundabouts cause accidents. Just enforce the speed limit. Does the City Council ever consider the cost? CROU L 92625 Nelson 92660 Let's find a smarter way! Why not assign an occasional NBPD officer to the route rather than resort to such an illogical, expensive "solution" to slowing vehicles down? I have yet to observe weiss 92663 even one officer patrolling Bayside Drive over the last 25 years. smith 96753 Rebard 92663 Fox 92662 This does not seem logical and about as successful as the the circle they tried at Allen 92663 Santa Ana a Nd Clay Street years ago. They removed it after several months Walsh 92663 What a rediculous idea. If speeding is such a problem, find another way. Watt 92660 Please preserve the two lanes in each direction and discard the roundabout! 1/26/2017 10:27:25 Veronica 1/26/2017 10:37:37 Jo Carol 1/26/2017 10:37:49 Nancy 1/26/2017 10:51:58 alexandra 1/26/2017 11:05:06 Liz 1/26/2017 11:26:14 Catherine 1/26/2017 11:29:15 Penny 1/26/2017 11:32:30 Karen 1/26/2017 11:44:45 Karen 1/26/2017 11:51:57 Patricia 1/26/2017 11:59:31 Tom 1/26/2017 12:09:14 Maureen 1/26/2017 12:13:11 Susan 1/26/2017 12:20:33 Joan Sheward 92625 Hunter 92660 1 personally believe Bayside Drive "works" functionally now. Williams 926606822 airth 92663 Barman 92660 Lincoln 92625 Rauth 92625 1 am not in favor of only have one lane on bayside and the roundabout, the traffic to try and get home is enough already, going to one lane will make it worse. If people we're speeding maybe having more police officers giving tickets would be Buder 92662 a solution or a stop sign. Never before have I heard of a more ridiculous plan. Who is behind this ill conceived idea? I drive Bayside everyday and have never seen any problems along that stretch, between Jamboree and Coast Highway. They tried a round about up in Newport Heights and had to remove it as it had a massive confusion and dangerous effect. James 92625 Stop this madness. Karen James Place 92657 Baker 92663 The round about is not needed & will be costly & cause traffic back up. Lower the speed limit & maybe put in a few mild speed bumps to address the problem you Price 92662 are seeking to fix. Montapert Frederick92625 92663-4127 92625 Newport Beach City Council, I strongly oppose the plan to reduce Bayside Drive to 1 lane. There are surely 1/26/2017 more efficient tools that could be used to reduce speeding... how about more 13:00:07 Edward Lyon 92663 enforcement of the law? 1/26/2017 13:34:39 Sylvia Galli 92662 1/26/2017 13:42:34 veronica kitchen 92625 lets focus on what is really important in our city 1/26/2017 13:46:35 R Weiss 92663 1/26/2017 13:58:43 Jean Olson 92660 1/26/2017 14:22:26 Helga Pralle 92625 1/26/2017 14:53:26 reza lotfi 92625 An even more dangerous situation exists from the Bayside & Jamboree intersection southbound to the stop sign at EI Paseo..... in front of the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. It has become a SPEEDWAY. A popular stretch of road for people to "test drive" their cars, or just speed for the fun of it. My driveway is on that stretch of Bayside and exiting onto Bayside can be terrifying, not to mention hazardous. It is not uncommon (especially on weekends) to have cars reaching 1/26/2017 speeds of 60 to 70 MPH. What makes it doubly dangerous is that Bayside is 16:00:20 ann lucas 92625 curved... hard to see what is coming, especially at those speeds. 1/26/2017 16:02:31 John Hamilton 92625 A REALLY stupid idea 1/26/2017 16:12:38 Daniel Guggenheim 92660 1/26/2017 16:39:44 Bruce Major 92663-4908 This project doesn't pass the smell test. Somethings rotten in NB. 1/26/2017 16:41:13 Jane Major 92663-4908 This is a waste of money and will not solve the speeding or traffic problem. 1/26/2017 More importantly, if the back bay is ever to be developed North East of PCH all of 16:46:04 richard burkhart 92625 this will have to be undone as any new construction plan will include a comprehensive plan for Bayside and the connection between PCH and Marguerite. I have lived on Balboa Island or in Irvine Terrace since 1970 - that's 47 years - and have driven both directions on Bayside Drive literally thousands of times I also walk and ride my bike along Bayside Drive on the Promintory Point sidewalk and bike path without incident or danger. While there may be an occasional speeding car (as there is on virtually every street in Newport from time to time, the reduction of traffic lanes and insertion of a traffic circle will confuse drivers and create new and dangerous situations. 1/26/2017 Please,as a 47 year resident who knows Bayside Drive well DO NOT change the 16:51:56 Tom Callister 92625 current configuration of this area. I am strongly opposed to a traffic circle and narrowing Bayside Drive down to 2 lanes primarily because of the emergency vehicle traffic which requires that route 1/26/2017 rather than the more crowded PCH. Getting emergency victims to Hoag in record 17:05:53 Pauline Smith 92625 time is essential to their treatment. 1/26/2017 1 personally think that this is a stupid idea. There are more creative ways of 17:08:15 Ronald Tomsic 92657 solving the problem of speeding. The plan to decrease Bayside Dr. to one lane in each direction is simply misguided. Yet, we have an increasing population that tends to overwhelm us. Having said that, and understanding the need to reduce speed on Bayside Dr. the reduction to one lane is not the best answer. Let's look for better solutions. And though it may rile those in office for me to say this, there ARE ways to minimize .over population. Think twice about ever using your position of authority to make contraception free and confidential. Let's encourage and make it easy for families to minimize their family size. How about garnishing wages for poor families who choose to have more than 2 children at the cost of taxpayers? 1/26/2017 That's a better place to start. Until we minimize population growth we will only see 17:15:28 Tricia Nichols 92625 more and more reduction in the quality of life in S. CA. 1/26/2017 17:46:49 Jean Watt 92660 1/26/2017 18:28:02 Janice Rockefeller 92625 The four lanes are needed. 1/26/2017 18:36:10 James Grant 92660 1/26/2017 Anderson 18:49:00 Vicki Parker 1/26/2017 lotfi 19:34:35 Leslie Boyd 1/26/2017 Lovell 20:18:37 Al Marasca 1/26/2017 Paladino 20:27:17 Susan Seely 1/26/2017 Tarnutzer 22:07:53 Christopher Matthews 1/27/2017 Missy Ann 5:09:28 Missy Ann Schweiger 1/27/2017 6:29:35 Kyle Anderson 1/27/2017 7:52:59 Tahereh lotfi 1/27/2017 8:07:16 Bobby Lovell 1/27/2017 9:51:16 Alan Paladino 1/27/2017 10:16:02 Byron Tarnutzer 1/27/2017 10:52:23 michael quinn 1/27/2017 10:52:29 Chris Dunk 1/27/2017 11:05:09 Randy Lewis 92625 92660 There must be an alternative solution. 92660 92662 92660 92625 This plan needs to be revisited. A 50% reduction in lanes and a large, round pile of dirt & concrete will be more of an impediment to everyday living than it will a 92660 traffic deterrent. 92625 92661 92663 92663 It's real simple, we think it's a bad idea! We just bought a home on Harbor Island Drive, and spent a ton to renovate it. WE ARE NOT AT ALL IN FAVOR OF THE SHRINKAGE /changes to BAYSIDE Dead set against it, in fact ... enforce the law, and if folks speed, put cameras 92660 there... BUT DO NOT NOT NOT NOT shrink it in half!!!! 92660 2 lanes each way 92651 1/27/2017 12:15:37 Jim Warren 92625 Please Leave Bayside drive as it is now. No roundabout! 1/27/2017 12:18:32 Sandra Warren 92625 Please do not change the current configuration of Bayside Drive! 1/27/2017 Bayside is FINE just the way it is!!! I drive it everyday and I live in Irvine Terrace, 12:46:24 jennifer wilde 92625 PLEASE just leave it as is! It's fine!!!! 1/27/2017 13:56:30 Elaine Linhoff 92661 1/27/2017 14:41:30 Sheri Worth 92660 1/27/2017 It should be obvious that blocking the Bayside Drive direct connection to PCH will 15:41:09 John Thorne 92612 create major problems at the Jamboree -Bayside intersection. 1/27/2017 16:15:06 mohammad naheedy 92625 1/27/2017 16:27:56 Tina Richards 92625 No way 1/27/2017 17:09:09 sandy budhraja 92625 1/27/2017 19:41:47 Nanci Stacey 82662 What a waste of money. 1/27/2017 21:03:59 Margaret Stewart 92661 1/27/2017 21:22:50 Joanne Grant 92660 1/27/2017 21:49:40 Vicki Ronaldson 92663 1/27/2017 21:50:56 don ronaldson 92663 Dear Portia, Thank you and yours for caring and ACTING on behave of our beautiful Newport. Bayside does NOT need anything but stopsigns or maybe a stop light. What's with these sophomoric wanna be "city planners"? This whole thing is way out of 1/27/2017 proportion. And apparently, we residents of Balboa Island have been left out of 22:19:48 Joan Clawson 92662 much of the discussions. Again, thank you, Portia. Joanie 1/28/2017 7:18:55 Habib Abouhossein 92625 The City owes some $300M to its pension fund. Not focusing on reducing that crippling debt and wasting money on reducing access to an important thoroughfare is nothing short of (at best) incompetence or (at worst) a criminal waste of tax payers money. I would question the motivation of the City Council members, it smells like favoritism. Are they trying to curry favor with a few well heeled residents who are 1/28/2017 seeking favorable treatment? They are certainly not acting in the best interests of 12:17:07 Paul Ulyett 92660 the tax payers they are supposed to represent. They should consider taking the bicycles off Bayside! I believe that is what makes 1/28/2017 Bayside dangerous to drive. They ride with arrogance and control the road making 12:34:44 Lynn Stranberg 92625 drivers very upset. 1/28/2017 1 would maybe try a motorcycle officer to detour the speeders. It works on Irvine 18:23:49 Bonnie Lange 92663 Ave 1/28/2017 20:48:01 Barbara Peckenpaugh 92625 Leave it as it is! 1/28/2017 21:10:19 Thomas Peckenpaugh 92625 1/28/2017 22:13:50 Patricia Froehlich 92625 Bayside Dr. should remain exactly as it is. The only other option to help to control and slow traffic is a traffic signal at Harbor Island Rd. I am told that the warrants do not permit that but they are not absolute and this should be reconsidered. A roundabout would just create blockage of an important street. I say this having 1/28/2017 been a 28 year resident who uses Bayside every day and handled a terrible 23:24:30 H. Gilbert Jones 92660 accident there as an attorney a number of years ago. 1/29/2017 11:44:33 Tony Khoury 92660 1/29/2017 12:16:29 Patricia Place 92657 1/29/2017 13:22:41 Rayma Smith 92660 1/29/2017 Please do NOT make Bayside Drive so limited. I do believe some people 14:23:40 Alma Vanasse 92660 speed at ridiculous speeds - however, I do NOT believe going to one lane and having a roundabout will solve any problems. I have driven in England and a roundabout will CAUSE problems not solve any, in my opinion. Let us seek another way of making this street safer, reasonable speed and no roundabout - PLEASE!! I love our community and I believe in its beauty - let us make this work - I believe with ideas we CAN fix the problem!! Alma Appears to be extremely self serving to those in power. There are far more greater traffic issues in the city that have been neglected due to cost etc. Here in Dover Shores alone we have serious speeding issues with those racing up and down Polaris heading to the NAC to work out or row ... In my opinion far more important than limiting traffic on Bayside. Children's safety is of far greater concern. Seriously?!?!?! Sounds like the another power play and not a great example of doing what is best for the City at this moment. Very sad.... 1/29/2017 Ronnie Weinstein 16:22:47 Ronnie Weinstein 92660 President Dover Shores HOA 1/29/2017 18:28:35 <Marilyn Gianulias 92625 1/29/2017 18:48:07 Carolyn Corradini 92662 1/30/2017 9:51:24 parviz bahadori 92657 1/30/2017 10:26:19 Sara Naheedy 92625 1/30/2017 15:46:07 Kendra Edmonds 92625 1 agree that people speed on Bayside but speed along the 19 houses does not 1/30/2017 appear to have caused the problems when analyzing the accident data. There are 18:56:39 Terry Janssen 92662 many other ways that can reduce speed that would be less costly. 1/31/2017 12:55:56 Joseph Viola 92660 1/31/2017 12:58:47 Mark Wyland 92662 1/31/2017 1 drive Bayside daily to work, I don't see any traffic issues that would require this 13:02:12 Susan Yates 92625 excessive change. Thank you, 1/31/2017 13:10:01 Craig Sullivan 92662-1021 Craig Sullivan Don't forget once a year Bayside Drive is used for the Beginning of Summer 1/31/2017 Balboa Island Parade lineup. Cars, floats and bands all line up in one lane all the 13:33:12 Chris Crosson 92662 way to Harbor Island Road. 1/31/2017 13:38:21 rebecca kestian 92662 This seems like a lot of wasted time and money that could be used for something much more important ....there is some kind of politics going on here.... I appreciate the Promontory Bay homeowners concerns. I have been driving to or living on Balboa island since 1963, well before the "bay" was dredged to make more waterfront homes. Those who have sctuallly done the study of traffic flow on Bayside Drive need to spend more time driving back and forth at various times of the day and night. The posted speed limit (40) is clearly the norm for the vast majority of drivers in all of my experience. With two lanes each way, passing a truck or other 30-35 mph vehicle is easy but one lane each way will make matters worse for all traffic.the claims of 80-90 mph speeds are just not supportable. Accidents due to speed are probably exceeded by those caused by inattentive 1/31/2017 drivers. More enforcement and signage is a much cheaper and sensible way to 13:02:20 Paul Evans 92662 go. IMHO. 1/31/2017 13:02:46 Leslie Kennedy 92662 1 appreciate the Promontory Bay homeowners concerns. I have been driving to or living on Balboa island since 1963, well before the "bay" was dredged to make more waterfront homes. Those who have sctuallly done the study of traffic flow on Bayside Drive need to spend more time driving back and forth at various times of the day and night. The posted speed limit (40) is clearly the norm for the vast majority of drivers in all of my experience. With two lanes each way, passing a truck or other 30-35 mph vehicle is easy but one lane each way will make matters worse for all traffic.the claims of 80-90 mph speeds are just not supportable. Accidents due to speed are probably exceeded by those caused by inattentive 1/31/2017 drivers. More enforcement and signage is a much cheaper and sensible way to 13:02:47 Paul Evans 92662 go. IMHO. Please do not reduce the number of lanes or build a roundabout. We have other options that are effective and less expensive. Thank you, 1/31/2017 13:10:01 Craig Sullivan 92662-1021 Craig Sullivan Don't forget once a year Bayside Drive is used for the Beginning of Summer 1/31/2017 Balboa Island Parade lineup. Cars, floats and bands all line up in one lane all the 13:33:12 Chris Crosson 92662 way to Harbor Island Road. 1/31/2017 13:38:21 rebecca kestian 92662 1/31/2017 13:44:53 Timothy 1/31/2017 13:54:19 Mel 1/31/2017 13:59:30 Michael 1/31/2017 14:06:11 Shirley 1/31/2017 14:33:12 Oswaldo 1/31/2017 14:35:41 Mark 1/31/2017 14:48:52 Patricia 1/31/2017 15:07:13 Valorie 1/31/2017 15:16:38 Jeane 1/31/2017 15:39:02 Mary 1/31/2017 15:47:54 jennifer Hamilton 95927-2540 We have a lot of problems getting back home during summer season and the holiday season. This would make the situation worse. We should not be tortured like this just to get home. This is not the answer. You need to get more creative Bakuy 92662 and find some other solution. Hollowaty 92662 Don't do it for the sake of frustration! Suggest a traffic light at Harbor Island Road and Bayside Drive. Chaffers 92662 Much less expensive and the traffic would be slowed down. Merino 92662 1 have had my boat docked on Balboa island for 15 years and have used this road at least 750 times and have never had a problem with the traffic!! This has to be the biggest waste of city money that I have ever seen!! The road is GREAT as it is Barela 92627 -Thanks Can't remember if I already sent this in. I would like to present other options to slow traffic and make the road safer. Janssen 92662 Thank you. As a 25 year resident of Balboa Island I would like to voice my opposition to the proposed roundabout on Bayside. Please find a less expensive way to slow the traffic down. The city of Newport Beach continues to waste taxpayer money. It Forbes 92662 needs to stop! Along with the above I'd prefer to see more policing of dui's on Bayside as well driving recklessly and with excessive speed. More lights, cross walks, snd/or stop signs surely would be more cost effective as well as proactive in reducing the Jeane Ruston 92662 issues along Bayside. Baldoni 92662 Once again a TERRIBLE decision by current council members .... to even be considering this is beyond ridiculous! We pay SO MUCH TAX here and to go against the huge majority's wishes is insane.... have you all ever heard the old wilde 92625 adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!!T' 1/31/2017 15:50:50 Steven Anenberg 92625 This would be very stupid. Who thinks of these things? I drive on Bayside at least once daily. I have not noticed a problem with speeding or anything else. Has anyone considered what would happen during events like the Christmas Boat Parade, Fourth of July, Halloween and other times when 1/31/2017 Balboa Island is impacted by major traffic? This would create a nightmare beyond 15:52:33 Leslie O'Rourke 92662 what we have now. Please keep Bayside Dr. as it is. Thank you, Leslie O'Rourke 1/31/2017 Debra Winston - 16:05:43 Debra Levin 92662 1 am concerned about our fire/ambulance and police's ability to respond to our needs. There are already difficulties for our fire trucks to exit Balboa Island across the bridge in just one lane. I do not want to make their job any more difficult. I love that our city is a welcoming place for tourists. This includes the harbor, our beaches and Balboa Island. I feel that Balboa Island is a gem that we get to share with others, especially during summer for tourists and winter for snowbirds, the Christmas lights parade, Halloween and the annual parade. During those times traffic is often heavy on Bayside to accommodate these extra visitors. Let's not make it worse as this will only serve to frustrate visitors, what would that say about our city? 1/31/2017 Further, if the concern is safety, I think the City Council can creatively address 16:11:08 Judi Grant -Johnston 92625 this, keeping an eye on cost management. 1/31/2017 17:08:22 Billie Hub 6890 Good grief! ROUNDABOUTS only work when there is little to moderate traffic. Bayside Dr. is way to busy for any sort of roundabout. I speak from experience.... we also live part time in Sedona, Az and they recently put in 2 roundabouts at 89a and 179 and they are constantly gridlocked... just too much traffic going through there all 1/31/2017 the time. 17:12:31 MARY LONGPRE 92663 PLEASE do not make Bayside worse. 1/31/2017 18:04:57 Gail Vasterling 92662 I'm NOT in favor of the roundabout! 1/31/2017 18:09:30 Kaki Allan 92662 Waste of money. 1/31/2017 The most ill conceived idea I've seen since the Museum House. FYI, former mayor 19:14:26 Dee Devaney 92625 and councilman Ed Selich lives on Bayside. I think to spend millions to benefit just a few residents in the neighborhood (related to City Council member, no less) is not in the best interest of the wider community who enjoy the two lanes. Speed bumps or something simpler would be better, I think. 1/31/2017 19:51:48 Libby Huyck 92663 We have more urgent roads that need to be fixed than this one. 1/31/2017 20:12:59 Gale Luce 92662 Do not put more traffic on PCH 1/31/2017 1 live on Bayside and think this plan will only make the street more congested. 20:20:29 Lucy Cordova 92660 There must be another solution. 1/31/2017 20:40:32 Steven Guzowski 92662 1/31/2017 21:34:27 Theresa Hardesty 92662 1/31/2017 21:34:46 Kathleen Kathleen Hoffman 92625 1/31/2017 21:40:43 Kim Knoell 92662 Balboa Island Resident. 1/31/2017 22:22:47 Susan Bartoletti 92625 1 am tired of too much governmental regulation. 1/31/2017 21:54:26 Marsha Perluss 92627 1/31/2017 22:31:39 Seychelle Cannes 92660 1/31/2017 22:37:16 Rich Kredel 92662 1/31/2017 23:26:08 Meridee Banas 92662 1/31/2017 23:28:04 Lauren Gustin 92660 Save Bayside! 2/1/2017 0:08:09 Lottie Miller 92801 Please leave Bayside just the way it is. 2/1/2017 7:27:43 Lynn O'Riley 92660 Preserve the 2 lanes in each direction on Bayside Drive. 2/1/2017 7:41:52 Robert 2/1/2017 7:42:40 Richard 2/11/2017 8:08:37 Karen 2/1/2017 8:49:06 Carol 2/1/2017 11:10:29 Clark 2/1/2017 13:53:12 Judy 2/1/2017 15:37:48 Martha 2/1/2017 16:46:09 Catheryne 2/1/2017 16:46:54 Emily 2/1/2017 16:49:29 Mariana 2/1/2017 Valerie and 17:30:48 Robert 2/1/2017 17:34:16 John 2/1/2017 17:36:11 Leslie 2/1/2017 17:36:29 Brian Two lanes are needed. This is non -sense .... just to serve the interests of harbor Haub 92662 island. Roundabouts did not work the last two attempts at: Cliff Dr & Irvine Ave or Clay St & Santa Ana Ave. Poor attempts and big failures but still cost a fair amount of Mayer 92663 money. How many NB city staff contributed money to those projects? ElKawa 92625 1 oppose this idea. There should just simply be two stop signs put and on that Jung 92625 street, and two speed bumps. Booth 92625 This venture of building a roundabout on Bayside drive does not seen like a very good use of the cities finances. I have never observed a traffic problem on bayside all the times I travel that route.. There must be a better ways Judy Tucker 92662 to spend our money. This is not the way to address the safety issues on Bayside Drive. Also, this would be a waste of our taxpayer dollars. Please keep the two lanes in each direction on McCormick 92662 Bayside and discard the roundabout idea. Lobl 92662 McCormick 92662 Donahue 92662 Roundabouts work well in England. They do not work well here. For example the roundabout that was installed in Newport Heights? Nobody knew what to do. It Schnieders 92662 was a disaster. Prichard 93003 Hewitt 92662 1 understand the need to control speed but do not believe a lane reduction on a freely moving street (one of just a few in our community) and a roundabout are the answers. It is my impression roundabouts are used at busy intersections as an alternative to traffic lights - with all respect to the locals, I do not view Harbor Gentner 92662 Island Dr./Bayside as a busy intersection. I also question the use of roundabouts 2/1/2017 17:56:00 muriel newell by our elderly drivers, who will likely find them confusing. This issue requires 2/1/2017 further study. 2/11/2017 Bress 92662 17:36:36 Bettsie Hewitt 92662 2/1/2017 Lenihan 92662 17:39:05 Kathryn White 92662 18:03:44 Gwenn Abrams Do not waste money on Bayside and work on high priority items like sea walls 2/11/2017 fi rst. 17:40:09 anke wurner 92662 Need two lanes in each direction while roundabout make be fine. 2/1/2017 17:40:30 Margaret Jefferson 85206 Keep it the way it is, please. 2/1/2017 17:42:04 Beverly Woss 92662 Bayside Drive is the access road to Balboa Island for our home and I would prefer more study and time for comments from those of us who live in the area. The current plan of a roundabout and single lane traffic will only waste precious city funding and make drivers frustrated with driving in ways that could produce more accidents. 2/1/2017 Please consider residents before making expensive plans that will only create 17:51:25 Bill Manning 92662 more frustrations by the voting residents. Thank you for reading this. Bill Manning 2/1/2017 17:56:00 muriel newell 92663 2/1/2017 17:56:45 Dennis Bress 92662 2/1/2017 18:00:43 Maureen Lenihan 92662 2/1/2017 18:03:44 Gwenn Abrams 92662 2/1/2017 18:14:12 Lynda Howard 92662 Better ways to spend municipal funds. Two lanes are extremely important to be maintained on Bayside Drive, especially during boat parade and summer months. Going to the market or heading north on Bayside Drive are already difficult for residents to get around because the road is busy, but during the especially busy times in winter and summer one lane would 2/1/2017 make it impossible. If anything, we need more lanes going forward, not less. Don't 18:20:07 Teri AndersonSchoepe 92662 focus on speed so much that you disregard or impede all other functions like traffic, volume, shopping access, impeding alternative outlets to PCH, tourist volume vs. residential use, etc. 2/1/2017 18:20:41 Mary Ker 92662 2/1/2017 We need two lanes both ways. So many times we have bicycle riders in the lanes 18:21:48 Mary Dibb 92662 riding 2 and 3 abreast. A round -a -bout is a HORRIBLE idea! 2/1/2017 Bayside Avenue works in its present format and I believe it a complete waste of 18:24:08 Dan Byers 92662 taxpayer funds to impede the flow of a well functioning street. 2/1/2017 Let Harbor Island put their own turn -about in. What about a signal? Need two 18:30:39 Christine Leventhal 92662 lanes! 2/1/2017 Bad idea, the round about will be a nightmare and Island traffic during peek hours 18:31:49 Tina Tina Wayt 92662 will be worsened. 2/1/2017 18:34:52 Poppy Banks 92662 If it isn't broken, why fix it. I am unaware of Bayside Drive being particularly dangerous and having accident's due to speed. Doesn't the council have more 2/1/2017 pressing projects to worry about than inconveniencing those of us who use 18:50:10 John Kensey 92662 Bayside Drive frequently. 2/1/2017 19:47:24 Jan Parker 92660 2/1/2017 19:57:10 Nancy Celio 92833 2/1/2017 19:59:13 Tiffany Hodges 92660 Unnecessary money spent. 2/1/2017 20:08:13 Alyson Rowden 92662 2/1/2017 20:09:23 Steve Grosslight 92662 1 use Bayside every day going to and from work, among many other times in order to avoid slow traffic signals on PCH at Jamboree. I have not experienced or witnessed cars in excessive speeds. The money could be better spent in repairing the roads on Balboa Island, a wonderful asset to the City for tourism $$. There 2/1/2017 can be better ways to reduce speeds, possibly flashing yellow lights at entrance to 20:21:35 Phyllis Parkhurst 92662 Lido to slow drivers. Thank you. I am a resident of Balboa Island and I am totally confused why the City would be considering any expenditure for Bayside Drive when the streets of Balboa Island are a disgrace. The most recent I have heard for this neglect is that the City did not budget for resurfacing Balboa Island roads. Please consider addressing the terrible condition of Balboa Island's streets before spending road money 2/1/2017 elsewhere. I challenge the city to show me any Newport Beach roads in worse 20:25:08 Fred Selby 92662 shape than ours on the Island. 2/1/2017 20:42:42 Jeannine Arrington 92662 1 take Bayside Drive to work and back every day and have not witnessed any accidents. This would greatly inconvenience residents of Balboa Island to please a few residents on Bayside Drive whose homes face the water. They would have trouble getting out of their garages with only one lane and traffic would be backed 2/1/2017 up. Maybe a traffic signal at Harbor Island Drive but not a traffic circle. I grew up 20:47:22 Diane Mondini 92662 with them in England and no-one slows down while going around them. 2/1/2017 21:26:27 Barbara Baumgartner 92662 Keep Bayside as it is. No roundabout! 2/1/2017 (Back to the 1920's). Make Bayside Dr. smaller with all the development and 21:27:19 James Madison 92662 added traffic the city has approved. Terrible idea! You people are making a mountain out of a mole hill. You have no better way of spending your money!!! You should be ashamed of yourselves to suggest that speeding is so bad you have to redesign the street. Bayside drive is one of the more pleasant streets in Newport. Very little traffic and no congestion. You have 2/1/2017 no idea what speeding is until you have lived elsewhere. Appreciate what you 21:41:12 Ginny Shelton 92662 have!!! You people are making a mountain out of a mole hill. You have no better way of spending your money!!! You should be ashamed of yourselves to suggest that speeding is so bad you have to redesign the street. Bayside drive is one of the more pleasant streets in Newport. Very little traffic and no congestion. You have 2/1/2017 no idea what speeding is until you have lived elsewhere. Appreciate what you 21:41:18 Ginny Shelton 92662 have!!! 2/1/2017 21:50:05 Helen Bergenfeld 92662 2/1/2017 22:20:46 Marcy Cook 92662 Negative feelings about a needless roundabout. Think again!!!!!!!! 2/1/2017 1 travel Bayside Dr. 5 x a week. 2 lanes and a round about is a CRAZY idea. 23:00:40 Suzanne Podany 92662 People can't even get out of a Hotel on a round about with out going the wrong way. And 2 lane Bayside Dr. from Marine Ave. to Marguerite is very difficult. Please reconsider this idea. Thanks!! 2/1/2017 23:04:27 Linda Sparr 92660 2/1/2017 23:04:57 Linda Sparr 92660 2/2/2017 7:11:57 Kim Bowen 92662 Have they considered speed bumps? I feel that Bayside Drive is a safe and well designed street that should be left 2/2/2017 alone. The homeowners on Bayside Drive purchased their homes with the existing 7:31:20 Douglas Brownell 92662 street in front --- now they want to reduce its use. If you think traffic is bad now wait until you reduce 2/2/2017 To one lane each way. What about traffic on jamboree onto the island? 7:40:41 Charles Durnian 92662 Have you checked with merchants along Bayside? 2/2/2017 7:41:44 JD Fox 92662 This is ridiculous idea. 2/2/2017 7:54:41 Robert marshall 92663 2/2/2017 8:17:20 Linda Sparr 92660 2/2/2017 8:17:48 Lesile Lesile Bonin 92662 Noway! 2/2/2017 8:18:35 Peter Bonin 92662 Not happening! 2/2/2017 8:18:54 Shirley Pepys 92662 2/2/2017 8:19:56 Peter Bonin,l 92662 I'm 100 years old and don't recommend this change! 2/2/2017 How Mary people on City Council live on B.I. ? You will know this is not a good 8:22:22 Mary H. Flores 92662 idea, think of something less costly, like speed bumps. 2/2/2017 8:23:59 gary hanson 92662 2/2/2017 8:24:59 Christy Henle 92662 2/2/2017 8:36:35 Nancy Watkins 92662 There is already a signal on Bay Side Dr ... activate it . If nothing else, a stop sign 2/2/2017 would less expensive. I say do nothing. Patrol the street and give speeding tickets. 8:39:19 Frank Waite 92662 The city needs to spend money on repairing our streets. 2/2/2017 8:45:52 DONALD LA LONDE 90266 2/2/2017 9:02:49lyleen ewing 92662 2/2/2017 9:11:35 Terrence Lewis 92662 Two lanes is necessary on Bayside! This is especially true when there are bicyclist 2/2/2017 on the street. The roundabout is "Draconian". They tried it in Pasadena and all it 9:18:50 Mary Vanis 92662 Has created is disorder. As a long time resident of Balboa Island and a past 4 term board member of the BIIA - I object to the proposed modification of Bay side Drive with the intent of making it safer by installing a round about and decreasing the # of lines. Bay Side is the a main access road to Balboa Island and also supports the entire Promontory Point community. It is not a private lane for the residents that live on the bay side of bay side drive. Those residents made a choice when they purchased their homes that the down side was their homes face a busy street. Additionally jamming the present traffic flow into fewer lanes with a round about will not necessarily make it safer but in fact could have the opposite effect - if you have the time I would google pros and cons of round about and you will find numerous articles and analysis that round about are not without drawbacks - one of the most even handed articles is " Roundabouts are not a silver bullet" - 2/2/2017 Residents share pros, cons of new, 3.6 million roundabout" (Sep 2 2016.) Thank 9:24:34 Scott Sibley 92662 You - Scott Sibley 2/2/2017 9:29:28 Sheryl Gunderson 92662 2/2/2017 Not the way to do it! 9:36:14 Edward Moreton 92662 Save the expense and leave it the way it is. 2/2/2017 1 agree 100%!!!! 9:56:42 Joan Clawson 926621 Thank you, Jack. 2/2/2017 9:57:20 Sue Tomlinson 92662 2/2/2017 This is a waste of taxpayer funds and more uneccesary road construction. If 10:11:27 P Weiss 92663 speeding is a concern, an occasional NBPD motorcycle officier will take care of it! 2/2/2017 10:18:46 William Stewart 92662 2/2/2017 10:23:24 Barbara Stewart 92662 This is definitely over kill, typical for the City of Newport Beach - best example of that - the new city hall!!! Has anyone considered the obvious first step - REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT! If that doesn't work, then it's time to consider other measures, but roundabouts and 2/2/2017 single lanes should not be the first thing tried. Why use a sledge hammer if a 10:28:34 Diane Peets 92662 gentle tap will do the trick? Traffic circles we tried at Cliff Dr. and Tustin and Santa Ana and Clay. Both were 2/2/2017 removed because of complaints and safety issues. At Clay and Santa Ana, cars 10:37:04 Jerry Grant 92663 were driving in the cross walks when children were on there way to school. 2/2/2017 10:38:13 Deborah Day 92662 2/2/2017 10:42:38 Harriett Grant 92663 Round -a -bouts are not safe and cause confusion. I whole-heartedly oppose narrowing Bayside Drive. Right now the flow is 2/2/2017 unconjested. At night, the center dividers create a hazard. Just look at Broadway 10:48:44 Sandra Kinton 92662 in Costa Mesa. I agree 100% with this petition. In addition, So. Cal drivers are used to the protocol with the rules of the road for roundabouts and I envision a higher risk of accidents with 1 added on Bayside Dr. I've just returned from Israel where raised pedestrian crossing and "soft" speed 2/2/2017 humps effectively slow the flow of traffic without injecting new rules on drivers. 10:49:26 David Rose 92662 They really work. I can supply pictures. 2/2/2017 Please preserve the 2 lanes in each direction. 10:50:02 John Cochran 92662 2/2/2017 10:51:44 Susan Stoneburner 92662 2/2/2017 12:30:06 Carole Hughes 92662 Every roundabout has been taken out in the City at a significant cost to the tax 2/2/2017 payers! Why would anyone in their right mind initiate this disastrous obstacle 10:52:33 Michael Palmer 92663 AGAIN! 2/2/2017 homes. Now a few people want the traffic to go away and they are using the fact 11:06:07 Susan Montapert 92663 2/2/2017 money should be spend where it will benefit a greater number of people other than 11:09:27 Daniel Dan Abbott 92662 2/2/2017 Why don't they activate the signal that is already there and see if that helps before 11:10:04 Dea Burton 92662 they start such a massive project. 2/2/2017 11:18:19 Colleen Paddock 92662 This plan will make an even MORE difficult egress for island residents! 2/2/2017 11:18:46 Colleen Paddock 92662 This plan will make an even MORE difficult egress for island residents! I like the way Bayside works keep it the way it is. 2/2/2017 11:18:53 Frank Piani 92662 If speed is a problem have the Cops give tickets. 2/2/2017 LAWRENCE 12:16:27 (TOM) HOUSTON 92662 DUMB IDEA 2/2/2017 12:22:33 alan Paladino 92663 2/2/2017 12:30:06 Carole Hughes 92662 There are so few homes on Bayside Drive --it does not make sense to go to the expense of what the City Council is proposing just to improve the value of the few people who live on Bayside Drive --including a past City Council member. Bayside Drive was in its present location when all of those homeowners purchased their homes. Now a few people want the traffic to go away and they are using the fact of having to reduce speed and avoid accidents. The round about and the single lane will only increase the traffic problem and be a great cost to the City ---the money should be spend where it will benefit a greater number of people other than 2/2/2017 the 20 or so homes on Bayside Drive. 12:51:29 Alice Brownell 92662 Alice Brownell I use Bayside Drive a lot and do not wish it to be reduced to 2 lanes. 2/2/2017 Instead of making all these expensive and unnecessary changes, why doesn't the 13:39:45 Melody McCulloch 92663 council and city spend sometime on density studies and eliminate all the unnecessary housing projects and spend more time reducing population and traffic. 2/2/2017 14:02:20 Linda Fraker 92662 dumb idea 2/2/2017 14:16:21 Thomas Crosson 92662- 2/2/2017 14:50:04 Lisa Ricatto 92662 1 strongly support alternative means of alleviating the traffic problems on Bayside. The roundabout plan is expensive, and reducing the street to single lanes in each direction is going to cause horrendous backups for those coming to Balboa Island. Let's try a simpler and less costly alternative first. Put a four-way stop where Harbor Island Drive and Bayside meet. A median..maybe. Start with the simple things, the less expensive alternatives. With all the talk about the financial 2/2/2017 problems related to pension payments, why spend money needlessly? Thank you 15:47:51 Mary Ann Hemphill 92662 very much for considering my opinion, 2/2/2017 15:50:02 Robin Rogers 92662 2/2/2017 16:30:13 Anthony Forbes 92662 Total waste of money. It's fine the way it is. One lane means congestion. Round about that close to PCH just means rapid acceleration leaving the round about towards Jamboree/Marine. It will not slow 2/2/2017 down those 55-60mph racers on Bayside. They are just passing thru trying to beat 16:43:26 Dave Gubser 92662 the congestion through CDM. How about patrolling and deterring those racers. 2/2/2017 Dumb idea! Having lived in a community that already installed roundabouts and is 16:49:20 Ted Fuller 92662 now living with the unfavorable result I am for preserving 2 lanes in each direction. 2/2/2017 18:23:12 Harold Saldarini 92662 2/2/2017 18:25:55 tim leedom 92662 this makes sence 2/2/2017 18:35:28 Tanya Fahlen's 92662 2/2/2017 18:51:54 Terry Obrien 92662 There have to be other ways of slowing traffic on Bayside.! What you are proposing to do will cause so much inconvenience to those of us who have to use Bayside daily, and use it now with caution and safety. You are punishing those of us who obey the speed laws, and want to save the cost of making changes to Bayside that are inconvenient to drivers, and expensive. It would behove you to 2/2/2017 have a meeting to discuss safe, alternative ways to control traffic speed in other 22:53:41 Valerie Wickland 92662 ways that what is being proposed in the present plan, 2/2/2017 23:04:10 Susan Jacobsen 92662 Creating a roundabout on Bayside Dr. seems like an expensive, unnecessary expense for the city. I use Bayside Dr. to PCH daily and I rarely see a car exceed the speed limit. Two lanes are necessary to keep the flow of traffic moving in a regular pattern. I would suggest having a team sit and tally what actually occurs 2/2/2017 on Bayside. There is a much larger safely concern from the traffic light on Bayside 18:59:21 patricia vitarelli 92662 heading south into CDM. Speeding cars, bikes, parked cars etc. 2/2/2017 19:21:46 Dean McCormick 92618 2/2/2017 19:24:58 Cynthia Niblo 92663 2/2/2017 19:29:10 Marcia Gilpin 92662 Please leave the road as is. As a developer in many parts of the state of California, I have seen these roundabouts used in a variety of situations... mostly to control traffic speeds in far less traveled circumstances. Some have been successful and some have not. In my opinion, controlling the flow of traffic in this area can best be accomplished with a traffic light positioned in such a way as to allow for pedestrian crossing and to slow the vehicles at strategic intervals. Established thoroughfares will continue to be just that; from my past experiences, trying to control a traffic situation such as this by changing to a roundabout will 2/2/2017 introduce the City to a new level of liabilities that will far exceed both the costs and 20:10:09 Richard Bakman 92662 the solutions that the planners are hoping to achieve with this change. 2/2/2017 20:17:07 Anne Ewing 92662 2/2/2017 Throw away the plans of Bayside that were passed November 22. We don't need 20:42:22 James McCulloch 92663 it. 2/2/2017 20:57:15 Gail Vasterling 92662 I'm NOT in favor of the roundabout! There have to be other ways of slowing traffic on Bayside.! What you are proposing to do will cause so much inconvenience to those of us who have to use Bayside daily, and use it now with caution and safety. You are punishing those of us who obey the speed laws, and want to save the cost of making changes to Bayside that are inconvenient to drivers, and expensive. It would behove you to 2/2/2017 have a meeting to discuss safe, alternative ways to control traffic speed in other 22:53:41 Valerie Wickland 92662 ways that what is being proposed in the present plan, 2/2/2017 23:04:10 Susan Jacobsen 92662 2/3/2017 4:55:39 Susan Clark 92662 2/3/2017 8:08:42 Jackie Pirkle 92662 This is an improvement. 2/3/2017 8:21:31 Barb Biggs 92662 Please do not re -align Bayside Drive as proposed. 2/3/2017 9:07:12 miriam baker 92662 2/3/2017 9:32:12 Bonnie Chase 92663 Preserve the two lanes going each way. 2/3/2017 10:25:06 jim gianulias 92657 2/3/2017 10:31:43 David Gianulias 92660 against it! 2/3/2017 11:33:07 Ann O'Neil 922662 2/3/2017 16:20:56 Elaine Mitchell 92662 Just lower the speed limit 2/4/2017 11:15:43 susan prostor 92662 Perhaps a "STOP" sign at this proposed intersection would slow the traffic down and provide easy access to both sides. They placed 2 additional stop signs on Park Avenue and Balboa Avenue on Balboa Island for this purpose and it has 2/4/2017 worked exceptionally well. Quite a bit less expensive and just as effective! Why 13:31:07 Donna Di Bari 92662 not?? 2/5/2017 1 feel that a reduced speed limit and more Newport city police in the area to ticket 2:46:49 Larry Neglia 92662 those who speed. We must explore all options before any decisions are made. We all agree traffic is 2/5/2017 too fast however I believe there needs to be further research as to the best 7:02:38 Leeann lacino 92662 solution. 2/6/2017 Way too much money to build this!!! Speed humps and increased speed 9:24:43 Jackie Dollander 92662 enforcement would suffice!!!!! 2/7/2017 Don't change a thing on Bayside Dr.!!!!❑❑❑ 16:31:23 Dave Hammers 92661 Penalizing the local residents because the city wants to route traffic differently does not make economic, nor logical sense. Making it 1 lane would just cause immense backup as people try to get on and off of Balboa Island! The back up it 2/8/2017 would create would just another, larger problem! Keep it 2 lanes and no 16:48:15 Julie Martin 92660 roundabout. 2/23/2017 17:47:01 craig mccallister 92660 This whole project seems to have moved forward under cover without disclosure to Balboa island residents . 2/28/2017 16:58:22 Bill Willis 92662 It should be halted until there is time for full public evaluation. 3/1/2017 21:46:42 Kendra Dobron 92625 3/1/2017 21:49:25 Libby Huyck 92663 3/4/2017 8:57:21 Jane Dorn 92663 3/4/2017 10:20:13 Elisabeth Adams 92625 3/4/2017 10:39:50 Charles Plimpton 92625 3/4/2017 10:40:13 Charles Plimpton 92625 1 am strongly opposed to this expensive project. My first hand experience is that after a few months the speeders learn to speed around them. I am all for increasing safety and slowing down not only the speeders but also the reckless drivers I see nearly daily driving Bayside. I strongly believe there are not only 3/4/2017 more effective ways of managing this problem, but far less costly as well as cost 12:30:14 Jeane Jeane Ruston 92662 effective ways to make Bayside drive safe. 3/4/2017 13:39:43 Katherine Adams 92625 3/4/2017 Please do not add a traffic circle at enormous expense. Just enforce the speed 13:52:20 William Adams 92625 limit. 3/4/2017 14:53:17 Will Adams 92625 3/5/2017 5:23:19 Robert Kuppenheimer 92625 3/5/2017 7:29:09 Barbara Nyholm 92625 3/5/2017 7:34:34 Polly Tracy 92625 3/6/2017 16:55:16 Shannon Horan 92663 3/6/2017 16:57:40 Troy Jurgensen 92625 3/6/2017 16:58:06 Oswaldo Merino 92662 no roundabout. 3/6/2017 16:58:29 Nick Chavez 92625 1 previously sent an email wondering about the need for drastic measures to be taken on Bayside Drive. I drive this stretch of Bayside at least once and usually more than once per day. I have never seen a problem with speeding or unsafe drivers. Based on several items on NextDoor.com, there are many more dangerous streets and intersections in Newport Beach (accidents with injuries on 3/6/2017 the Peninsula) that should be receiving attention. Please take a more reasoned 17:00:43 Leslie O'Rourke 92662 approach to solving the perceived problem on Bayside. Thank you. 3/6/2017 17:01:43 Douglas Hanes 92662 3/6/2017 17:02:24 Mona L Swain 92662 3/6/2017 17:04:31 Regina Hunsaker 92662 3/6/2017 17:05:15 Laura Gale 92662 This is a very bad idea and a poor plan. Roundabouts are usually designed and implemented on roads in communities in the development stages and proven not to work well on existing roads in older communities. Roundabouts create confusion, unsafe conditions, traffic issues and it is a costly proposal. Furthermore, reducing to one lane each way ( in some sections) of Bayside Drive 3/6/2017 would cause traffic jams and congestion on the street in addition to nearby roads 17:14:31 Louise Costa 92660 Jamboree and Coast Highway. The accessibility to Balboa Island would be a 3/6/2017 17:17:31 Kristen 3/6/2017 17:19:15 Linda 3/6/2017 17:21:57 Deborah 3/6/2017 17:26:59 Maxine 3/6/2017 17:34:41 Robert 3/6/2017 17:37:54 Riki 3/6/2017 17:38:53 Deborah Ridge 92625 severely restricted not only for the people living there but to the many other Newport Beach residents and tourists alike that enjoy all the amenities offered as well as the substantial revenues shared for the benefit of all Newport Beach residents. Also summertime and holidays would be a nightmare to maneuver through. Safety definitely needs to be improved but other viable less expensive more effective options need consideration. No one would argue that there is a problem but let's also consider improving safety with the same concern and attention to other roads that have horrific accidents resulting in serious injuries and deaths that occur on Jamboree and Coast Highway. Safety and the slowing down of traffic needs to be addressed there as well. Even on the Peninsula where a serious accident just happened. Other suggestions not limited to stop signs and or traffic signals would work. In addition start an intense campaign to ticket speed and safety violators for cars and bicyclists. Word would get around fast. Also signage would help warning drivers to slow down. Hopefully there can be solutions that most can agree would be in the best interest in improving safety on Bayside and maybe this will serve in being a catalyst to improve other Newport Beach roads as well. Just another RIDICULOUS idea to spend TaxPayer's money!!! Maybe the City Council should check out the "other" ridiculous $8M dollar revamp of Broadway.... whoever designed that street was obviously not thinking correctly... instead they should have spent the money on something worthwhile like Martin 92662 shelters Homeless or somewhere it was REALLY needed! Day 92662 Maly 92662 Haub 92662 Just not a good idea. Kucheck 92662 This is a bad idea. Roundabouts are MORE dangerous Day 92662 3/6/2017 17:43:01 JoEllen McChesney 92625 3/6/2017 17:47:11 sally griffith 92660 3/6/2017 17:47:38 Suzanne Bellis 92625 3/6/2017 17:48:35 Jeri Hayes 92662 3/6/2017 17:49:43 William Hayes 92662 3/6/2017 17:53:06 Patricia Patricia Reilly 92660 3/6/2017 17:54:56 Candace Snyder 92662 3/6/2017 17:59:54 Leslie Newquist 92662 This is a very bad idea! Will cause a lot of problems and traffic! 3/6/2017 18:24:48 Mitchell McCoy 92625 Don't waste our money! 3/6/2017 18:30:01 Lisa Ricatto 92662 Please reconsider this crazy idea of a roundabout!! It is unnecessary!! 3/6/2017 Leave it as is and spend funds on our cracked streets on the island and police 18:47:31 Gale Luce 92662 presence at night. 3/6/2017 18:48:31 Annette Giermann 92662-1309 Please do not add roundabout on Bayside Drive. Would be a huge mistake! 3/6/2017 18:56:54 JoAnn Rainone 92660 1 definitely oppose the roundabout on Bayside drive. 3/6/2017 19:01:23 Aelene Rose 92662 3/6/2017 19:01:31 Aelene Rose 92662 3/6/2017 19:03:48 Sue Volpe 92660 Roundabout is a waste of money and will end up being treated as s 4 way stop 3/6/2017 because locals do not get yielding and merging. Just do a four way stop keeping 2 19:10:51 Kaki Allan 92662 lanes both ways. Or signal tripped when needed. 3/6/2017 19:11:18 JoEllen McChesney 3/6/2017 19:18:10 john paul 3/6/2017 19:18:24 Carla Vlick 3/6/2017 19:24:33 John Corrough 3/6/2017 19:38:41 Pamela Phillips 3/6/2017 19:39:41 Maxwell Phillips 3/6/2017 19:40:42 Melisss Housel 3/6/2017 19:57:24 David Rose 3/6/2017 19:58:07 Arlene Rose 3/6/2017 19:58:55 Jeremy Rose Worst is the 333 driveway close to PcH /bayside interesection. Close it. Exit only is not enough with the drinking. Add a north bound merge in lane for Linda Isle left turn on to Bayside into the painted street island so the cars merge in traffic permitting. Overall there is no money to waste on the round about. 92625 This is the ONLY back up route if there is any major problem on the coast hwy 92660 around the south/ west side of the back bay. Harbor Island Dr. is the only street exit for Harbor Island, Beacon Bay and Promitory Bay neighborhoods. Reducing Bayside Dr. to two lane and/or creating a Round About at the junction of Harbor Island Drive and Bayside will significantly decrease the ability to exit from Harbor Island Dr. and will cause undue hazards to 92660 turn either left or right into oncomming traffic. 92662 We can do better than this 92662 92662 92662 The proposed round -about is a ridiculous way to spend Newport Beach money. 92662 Leave Bayside Dr. alone. What you're proposing will do more harm than good. 92662 92662 I feel it's one of the easiest streets to drive in Newport. I drive from Newport 3/6/2017 Heights to Balboa Island and have never had a problem. One of the few street 20:06:51 Brenda Wilfert 92663 with hardly any traffic! Roundabouts are popular in Virginia. They do nothing but cause confusion, and unnecessary delay. They cause frustration, and make drivers actually take unnecessary risks, putting other cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, at risk. While one lane may be somewhat acceptable on Bayside in the direction of CDM, past 3/6/2017 Jamboree/Marine, the businesses on the other side make such an absolute traffic 20:10:21 james deolden 92662 nightmare and will prove to be more hazardous than the current traffic situation. 3/6/2017 20:24:32 Craig Jacobsen 92662 3/6/2017 20:30:13 Ethel Parsons 92662 Keep two lanes in each direction on Bayside Dr. - AND do not install a roundabout. Balboa Island residents need to maintain maximum traffic flow off the island in case of a disaster with need for a mass exit. Also there remains a potential for the 3/6/2017 need of large emergency vehicles on the island. Keeping the existing traffic lanes 20:33:01 Nancy Watkins 92662 are essential for access. 3/6/2017 20:46:40 Randy Hall 92660 3/6/2017 20:51:10 Shayna Wein 92660 3/6/2017 21:06:51 Marilyn Williams 92660 Why would you put a roundabout in this area which is frequented by tourists throughout the year who would not be familiar with how to negotiate a roundabout? Let's restripe, reduce speed limits, add a signal (maybe) and have aggressive 3/6/2017 traffic enforcement for an extended period to change behavior 22:01:36 Ira Kucheck 92662 3/7/2017 We might start with putting up some speed signs to slow the traffic down 0:10:54 Pam Sigband 92662 if that is the problem. I fear that most Californians have never seen a traffic circle and will stop rather 3/7/2017 than enter the circle at the proper speed. This might result in traffic jams and 2:07:34 Paul Dunn 92660 accidents. 3/7/2017 4:07:29 Jon Remy 3/7/2017 5:59:20 darlene covington 3/7/2017 6:00:44 Kristine Kristine Taft 3/7/2017 6:06:56 Heather Lake 3/7/2017 6:16:03 John Severson 3/7/2017 6:25:44 Leeann lacino 3/7/2017 7:39:08 John Lake 3/7/2017 7:49:43 mary bowman 3/7/2017 8:01:49 Frank Waite 3/7/2017 8:18:16 Bill Hub Probably one of the worst ideas I've heard of. Yes people go 50mph+, if this passes they will go 50 right into a dangerous roundabout. You have a combination of Indy wanna bees in their Audis, impaired drivers from 333 and Bayside, and seniors coming out of Linda Isle merging together, they could never handle navigating a roundabout. One of the accidents that proponents sited was a man hitting a tree..... he was drunk, of course he hit a tree! If this is a safety issue, have it patrolled more, PERIOD. 92662 92660 82662 Please Do Not reduce bayside drive to 1 lane and please Do Not add a roundabout. Please preserve 2 lanes in each direction, discard the proposed 92662 roundabout and pursue alternative means of reducing traffic. 92660 92662 92662 Can you imagine the bottleneck during the Christmas boat parade? During the Fourth of July Balboa Island parade? Summer visitors? The bicyclists need to follow the rules and/or ride on the huge sidewalk which is already designated a bicycle path. Bicyclists are aggressively riding in the middle of the road and/or not obeying stop signs. As a bicyclist on this road and a motorist, it's not that difficult 92625 to drive safely and bike safely. Just put a stop sign for both directions. Yes drivers will roll the sign, but they will 92662 have slowed down. Two signs, two stripes ... what could it cost? Leave bayside alone. You'll rouine a perfectly good, no .....'fine run'. Let the moron who cant drive it, not drive it. 92660 European roadways are simply depressing. Is that what your trying to do to Newport? High rises and low roadways. I think you should cut some salaries in your administration ...... apparently there is not enough work for the guy who thought up this horror. Let him go and find a real Job! 3/7/2017 Just another way to spend other peoples' money ... The road has worked "as" is 8:22:36 Sally Welsh 92660 since I arrived in 1957... Leave it alone. 3/7/2017 1 think the whole idea is ridiculous. A roundabout is confusing for many people and 8:43:26 Ann Algeo 92662 would cause even more accidents! 3/7/2017 9:14:13 Tina Wayt 92662 no round about! Just put more motorcycle police there for 2 months straight and ticket drivers for speed. I slowed down on Bayside once I saw motorcycle police writing tickets on 3/7/2017 three consecutive Sunday mornings about 9 months ago. now I go 25 in the 25 11:17:24 Roger Shambaugh 92625 and do not speed. 3/7/2017 14:57:10 Andrew Struve 92660 3/7/2017 15:29:42 Les Klingerman 92662 Research options to achieve same goal 3/7/2017 15:30:03 Les Klingerman 92662 Research options to achieve same goal 3/7/2017 15:49:09 Christopher Auer 92660 3/7/2017 Total waste of taxpayer monies. Has failed all over LA. Need to enforce limit or put 15:59:13 Joel Bergenfeld 92662 in speed bumps. That will slow it down 3/7/2017 16:07:30 Don McGrath 92662 1 strongly feel the roundabout is a bad idea for many reasons. For one, it is already difficult enough to get out of the Pavilions parking lot in the evenings from 4:30 PM- 6:30 PM. With the roundabout, there would be a constant of flow of slower traffic that would make nearly impossible to turn !eft onto Bayside Dr and we on the island would have to turn right and head to PCH and all the way around 3/7/2017 back to Jamboree. I know for me and many others we would not shop at Pavilions 16:18:14 Rhonda Talpash 92662 nor Rite-Aid if that were the case. 3/7/2017 16:39:17 Corinne Morgenstern 92625 3/7/2017 16:56:21 Susan 3/7/2017 16:58:48 Chad 3/7/2017 17:05:54 Mary 3/7/2017 21:44:20 Charles 3/7/2017 22:42:47 Lori Ann 3/7/2017 23:10:15 Allison 3/8/2017 8:38:08 emily 3/8/2017 9:37:11 Ann 3/8/2017 9:49:51 linda 3/8/2017 9:57:12 William 3/8/2017 9:58:13 Kathryn 3/8/2017 12:36:44 Shari 3/8/2017 13:10:54 Judy 3/8/2017 13:44:18 Megan Jacobsen 92662 Smith 92663 This is the petition I was eager to sign. I never was able to make the link work for Ker 92662 the one for those people that want that damn roundabout ! As stated by the city a roundabout was never designed or meant to be a deterrent for speeding traffic It's designed to divert traffic to multiple lanes in an intersection The rationale of using a roundabout to divert traffic off bayside drive wouldn't pass a traffic study test given the circumstances in the area An effective approach if speeding is really an issue is simply to increase law Albright 92660 enforcement in that area as they do on Balboa Blvd on the Peninsula Haigh 92662 Waste of money Geiman 92662 leach 92625 Grams 92625-2531 speed limit reduction and enforcement not a roundabout, buchanan 92662 bad idea No need for this. There are other priorities for enhancing citizen safety. Like sea McEwen 92662 walls. White 92662 No roundabout!!! No one lane each way, please. Simmons 92625 Wilkerson 92660 I'm all for improving safety and lowering speeds but a less intrusive and costly solution needs to be found. Lower the speed limit, and park a NPD motorcycle cop Smith 92625 there sporadically 3/8/2017 14:59:22 Ellen 3/8/2017 16:32:17 Jackie 3/9/2017 1:10:21 Marc 3/9/2017 7:01:22 Pat 3/10/2017 9:18:27 Jackie 3/14/2017 11:19:26 Meghan 3/15/2017 13:53:36 Terry 3/15/2017 17:33:28 Carol 3/16/2017 17:25:31 andrew 3/16/2017 17:30:02 gina 3/16/2017 22:57:42 debora 3/17/2017 10:32:55 Gary 3/19/2017 22:56:18 Chris It's not gonna work for locals,no one gonna drive over to Balboa island from cdm on Ochs,they just won't go it will hurt biz on Balboa.Because in summer stop lights take forever,some holidays you can't even get onto jamboree?one lane that's Richards 92625 crazy and stupid. lived here 40 yrs. leave it alone I highly appose a roundabout and the reduction of lanes. Merging from 2 lanes to one lane back to 2 lanes is absurd. Perhaps our police department can patrol the Umphrey 92625 street more frequently. Seems a much cheaper solution. Marc Buccheri 92661 Nangle 92660 Jendras 92660 Vittetoe 92662 Why would the city want to reconfigure a perfectly good road which allows easy access on and off busy Balboa Island. Also it is available for redirects off of Coast Hwy should there be construction or accidents or needs for emergency vehicles. I question peoples good sense and wonder who are the folks who want this and really why? Don't think it is due to accidents. McCarthy 92662 Jung 92625 please ENFORCE SPEED LAW, just put a motorcycle cop there to write tix.. city hernandez 92663 gains $ and drivers see and learn.. nothing else needs to be done hernandez 92663 just enforce the speed limit Please do not waste taxpayer money on this project. Bayside Drive is fine the way it is. A roundabout costs too much money. Maybe a couple stop signs? Or a robinson 92662 flashing caution light? Myers 9266 Avery bad idea Vittetoe 92662 3/20/2017 8:25:56 Sandy Ranier 92662 3/20/2017 8:32:05 James Lindberg 92662 3/23/2017 16:29:12 Linda Donahue 92625 Preserve what you have. Appreciate how lucky this city is to have such a lovely street with so little traffic. It is a pleasure to drive on bayside, as the lanes are wide, street is not crowded, and the scenery pleasant. PLEASE don't ruin something that isn't broken. Try living in Los Angeles and then you will understand 4/29/2017 what real traffic is!!!!! SAVE BAYSIDE!!! One of the few streets in Newport that is 17:14:15 Ginny Shelton 92662 not crowded.......... Preserve what you have. Appreciate how lucky this city is to have such a lovely street with so little traffic. It is a pleasure to drive on bayside, as the lanes are wide, street is not crowded, and the scenery pleasant. PLEASE don't ruin something that isn't broken. Try living in Los Angeles and then you will understand 4/29/2017 what real traffic is!!!!! SAVE BAYSIDE!!! One of the few streets in Newport that is 17:14:39 Ginny Shelton 92662 not crowded.......... Please leave 4 lanes as is and reduce speed limit or reduce width of lanes if this will deter speeding. Please note that there are many buses both school and transit as well as large transporter trucks making deliveries to Pavillion's, Bayside Restaurant and other shopping center businesses. This should be taken into consideration prior to width reduction. A single lane street is not adequate for the current traffic especially at peak hours. Turning left out of the shopping center will be dangerous or challenging and roundabouts in our city have failed, in some cases were removed. A three lane temporary street is just a poor compromise - why take the risk of potential failure and additional cost & inconvenience to reinstall a four lane street? Again - keep it simple, four lanes whichever plan works best! Thank you, 4/29/2017 20:08:05 Linda Crean 92660 Andy & Linda Crean 4/29/2017 23:21:10 Thomas Baker 92663 If there is only one lane coming from PCH to Jamboree via Bayside, all the traffic that now goes onto the island is going to be back up with the traffic continuing on Bayside. We need Bayside to be a direct route with two lanes both ways. It serves a purpose that PCH does not serve. The businesses would suffer if the traffic is redirected which is what you are proposing to do. Why change it to only one lane, in either direction? Lower the speed limits, put in camera and note that tickets will be given to speeders, and leave the road as it is for those of us who safely drive it as it should be driven. The road is too needed as it is to change it to a smaller 4/30/2017 road, which will only make more of a traffic jam than we already have, especiailly 7:02:25 Valerie Wickland 92660 in the summer. I do not see any problem on Bayside drive. I drive on Bayside daily and I have not 4/30/2017 experienced any traffic problems. I fail to see what all the concern is about. Would 9:30:23 Judy Tucker 92662 rather see money spent on underground power lines on the island My concern is locals coming from fernleaf onto bayside to go to vons etc,if we had to go up to pch and can't drive over to balboa island, NYC, bayside rest. And more I wouldn't go because pch is too backed.ive lived here 45 yrs that is why we love 4/30/2017 the small town friendly ways not the tourist traffic bull.you will ruin others 11:45:32 Tina R 92625 income?nit fair. Mrs CoronadelMar Ambassador 4/30/2017 15:10:05 Ann Algeo 92662 1 still think it's crazy to put a round about in! My vote is narrower 4 lanes! 4/30/2017 18:25:10 Patricia Simonian 92660 Please, please eve it as it is. It really does work!!! The proposed changes will only bring more headaches to the people who use 5/1/2017 Bayside. I also think it will cause more accidents. What idiot thought of this idea? 6:53:22 Debbie Hartunian 92660 Why are we fixing something that doesn't need fixing? I live at promontory point apartments ( and have for many years) . I live directly over Bayside Drand clearly can see traffic as it moves by . I am exactly overlooking the intersection of Harbor Island Dr. A traffic circle ( roundabout ) here oils be a disaster- 1) noise wise as people braked and navigated around it and 2) accident wise as confused drivers would hit the median. Traffic circles have been tried and removed at other points in the city ( think cliff dr. At irvine avenue. 5/1/2017 It's a bad idea from all standpoints and an expensive boondoggle. 8:13:52 Kathleen Leber 92660 Leave Bayside Dr alone!!! 5/1/2017 8:22:23 Jackie Pirkle 92662 Leave Bayside Drive alone. 5/1/2017 8:58:02 James Clarke 92660 5/1/2017 8:58:44 Lisa Anderson 92660 5/1/2017 12:58:45 tiffany hodges 92660 5/2/2017 12:34:37 Barbara Burkhart 44022 1 do not want to see bayside changed and more traffic coming through 5/2/2017 12:35:03 Barbara Burkhart 44022 1 do not want to see bayside changed and more traffic coming through 5/2/2017 14:02:52 Richard Burkhart 92625 No change to bayside I can't believe that "Team Newport" is not attacking this proposal! The street is in good shape, was resurfaced not too long ago, and needs no upgrades. I applaud the recall of the Corona Del Mar Library. Why do we need a library substation in CDM when Oasis and the central Library are so close. You are talking about opening up Coast Highway through Miracle Mile, yet you spend your time and money on non events like Bayside Drive. I have driven through streets like Irvine Blvd in ? (Costa Mesa/ Newport) between Dover and University and wondered "What the Hell". Why are they spending all this money on something that does nothing for anybody. Speaking of Dover, the extension into Costa Mesa on 19th Street seems like an exercise in futility. What are they trying to do? A lot of money to do what? 5/3/2017 1 hate to see Newport Beach succomb to whatever has driven these trivial 17:20:26 William Hagemeyer 2662 activities. 5/4/2017 10:59:32 Steven Thomas 92660 Keep the four lanes, reduce the speed limit, and enforce it. Problem solved. It is our plea that The Council preserves two lanes in either direction on Bayside and do NOT install the dangerous roundabout. Although you feel that "calming" traffic is necessary, the fact that there have only been two accidents in ten years seems to be weak in contrast to this over the top solution. 5/6/2017 The uneven sidewalks are more of a danger than the speed you have quoted. 2:29:19 Carole Ciraulo 92660 Additionally the median near Jamboree will cause confusion and traffic back-up. 5/6/2017 8:30:32 Barbara 5/6/2017 9:26:49 Richard 5/6/2017 9:28:47 Marcel 5/6/2017 11:44:31 Gwen 5/6/2017 13:24:32 Sandra 5/6/2017 Tamaralee 16:41:27 (Tammy) 5/7/2017 7:48:06 Morgan Lawler 92662 Dickson 92660 Ford 92661 Roundabouts will slow traffic as Americans are not used to them and visitors alike. Please use common sense. For example, there's already a stop light there that is Cruttenden 92662 ALWAYS set on green. Why not use that? Or something simple. Klotz 92660 LEAVE BAYSIDE DRIVE AS IS. NO RAISED OR LANDSCAPED MEDIANS - WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAYS. REPAIR SIDEWALKS, BICYCLES TO USE SIDEWALKS ALONG WITH PEDESTRIANS - AS ALREADY Cox 82660 DESIGNATED. First off, I have lived in Beacon Bay since 2008. 1 have driven this road at least 4 times a day and have never seen a problem. Are cars jumping sidewalks and mowing down pedestrians with wild abandon? Are families getting mowed down daily in the cross walks? I have no knowledge of any such tragedies that warrant such drastic and expensive changes. I walk from Beacon Bay to Balboa Island or ride a bike regularly and not once have I felt unsafe. The only danger I see are the people who walk from the apartments across Bayside to and from Pavilion's. Here is my suggestion. Add a traffic light and cross walk for pedestrians just like the one further down the road near PCH. This would fix the one and only dangerous issue I see on a regular basis of people sprinting across 4 lanes. This would also calm traffic. The current proposals do not solve this safety issue and will cause many more problems. A reduction in lanes will make this street a parking lot during Christmas boat parade, 4th of July, and other special events. Plus Bayside is used as staging for the Balboa Island parade and other island events which would turn the three lane and two lane proposal into a one way street or force closure. Also, as water conservation always a concern, why is Newport Beach still considering medians with plants that require water? Seems pretty short sighted. With the proposed medians, how does everyone feel about a right turn only out of Pavilion's? Drivers would then be forced to drive and turn right on an always congested PCH, then drive back to Jamboree for another right turn to get back to the island for every grocery run? Not safe at all for the golf cart set. Install a pedestrian traffic light for the residents across Pavilions to solve the one safety issue at a fraction of the cost and disruption of lane reductions, planted medians, Wisbey 92660 and a roundabout. 5/7/2017 17:58:13 Eve Lowey 92660 1 like the road the way it is. Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Susan Skinner <savebaysidedr@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2017 8:43 PM To: Dept - City Council; City Clerk's Office Subject: Opinion on Bayside Dr. 5/4/2017 10:59:321 Steven I Thomas 1926601 Keep the four lanes, reduce the speed limit, and enforce it. Problem solved. 5/6/2017 8:30:32 Barbara Lawler 92662 5/6/2017 9:26:49 Richard Dickson 92660 5/6/2017 Eve I Lowey 1 92660 It is our plea that The Council preserves two lanes in either direction on Bayside 9:28:47 Marcel Ford 192661 and do NOT install the dangerous roundabout. 5/6/2017 Tamaralee Although you feel that "calming" traffic is necessary, the fact that there have only 16:41:27 (Tammy) Cox 82660 been two accidents in ten years seems to be weak in contrast to this over the top mowing down pedestrians with wild abandon? Are families getting mowed down solution. 5/6/2017 The uneven sidewalks are more of a danger than the speed you have quoted. 2:29:19 Carole Ciraulo 92660 Additionally the median near Jamboree will cause confusion and traffic back-up. 5/6/2017 8:30:32 Barbara Lawler 92662 5/6/2017 9:26:49 Richard Dickson 92660 5/6/2017 Eve I Lowey 1 92660 Roundabouts will slow traffic as Americans are not used to them and visitors 9:28:47 Marcel Ford 192661 1 alike. 5/6/2017 Eve I Lowey 1 92660 Please use common sense. For example, there's already a stop light there that 11:44:31 1 Gwen I Cruttenden 1 92662 1 is ALWAYS set on green. Why not use that? Or something simple. 5/6/2017 13:24:32 1 Sandra Klotz 92660 5/7/2017 17:58:13 Eve I Lowey 1 92660 LEAVE BAYSIDE DRIVE AS IS. NO RAISED OR LANDSCAPED MEDIANS - WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAYS. REPAIR SIDEWALKS, 5/6/2017 Tamaralee BICYCLES TO USE SIDEWALKS ALONG WITH PEDESTRIANS - AS 16:41:27 (Tammy) Cox 82660 ALREADY DESIGNATED. 5/7/2017 17:58:13 Eve I Lowey 1 92660 1 like the road the way itis. First off, I have lived in Beacon Bay since 2008. 1 have driven this road at least 4 times a day and have never seen a problem. Are cars jumping sidewalks and mowing down pedestrians with wild abandon? Are families getting mowed down daily in the cross walks? I have no knowledge of any such tragedies that warrant such drastic and expensive changes. I walk from Beacon Bay to Balboa Island or ride a bike regularly and not once have I felt unsafe. The only danger I see are the people who walk from the apartments across Bayside to and from Pavilion's. Here is my suggestion. Add a traffic light and cross walk for pedestrians just like the one further down the road near PCH. This would fix the one and only dangerous issue I see on a regular basis of people sprinting across 4 lanes. This would also calm traffic. The current proposals do not solve this safety issue and will cause many more problems. A reduction in lanes will make this street a parking lot during Christmas boat parade, 4th of July, and other special events. Plus Bayside is used as staging for the Balboa Island parade and other island events which would turn the three lane and two lane proposal into a one way street or force closure. Also, as water conservation always a concern, why is Newport Beach still considering medians with plants that require water? Seems pretty short sighted. With the proposed medians, how does everyone feel about a right turn only out of Pavilion's? Drivers would then be forced to drive and turn right on an always congested PCH, then drive back to Jamboree for another right turn to get back to the island for every grocery run? Not safe at all for the golf cart set. Install a pedestrian traffic light for the 5/7/2017 residents across Pavilions to solve the one safety issue at a fraction of the cost and 7:48:06 1 Morgan I Wisbey 192660 1 disruption of lane reductions, planted medians, and a roundabout. Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 8:48 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: Bayside Drive -----Original Message ----- From: Lee Pearl [mailto:smartpearll@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, May 6, 2017 3:31 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Cc: Jack Callahan <jcjackcallahan@gmail.com>; Jeff Bacon <jeffbaconl@gmail.com>; John Noyes <john@jnoyes.com>; Dan Miller <danvibdt@gmail.com>; Webb, Dave (Public Works) <DAWebb@newportbeachca.gov>; Ken Yonkers <kenyounkers@ml.com> Subject: Bayside Drive > Mayor and City Council: I will be out of town and unavailable to attend the Tuesday City Council meeting. > As a BIIA representative, I attended many of the recent meetings for the Bayside Drive Project and appreciate all of the staff's efforts to provide outreach and solicit input. > At the first City hosted HOA meeting the majority of HOA representatives with the exception of Promontory Bay were in favor of the four -lane alternative with all of the lane narrowing, medians improvements, turn pockets, bike lane improvements and signage. > Should the City Council select any of the other alternatives, it will be inconsistent with the feedback I have received by many Balboa Island residents, business owners and the Balboa Island Improvement Association. I believe this also may be inconsistent with the position of the other HOA groups except the Promontory Bay HOA. > In addition, I reviewed every traffic collision report for the five year study period and could not find relevant speed related accidents in front of the eighteen homes where the lane modification is proposed. Long term residents have cited examples beyond staff's study period and I did not get to review these reports to insure that other factors in addition to speed (like DUI) played a roll in the traffic collisions. > There will be representatives of the BIIA at the meeting to respond to Council questions. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this important project. > Lee Pearl BIIA > Sent from my iPhone in Canyonlands National Park Utah Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Sommers, Brad Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 9:44 AM To: Mulvey, Jennifer Cc: Ramirez, Brittany Subject: FW: Please add this Link to Bayside drive improvement plan comment section for Discussion on 5/9/2017 Bayside Council Item Thanks Brad Sommers PE, TE, LCI Senior Civil Engineer Public Works Department City of Newport Beach 949-644-3326 From: Michelle Ultimo Hall [mailto:michelle@ultimoproperties.com] Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 9:30 AM To: Kiff, Dave <DKiff@newportbeachca.gov>; Sommers, Brad <BSommers@newportbeachca.gov>; Herdman, Jeff <jherd man@newportbeachca.gov>; Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please add this Link to Bayside drive improvement plan comment section for Discussion on 5/9/2017 Hello City Council, I reviewed the documents for the Bayside Drive improvement plan discussion this Tuesday and community comment section. I previously sent this petition link that includes much support for narrowing the Bayside Dr., Street to two lanes however it is not included in the city documents for the next city council meeting?! Please, please add! Even if a roundabout does not get approved, the TWO Lane road configuration is extremely necessary. A road having 16% usage capacity does not make sense why it needs to remain at four lanes and why an extra lane in each direction is necessary for cars to pass and speed. A two lane road configuration would only increase the capacity usage to 34%. Please make the City Council aware of the support of over 235 residents as included in this link: https://www. ipetitions. com/petition/bayside-d rive-newport-beach-yes-to-plan- 2?utm medium=email&utm source=email&utm campaign=Send%2Bto%2BFriend Thank you, Michelle Hall NB resident Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 9:31 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: ya no on the bayside drive circle thingy -----Original Message ----- From: Bridget Crook [mailto:bacrook@ca.rr.comj Sent: Monday, May 8, 2017 10:25 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: ya no on the bayside drive circle thingy Hi there— Generally, I am loathe to comment... yet I do have quite a few choice comments. While this is not important at all- I feel I must say for God's sake do not waste time or money on the foolish idea of controlling traffic on Bayside Drive. Traffic studies show it is working just fine and of the list of many things our hard earned tax dollars should be going towards -THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM! Please let common sense ride over whatever wacked reason this is even a consideration. Thank you for your time! Bridget Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 9:30 AM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: For the record, Bayside Drive -----Original Message ----- From: Kathy Huber Hoffman [mailto:kathyhoffman@roadrunner.com] Sent: Monday, May 8, 2017 11:38 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Bayside Drive Good morning, I am sad to say that I will not be able to attend the meeting tonight as I am heading out of town this morning. I'll keep it short since I know you have been inundated with comments from many of us concerned about the proposals for Bayside Drive. I live in Irvine Terrace and drive Bayside Drive regularly. The speed limit on Bayside coming from Jamboree starts at 35 mph and turns to 40 mph after the shopping center. Coming from PCH onto Bayside the speed limit is 40 mph (no speed limit signs posted until just before Linda Island) and turns to 35 at the shopping center. What I don't understand is why the speed limit needs to increase to 40 mph at all. Why don't we post a lower speed limit and put traffic officers down there for a while to enforce it? I think the roundabouts are a bad idea as is decreasing the number of lanes. Can you imagine traffic during the busy summer season and during the boat parade? I'm not one of the 85,000 engineers Dave Kiff mentioned in his Insider letter but it seems like common sense would be to try a lower posted (more signs) speed limit and extra enforcement for a while before we spend a couple of million dollars on something that may or may not work. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Many thanks, Kathy Hoffman Irvine Terrace Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 2:01 PM To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: Bayside Dr. / Round -about SPEED data From: smitynewpt@aol.com [mailto:smitynewpt@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 1:47 PM To: Duffield, Duffy <dduffield@newportbeachca.gov>; Avery, Brad <bavery@newportbeachca.gov>; Dixon, Diane <ddixon@newportbeachca.gov> Cc: SMITYNEWPT@aol.com; Kiff, Dave <DKiff@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Bayside Dr. / Round -about SPEED data Council members, I unfortunately I will be unable to attend tonight's meeting in regard to the Round -about & Speed findings on Bayside Dr. I find the Data a skewed as in the Daily Pilot the speed findings ranged from below the limit to over 86mph by one car. As Bayside Dr. is the artery to West Coast Hwy for all vehicles I find the survey questionable. Is there a way to determining emergency vehicle traffic speeds as Hoag Hospital with be a destination for such speeding ambulances, not to mention NBPD patrol cars on Code 3 calls. The Round -about is nice to curve such speeds but also obstacle such services in a emergency calls. The the designers of the Round - about need to take account of the launching of Large Yachts at Basin Marine too.. Thank you for service. Tom " Smitty" Smith 608 West Balboa Blvd. Newport Beach,Ca 92661 N B I D # 124798 Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Item No. 19 From: City Clerk's Office Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 2:43 PM To: Mulvey, Jennifer; Rieff, Kim Subject: FW: Bayside Drive options From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 2:42:39 PM (UTC -08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: Bayside Drive options For the record. From: jskinnermd@aol.com [mailto:jskinnermd@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 10:45 AM To: Dixon, Diane <ddixon@newportbeachca.gov>; Peotter, Scott <speotter@newportbeachca.gov>; Muldoon, Kevin <kmuldoon@newportbeachca.gov>; Duffield, Duffy <dduffield@newportbeachca.gov>; wco@rossllp.com; jherdmanl@roadrunner.com; Avery, Brad <bavery@newportbeachca.gov> Cc: Kiff, Dave <DKiff@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Bayside Drive options Dear Mayor Muldoon and Member of the Council: I am unable to attend this evening's meeting but I would like to share my thoughts with you on the proposals to change Bayside Drive. I live on the west side of Newport Beach and I frequently drive on Bayside Drive to avoid PCH traffic and to enjoy the bay views that constantly remind me of why we all love this city so much. Bayside Drive allows people to take in the real spirit and look of Newport while they drive. It is so nice in this crowded world to find a roadway that gives one a feeling of breathing space. I don't like reading that there is thought of narrowing lanes or even removing a lane because the road is "underutilized." I do understand the need for safety but making changes because it is a road that doesn't need to be four lanes pains me. Do we have to build and use everything to the max? I hope not. So let's talk about safety. I think that's the real concern here. I think there are things to try before changing the roadway as it is now. One of the studies mentioned by the staff is that people slowed down when there was a "speed trailer" parked along Bayside Drive. I do understand that there is reluctance to using that device when it tells people how fast they are driving because there are some drivers who use it to clock how fast they CAN go! But it has been suggested to counter that problem by changing the words to say, "you are driving too fast" or something like that. Surely it would be easy to give that a try before making road changes. More enforcement along Bayside is another option — at least for a trial run. Has that been done? Another option could be using those pads or whatever they are called that are in place on Tustin Avenue between Santiago/22nd Street and Vista Baya in the back bay area. Have those been successful in that area to slow traffic? I would like to know. Maybe the answer is in the staff report that I must confess I have not completely read. If I were on the Council, I would like to know these things. How about you? I hope you, Mayor Muldoon and all council members, will work with staff to continue to try to find a better solution than removing or narrowing the lanes. I agree that narrowing is better than removing lanes but I sincerely hope that everyone will continue to search for an even better solution and make no changes to the roadway at this time. Thank you for your consideration in reading this message. Nancy Skinner 1724 Highland Drive Newport Beach, CA Received After Agenda Printed May 9, 2017 Nelson, Jennifer Item No. 19 From: Harp, Aaron Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 5:59 PM To: Brown, Leilani Subject: Fwd: Bayside Drive Issue - Quick Read - ONLY if You Have Time Sent from my Whone Begin forwarded message: From: Lori Teslow <loriteslowggmail.com> Date: May 9, 2017 at 5:30:31 PM PDT To: <kmuldoongnewportbeachca.gov>, <ddixonknewportbeachca.gov>, <bavery newportbeachca.gov>, <dduffieldknewportbeachca.gov>, <jherdmanknewportbeachca. ov>, <speotter@newportbeachca.gov>, <wonei ll@newportbeachca. gov> Cc: "Harp, Aaron" <aharpgnewportbeachca. og_v> Subject: Bayside Drive Issue - Quick Read - ONLY if You Have Time To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: It is my hope and plea that each of you will vote in unanimous consensus to reaffirm the very wise decision made by the former Council on November 22, 2016 for the rationally conceived improvements to Bayside Drive. As can be verified in the link below, the plan includes proven safety countermeasures to reduce injury potential from excess speed and also provides enhanced safe access for multi -modal users. The safer, more inviting and "livable" enviromnent for cyclists and pedestrians will have substantial other benefits for residents, visitors and even Balboa Island merchants. Most importantly, the plan is in keeping with current safety and "Complete Streets" national and State road design standards. My father, Paul Teslow, sent a detailed letter yesterday morning regarding the primary importance of these standards. It's obvious from the letters of objection and petition entries that there is virtually no understanding of the rationale for the plan or that it would not cause the consequences feared. The current upheaval could have been reduced or prevented had the City quickly responded with appropriate community outreach immediately after the decision and openly conducted community education forums open to all. Any decision to rescind the former vote and proceed with a plan that offers less in the way of safety enhancement and improved safe multi -modal access should be made with the greatest caution and based on documented legally and morally defensible reasons rather than simple public sentiment. If Council members have not had the opportunity to become sufficiently knowledgeable on these national standards and current issues to confidently decide that it is in the public's best interest that former action be rescinded, then it might be wise to table a vote until expert opinion can be obtained. Reversing a former public safety decision based on incomplete or inaccurate information could result in unfavorable consequences significantly more serious than the current uninformed resistance. If the Council could set aside unrelated disagreements and courageously vote unanimously on this non-political issue, it would speak volumes to the community and backlash would be shared by all. Issuing a public statement affirming commitment to public safety the highest priority in road design issues and then offering the community educational forums so many other Cities making the same commitment have conducted would go a long way toward resolving the current unfounded fears. It would also show that our City Council is not out of touch with the pervasive trend toward safety over convenience. I realize this is sent at the 11th hour during the study session so is unlikely to read in time. Hopefully was simply unnecessary and members are already planning to reaffirm a decision made in the best interest of public safety despite being initially unpopular. Regards, Lori Teslow 309 Encina Newport Beach, CA 92660 949-355-2948 USDOT Statement on Proven Countermeasures https:Hsafety.fhwa.dot. ov/provencountermeasures/ RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED ITEM NO. � DATE : 9 2 0 17 To: Newport Beach City Council for May 9`h, 2017 City Council Meeting Regarding Bayside Drive Improvements. Hello, My name is Pat Pence and I live at 322 Amethyst Avenue on Balboa Island (Newport Beach, CA 02662). V am a civil engineer and work for a large transportation engineering company who is not currently involved with the Bayside Drive Improvement Project. I am opposed to Option #2 because of the incorporation of a roundabout. I believe the roundabout will result in a less safe conditions for pedestrians and cyclists than if Option 0 (no change other than repaving) or Option 1 (stay with 4 lanes but some adjustments to lane configuration) are selected. I do not believe any traffic calming (real or assumed) should be prioritized over pedestrian and cyclist safety. It is clear that a roundabout will obstruct drivers views of pedestrians and cyclists on Bayside Drive. I am also opposed to Option #3 because there is no clear definition of what will define a successful trial period for temporary reduction of lanes. This option is too open ended to be considered as an option for this meeting. Regards, Pat Pence 322 Amethyst Avenue Newport Beach, CA 92662 Bayside [give Summary of Facts May 9, 2017 Respectfully Submitted by the residents of Bayside Drive RECEIVED AFT'FP AG5N0A PRINTED ITEM NO. -19 DATE: , MAN '� .10 1-1 We can all agree on one thing, the facts support the traffic engineer's presentation that speeding and accidents have and continue to create safety issues on Bayside Drive In addressing this issue, City engineers independently, free from outside influence, developed plans to calm traffic on the stretch of Bayside Drive most impacted There was a consistent thread within the engineers' plans; it concluded that only a substantial change to the physical road design would significantly calm traffic In their presentation last November, traffic engineers further stated the physical changes they felt would best calm traffic were those proposed in Option #2 As a part of their due diligence, the previous Council reviewed, debated, and heard substantial public comment with respect to all plans, and then voted 4-1 for Option #2 Since then, unsubstantiated claims of traffic congestion along with unwarranted concerns about the ability of drivers to negotiate a simple roundabout have flooded both social and legitimate media What should have been an unobstructed process guided by professionals to correct what was to them an obvious traffic safety issue has become unnecessarily contentious As a result, progress to resolve these critical safety issues has been delayed, further exposing those who both use and live on this stretch of Bayside Drive to potential catastrophic injury or worse Precedence has been established in other municipalities as well as recently here in NB clearly demonstrating that if adequate traffic -calming measures are not undertaken those municipalities can be held liable However, the subtext of a recent court ruling underscored a much broader message: traffic safety issues should not be subject to public debate or opinion Meme ifripurlanily, our collective conscience would never forgive us for not doing everything possible to ensure the safety and well-being of one another We implore this Council to act in everyone's best interest fn accepting the preferred plan of Vm r professionai traffic engineering_staff by reaffirming Option #2