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Home My WebLink AboutS22 - Stop Signs at Newport Hills & Port SeabourneCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH • CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. S22 October 24, 2006 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Public Works Department Richard Edmonston 949- 644 -3345 or redmonston @city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF NEWPORT HILLS DRIVE EAST AT PORT SEABOURNE WAY RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a Resolution for the installation of STOP signs at the intersection of Newport Hills Drive East at Port Seabourne Way. DISCUSSION: A traffic calming study of the Newport Hills and Harborview communities (Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc., 2004) identified safety issues for vehicles at the intersection of • Newport Hills Drive East at Port Seaboume Way due to existing median locations and school related traffic. As mitigation for the safety issues at this location, staff and the study recommend installation of STOP control for all vehicles to reduce conflicting movements. Currently, Port Seaboume Way at Newport Hills Drive East is controlled by a STOP. Posting of STOP for northbound and southbound Newport Hills Drive East is recommended to create an all -way STOP. Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt under Chapter 3, Article 19, Section 15301, Class 1(c) of Title 14, California Code of Regulations. Exemption is for minor alteration of existing facilities hot expanding existing uses. Prepared by: Pa., / Z ' �- Richard Edmonston, P.E. Transportation and Development Services Attachments: Resolution • Location Map Submitted by: Works Director RESOLUTION NO. 2006 - • A RESOLUTION O F THE C ITY C OUNCIL O F T HE C ITY OF NEWPORT BEACH TO POST ALL -WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE NEWPORT HILLS DRIVE EAST /PORT SEABOURNE WAY INTERSECTION WHEREAS, Section 12.36.010 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code provides that whenever any ordinance or resolution of this City designates and describes any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more entrances thereto, the City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain STOP signs at those entrances of each intersection where a stop is required; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that there is a need for all -way STOP control at the intersection of Newport Hills Drive East at Port Seabourne Way. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, that the following described location is hereby designated as an intersection at which all vehicles are required to stop: Newport Hills Drive East at Port Seaboume Way • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Traffic Engineer is hereby directed to erect and maintain all necessary signs at the above locations. ADOPTED this day of 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk . I LLI )\ < . /} /§ _O � ate¥ e \ U (L O « §7 . )§ § 0 j ■[ )/ #� ® §§ +� - b - 4 *� § mj 77 &m § V) 0 k 3 LLI -± b° ® E� �\ ± e \} a \k s � a . \ @ \\k # V) 2» %» . b§ . ; � « . COUNCIL AGENDA CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH NO. ,S a-o CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT 10 • �� (• l7 Agenda Item No. 4 September 12, 2006 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Public Works Department Brad Sommers. _. 9497644- 3326,or bsommers @?city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF NEWPORT HILLS. DRIVE EAST AT PORT ALBANS PLACE AND NEWPORT HILLS DRIVE EAST AT PORT SEABOURNE WAY RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a Resolution for the installation of STOP signs at the intersections of Newport Hills Drive .East at Port Albans Place and Newport Hills Drive East at Port Seaboume Way. DISCUSSION: A traffic calming study of the Newport Hills and Harborview communities (Kimley -Horn . and Associates, Inc., 2004) identified limited sight distance for vehicles due to the street alignment at the intersection of Newport Hills :Drive East at Port Albans Place and Newport Hills Drive East at Port Seaboume Way. As mitigation to the sight distance issue at these locations, staff and the study recommend installation of STOP control for all vehicles approaching both intersections to improve safety and reduce conflicting movements. Newport Hills Drive East at Port Albans Place is currently an uncontrolled intersection. Posting of an all -way STOP control is recommended. Currently, Port Seaboume Way at Newport Hills Drive East is controlled by a STOP. Posting of STOP for northbound and southbound Newport Hills Drive East is recommended to create an all -way STOP. Environmental Rev!ew Categorically Exempt under Chapter 3, Article 19, Section 15301,.Class 1(c) of Title 14, California Code of Regulations. Exemption is for minor alteration of existing facilities not expanding existing uses. Prepared by: bkkA Eb—mgmer?s, P.E. ® Associate Civil Engineer Attachments: Resolution Location Map Submitted by: $t6phgffG. Badum Public Works Director RESOLUTION NO. 2006 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE :CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH TO POST ALL -WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE NEWPORT HILLS DRIVE EAST /PORT ALBANS PLACE AND THE NEWPORT HILLS DRIVE EASTIPORT SEABOURNE WAY INTERSECTIONS WHEREAS, Section 12.36.010 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code provides that whenever any ordinance or resolution of this City designates and describes any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more entrances thereto, the City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain STOP signs at those entrances of each intersection where a stop is required; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that there is a need for all -way STOP control at the intersections of Newport Hills Drive East at Port Albans Place and Newport Hills Drive East at Port Seaboume Way. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, that the following described locations are hereby designated as intersections at which all vehicles are required to stop: Newport Hills Drive East at Port Albans Place Newport Hills Drive East at Port Seaboume Way BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Traffic Engineer is hereby directed to erect and maintain all necessary signs at the above locations. ADOPTED this ATTEST: City Clerk day of 2006. Mayor q NbS a 3AR8jG S>>ry z 0 J� Q� U) Z 0 Q U 0 J LL 0 t- U) a J Q W CO 0 CL 0 a Page 1 of 1 Wess, LaVonne "RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED." R LA q -1 1 a- D to From: Jill Schwalbe [ fill @newporthills.occoxmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:18 PM To: don2webb @earthlink.net; Ridgeway, Tod; Rosansky, Steven; Daigle, Leslie; Selich, Edward; Nichols ick; curry@pfm.com; Bludau, Homer, Harkless, LaVonne < o. Cc: 'Brook Morris; 'Elisius, Nina B` 'Tim Epp'; orbet1 @coxnet,, 'Larry Dome'; 'ronov' qm K �-I-'+ Subject: Traffic Calming Measures in Harbor View ? M o CD _ Darn. JV M Honorable Mayor and City Council Members 9/12/06 m City of Newport Beach, CA z 0 w Subject: City Council Meeting 9/12/06 Consent Calendar Item No.4 The Board of Directors of the Newport Hills Community Association, which represents more than 500 homes in the Port Streets, request that you remove Consent Calendar Item No. 4 from your 9/12/06 Agenda and continue it to a future date after the Port Streets community have had an opportunity to review it with our residents. Our particular concern is the proposed addition of stop signs to create a 4 -way stop at Port Albans and Newport Hills Dr. East. Our Board wrote to the City on May 4, 2006, noting our concerns with adding stop signs at this intersection. Aja y of the letter sent is attached for your information. A response from the City was never received. This iriWtion is a little over 100 ft. from the 4 way stop at Newport Hill Dr. East and Eastgate. Having another stop so close does not seem practical, and while some residents on Port Albans may favor this change, it would affect the whole community, and therefore needs to be reviewed with the residents before moving ahead. In a month or so both the Newport Hills and Harbor View Community Associations will.be having their annual meetings, and this would be a very good time for us to review this item and the other proposed traffic calming measures. There was activity regarding traffic calming in our area in 2004, but little information has surfaced in our community since then. We understand that there is also Item 23 on your 9/12/06 Agenda which submits "Neighborhood Traffic Calming Guidelines ", and City Council Policy L26 for approval: Policy L26 is not available on line for review and we have yet to receive a copy of this Policy for our review. We feel it is unfortunate that there has.been little or no contact with our community since 2004.on this subject .and request that your consideration of the traffic calming recommendations be postponed until our residents can become familiar with the City proposals at our annual meetings. But in particular, we request a delay on the stop signs at Port Albans and Newport Hills Dr. East. There are other intersections on Newport Hills Dr. East which have more restricted site distance problems than Port Albans, but it just isn't practical to line Newport Hills Dr. East with more stop signs. Unfortunately, the Association's Board of Directors is unable to attend tonight's council meeting, as the Associations Board meeting is also scheduled for this evening. Thank you for your consideration, Board of Directors, Newport Hills Community Association • Brook Morris, President 09/12/2006 May 4, 2006 City of Newport Beach Anthony Brine, Transportation Engineer 3300 Newport Blvd. Newport Beach, CA 92663 -3884 Re: NEWPORT HILLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURE- PLANS Dear Mr. Brine: As management agent for the Newport Hills Community Association, I have been requested by the Board of Directors to contact you regarding the traffic calming report sent for various remedies in the Port Streets. Please be advised that the Board of Directors reviewed the map locating the various proposed modifications for traffic calming in the Port Streets. The Board of Directors is in agreement with the proposed changes, except for the installation of a 4 -way stop • sien at the intersection of Port Albans and Newport Hills Drive. The Board of Directors is concerned that two stop signs (Newport Hills Drive/Eastgate) in this area are too close in proximity to each other. As discussed, it is strongly recommended that you send a copy of the proposed improvements to the Harbor View Community Association, as many of the improvements are proposed within their neighborhood. Should you have any questions regarding the above information, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (949)7214929, thank you. Sincerely, Jill Schwalbe Property Manager On Behalf of the Board of Directors F-1 LA