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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.1 StopSignsBayLauren ~",. ... CITY CLERK File # D~[]]~-G~ . AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 15,1998 SUBJECT: Bay Laurel Drive Traffic Issues - Installation of Stop Signs on Bay Laurel Street at Bay LaureLCourt and at ~uckeye Court Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) 2) Location Map Letter from Peggy and Wayne Atwell RECOMMENDATION: " 11(\./ 1) \~ 2) \ Receive staff presentation and public comment Approve installation of stop signs on Bay Laurel Street at Bay Laurel Court and at Buckeye Court and direct Staff to advise Wannington Homes to install signs and related pavement markings. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Warmington Homes has agreed to install signs and pavement markings as part of the Tract improvements at no cost to the City as the City has not yet accepted the public improvements within the Tract. . DESCRIPTION: At the September 1, 1998, meeting, the City Council reviewed a Staff presentation regarding traffic studies and improvements completed to date for the Hansen Hill development, particularly on Bay Laurel Street. The City Council directed Staff to bring back an agenda item for the installation of stop signs on Bay Laurel Street at the intersections of Bay Laurel Court and Buckeye Court. (Approval could not be made at the September 1 st meeting, as the action was not part of the agenda at that time.) Although these intersections do not meet the warrants for all-way stop sign control, the City Council has expressed an interest in installing the signs to discourage through traffic on Bay Laurel Street. The City Council previously adopted a resolution providing for vehicle code enforcement within this subdivision, but the City has not yet accepted any street improvements. The City Attorney has advised that a resolution for approval of stop signs is not appropriate at this time. The stop signs may be installed but should be approved for inclusion in the Traffic Code at the time the Tract improvements are accepted. Other regulatory devices previously installed within the Tract would be approved at the same time. --------------------------------------------------------------- . COPIES TO: Dominic Pieri, Warmington Homes Valley Christian Center ITEM NO. U. g:\agenmisc\baylaur2 .. Warmington Homes has agreed to install the stop signs and related pavement markings as part of the Trac~ improvements at no cost to the City. Staffhas sent a notice to the residents of Hansen Hi)l advising them of the City Council's request. Staff recommends that the City Council receive comments from the public, approye the installation of stop signs on Bay Laurel Street at Bay Laurel Court and Buckeye Court if appropriate, and direct Staff to advise Warmington Homes that the stop signs should be installed as part of the Tract improvements. Page 2 . . . IlJ ~ o :; III l:: - >- o 0 Ql =~~ "'"t:l ::> o QI ., o Ql ...Jc.. ., en c.. o ...... & ~ \, <u ., ,C. ", ry . . '. . .. . ....:~. . " . - .... ;.')/'" . -y/ !/~ ~ :den u..:C:1- OZW a.WW <tenD::: -==z.... O::;<tCf) :c: l i ~;I I i r ~:.:. I .. , . . . --. .." ....~ ........ ~ ~ \J o ..J ~ ~ C;:; c:::i ~ "'::; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ hll ~~ i" -:~ .::~ ATTACHMENT I. RCl.......~!.' /""0 f j \ . ,- ~ ' . --- I _ "".... ._._ r J ~_~. ... "'Qqo '.......~,r Guy Houston City Of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 945?8 en '( ~...r i.....I '~--l ,:;r ~ . J \j . Dear Mr. Houston, As a resident of Hansen Hill and a homeowner who lives on Bay Laurel St, I was sent a letter recently by the City of Dublin. which discussed the installation of stop signs along my street. The letter encouraged me to provide comments if I had any issues which I do. I have attended meetings with our homeowners association discussing the traffic issue. At the last meeting I attended, which was held at the Valley Christian School, the City of Dublin also attended as well as Mike McCellan of Warmington Homes. During this meeting a traffic safety study was discussed which showed that stop signs would not help the traffic situation on Bay Laurel Street. I, along with several of my neighbors, left this meeting with the understanding that the traffic sign issue was resolved and that no additional signs would be posted in our neighborhood. For the record, I do not want any additional stop signs posted in my neighborhood and I am very disappointed that this action was taken without more effort on both the City of Dublin and Warmington Homes part. I understand that it was relayed that 75% of the homeowners at Hansen Hill requested this, I would like to question where these 75% people live. Do they live on Meadow Court, which has no direct effect on the entire issue? Do they live at the top of the hill or on Inspiration Drive, which will not have these signs posted on in their lawns? I know that neighbors who live around these stop signs, particularly the one slated to reside at the intersection of Buckeye Court do not want this, including myself. Along the same line, I do not support "cautionary" signs such as "Stop Ahead", Slippery When Wet", "Children at Play" etc. which litter up the street and are not enforceable by law. I am going a step further to state that I absolutely do not want any signs posted in my lawn. Sometimes my neigh,bors forget that we live up in the hills for a reason and Bay Laurel should not look like Dublin Boulevard. Most people are born with common sense that tells them that the streets are slippery when they are wet, and that in a residential neighborhood there are often children at play. Please respect that fact that we paid a great sum of money to live in a country setting and that posting unnecessary signage takes away from the beauty of our surroundings. . I do support the neighbors in looking into ways of bringing more road safety to Bay Laurel St. The traffic along Bay Laurel is far too great to support the existing infrastructure. The City of Dublin has an obligation to the residences of Hansen Hill to provide alternative methods for traffic to commute throughout the city without utilizing Bay Laurel Street as the thoroughfare to the west end of the city. Choosing an option that has already proven not to be affective is not the answer. I ask that both the City of Dublin and Warmington Homes take the time to do this correctly and do not rush into a decision just to appease some of the more vocal residents of Hansen Hill. If this letter is in vein. I ask that the City of Dublin and Warmington Homes recognize if additional stop signs do not correct the problem, that they remove them from our streets. I also request that nothing more than stop signs are posted, omitting any additional caution signage. Regards, Peggy and Wayne Atwell 11203 Bay Laurel Street cc: Mike McCellan . ATTACHMENT-.:t To: Mr. Lee Thompson City of Dublin Public Works Department P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, CA. 94568 Date: September 11, 1998 From: Robert & Sabina Jochim 11242 Bay Laurel Street Dublin, CA. 94568 RECEIVED SEP 141998 PUBLIC WORKS Subject: Proposed Installation of Stop Signs on Bay Laurel Street. Dear Mr. Thompson: We will be unable to attend the city council meeting on Septemeber 15, 1998. However, this letter will represent our opinion on the installation of the stops signs on Bay Laurel Street. We strom!ly a~ree with going ahead with the installation of the stop signs due to the high volume of traffic and speeding vehicles on our street. Excessive amounts of speeding vehicles is and has been an ongoing problem ever since we have moved into this community. Our biggest concern is the safety of our family and the community. We feel this would be a deterrent to help reduce or eliminate the amount of speeding vehicles on our street. Thank you, t?wJnL ~~S1- Robert & Sabina Jochim 176M 1.1 \ 'l_ \"" I' \2.at... !J1CC/OI.-, August II, 1998 r'. C (' s: "jeD nLvL.l' ....,~ Guy Huston City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 ".:' J. 51998 C! I '{ ur uubLlN Dear Mr. Houston: On September 5,1998 I received a letter from the City of Dubin regarding proposed installation of Stop Signs at the Intersections of Bay Laurel Court and Buckeve Court. I was shocked to see this topic being brought up again by the City just six months after I thought the use of Stop Signs was resolved. I received a letter from the City of Dublin, dated February 23, 1998 that was in response to comments received from the Bay Laurel residents December 18th meeting regarding speeding and vehicle volumes. I attended that meeting as well as the preceding meetings because of my concern for the possibility of more signs being added to our community. I DO NOT WANT MORE SIGNS! The results from the study were attached which were provided to Mr. Mehran Sepehri from Gordon Lum, The letter clearly stated that the volumes and speed are typical and reasonable for a residential street. The City of Dublin Public Works, based on this traffic study, recommended that the existing striping and stop signs should be adequate. This letter put me at ease that we would not be getting any additional signs. Sometime after that letter, a neighbor who I believed was on the Hansen Ranch Homeowners Traffic Committee, came to my home to ask me to sign a petition. The purpose of the petition was to detour traffic off Bay Laurel, that traffic being Valley Christian School. I told her I would sign the petition as long as it did not lead to more STOP SIGNS, that I did not want any more signs. She assured me that they were trying to divert traffic from the school, off Bay Laurel. I did not attend the meeting on September 1, 1998. I believed the meeting was to have the street improvements accepted by the City of Dublin or to allow enforcement of the CVC prior to acceptance of the streets; which I am in favor of. I had no idea that additional signs were even going to be considered. We already have too many signs on Bay Laurel. Please do not put up additional signs in our neighborhood. The City of Dublin Public Works, recommend that the existing Stop Signs are adequate. I do not believe that additional signs should be installed to appease a handful of outspoken individuals who are clearly not looking at the whole picture of where we want to live. We bought our home in Dublin at Hansen Hill because we felt it was a special place, to put up additional signs will make us feel like we are on Dublin Blvd, I do not know if I will be able to attend the meeting to be held on September 15, 1998 so I would like this letter to represent my written comment. To install STOP SIGNS on a city street that the City says are not needed, does not make any sense to me. If these unnecessary signs are installed I want to go on record that I do not want any signs in front of my home. ~~~~ Susan 1. Freeman 11221 Bay Laurel Street Dublin, CA 94568 . .