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Home My WebLink About1991-06-11 - AGENDA REPORTS - PUBLIC WORKS CONST (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: BACKGROUND June 11, 1991 Public AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented byc John E. Medina FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION On October 27, 1988; City Council passed, approved and adopted Resolution No. 88-135 adopting the 1988 Edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction. Consequently, this document has been referenced in all of the City's Public Works contract documents. The 1991 Edition of the Standard Specifications has recently been released. Adoption of this edition will allow the City to keep pace with the most current standards available for Public Works Construction. Pass, approve and adopt Resolution 91-95, adopting the 1991 Edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction. ATTACHMENT Resolution No. 91-95 Adopted: 9 JEM:DP:rd967 Agenda Item: RESOLUTION NO. 91-95 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 1991 EDITION OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION WHEREAS, members of the Southern California Chapters of the American Public Works Association and the Associated General Contractors of California working.as a Joint Cooperative Committee have prepared the 1991 Edition of the Standard.Specifications for Public Works Construction; WHEREAS, a uniformity of standards will serve to minimize conflict and confusion in public works construction and will tend to lower construction costs for future public works projects through competitive .bidding by private contractors; and WHEREAS, this Resolution shall supersede Resolution 88-135. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita resolves that: The 1991 Edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction be adopted. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1991. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Santa Clarita ) I, Donna M. Grindey hereby _certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of , 19_ by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CITY CLERK DP:rod:966 RESOLUTION NO. 91-57 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, PROHIBITING THE STOPPING OR STANDING OF VEHICLES ON PORTIONS OF MC BEAR PARKWAY IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA WHEREAS, the safety of the motoring public would be enhanced by the prohibition of parking on certain major arterial highways in the.City of Santa Clarita. WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22507 provides for local authorities to prohibit or restrict the stopping, parking or standing of vehicles on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof during all or certain hours of the day. THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That stopping, standing or parking of vehicles during all hours of the day shall be prohibited as follows: (1) McBean Parkway, on both sides, between the west City limit and Valencia Boulevard. SECTION 2. That the prohibition of stopping, standing or parking of vehicles as provided herein shall apply when appropriate signs or curb markings giving adequate notice thereof have been placed as described in Section 1. SECTION 3. That staff shall install the necessary signs or curb markings to effect this Resolution. Attest: PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS day of , 1991. CITY CLERK Urm", Resolution No. 91-57 Page 2 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of , 1991 by the following vote of Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CITY CLERK rod:893 nl I lQOckwe// Canyon 6zlsine55 fork MCBEAN m c Coiifbrnio /nstitute of the Al* cs O c T U Uo/o cSumrm'- ,Pesi`lentia/ U ferC / ChuYch /. 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Written responses were received from Valencia Company, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and several homeowners groups.. These responses are included for Council review. Verbal responses were also received from California Institute of the Arts, Valencia Realty and Granary Square in favor of the prohibitions. The Santa Clarita Family YMCA currently has insufficient parking to accommodate their needs on site and requested that on -street parking be permitted until they can develop additional off-street parking. The YMCA is currently investigating options. The Santa Clarita-Los Angeles Commuter Express (Route 799) currently stops at McBean Parkway and Arroyo Park Drive. Park -N -Ride passengers generate a parking demand of between 30 and 50 vehicles near the intersection. This parking is currently accommodated on Arroyo Park Drive west of McBean Parkway. The parking prohibitions on McBean Parkway should 'not impact this activity unless the ridership grows substantially. We've received two other expressions of concern for the recommended action and the issues were discussed with both organizations. The Franciscan Hill Homeowners Association has opposed -the regulation; indicating that they are concerned that overflow parking from the nearby Mormon Church would impact their limited off-street parking. Their primary concern, however, is that removal of parking on McBean Parkway will change the character of the street from residential to a major highway by increasing traffic volumes and speeds. A letter from Ms. Renee Nelson, President of the Franciscan Hill Homeowners Association outlining these concerns is attached., These.concerns are: - Location of churches - Location of schools - A school crossing - A senior center - Residential development - A YMCA and park - A hospital - A shopping center Ms. Nelson indicates that these developments will be adversely affected by the proposed.parking restrictions. Ms. Nelson requests consideration of the following improvements to mitigate these concerns. - A traffic signal at McBean Parkway and Singing Hills Drive - A pedestrian overpass across McBean Parkway near Alegro Drive - A peak hour only restriction if eventually needed Supplemental Report Page 2 Ms. Nelson's concerns for the proposed parking restrictions appear to stem from the belief that such regulations would generate higher speeds. Staff does not concur with these beliefs. We believe that the proposed parking restrictions will reduce the potential for vehicle conflict in a number of ways. First, elimination of parking substantially eliminates the potential for accidents involving parked cars. Also, visibility at driveways and intersections will be significantly enhanced. Aesthetics is also a factor. Observations indicate numerous parked cars. for sale and large trucks parked for extended periods. The proposed parking regulations will eliminate these issues. With respect to Ms. Nelson's specific request, we offer.the following: — A traffic signal has been conditioned on a nearby development at McBean Parkway and Singing. Hills Drive. A recent study has determined that the signal is. appropriate. The developer has been notified that the signal should be installed in accordance with the condition. — Several pedestrian overpasses.are being planned throughout the City. A specific recommendation has not been formulated for McBean Parkway at Alegro Drive. This location will be evaluated in future budget years. The success of the planned pedestrian bridges needs to be evaluated before additional facilities are considered. Meanwhile, the adult crossing guard provides a high level of safety for the school age pedestrians using this location. Peak hour parking restrictions on McBean Parkway would be only a partial solution to the eventuality of the full time regulations. If peak hour restrictions are established at this time, the full time regulations would be needed in the future. The Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Board of Directors expressed concern about the parking prohibition, although they voted not to oppose its passage. As stated in their letter, the Board believes that the hospital has proprietary right to the parking on its McBean Parkway frontage. The Public Works Department in their response disagrees with this assessment. The hospital requested a parking credit to offset future parking requirements in conjunction with the removal of on—street parking. We advised both of these organizations that the matter will be discussed at the City Council meeting. JEM:ec:rd:891