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Home My WebLink About1999-06-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - NO STOP SOLEDAD SAUGUS SPEEDWY (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: JUNE 22, 1999 City Manager Approv 1: _L/ Item to be presented by: Rabie J. Rahmam SUBJECT: SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD NO -STOPPING ZONE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SAUGUS SPEEDWAY - 22500 SOLEDAD CANYON RESOLUTION NO. 99-103 DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council adopt Resolution No. 99-103, establishing a no -stopping zone along both sides of Soledad Canyon Road near the Saugus Speedway located at 22500 Soledad Canyon Road, thereby eliminating the current regulation which allows parking on this portion of the roadway on Saturdays and Sunday (see attached Exhibits "A" and `B"). BACKGROUND At the City Council meeting on May 11, 1999, staff was directed to investigate the possibility of restricting parking on Soledad Canyon Road adjacent to the Saugus Speedway. Currently, parking along this portion of Soledad Canyon Road is restricted on weekdays but allowed on weekends for the Saugus Swap Meets. The request to disallow parking on weekends has also been made by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (see attached letter, Exhibit "C"). As the Sheriffs letter points out, over the past two years there have been 14 traffic collisions occurring on weekends in front of the swap meet, in addition to a recent accident which occurred along this stretch on June 13, 1999. Staff has evaluated the request and concurs with the parking restriction. After the 1994 earthquake, a no -stopping zone was established on both sides of Soledad Canyon Road except for the portion near the Saugus Speedway, where parking was allowed on Saturdays and Sundays (Resolution No. 94-21) to accommodate parking needs for the weekend swap meets. The on -street parking is no longer necessary, as sufficient off-street parking is available at the Speedway parking lot and Santa Clarita Metrolink Station parking lot to accommodate parking needs during the weekends. Furthermore, Soledad Canyon Road is a major high-speed arterial on which parking of vehicles can create a potential safety hazard. Adopted:�-�o Agenda Item: —� SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD NO -STOPPING ZONE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SAUGUS SPEEDWAY June 22, 1999 — Page 2 The following justifications have been prepared for the proposed no -stopping zone: 1. The restriction of parking near the Speedway during weekends will help maintain consistency of this portion of Soledad Canyon Road with the rest of the roadway. 2. Parking along major arterials has proven to cause accidents due to cars maneuvering in and out of the stalls, and also their friction with through traffic. Drivers entering and exiting their vehicles would also be placed in front of high-speed traffic. For this purpose, the City has already prohibited parking along most arterials in the City. This matter has also been discussed with Ms. Terri Burbank, General Manager of the Saugus Speedway (see attached correspondence letters, Exhibit "D"). According to Ms. Burbank, the parking was allotted to the Speedway as a concession during the sale of the Metrolink site. However, staff does not believe that the City made such an agreement and can locate no reference to this in the files. Although Ms. Burbank is not opposed to the parking restriction, she is requesting that the City allow temporary parking during special events at the Speedway. However, because of the inherent hazard associated with providing temporary parking on a high-speed major arterial, staff does not recommend that such provision be made. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT No sign installation is involved. The City only needs to remove the supplemental signs allowing parking along the street on Saturdays and Sundays. The cost estimate for the removal of those supplemental signs is $200.00. Funds are available in the Field Services Striping and Signing Maintenance Account No. 5211-7335. ATTACHMENTS Resolution No. 99-103 Exhibit "A" — Vicinity Map Exhibit `B" - Proposed Modifications Exhibit "C" - Letter from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Exhibit "D"— Two Letters of Correspondence with Saugus Speedway Manager AN:mmn c..ndiV 99-103.d. N VICINITY MAP EXHIBIT A \ R�pD Op* rA U a zw z W c o z Z COMMUTER vAy a u Q Q °o y0� LiJv >, W N o 0- 2 U ad a C5 m 3 0 l7 0 � v o Q N cd BOUQUET CANYON ROAD PROPOSED PARKING MODIFICATION NEAR SAUGUS SPEEDWAY EXHIBIT B LEROY 0. BACA. SHERIFF May 26, 1999 Tauntu of tao -Angeles %criff's Re}tartment fieabquarters 47011 3Ramuna Noulebarb 0 Sfuntereu Park, (falifurnia 91754 - 2169 (661)255-1121 Rabie J. Rahmani Associate Traffic Engineer City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Dear Mr. Rahmani: RECEIVED Tpp,FFIC DIVISION In response to your inquiry regarding the "No Stopping Signs", on Soledad Canyon, in front of Saugus Speedway, I have discussed this matter with Stephen Mulcahy, Traffic Supervisor. Sergeant Mulcahy advised me there are exceptions to the "No Stopping Signs". On weekends patrons of the Saugus Swap Meet are allowed to park on Soledad Canyon. This parking eliminates tlie use of the 43 lane of Soledad Canyon, to vehicular travel, directly in front of the speedway and Metrolink Station. Currently the parking lots associated with the swap meet are not being used to their capacity. Patrons will choose to park in the #3 lane of Soledad Canyon, instead of entering the parking lot. Use of the #3 lane of Soledad Canyon for parking can be hazardous. Vehicles traveling at 50 mph in the #3 lane, of Soledad Canyon are suddenly confronted with vehicles parked in the same lane they are driving in. Over the past two years there have been 14 traffic collisions occurring on the weekends in front of the swap meet. I would support the position of eliminating the allowed parking on Soledad Canyon on weekends. I do not believe the patrons of the swap meet would be inconvenienced by eliminating the allowed parking hours. ✓radfion 0 ,/ cSeroice EXHIBIT C Mr' Rahmam -2- May 26, 1999 By not allowing parking in the #3 lane of Soledad Canyon, traffic collisions in front of the swap meet on the weekends should show a significant decrease. If you have any fiuther concerns regarding this matter please feel free to contact myself or Sergeant Mulcahy at 255-1121 ext. 5109. Sincerely, LEROY .BACA v Carl H. Deeley, Act' g Captain Santa Clarita Valley Station s� EXHIBIT C ' 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 300 Santa Cladta - California 913554196 City of Santa Clanta May 27, 1999 Building & Safety Ms. Terri Burbank 255.4935 General Manager, Swap Meet 22500 Soledad Canyon Road City clerk 2554391 Santa Clanta, CA 91350 Phone (661)259-2489 Fax (661)259-8125 Website: www.santa-clarita.com VIP, FAX — (661) 259-8534 City Council Subject: On -Street Parking Removal on Soledad Canyon Road Near the 259-2489 Swap Meet City Manager 2554900 Dear Ms. Burbank: Code Enforcement The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the City is considering 2964076 eliminating the weekend parking on Soledad Canyon Road in front of the Field Services swap meet. 294-2500 As you are aware, parking of vehicles on Soledad Canyon Road near the swap Finance meet is currently restricted on weekdays but allowed on weekends. As 2554920 Soledad Canyon Road is a major high-speed arterial, the parking of vehicles creates a potential safety hazard. The proposal to eliminate the weekend Human 2eata a parking on Soledad Canyon Road near the swap meet will be presented to the City. Council on June 22, 1999 for their approval. Parks, Recreation & Community Services I would 'like to get some feedback from you regarding this proposal. Please 2994910 let me know of any concerns you may have regarding this proposal and Planning Services whether or not you concur with it, as soon as possible. 2554330 If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to Police Services contact me at (661) 286-4057. (Sheriffs Department) 255-1121 Sincerely, Street Maintenance i 294-2520 Transit services Rabie J. Rahmani, P.E. 2942510 Senior Traffic Engineer Waste Management 286-4098 RJR:AN:Ikl tia1fic\thurh0.4 dm cc: Anthony J. Nisich, Director of Transportation & Engineering Services Terri Maus, Director of Field Services Bahman Janka, City Traffic Engineer PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER EXHIBIT D JUN -01-99 01:48 PM RODEO LAND CO 8052548504 M I r • ,100 t L 1�11J `►'�;of ts . City of Santa Clarita Rabie J. Rahmani, P.E. 23920 Valencia Btvd, Suite 300 Santa Ciarita, CA 91380 Dear Mr, Rahrnani, Thank you for your fetter of May 27, 1999 regarding the removal of the street parking at 22500 Soledad Cannon Road As you know, this parking was allotted to us as a concession during the sale of the Metrolink site to accommodate Speedway special events. We agree that weekend street parking an a major thoroughfare such as Soledad is hazardous, and we do not object to its rcmavaL However, we would appreciate, in return, access to said parking during a special event at the Speedway, such as concerts or shows, should we need it We will be more than happy to give 2 week advance notice regarding said utilization. We do not feel this to be an extraordinary request Sincerely, �Tvri Burbank General Manager Saugus Speedway EXHIBIT D P.02