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TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION:Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM:Len Gorecki, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Emilio Murga, Assistant Engineer
Kimberly Gonzalez, Public Works Coordinator
SUBJECT:Consideration and possible action to authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to convert the existing 2-way ‘Stop’ controls on Park Street at California Avenue and install red curb parking restriction on Woodruff Avenue at Park Street.
DATE:July 13, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This action would approve and authorize the conversion of the existing 2-way ‘Stop’ controls to 4-way ‘Stop’ controls on Park Street at California Avenue and the approve installation of red curb parking restrictions on Woodruff Avenue at Park Street pursuant to Bellflower Municipal Code (“BMC”) Chapter 10.04.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to convert the 2-way ‘Stop’ controls to 4-way ‘Stop’ controls on Park Street at California Avenue; and 2) Approve the installation of red curb parking restrictions on the east side of Woodruff Avenue and Park Street; or
3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost to convert the 2-way ‘Stop’ controls to 4-way ‘Stop’ controls and to install the red curb parking restrictions is $3,000. Funds are budgeted in Account No. 010-43170-3100 (Street Maintenance Traffic Paint) and 010-43180-3100 (Street Maintenance Street Signs).
DISCUSSION
The City has received a request from the neighborhood watch group on Park Street to convert the existing 2-way ‘Stop’ controls at the intersection of Park Street and California Avenue to 4-way (all directions) ‘Stop’ controls. -1-
Staff Report – Conversion of 2-way ‘Stop’ controls to 4-way ‘Stop’ controls on Park Street at California Avenue and installation of red curb parking restrictions on Woodruff Avenue at Park Street
July 13, 2026
DISCUSSION – Continued
The guidelines for ‘Stop’ control installations are contained within the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD). The guidelines state that ‘Stop’ signs should be used on a less important road (minor street) that intersects with a main road because the application of the normal vehicle right-of-way rule would not be expected to provide reasonable compliance with the law. For the intersection under consideration, when the characteristics of intersecting streets are similar (both considered minor streets), the lack of driver line-of-sight in conjunction with narrow roadway width justify the conversion from a 2-way ‘Stop’ to a 4-way ‘Stop’ without an extensive and detailed traffic engineer report.
Public Works staff performed a field assessment and confirmed that conditions such as the offset nature of the intersection and that both intersecting roadways are residential neighborhood collector (through) streets makes this a viable request and recommends the installation of ‘Stop’ controls (stop signs, limit lines, and STOP pavement legends) in all four travel directions.
Additionally, the group also requested the installation of red curb parking restrictions on the east side of Woodruff Avenue, north and south of Park Street to improve line-of-sight for vehicles attempting to turn onto Woodruff Avenue from Park Street. This request was also reviewed and Public Works recommends the installation of 40 feet of red curb south of Park Street and 12 feet of red curb north of Park Street. Staff also recommends the installation of 20 feet of red curb on the north side of Park Street to provide greater visibility for drivers in relation to pedestrians crossing Park Street at Woodruff Avenue.
On June 2, 2026, Public Works staff noticed area residents that a request to implement these improvements would be brought before the Public Safety Commission at the June 16, 2026, meeting. At the June 16, 2026, Public Safety Commission Meeting, the Commission concurred with the request and following public input from residents in attendance, recommended that approximately 20 feet of red curb parking restrictions be installed on the south side of Park Street in front of the existing fire hydrant to allow for ample space when vehicles turn onto Park Street from Woodruff Avenue.
The proposed changes are indicated on the attached aerial photograph.
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