PISMO BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #9.E
Meeting Date: April 16, 2024
TITLE:
Traffic Safety Committee Recommendations to City Council RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the installation of one Bus Loading Zone sign on Bello Street at the northern most edge of the Lucia Mar bus stop.
2. Receive a report on the items considered at the most recent Traffic Safety Committee meeting.
DISCUSSION:
The Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) met on met on March 7, 2024, and the following summary outlines the results of the meeting. The Public Works Department will implement the TSC recommendations, unless otherwise directed by the City Council.
Item 1 – ADA Parking on Shell Beach Road
The TSC discussed the possibility of adding ADA parking on Shell Beach Road in the Streetscape corridor.
TSC Recommendation
Table the conversation until there is a request received for the addition of ADA parking.
No action is required by City Council.
Item 2 – Parking in front of 2131 Price Street
The TSC discussed the on-street parking spaces and the current temporary striping put in place by Caltrans.
TSC Recommendation
Staff should reach out to Caltrans and recommend restriping the previous configuration with a smooth taper. Staff has already made this request to Caltrans. No action is required by City Council.
Item 3 – Signage for Lucia Mar Bus Stop on Bello
The TSC discussed adding signage or striping to the Lucia Mar bus stop on Bello Street.
TSC Recommendation
Install bus stop signage, confer with school district on length of the bus stop, install “Bus Loading Zone No Parking M–F, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Aug–June” sign at the northern most edge.
Conclusion and Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Council adopt the Resolution provided as Attachment 1.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with staff’s recommendation.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
1.A Exhibit A to Resolution: Lucia Mar Bus Stop Exhibit Prepared by:
Erin Olsen, Senior Management Analyst
Submitted by: Benjamin A. Fine, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer City Manager Approval:
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RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF ONE BUS LOADING ZONE
SIGN ON BELLO STREET AT THE NORTHERN MOST EDGE OF THE LUCIA MAR
BUS STOP
WHEREAS, the Lucia Mar bus stop on Bello Street is located just north of the Veterans’ Hall driveway; and
WHEREAS, there is no current signage identifying the area as a bus stop; and WHEREAS, if cars are parked in the bus area during drop-off and pick-up times, the bus must stop in traffic and children have to cross between parked cars to get to sidewalk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach hereby authorizes the installation of one “Bus Loading Zone No Parking M–F, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Aug–June” sign on Bello Street at the northern most edge of the Lucia Mar bus stop.
UPON MOTION OF Council Member , seconded by Council Member , the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach this 16th day of April 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
Approved: Attest:
________________________ ________________________
Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Pismo Beach, California, on _______________________. ________________________
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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Attachment 1
Bello Street Lucia Mar Bus Stop
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3/7/2024 D.4A1 1Council Agenda 4-16-2024 9.E-4
Attachment 2