BLUE FOLDER ITEM
Blue folder items are additional back up material to administrative reports and/or public comments received after the printing and distribution of the agenda packet for receive and file.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 17, 2025
J.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
• PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail)
To: CityClerk; Chadwick B. Castle; Brad Waller; Paige Kaluderovic; James Light; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi Subject: Public Comment - 6/17 RBCC Meeting - Blue Folder - Non-Agenda Items "J" Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 1:16:27 PM
Attachments: PSC presentation on BCHD-Prospect Frontage Intersection Safety 6-15-25 0045.pdf CAUTION: Email is from an external source; Stop, Look, and Think before opening attachments or links.
Dear Mayor and Council:
This email and attached package was provided in comment to the PSC last night at their meeting. I plan to discuss it during the Non-Agenda comments and this provides full backup.
It primarily addresses the Bus Stop on the Prospect Frontage road at the BCHD intersection and our concerns that residents do not have visibility into the bus stop at all times due to parked cargo vans, SUVs and other vehicles. According to a University of California paper, clear visibility from surrounding home and businesses is a key element to bus stop safety and avoiding situations of the unhoused, urination, defecation and trash as Dr. Lesser described to the Council on 5/6/25.
Thank you.
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From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail) <
Date: Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Subject: Public Comment - 6/16 PSC Meeting - BCHD & Prospect Frontage Road Safety Issues
To: Eleanor Manzano <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Jeffrey Gaul <[email protected]>, Alan Klainbaum <[email protected]>, Nancy Skiba <[email protected]>, Austin Carmichael <[email protected]>, [email protected] <[email protected]>, Gilbert M. Escontrias <[email protected]>, Jay Tsao <[email protected]>, Traffic Engineering <[email protected]>, Paige Kaluderovic <[email protected]>, James Light <[email protected]>
PSC Commissioners:
We are seeking your assistance with two unsafe issues at the intersection: wrong-way traffic and a bus stop hidden by parked cars that has a long history of RBPD/FD responses, mental health crises, use by the unhoused, and is in an area with child predator investigations per a prior LA County communication to RBPW. The Frontage Road is currently being rehabilitated with the support of the Mayor, our Councilmember, RBPW and review at the PWSC. We believe the broader public safety issues could also benefit from the PSC's eyes and experience.
WRONG WAY TRAFFIC
The residents of the one-way segment of the Prospect Avenue Frontage Road to the south of the BCHD intersection are plagued by Wrong-Way traffic. This is the result of two primary causes:
1) vehicles "cutting through the wrong-way" to avoid traffic on southbound Prospect Avenue between the intersection and Diamond St, and
2) vehicles executing a U-turn from northbound Prospect Avenue into the Frontage Road at the intersection and proceeding southbound illegally on the one-way north segment of the Frontage.
Wrong-way traffic poses a hazard to school children walking, biking and e-biking to RUHS and Parras; elderly and disabled using the street due to the lack of sidewalks on the east side; pedestrians; and ONCOMING legal traffic. We ask for the review of the Public Safety Commission in conjunction with the work of the PWSC and Traffic Engineering. A few traffic signs, red curbs, pavement arrows; and some striping and traffic information road paint are an inexpensive path to a safer street.
BUS STOP
As noted above, the bus stop has an active history. It is used primarily by students, the elderly, and patients of private doctors in the 510 and 520 Prospect Medical buildings. Amongst others, the University of California System authored a report stating that visibility and public view was one of the key factors for safety at a bus stop. The neighborhood is currently blocked from view of the bus stop by parked cars and trucks. A simple 20-foot red curb revealing the bus stop 24/7 could improve visibility and safety by bringing activity into view.
Thank you for your review and the attached presentation attempts to further explain the situation and provides a series of graphics that we hope you will find helpful.
Mark Nelson
Property Owner on the Prospect Frontage
Advocate for the Rehabilitation of Prospect Frontage Underway by the City From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail)
To: CityClerk; Anneke Blair; Jeffrey Gaul; Alan Klainbaum; Nancy Skiba; Austin Carmichael; [email protected]; Gilbert M. Escontrias; Jay Tsao; Traffic Engineering; Paige Kaluderovic; James Light
Subject: Public Comment - 6/16 PSC Meeting - BCHD & Prospect Frontage Road Safety Issues Date: Sunday, June 15, 2025 12:11:01 PM
Attachments: PSC presentation on BCHD-Prospect Frontage Intersection Safety 6-15-25 0045.pdf CAUTION: Email is from an external source; Stop, Look, and Think before opening attachments or links.
PSC Commissioners:
We are seeking your assistance with two unsafe issues at the intersection: wrong-way traffic and a bus stop hidden by parked cars that has a long history of RBPD/FD responses, mental health crises, use by the unhoused, and is in an area with child predator investigations per a prior LA County communication to RBPW. The Frontage Road is currently being rehabilitated with the support of the Mayor, our Councilmember, RBPW and review at the PWSC. We believe the broader public safety issues could also benefit from the PSC's eyes and experience.
WRONG WAY TRAFFIC
The residents of the one-way segment of the Prospect Avenue Frontage Road to the south of the BCHD intersection are plagued by Wrong-Way traffic. This is the result of two primary causes:
1) vehicles "cutting through the wrong-way" to avoid traffic on southbound Prospect Avenue between the intersection and Diamond St, and
2) vehicles executing a U-turn from northbound Prospect Avenue into the Frontage Road at the intersection and proceeding southbound illegally on the one-way north segment of the Frontage.
Wrong-way traffic poses a hazard to school children walking, biking and e-biking to RUHS and Parras; elderly and disabled using the street due to the lack of sidewalks on the east side; pedestrians; and ONCOMING legal traffic. We ask for the review of the Public Safety Commission in conjunction with the work of the PWSC and Traffic Engineering. A few traffic signs, red curbs, pavement arrows; and some striping and traffic information road paint are an inexpensive path to a safer street.
BUS STOP
As noted above, the bus stop has an active history. It is used primarily by students, the elderly, and patients of private doctors in the 510 and 520 Prospect Medical buildings. Amongst others, the University of California System authored a report stating that visibility and public view was one of the key factors for safety at a bus stop. The neighborhood is currently blocked from view of the bus stop by parked cars and trucks. A simple 20-foot red curb revealing the bus stop 24/7 could improve visibility and safety by bringing activity into view.
Thank you for your review and the attached presentation attempts to further explain the situation and provides a series of graphics that we hope you will find helpful.
Mark Nelson
Property Owner on the Prospect Frontage
Advocate for the Rehabilitation of Prospect Frontage Underway by the City The Neighborhood at the BCHD & Prospect
Residential Frontage Intersection has both
Traffic and Health/Crime Safety Issues:
Wrong-Way Traffic and a
Bus Stop Concealed by Parked Vehicles
We recommend that the City acts before a
pedestrian, person with disabilities or
bicyclist is struck by a wrong-way driver
proceeding ILLEGALLY down the Frontage
Thank you for your review and support!