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MINUTES
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
City of Riverside
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 5:30 p.m.
PRESENT: Chair Dilesh Sheth, Vice Chair Brandon Bullock and Members Robert Moran, Deborah Martin, Rico Alderette, Karen Brown, Ignacio Ca rrillo, and John Bulinski
ABSENT: Member Jose Armas, Frank Brown, and Robert Moran
STAFF PRESENT: Nathan Mustafa, Phillip Nitollama, Beth Florio, and Ruthann Salera
Chair Sheth called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion was made by Member Alderette and seconded by Member Carrillo approving the July 7, 2021 Transportation Board meeting minutes as presented.
Motion carried unanimously.
E-COMMENT COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
There were no E-Comments received.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
CHALLEN STREET AT ORLANDO DRIVE & FOOTHILL AVENUE – TEMPORARY
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CIRCLE PILOT PROJECT
Following discussion motion was made by Vice Chair Bullock and seconded by Member Bulinski recommending that the Transportation Board recommend that the City Council approve a 6- month temporary Neighborhood Traffic Circle improvement pilot project at the intersection of Challen Street and Orlando Drive / Foothill Avenue.
Motion carried unanimously.
EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PARKING CONSIDERATION FOR THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION - SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF SURROUNDING 90-MINUTE TIME LIMIT AND PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONES,
PASSENGER LOADING ZONE, AND PREPAY METERED PARKING THROUGH MARCH 2022
Following discussion motion was made by Vice Chair Bullock and seconded by Member Carrillo that the Transportation Board recommend to the City Council regarding Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) requests for:
1. Extension of the suspension of enforcement of 90 -Minute Timed and white curb passenger loading zone on 13th St. b etween Brockton Ave. and Chestnut St .; the 90- TRANS-2
Minute Preferential Parking Zone on the south side of 12th St. between Chestnut St. and Almond St. from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.; and
2. Authorization to intermittently prepay metered spaces at the fu ll rate of $1.50/hour per space, without reserving the spaces but withhold enforcement , as requested, at these locations:
a. Both sides of Almond St. between 11th and 12th Streets; and b. Southside of 12th St. from Almond St. until the driveway approach.
Motion carried unanimously.
INDIANA AVENUE – ESTABLISHMENT OF TIMED NO PARKING ZONE
Following discussion motion was made by Member Bulinski and seconded by Member Martin recommending that t he Tra nsportation Board recommend that the City Council approve establishment of a “No Parking between the hours of 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday except holidays ” zone on the south side of Indiana Avenue from Wickham Drive to 375 feet easterly thereof.
Motion carried unanimously.
MARKET STREET AND SIXTH STREET – TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PILOT PROJECT
Following discussion motion was made by Member Carrillo and seconded by Member Martin recommending that the Transportation Board recommend that the City Council approve a 1- month traffic circulation pilot project to prohibit through and left-turn movements at the eastbound and westbound approaches of the intersection of Market and Sixth Streets.
Motion carried unanimously.
CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER UPDATES
COUNCIL ACTIONS
Following discussion and without formal motion the Transportation Bo ard unanimously received and ordered filed the oral update regarding recent Council actions.
UPDATES
Introduction of the new Traffic Engineer Phillip Nitollama.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE TRANSPORTATION BOARD CONSIDERATION AS RE QUESTED BY
A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
1. MAIT Report
The Board adjourned at 6:23 p.m.