ACTION:
Clerk/Secretary
Department: Engineering Item No: C3
Prepared by:
Husam Hasenin, Traffic Engineering
Division Manager
Sally Rowley, Management Assistant Meeting Date: May 13, 2025 Approved by:
Greg Mayer, Engineering Director
John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Consent Calendar
SUBJECT: ALL-WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF CYPRESS DRIVE AND ALTA VISTA
TERRACE
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , establishing an all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace.
CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Traffic: Continue to enhance mobility safety, improve the flow of traffic for all forms of travel, reduce congestion, and improve our roads and sidewalks.
PRIOR ACTION: On April 24, 1989, adopted City Council Resolution No. 89-60, establishing a stop on Alta Vista Terrace at Cypress Drive (Vote 5-0).
PRIOR TRAFFIC COMMISSION ACTION: On April 2, 2025, recommended establishing an all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace (Vote: 5-0, Mangold and Matheus Absent).
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: The City received a request to evaluate the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace for an all-way stop for traffic calming purposes on Cypress Drive. Staff conducted an evaluation of the intersection using criteria such as traffic volumes, pedestrians, accident history, and other conditions. Staff determined that the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace does not meet the quantitative criteria for an all-way stop. Exhibit 2 is the all-way stop evaluation of the intersection.
Residents submitted a petition to install an all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace as a traffic calming measure in accordance with the City’s Traffic Calming Program. Exhibits 3 and 4 are the petition and petition verification map, which show that a majority of nearby residents are in support of the all-way stop.
Staff collected data that showed the prevailing speeds near 935 Cypress Drive to be around 36 miles per hour. The speed study is attached as Exhibit 5.
The City Traffic Engineer has determined that an all-way stop is the most feasible solution to manage speeding along Cypress Drive. Exhibit 6 is a memorandum from the City Traffic Engineer documenting this determination.
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
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SUBJECT: ALL-WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF CYPRESS DRIVE AND ALTA VISTA
TERRACE
The adjacent properties have been notified that this proposal will be on the May 13, 2025 City Council meeting agenda. Exhibits 7 and 8 show the map of notified properties and the notice sent to the properties.
FISCAL IMPACT: The cost to install two stop signs is approximately $800. Sufficient funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating Budget in the Gas Tax Street Maintenance Special Department Expense Traffic Sign Supplies account (no. 1060410.531500.00090).
EXHIBITS:
1. City Council Resolution No. 2025- , establishing an all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace
2. All-Way Stop Evaluation
3. Petition
4. Petition Verification Map
5. Speed Study
6. Memorandum from the City Traffic Engineer
7. Property Notification Map
8. Notice
9. Location Map
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF
VISTA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AN ALL-WAY STOP AT THE
INTERSECTION OF CYPRESS DRIVE AND ALTA VISTA TERRACE
The City Council of the City of Vista does resolve as follows:
1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares the following:
A. Section 21354 of the California Vehicle Code authorizes local agencies to install stop signs at the intersections under their jurisdiction.
B. On April 2, 2025, the City of Vista Traffic Commission recommended establishing an all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace.
C. The establishment of an all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace will provide for the safe movement of traffic.
2. Action.
A. An all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace is hereby declared and established.
B. The City Traffic Engineer is directed to install signs, markings, and other devices as reasonably necessary in accordance with the current California traffic engineering standards.
C. All previous determinations or declarations of the City of Vista in conflict herewith are repealed and replaced.
3. Adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Vista held on May 13, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY
By:
AP
PROVED
Walter C. Chung
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JOHN B. FRANKLIN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK
By:
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EXHIBIT 1
Day: City: Vista
Date: Project #: CA21_040034_001
Time < 15 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 + Total 00:00 AM 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
01:00 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
02:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03:00 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
04:00 0 0 0 1 6 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
05:00 0 1 2 11 15 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38
06:00 0 3 14 33 27 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
07:00 1 4 35 91 64 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203
08:00 1 0 15 64 57 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 156
09:00 0 2 5 58 84 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 163
10:00 0 2 14 55 68 28 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 171
11:00 1 0 25 45 65 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 161
12:00 PM 3 3 17 53 73 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 183
13:00 1 4 9 56 79 34 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 188
14:00 2 3 7 54 88 53 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 211
15:00 1 2 15 58 108 33 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 220
16:00 1 4 19 81 100 27 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 239
17:00 2 5 34 80 80 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 236
18:00 0 2 8 40 72 34 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 160
19:00 1 0 1 18 51 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
20:00 0 0 2 8 18 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
21:00 3 1 0 9 13 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 39
22:00 0 2 1 6 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
23:00 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
17 38 223 824 1086 402 48 8 2 2648
1% 1% 8% 31% 41% 15% 2% 0% 0% 100%
3 12 110 360 391 112 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 1005
0% 0% 4% 14% 15% 4% 1% 0% 0% 38%
07:00 07:00 07:00 07:00 09:00 10:00 04:00 05:00 10:00 07:00 1 4 35 91 84 28 4 1 1 203
14 26 113 464 695 290 34 6 1 0 0 0 0 1643
1% 1% 4% 18% 26% 11% 1% 0% 0% 62%
12:00 17:00 17:
00 16:00 15:00 14:00 16:00 13:00 14:00 16:00
3 5 34 81 108 53 6 1 1 239
AM 7-9 NOON 12-2 PM 4-6 Off Peak Volumes
Volume % Volume % Volume % Volume %
359 14% 371 14% 475 18% 1443 54%
Summary
ADT
2648
PercentilesStreet Name
Cypress Dr
85th
36 95th
39 50th
31 Average
31 15th Direction
26 Prepared by National Data & Surveying Services
SPEED
935 Cypress Dr
3/2/2021
Summary
Totals
% of Totals
AM Volumes
% AM
AM Peak Hour
All Speeds
Tuesday
Volume
PM Volumes
% PM
PM Peak Hour
Volume
Directional Peak Periods
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EXHIBIT 5
Date: March 21, 2025
To: Gre g Mayer, City Engineer
From: Sam Hasenin, Principal Engineer
Subject: All-Way Stop on Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace Reside
nts submitted a petition to install an all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace as a traffic calming measure in accordance with the City’s Traffic Calming Program. Staff conducted an evaluation of the intersection using criteria such as traffic volumes, pedestrians, accident history, and other conditions. Staff determined that the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace does not meet the quantitative criteria for an all-way stop.
I evalu
ated the street segment and I found that based on roadway characteristics, vehicle speeds and accident history, in my engineering judgment and as provided in the City’s Traffic Calming Program, an all-way stop at the intersection of Cypress Drive and Alta Vista Terrace is the most feasible and effective measure to reduce vehicle speeds on Cypress Drive.
Husam Hasenin
Husam Hasenin
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EXHIBIT 6