City of Hermosa Beach --- 03-14-01

PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2001
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1315 VALLEY DRIVE -- 7:00 P.M.

AGENDA

 

1. Roll Call

2. Flag Salute

3. Approval of Minutes: February 7, 2001

4. Public Comment: Anyone wishing to address the Commission on other items pertaining to Public Works may do so at this time.

5. Correspondence

  1. South Bay Energy Summit
  2. Letter from Howard Longacre regarding Prospect and Aviation safety lighting; PCH traffic planning; condition of street pavement citywide and condition of water mains.
  3. Fax from James Lissner regarding 30th Street Closure.

6. Items for Commission Consideration

  1. Sepulveda Boulevard/Pacific Coast Highway Traffic Signal Improvement Project
  • Recommendation: It is recommended that the Commission support the Traffic Signal Improvement Project.
  1. Request To Close 30th Street West of Sepulveda Boulevard at the BMW Dealership and Request to Install Stop Signs on Ardmore Avenue at 30th Street
  • Recommendation: It is recommended that the Commission:
    1. Refer the Request to close 30th Street west of Sepulveda Boulevard at the BMW dealership back to Staff for further study, and
    2. Support the Request to Install Stop signs on Ardmore at 30th Street.
  2. List of proposed CIP Projects for FY 2001-02
  • Recommendation: It is recommended that the Commission support the proposed list of CIP Projects for FY 2001-02.
  1. Project No. CIP 00-171 Ardmore Avenue Street Improvements – Various Locations – Review of Plans
  • Recommendation: It is recommended that the Commission review the attached plans and receive public comments.

7. Commissioners’ Reports

8. Council Agenda Items

  1. Monthly Activity Report – January
  2. Project Status Reports   ( Note: PDF format)
  3. 97-182 Myrtle Avenue Utility Undergrounding and 97-183 Loma Drive Utility Undergrounding Status Report
  4. Project No. CIP 95-507 Valley Park Improvements – Approval of Plans, Specifications & Estimates
  • Above items are presented for information purposes only.

9. Items Requested by Commissioners

  1. Status of safety lighting at Aviation Boulevard and Prospect Avenue .
  2. Why are there raised landscaped medians on Sepulveda Boulevard in the City of Manhattan Beach but none on Pacific Coast Highway in the City of Hermosa Beach?
  • Letter of request has been sent to Caltrans.
  1. Mr. Jim Lissner of Hermosa Beach indicated that he recalls Caltrans having promised to perform a parking study along Pacific Coast Highway to determine the impact of the lost curbside parking as a result of a Caltrans project seven or eight years ago. If this is correct, what is the status of the parking study?
  • Letter of request has been sent to Caltrans.
  1. Sepulveda Boulevard/Pacific Coast Highway Traffic Signal Improvement Project –
  • Comments will be addressed in item 6a herein.
  1. Commissioner Cheatham inquired as to the possibility of dampening the sound of the foghorn on the east facing side.

10. Other Matters

11. Public Comment: Anyone wishing to address the Commission on other items pertaining to Public Works may do so at this time.

12. Adjournment

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