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Item 7 - La Manda Drive Parking StatusApril 7, 2020, Item #7AGENDA RE PO RT City of Poway DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: Summary: April 7, 2020 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Robert Manis, Director of Development Services {JI\ Melody Rocco, City Engineer U,t-(858) 668-4653 or mrocco@poway.org La Manda Drive Parking Status CITY COUNCIL In 2004, the City Council established No Parking zones at the northern terminus of La Manda Drive. At the request of some residents on La Manda Drive, the parking prohibitions were revisited. As a result time restricted No Parking zones were established on La Manda Drive, by resolution at the August 6, 2019 City Council meeting. The City Council requested staff provide an update in six months on the status of the parking. Recommended Action: This is an informational item and there is no recommended action. Discussion: In April 2019, the City received a petition to change the existing No Parking zone along the east side of La Manda Drive between 15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive to "No Parking on School Days from 7 a.m. -4 p.m." The original No Parking zones were established by the City Council in 2004 after complaints were received that students from Rancho Bernardo High School were parking within the intersection of La Manda Drive and Hilltop Circle North and along the shoulder area of La Manda Drive creating safety concerns. Poway Unified School District (PUSD) had discontinued bus pickup at the La Manda Drive and Hilltop Circle North intersection after a collision occurred there involving a PUSD bus and a parked vehicle. Poway Municipal Code (PMC) section 10.28.080 allows the City Council to create No Parking zones if it is determined that it is necessary to facilitate the movement of traffic or to eliminate a hazardous condition. The City Council determined that a hazardous condition existed at the intersection of La Manda Drive and Hilltop Circle North. At that time, the proposed parking restriction did not adversely impact parking in the area because there were no homes directly adjacent to the proposed No Parking zones, except for one residence at the far north end of La Manda Drive on the east side of the street who favored the No Parking restrictions. 1 of 12 April 7, 2020, Item #7Subsequent to the implementation of the No Parking zones in 2004, the City continued to receive complaints from area residents regarding high school traffic parking problems on the west side of the north end of La Manda Drive during and after school functions. To address the complaints, No Parking signs were added on the west side of La Manda Drive effectively expanding the No Parking Zone from 150 feet North of Hilltop Circle North to the northern terminus of La Manda Drive. The Traffic Safety Committee has addressed parking on La Manda Drive several times over the past few years. On March 29, 2017, the Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) discussed the removal of the No Parking zone in front of the Sage Highlands subdivision, where the road had been widened approximately four feet, and voted to deny the removal of the No Parking zone. In August 2018, the TSC discussed a request to extend the No Parking zone on the west side of La Manda Drive along the frontage of 15240 La Manda Drive. The TSC denied the request on the basis that parking along the frontage was not creating a hazard. At the May 15, 2019 TSC meeting, the committee discussed a petition requesting to change the existing No Parking on the east side of La Manda Drive between 15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive to "No Parking on School Days from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m." While the TSC voted unanimously to approve the proposed parking changes, concerns were raised by residents that with added parking, emergency access would no longer be provided. Following the May 2019 TSC meeting, Engineering and Fire Department staff reviewed the existing road widths and emergency response concerns along the proposed restricted parking area between 15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive. The roadway widths along that segment range from 29 feet to 29.5 feet. Staff determined that the street could facilitate the proposed time restricted parking on the east side of the road if the existing No Parking areas on the west side of the road were extended approximately 474 feet south to Hilltop Circle South. Both of the adjacent property owners at 15240 La Manda Drive and 15203 Hilltop Circle supported the additional No Parking restriction along their frontages. The owner of 15240 La Manda Drive supported the proposed east side change to time restricted parking; however, the owner of 15203 Hilltop Circle did not. With the additional No Parking on the west side of the road, the areas with time restricted parking do facilitate 8-foot wide parking areas and vehicular travel lane clearance greater than 20 feet which conforms with the Uniform Fire Code. Over the last 20 years, PUSD and the City have worked with concerned residents and implemented parking solutions to help ease various resident concerns related to student parking. Similar time restricted No Parking zones have been created on many residential streets near Poway High School including Trailwind Road, Summer Sage Road, Bent Tree Road, Willow Ranch Road, Mesquite Tree Terrace, Rockcreek Road, Riverbend Road, Dogwood Road, Bromegrass Court, Deergrass Court, Dovewood Court, Oakstand Road, and Dodder Court. At the August 6, 2019 City Council meeting staff presented a recommendation to modify the No Parking zones on La Manda Drive. One resident spoke in support of the recommended changes while six residents spoke in opposition. The City Council approved Resolution No. 19-041 establishing time restricted No Parking on the east side of La Manda Drive between 15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive and extending the No Parking zone on the west side of La Manda Drive from 150 feet south of Hilltop Circle North to Hilltop Circle South. Attachment A depicts the No Parking modifications that were established. The City Council requested a follow-up report in six months on the status of the parking. A notice was mailed out for the staff report previously scheduled on the March 17, 2020 City Council Agenda, which was cancelled. Prior to the notice staff had not been contacted regarding the parking changes since they were completed in August 2019. The Sheriffs Department has indicated that they have not had any enforcement issues in the neighborhood. Staff has driven through the area recently 2 of 12 April 7, 2020, Item #7in the evening after 6 p.m. and in the morning after 7 a.m. and did not see any cars parked in the area during either time period. Based upon feedback from the Sheriffs Department and staffs observations, staff recommends keeping the time restricted No Parking zones as established by City Council Resolution No. 19-041 in August 2019. Since the notice was mailed staff has received correspondence from three area residents (Attachment 8) that are supportive of the time restricted No Parking zone. Two of the emails indicated support of parking being allowed at all times. Environmental Review: This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Fiscal Impact: None. Public Notification: A Notice of City Council Meeting has been sent to all residents who were noticed for the August 6, 2019 City Council meeting. Attachments: A. No Parking Zones Exhibit B. Email Correspondence Reviewed/Approved By: Assistant City Manager 3 of 12 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: City Manager April 7, 2020, Item #7la Manda Drive -No Parking Zones Approx. 1200' No Parking Any Time NOTTO SCALE Kimley>>>Horn 4 of 12 ATTACHMENT A No Parking Any Time No Parking 7AM -4PM 441' I Approx. I 1200' I I I 649' School Days I I I I ' ( No Par~ing) '-110, Any Time, ~ , ~ LEGEND ■ -■ No Parking Any Time No Parking 7AM -4PM School Days April 7, 2020, Item #7From: To: Subject: Date: happyface66©cox.net Melody Rocco La Mand Drive Parking Status Tuesday, March 10, 2020 11:05:00 AM March 10, 2020 TO: Melody Rocco, P.E. City Engineer, Development Services Department FROM: Marjorie Pyatt 15207 Hilltop Circle, Poway RE: La Manda Drive Parking Status Thank you for your recent letter dated March 3. The comment that I have is that I have NO problem with anyone parking on the East side of La Manda at any time! I fail to understand why some residents of Hilltop Circle are opposed to parking on La Manda. As La Manda is a city road, Hilltop residents have NO jurisdiction over this. However, some residents want to act as "parking police" of La Manda Drive. I have lived on Hilltop for 50 years and and just do not see a problem. I think the reason some residents do not want parking on La Manda is they have a concern that, if students from Rancho Bernardo High were to park on La Manda, it might flow-over to Hilltop which, as you know, is a private road. I realize, that as I live on the South side of Hilltop, this would not effect me as it might the residents on the North side of Hilltop. To "sum up," the parking/no parking provision that is in place now is fine with me. However, I do have a concern for the La Manda residents. Where are contractor workers, landscape workers, plumbers, etc., supposed to park during the week when work is needed to be done?? Could not the residents have some kind of permit placard allowing those workers to park there while working without some residents of Hilltop turning them in (CONTRACTOR PERMIT ONLY)? Just a suggestion. Thank you for letting me comment. I hope I have not been too lengthy. I just think s of 12 ATTACHMENT B April 7, 2020, Item #7it is just WRONG for residents of Hilltop to want to act as La Manda "parking police!" Sincerely, Marjorie Pyatt Hilltop Circle Resident 858-748-3287 ha ppyface66@cox.net 6 of 12 April 7, 2020, Item #7Melody Rocco From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Melody, Sandy Marlin <sandyl.marlin@gmail.com> Sunday, March 15, 2020 4:14 PM Melody Rocco hoa bui; steven stachwick; Dianne Carrion Re: Notice of City Council Meeting -La Manda Drive Parking Status I had planned on speaking at the City Council meeting, however, since it has been canceled, I thought I would send an email with my comments regarding the La Manda Drive Parking status. I live at 15259 La Manda Dr, and am actually the person who initiated the petition for the change. I work from home and so am here during the day the majority of the time and my husband is semi retired and is almost always at home. Since the change was implemented there have been no issues with people parking during school hours or large amounts of cars parking when parking is available in accordance with the signage. The people who opposed the change in parking status all live on Hilltop Circle and not on La Manda Dr. In fact, the two people who spoke out against it live well into the interior of Hilltop Circle and are, at best, indirectly impacted should there have been vehicles parked on La Manda Drive. We have made friends with a number of people on Hilltop Circle and they shared with us the reason behind the no parking signs. We were told by multiple people that it was because students from Rancho Bernardo High School parked on the street during school hours as well as on weekends when they would party in the vacant lots that are now our homes. I felt that by requesting the no parking during school hours that this was a good compromise for neighbors who still had a concern. When they saw that this was going to pass the traffic commission, they then came up with a fear of no access for emergency vehicles. The road was widened when the 4 homes on La Manda were built and the Fire Dept came out and measured to confirm that there is plenty of room for emergency vehicles to go down the street should cars be parked on it. There is also access to Hilltop Circle via it's southern entrance before you get to any of the new homes where the parking change was requested. Adapting to change is harder for some than others and the reality is that there is no longer a vacant lot for students or anyone else to park and there has been no excessive traffic except on the 4th of July when people come to view the fireworks. Time has moved forward and I think, at this point, those on Hilltop Circle need to accept that their neighborhood is not the same one that they moved into 20-30 years ago or even 2 years ago. l'ts not clear to me if a decision on this topic will still be made or if it will be postponed due to the meeting being canceled, so I would like to put my comments on the record. In closing I would like to state that due to the fact that there have been no issues with either parking or emergency vehicle access, I would like to ask that this change be made permanent. Thanks in advance for your consideration. Kind regards, Sandy Marlin 15259 La Manda Dr On Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 8:28 AM Dianne Carrion <DCarrion@poway.org> wrote: Resident/Interested Party: 1 7 of 12 April 7, 2020, Item #7In August 2019 the City established a time restricted No Parking zone along the east side of La Manda Drive between 15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive to "No Parking on School Days from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m." To maintain adequate travel lane widths, the approval of the change included an extension of the No Parking zone on the west side of La Manda Drive. When the City Council approved the change, they requested an update on the parking status. The La Manda Drive Parking Status item is scheduled for the next City Council meeting on March 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway. The Agenda for the meeting and the subject Report will be posted to the City's website on March 10, 2020 at the following web address: www.poway.org Information regarding City Council Meetings is referenced at the following web address: https://poway.org/136/City-Council-Meetings. To provide adequate time for any written comments to be distributed to the City Council, we ask that you email or deliver any comments prior to 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2020. If you have any questions or comments regarding this matter, please contact Melody Rocco directly at (858} 668-4653 or by email at mrocco@poway.org. Dianne Carrion 1 Administrative Assistant Ill 1 City of Poway I Development Services Department (858) 668-4606 2 8 of 12 April 7, 2020, Item #7From: To: Subject: Date: Melody steven stachwick Melody Rocco Re: Notice of City Council Meeting -La Manda Drive Parking Status Monday, March 16, 2020 4:39:20 PM I wanted to add my voice to Sandy's message. I live at 15221 La Manda Dr, Poway, CA 92064 and there have been no issues at all. My wife and son are often home during the day. So we do know. More restrictions do not make sense or make the neighborhood better for everyone. My opinion is that the parking restriction be lifted all together in front of these four homes except in front of the mail box. I have no issues with students and friends and other neighbors parking in front of my house. I actually welcome it. For 20 years I lived one block from an elementary school and people parked there all the time. It is no big deal. That said I also don't want to open a can of worms. So for now I am willing to endure the current situation. But I want the city to know I do not like even the current restrictions. Thanks for your help Steve Stachwick On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 8:39 AM Melody Rocco <MRocco@poway.org> wrote: 1 Hi Sandy, Thank you for the email and comments. This item will be rescheduled for a future City Council meeting. I will make sure that your comments are provided to the City Council but you are still welcome to attend once it has been rescheduled. We will re-notice the neighborhood in advance of the new scheduled date. If you want to read it, you can find the report here: https-//poway.org/Calendar.aspx? EID=1607 Thanks, Melody Melody Rocco, PE I City Engineer I Development Services Department 9 of 12 April 7, 2020, Item #7858-668-4653 I From: Sandy Marlin <sandyl.marlin@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2020 4:14 PM : To: Melody Rocco <MRocco@poway.org> I Cc: hoa bui <hoabui 2000@yahoo.com>; steven stachwick <steven@stachwick.com>; Dianne Carrion <DCarrion@poway.org> Subject: Re: Notice of City Council Meeting -La Manda Drive Parking Status I Melody, I I 1 I had planned on speaking at the City Council meeting, however, since it has been canceled, · I thought I would send an email with my comments regarding the La Manda Drive Parking 1 status. I live at 15259 La Manda Dr, and am actually the person who initiated the petition I for the change. I work from home and so am here during the day the majority of the time I and my husband is semi retired and is almost always at home. Since the change was implemented there have been no issues with people parking during school hours or large : amounts of cars parking when parking is available in accordance with the signage. The ' people who opposed the change in parking status all live on Hilltop Circle and not on La , Manda Dr. In fact, the two people who spoke out against it live well into the interior of 1 Hilltop Circle and are, at best, indirectly impacted should there have been vehicles parked i on La Manda Drive. We have made friends with a number of people on Hilltop Circle and ! they shared with us the reason behind the no parking signs. We were told by multiple people I that it was because students from Rancho Bernardo High School parked on the street during school hours as well as on weekends when they would party in the vacant lots that are now our homes. I felt that by requesting the no parking during school hours that this was a good compromise for neighbors who still had a concern. When they saw that this was going to 1 pass the traffic commission, they then came up with a fear of no access for emergency 1 vehicles. The road was widened when the 4 homes on La Manda were built and the Fire Dept came out and measured to confirm that there is plenty of room for emergency vehicles to go down the street should cars be parked on it. There is also access to Hilltop Circle via it's southern entrance before you get to any of the new homes where the parking change was requested. Adapting to change is harder for some than others and the reality is that there is no longer a vacant lot for students or anyone else to park and there has been no excessive traffic except on the 4th of July when people come to view the fireworks. Time has moved forward and I think, at this point, those on Hilltop Circle need to accept that their neighborhood is not the same one that they moved into 20-30 years ago or even 2 years I ago. ! 10 of 12 April 7, 2020, Item #7l'ts not clear to me if a decision on this topic will still be made or if it will be postponed due I to the meeting being canceled, so I would like to put my comments on the record. In closing I would like to state that due to the fact that there have been no issues with either 1 parking or emergency vehicle access, I would like to ask that this change be made 1 permanent. I I Thanks in advance for your consideration. I I I I Kind regards, Sandy Marlin 115259 La Manda Dr J On Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 8:28 AM Dianne Carrion <DCarrion@poway.org> wrote: 1 Resident/Interested Party: I In August 2019 the City established a time restricted No Parking zone along the east side of La Manda Drive between 15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive to "No Parking on School Days from 7 a.m. -4 p.m." To maintain adequate travel lane widths, the approval of the change included an extension of the No Parking zone on the west side of La Manda Drive. When the City Council approved the change, they requested an update on the parking status. I I 1 The La Manda Drive Parking Status item is scheduled for the next City Council meeting I on March 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 13325 Civic Center i Drive, Poway. The Agenda for the meeting and the subject Report will be posted to the I City's website on March 10, 2020 at the following web address: www.poway.org ' 1 Information regarding City Council Meetings is referenced at the following web address: https://poway.org/136/City-Council-Meetings. To provide adequate time for any written 1 comments to be distributed to the City Council, we ask that you email or deliver any 11 of 12 April 7, 2020, Item #7comments prior to 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2020. If you have any questions or comments regarding this matter, please contact Melody 1 Rocco directly at (858) 668-4653 or by email at mrocco@poway.org. , Dianne Carrion I i Administrative Assistant 111 12 of 12 City of Poway I Development Services Department (858) 668-4606