REGULAR MEETING
OF THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
CITY OF WEST COVINA

Date:		Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Time:		3:00 p.m.
Place:		City Hall, Room 314 Management Resource Center

AGENDA
I. REQUEST:

City Initiated

ANNUAL INTERSECTION COLLISION RATE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2008 (INFORMATIONAL).

SUMMARY:

Staff has completed an analysis of all the reported traffic collisions at about 165 major and minor intersections throughout the City of West Covina for the year 2008. The intersections are listed in descending order of priority as defined by the "Guidelines for Uniform Traffic Controls" distributed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and according to the number of reported collisions. Intersections ranked highest on these lists are subject to further analysis.

STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:

THAT 85-FEET OF CURB ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CAMERON AVENUE EAST OF EVANWOOD AVENUE BE PAINTED RED AND 85-FEET OF CURB OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF CAMERON AVENUE WEST OF EVANWOOD AVENUE BE PAINTED RED.

THAT STAFF PREPARE WARRANTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MULTI-WAY STOP AND/OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF ORANGE AVENUE AND PACIFIC LANE.

THAT 20-FEET OF CURB ON THE EAST SIDE OF ARDILLA AVENUE SOUTH OF PACIFIC AVENUE BE PAINTED RED.

SUBMIT REQUEST TO THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK TO PAINT 70-FEET OF CURB ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PACIFIC AVENUE WEST OF ARDILLA AVENUE RED.

THAT 70-FEET OF CURB ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LA PUENTE ROAD WEST OF FORCASTLE AVENUE BE PAINTED RED.

THAT STAFF CONTINUE TO MONITOR ARDILLA AVENUE AT PACIFIC AVENUE, FORECASTLE AVENUE AT LA PUENTE ROAD, AND LARK ELLEN AVENUE AT VINE AVENUE INTERSECTIONS.

II. REQUEST:

Quan Tran, West Covina Resident

REVIEW TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ON HILLSIDE DRIVE BETWEEN ALPINE DRIVE AND ROLLING HILLS DRIVE.

SUMMARY:

The primary concern of the resident is the excessive speed of vehicles that travel along Hillside Drive. It has been determined that the critical speed of the vehicles traveling on Hillside Drive is 37 miles per hour and it is not considered excessive.

STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:

THAT ADVANCE CURVE WARNING SIGNS (W1-5) BE INSTALLED ON HILLSIDE DRIVE BETWEEN ALPINE DRIVE AND ROLLING HILLS DRIVE.

THAT SPEED LIMIT SIGNS WITH RADAR ENFORCED PLATE BE INSTALLED ON HILLSIDE DRIVE EAST OF HOLLENCREST DRIVE AND WEST OF ROLLING HILLS DRIVE.