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CC RES 1996-019RESOLUTION NO. 96 -19 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES PROHIBITING RIGHT TURNS FROM EASTBOUND MONTEMALAGA DRIVE TO SOUTHBOUND BASSWOOD AVENUE FROM 6:30 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND PROHIBITING DIRECT VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM THE PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT TO BASSWOOD AVENUE, EXCEPT DURING THE HOURS OF 7:30 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M. WHEREAS, the General Plan of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes designates Montemalaga Drive as a collector street, which is designed to conduct through - traffic to and from Silver Spur Road from points easterly; and WHEREAS, the General Plan of the City of Rolling Hills Estates designates Silver Spur Road as a secondary collector street which is designed to conduct traffic to Hawthorne Boulevard and Palos Verdes Drive North; and WHEREAS, the General Plan for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes designates Basswood Avenue as a local street which is designed only to provide access to dwelling units on that street and in that immediate residential neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the General Plan of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes states that local streets can be designed to discourage through - traffic and to reflect the individuality of the neighborhood; and WHEREAS, Section 22101 (a) of the California Vehicle Code authorizes the City to cause official traffic control devices to be placed or erected within or adjacent to intersections to regulate or prohibit turning movements at such intersections; and WHEREAS, Section 21351 of the California Vehicle Code authorizes the City to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained, such appropriate signs, signals, or other traffic control devices as may be necessary to indicate and carry out the provisions of the Vehicle Code or local traffic ordinances or to warn or guide traffic; and WHEREAS, on October 20, 1992, September 7, 1993, March 1, 1994, at duly noticed meetings of the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, the City Council heard and considered testimony and evidence regarding whether right turns from eastbound Montemalaga Drive to southbound Basswood Avenue should be prohibited and whether direct access from the Peninsula High School parking lot to Basswood should be prohibited, except during specific hours of the day; and WHEREAS, at the duly noticed meetings of the City Council, residents of the upper Grandview neighborhood testified that traffic to and from the High School was traversing Basswood Avenue and was having an adverse impact upon that residential neighborhood due to the volume, speed and intensity of the traffic. The residents also testified that they were concerned for the safety of small children who reside in and around Basswood Avenue; and WHEREAS, based on the testimony and evidence which was presented, on September 7, 1993, the City Council determined that access from Montemalaga Drive to Basswood Avenue should be restricted between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday; and WHEREAS, on March 1, 1994, after receiving further testimony and evidence, the City Council determined that the restrictions on right turns from Montemalaga Drive to Basswood Avenue should be continued and that the traffic signal installed by the City on Silver Spur Road near the exit to the High School Parking Lot should prohibit access to Basswood Avenue, except such access was allowed between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 1996, at a duly noticed meeting of the City Council, the City considered. additional evidence and testimony regarding whether the above - mentioned restrictions should continue in effect; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section .The relevant portions of the minutes of the above - referenced City Council meetings are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. Based upon the evidence and testimony which has been presented to the City Council, including, without limitation, the minutes of prior City Council meetings, the City Council hereby finds as follows: (a) Prior to the imposition of the above - referenced traffic restrictions limiting access to and from Basswood Avenue, students and parents were using that local street, which was designed only to serve the residences located on Basswood Avenue and in the immediate neighborhood, as a collector street to go and from the High School; (b) This use of Basswood Avenue as a collector street was having an adverse impact upon that residential neighborhood due to the volume, speed and intensity of the traffic; (c) The imposition and continuation of restrictions on traffic movements onto Basswood Avenue is necessary: (1) to protect that neighborhood and its residential character from the dangers arising from the misuse of that local street as collector street to convey traffic from other areas to and from the High School, and (2) to promote and protect the tranquility, safety and welfare of individuals living on Basswood Avenue. Section .Based on the findings set forth above, the City Council hereby determines that the right turn restriction from eastbound Montemalaga Drive to Page 2 Resol. No. 96 -19 southbound Basswood Avenue, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, is hereby readopted and shall continue in effect. Section 4. Based on the findings set forth above, the City Council further determines that the restriction on direct access from the Peninsula High School parking lot driveway to Basswood Avenue, except between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., daily, is hereby readopted and shall continue in effect. Section 5. The City Manager is hereby directed to provide for the continued maintenance of the signs, signals, and pavement markings necessary to carry out Sections 3 and 4 above. Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause the same to be processed in the manner required by law. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 11 th day of March 1996. C7� MAY#R ATTEST: f CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } SS CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES } I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 96 -19 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on March 11, 1996. 1 Ci CLERK Page 3 Resol. No. 96 -19