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Attachment - Appendix EAppendix E study in order to do an "apples -to -apples" comparison. She stated that the same intersections, Crest Rd. at Crenshaw Blvd., and the two roadway segments, Crest Rd. west of Crenshaw Blvd. and Crenshaw Blvd. north of Crest Rd., were considered. She also mentioned that the three different scenarios looked at were the existing conditions in 2014 in comparison to the projected conditions from 2007, the existing conditions plus the ambient growth to 2022 including the project conditions and the existing conditions plus the ambient growth including the cumulative projects plus project conditions; no significant traffic impacts were found on any of the three scenarios. Senior Engineer Countryman indicated that the next step to take if the TSC concurred with the Staff's recommendation to approve the traffic study update report in order to be presented to the City Council in July, 2015 for consideration. Committee Discussion and Staff Questions Chair Self asked if there was any reason to doubt the survey or believe that is worse than what is being presented. Senior Engineer Countryman stated that what was analyzed from previous report to the updated report, shows that no significant changes have occurred on the contrary traffic conditions have improved compared to what they had thought it would be. Action Taken: Committee Member Kramer moved to accept the City report to be presented to the City Council, seconded by Committee Member Guerin. Motion approved: Ayes 4, Nays 0 Absent: Committee Member Ott 2. CRENSHAW BLVD ANGLED PARKING Recommendation: Consider the parking alternatives for Crenshaw Blvd and provide a recommendation for implementation. Deputy Director Jules proceeded with a power point presentation which included a brief overview of the item's history and recommendations for parking alternatives. She stated that this item has been brought to the TSC in two separate occasions to mitigate the parking issues in the area due to the increasing demand to visit the Nature Preserve. She also mentioned that the City received letters of concern regarding the parking issues in the area and the condition of the Del Cerro Park from the residents, Park Place HOA, Burrell Lane HOA, Del Cerro HOA and a hosts of individual residents in late 2011. The issue was first brought to the TSC in 2012 where it was recommended to take action to alleviate the parking conditions. These recommendations were brought up before the City Council where several improvements were authorized as a first step. She stated that the purpose of tonight's meeting was to recommend the next level of improvements. She indicated that the City has done some Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 4 of 16 122 Appendix E improvements such as established a "No Parking Any Time" signage on Park Place in 2012, painted red -curbs on Park Place and on portions of Crenshaw Blvd. in 2012, posted "No Parking Any Time" signs on the eastside of Crenshaw Extension in 2013; it was also added that a DG trail from Park Place to the Preserve entrance is "on the way". She proceeded to go over the recommendations for that night which included various parking zone concepts, parking reconfiguration on Crenshaw Blvd. from Seacrest Dr. to Valley View Rd., Del Cerro Neighborhood Permit Parking and new speed zone survey for Crenshaw Blvd. She stated that the primary goal is to protect the neighborhood by establishing the parking permit program in that area. She did make the clarification that this program cannot be imposed by the City but it needs to be requested by the neighborhood where at least more than sixty percent of their community needs to be in agreement. It was also recommended for the program to be established before doing anything else. Another recommendation would be to fully restrict parking on both sides of Crenshaw Extension. This will eliminate the pedestrian vs. vehicle conflict; only emergency, service and maintenance vehicles will have access to this zone. Other proposed items to be considered are the "Pay to Park" zone along Crenshaw Blvd. and an RPV resident -only parking zone at Del Cerro Park. Deputy Director Jules, re -instated that these are only ideas the City is proposing to help manage the parking situation in that area. She proceeded to go over the Crenshaw Blvd. Parking Assessment prepared by Iteris Inc. where it was noted that only a certain parking configurations can be considered due to the various road widths. The first option presented was Alternative la, front -in parking at sixty degrees, which will accommodate fifty angled spaces and fourteen parallel spaces between Valley View Rd. and Park PI.; these parking spaces will be on the southbound of Crenshaw Blvd. with no parking spaces along the northbound. This configuration will have twenty less parking spaces compared to the current eighty four parallel parking spaces (assuming a twenty five feet length per parking space) along both sides of Crenshaw Boulevard. The second option given was Alternative 1 b, front -in parking at forty five degrees, accommodating forty three angled spaces and thirteen parallel spaces along the southbound of Crenshaw Blvd. Alternative 2a, back -in parking at sixty degrees, was the third option which provides fifty four angled spaces and thirteen parallel spaces along southbound of Crenshaw Blvd. Another option Alternative 2b, back -in parking at forty five degrees, will accommodate along southbound of Crenshaw Blvd. forty six angled spaces and twelve parallel spaces. Alternative 3 would allocate parallel parking along southbound Crenshaw Boulevard only. Another option would be to leave parking conditions as is. Deputy Director Jules asked the TSC to rank the options given from one to three, one being their prefer option followed by their second and third choice. The selected options will be presented to the City Council for consideration. She also reinstated that future improvements need to take place in phases. The first phase she recommended was to implement the residential area permit parking program. Second phase would be to select one of the parking alternatives presented tonight; followed by the third phase if the TSC agrees to implement a Pay -to -Park Zone for visitors and create a Resident Recreation Parking Pass at no cost and for residents only. The last phase (which is optional) would be to construct an off-street parking lot at Del Cerro; she did state that Del Cerro community does not favor this idea. Deputy Director Jules proceeded to give more detail regarding the Neighborhood Permit Parking process. Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 5 of 16 123 Appendix E She mentioned that the City has been working with the neighborhood to mold the program to the community needs; she also emphasized the need of having at least sixty percent of the neighborhood support via petition; the parking permit program initially needs to be requested by the community and at no cost to their residents. She stated that once the program is in place, at least one sign needs to be erected in the neighborhood to inform the public of such parking restrictions, each resident will need to purchase a decal for $2.50 per vehicle and any guest passes can be managed through the HOA if the community chooses to do so. Last point made was the need for the program enforcement in order to be a success. Committee Discussion and Staff Questions Chair Self asked if it was necessary to implement the permit parking program to the entire neighborhood or if only certain streets can have parking restrictions. Deputy Director Jules responded that the program can also be implemented only to certain streets and boundaries should be established as where the parking permit program starts and ends; this option will increase the number of signs posted in the neighborhood. She did recommend to implement the parking permit program to the entire neighborhood in order to minimize parking "spilling" onto the adjacent streets where the program has not been implemented. Chair Self also wanted clarification on the sixty percent support since the Del Cerro community has an optional HOA participation. Deputy Director Jules stated that the sixty percent support should be from the entire neighborhood regardless whether they belong to the HOA or not. Vice Vlaco wanted to know if "spilling" still occurs with all the existing parking spaces on Crenshaw Blvd. including the parking spots at Del Cerro Park. Deputy Director Jules stated confirmed. Committee Member Kramer wanted to know what the road classification is for Crenshaw Blvd., especially on the portion south of Crest Road. Deputy Director Jules indicated that the portion north of Crest Rd. is a minor arterial and the portion south of Crest Rd. is classified as an access road. Committee Member Kramer also asked if the City currently has other areas where you pay to park. Deputy Director Jules stated that there are no pay to park areas in the City right-of-way only at the Abalone Cove Shoreline Park. Another question Committee Member Kramer had was the maximum number of parked vehicles reported in the previous traffic report. Deputy Director Jules mentioned that seventy-nine vehicles were counted on a holiday Monday — Martin Luther King Day. She also stated that she has been noticing an increase in parking demand in that area every year. Committee Member Kramer was also interested in the width of the travel lanes shown in the alternative designs. Deputy Director Jules stated that the design shows the parking spots length to be twenty feet with a four feet buffer between the parking area and the travel lanes, and a twelve feet width for each travel lane. She also made clarifications regarding the unfeasibility of widening the road due to limited right-of-way in the area; it was also discussed that the City is contemplating making improvements on Crenshaw Blvd. at Seacrest Dr. in order for vehicles to turn around to exit the area. Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 6 of 16 124 Appendix E Chair Self wanted clarification as whether the Coastal Commission had control over this part of the Preserve. Deputy Director Jules stated that the area where the Coastal Commission has jurisdiction over is south of Palos Verdes Drive South. Chair Self also asked what was the staff's recommendations for this issue. Deputy Director Jules mentioned that the City does not have a preference for any of the parking scenarios but she did want to make note that the City's top priority is safety; also finding a solution that is fair for all and acceptable by the community. Chair Self also wanted to know if there was an expected growth number in visitors to the Preserve. Deputy Director Jules stated that she will do a follow up on that since she did not have any numbers at the moment. Committee Member Guerin asked what the cost estimate is to re -stripe the road. Deputy Director Jules stated that it would cost between $7,500 and $10,000 dollars. Committee Member Guerin also wanted to know if there are any statistics for any accidents/fatalities in the area. Deputy Director Jules mentioned that there were no fatalities nor accidents reported in the last five years for that area. Committee Member Guerin also asked what is the advantage of reconfiguring the parking striping and how it is going to be paid. Deputy Director Jules stated that the money obtained from the "Pay -to -Park" program will be "paying" for the new parking configurations. She also added that the intention of the "Pay -to -Park" program is to regulate/minimize the number of visitors in that area. Public Comments Ana Paludi Mrs. Paludi stated that one of the reasons her family moved to the City is so their kids could go to the City's schools, also for the beauty of the area and being close to the Preserve. She does not want to prevent others from enjoying the area, her main concern is safety. She has seen people opening their vehicle doors, taking their children out, backing up, poor parking and poor citizenship creating animosity. She is surprised that no property owner has done something to a visitor because things are getting to a "boiling" point. She amazed how fast things progress for it seemed eighteen months ago, she could drive into her community and see at the most fifteen cars; now days she sees about twenty five cars park along the road. She states that the efforts the City is doing to provide more parking is counter intuitive to what the neighborhood is asking for; it does not help the community, it helps more visitors to come to the area. She does want people to come and visit the City's facilities but she would like to see some type of payment being enforced. She states that when her family and friends walk trails, they are picking up things. She is worry their property values will be going down, especially if the park is taken away. She thanked the Traffic Safety Committee for listening and taking their comments. Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 7 of 16 125 Appendix E Pat Carroll Mr. Carroll wanted the TSC to consider the disadvantages that might exists when vehicles back up into traffic from the angled parking spaces; he is concerned with the visibility issues this might present and with the possibility of traffic accidents. Megan Moore Ms. Moore, current president of the Del Cerro HOA, presented to the TSC with some photos of the various activities occurring along the road. She stated that the typical number of vehicles in the area can go up to fifty or sixty vehicles parked at ten in the morning on Crenshaw Blvd. from Valley View Rd. to Crest Road. She mentioned she does not understand why there are fifty vehicles parked on a Monday and that last Tuesday, she saw about hundred vehicles parked on the road; the neighbors expect the numbers to grow during the summer. She also stated that there are other issues; people polluting, people running in the middle of the street, opening their doors, changing clothes, sit and talk to each other, change bike and hiking gear, people believe that is a parking lot and that is ok to walk in the middle of the road when this is a forty-five mph zone all the way to Park Place. She also added that vehicles park in front of fire hydrants and that there has been instances where the traffic signs have been brought down when people try making a u -turn at the end of the road; accidents have occurred in this area. She also mentioned that there is a gentleman in the neighborhood that is agrees with providing more parking spaces at Del Cerro Park but most of the neighbors are in disagreement; they do not want to see their beautiful park being reduced. Miriam Varend Ms. Varend stated that she is a member of the Del Cerro HOA; she also mentioned that about ninety to ninety-two percent of the households in the community participate in the HOA. She believes that the traffic configurations provided in the traffic report do help to alleviate the problems and promotes safety as well. She also believes that eliminating parking along the northbound of Crenshaw Blvd. will discourage people from walking in the middle of the road and it will also provide a wider area for vehicles to pass in the opposite direction. She stated that the forty-five degree angled parking is preferred if angled parking is what prevails. She stated that they strongly support the speed survey and the DG trail which will provide a clear path towards the Preserve and keep people out of the streets; it will also help to preserve the ambiance, beauty and peacefulness of the area. She stated that the neighborhood has an issue with signage for it will affect the ambience of the area. She stated that there are concerns with the pay stations; they want to know how they look like, how many and where these stations will be placed, and how are they going to affect the aesthetics and the views of the area. She also stated that the neighbors have a concern with pay parking in the residential area vs. commercial area. She is also requesting to remove two to three of the parallel Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 8 of 16 126 Appendix E parking spots along Crenshaw Blvd. close to Parking PI. in order to increase visibility and safety. She thanked the TSC. Kathy Edgerton Mrs. Edgerton stated that she is a member of the HOA board as well. She wants to talk about the neighborhood parking permit program; she stated that during their last survey, approximately seventy-nine percent of the hundred -twenty home owners supports a 24/7 parking permit program. She mentioned that one of the neighbors observed about forty-five vehicles parked on Oceanaire Dr. for almost the entire Saturday on February and she also observed about thirty-five cars two weeks prior to that Saturday. She stated that they believe that once the summer comes, they will see more vehicles coming into Del Cerro. She stated the reason the Del Cerro neighborhood is requesting the 24/7 parking permit program is because they have seen an increase in the number of burglaries in the past eighteen months. She mentioned that they believe the reason why this is happening is due to the number of visitors to the area thanks to its popularity through the social media and L.A. Times. She also added that there are too many issues with the parking permit program: one is the current cumbersome acquisition of the permits, the potential number of signs, the number of parking permits that can be issued per household and the lack of an online service to obtain the parking permits. She thanked Deputy Director Jules and the Staff for their efforts and for working with community to customize the parking program to their needs. She stated that the community is trying to have the signed petition ready before the next City Council meeting on May 19, 2015. She also wanted to share the discontent among the neighbors of the idea of creating a parking lot in the Del Cerro Park for that has been their village square where they meet with their neighbors, they chat, they socialize their dogs, they have used that as their first responding meeting spot during emergencies such as the fires occurred in 2005 and 2009. Lastly, she wanted to mention the accidents occurred in that area; their neighborhood sign has been brought down a few times during u -turn maneuvers at the end of the road. Al Edgerton Decline to speak since his wife had already covered all issues/comments for that night. John Girardi Mr. Giardi stated that he lives in Burrell Lane and that his main concern is safety which seems to be the main consensus that night. He believes that there is certain degree of thoughtlessness amongst the visitors for it seems the hike starts at the moment the engines turn off; the doors are opened, the strollers and the bikes come out to the travel portion of the road. He also believes the traffic report and the speed survey are critical to the issue. He mentioned that the residents of the area are aware of the forty mph speed limit but the visitors do not seem to be mindful of the speed limit; excessive speed is a real issue. Other issues Mr. Giardi wanted to talk about is the many things happening at the end of the Crenshaw Extension which is a narrow road; vehicles make u -turns, vehicles parked on one side of the road and pedestrians cross in the middle of Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 9 of 16 127 Appendix E the road. He also added that the residents on Burrell Ln. have limited visibility when exiting their street due to the vehicles parked along Crenshaw Extension. Chair Self Closed the Public Comments Committee Discussion and Staff Questions Chair Self asked where will the overflow traffic is suspected to go. Deputy Director Jules stated that the next possible location would be Valley View Road follow by St. John's Fisher parking lot area, also some possibilities on Crest Road between Crenshaw Blvd. and the Rolling Hills gate, on Crenshaw Blvd. north of Crest Road. Chair Self also wanted to know the number of signs needed for the parking permit program. Deputy Director Jules stated that one sign could be enough, however, if the program is implemented only on selected streets, than more signs will be needed. If the program is established in the entire neighborhood, this would reduce the number of signs; she would recommend to place the signs on Seacrest Dr. which is the entrance/exit to the community. Committee Member Kramer asked if the TSC can make a recommendation for a parking permit program or is it strictly for the residents. Deputy Director Jules stated that the initiation of the program is strictly for the residents, however, the TSC can concur with their petition and support the community. She mentioned that Staff cannot impose the program. Committee Member Kramer stated that he encourages the community to enable the neighborhood parking permit program as this issue has been brought to the TSC in two separate occasions and although action has been taken, this has not been enough to remediate the situation. He also stated that his concern with the other parts of the Staff proposal is that the problems could spread to other neighborhoods. He does not agree with doing nothing for safety reasons. He believes that there is no one solution that satisfies all the criteria but he wants to choose the best and safest solution for all residents and visitors. Chair Self stated that he opposes to the idea of changing the park into a parking area for the sake of the property value in that area. Chair Self also shares the same concern as Committee Member Kramer; he worries that there will be a "snow ball" effect with the parking. He also recommends the residents of the area to pursue the neighborhood parking permit program. Committee Member Kramer wanted to add that he is not in favor of the back -in parking alternative and considers it to be a problem. He would like to re -assess the speed zone in the area and perhaps reduce the speed limit in that area. Another thing he is not in favor is the "Pay -to -Park" option; he stated his dislike for parking meters and he does not want this to be the first area where you have to pay to park in the right-of-way. He does not believe that paying to park will discourage people from coming back to the area. Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 10 of 16 128 Appendix E Committee Member Vlaco wanted to know how many parking meters or parking stations would be placed in that stretch of the road. Deputy Director Jules mentioned that this is only a concept idea to see if it was accepted by the community and the TSC. Committee Member Vlaco also added that acquiring a parking permit at City Hall could be an option or parking at City Hall. Chair Self asked if the City has offered to provide a shuttle to take the visitors to the Preserve. Deputy Director Jules mentioned that she has heard of that idea before and that it was something that would need to be explored and the cost of the shuttle would be at the tax payers' expense. Committee Member Vlaco asked how easy would it be to modify the neighborhood parking permit program once it gets implemented. Deputy Director Jules stated that the changes would be done via resolution, therefore, Council action is needed. Committee Member Kramer wanted to know if there are currently any parking problems at Valley View Rd. Deputy Director Jules stated that she is not aware of any problems. Committee Member Vlaco asked Deputy Director Jules what her thoughts were regarding extending the red curve. Deputy Director Jules responded that she supports it. Chair Self asked if the proposed alternatives were just concepts and if further design was needed. Deputy Director Jules stated that the choices presented were concepts and detailed design is needed. Committee Member Vlaco asked for more details regarding the D.G. trail. Deputy Director Jules stated that the trail will be along the southbound of Crenshaw Extension from Park Place to the Preserve entrance. Committee Member Kramer wanted clarification on the sidewalk existence along Crenshaw Blvd. north of Park Place. Deputy Director Jules stated that there is existing sidewalk on both sides of the road. Chair Self asked how long would it take for a speed survey to be conducted and presented to the TSC. Deputy Director Jules stated that a Consultant can possibly start working in the next couple of weeks. Committee Member Kramer asked if the results of the speed survey would be affected if the re -configuration of the striping changes. Deputy Director Jules stated that the speed results of the existing striping conditions might vary from the proposed striping and that a new speed survey might be necessary. Chair Self asked if the City currently has any angled parking spaces or if most of the parking spaces are right angled. Deputy Director Jules stated that at the Pelican Cove Parking and at the Pelican Cove pull-out there is angled parking. She also believes that Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 11 of 16 129 Appendix E the parking at the Abalone Cove Shoreline Park pull-out is angled parking as well. She did mention that although all these areas are angled parking, they are located on pull- outs on the side of the road and separated by a raised concrete median. Chair Self asked for more details regarding the size and type of the proposed paying stations. Deputy Director Jules stated that this is just a concept and further detail will be part of the design. Chair Self also asked if the purpose of the pay stations was to discourage people from coming to visit the area or was it to mitigate the parking issues in the area. Deputy Director Jules stated that the pay stations will serve as a revenue generator and that most of the beach Cities currently have pay parking. Chair Self asked if they also have parking cops to what Deputy Johnson stated that they do. He also stated that they have CSO, Community Service Officers, that take care of that. Deputy Director Jules also added that the City is looking into a program where a company is responsible for doing the enforcement, toll collection and management of the pay stations; she also mentioned that these companies can also enforce the parking on other parking areas within the City. Committee Member Kramer asked for further detail about the parking for RPV residents only at the Del Cerro Park. Deputy Director Jules stated that City can issue a recreation parking pass for residents only; she also mentioned the possibility of extending the parking pass to other parking facilities within the City. Committee Member Kramer also asked Deputy Director Jules if what has been asked from the TSC is to make a recommendation to the City Council of all the alternative solutions presented tonight. Deputy Director Jules stated that the City is seeking a recommendation from the TSC of all the solutions presented or any other proposal the TSC might come up with. Chair Self stated that he is in favor of the front -in angled parking. Committee Member Kramer agrees with Chair Self; he believes that there is no one solution that will resolve all the issues and regardless of the actions taken the problem will persist. The TSC proceeded to rank their recommendations Committee Member Kramer stated that his first choice is the sixty degree front -in parking due to the number of parking spaces this option provides and that it might prevent "spillage" into other parts of the area, seconded by the forty-five degree front -in parking; his third option is to do nothing. Vice Chair Vlaco stated that her first choice is the sixty degree front -in parking followed by the forty-five degree parking for these two options give more parking spaces; she stated she has no third option. Committee Member Guerin stated that his first choice is to leave it as is with the possibility of adding pay to park in the future; he selected this option because this will Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 12 of 16 130 Appendix E give the most parking spaces and it might prevent "spillage". His second option is the sixty degree front -in parking followed by the forty-five front -in parking. Chair Self stated that his first choice is the sixty degree front -in parking, seconded by the forty-five degree front -in parking followed by leaving as is option. Committee Member Kramer also wanted to add that he is in favor of eliminating all parking along Crenshaw Extension. He also mentioned the need for a design that accommodates a safe u -turn maneuver at the end of Crenshaw Blvd. by Sea Crest Dr. Lastly, he wanted to know if there are parking issues or restrictions at Island View Rd. Deputy Director Jules stated that there are no restrictions for it is a public street and there are no issues reported. Vice Chair Vlaco asked the other TSC members if their ranking decision will change if the speed is reduced in this area. Committee Member Kramer stated that he is counting in having a significant speed reduction, therefore, his ranking decision will remain; Chair Self and Committee Member Guerin concurred. Committee Member Guerin asked Deputy Johnson if there are any issues with the patrol or if he has cited people in the area. Deputy Johnson stated that he has cited people for going over forty mph going uphill leaving the neighborhood but the majority of the incidents he sees are people opening their doors into traffic, people putting their bicycles in the travel lane while changing gears, kids, dogs, parking in front of fire hydrants, people double parking and people waiting for parking space in the travel lanes. Deputy Johnson mentioned that some of the problems that might occur once the new parking configuration takes place is that people are not going to want to wait for a vehicle to park and they might go around it into the opposite travel lane causing a head on collision. Chair Self asked Deputy Johnson if he had seen businesses in a tent out on the street. Deputy Johnson stated that he has heard of them but has not seen them yet. Chair Self also asked if there is an ordinance against that and therefore get cited. Deputy Johnson stated that that is considered vending, therefore, it merits a citation. Committee Member Kramer asked Deputy Johnson if has cited anyone for going below the speed limit when the conditions are bad, foggy perhaps. Deputy Johnson stated that he has not; he notices people driving slowly accordingly to weather conditions. Committee Member Kramer asked Deputy Director Jules if she envisions a double yellow line striping in the proposed design. Deputy Director Jules stated that yes due to the reduction of the travel lanes to accommodate angled parking, double yellow line striping will be used in order to prevent vehicles from making a u -turn at an unsafe area. Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 13 of 16 131 Appendix E Action Taken: Committee Member Kramer moved to make a consensus recommendation to make the sixty degree front -in parking as their first option, followed by the forty- five degree front -in parking and do nothing as their third option. Committee Member Kramer stated that this is not unanimous but a consensus recommendation. Furthermore, he noted that the TSC agrees with staff to eliminate all parking at the Crenshaw Extension between Sea Crest Dr. and the Preserve entrance; also recommends staff to make appropriate design improvements to take into account visibility, safety and u -turn; they do not recommend pay to park or RPV only restrictions. Finally, the TSC concurs with implementing a Neighborhood Parking Permit Program at Del Cerro neighborhood pending approval by their residents. This motion was seconded by Vice Chair Vlaco. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: Ayes 3: Committee Member Kramer, Vice Chair Vlaco, and Chair Self Nays 1: Committee Member Guerin Absent: Committee Member Ott Action Taken: Committee Member Kramer moved to add motion to recommend Staff to immediately revise the speed zone survey on Crenshaw Blvd. and pending any changes to the roadway revisit with another speed zone survey, seconded by Committee Member Guerin. Motion approved: Ayes 4, Nays 0 Absent: Committee Member Ott COMMITTEE MEMBER ORAL REPORTS None. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 1. Residential Street Rehabilitation Project — Areas 1, 5B, and 9 Senior Engineer Countryman stated that the slurry seal work started today in area one; she also indicated that the grinding/overlay work on Crest Rd. from Hawthorne Blvd. to the neighborhood below Ralph's store will start on Wednesday. Asphalt repairs in area nine which is the eastside of town will begin as soon as the contractor is done with the slurry seal in area one and area five. The completion of the project is expected to conclude at the end of the summer. Traffic Safety Committee Draft Minutes April 27, 2015 Page 14 of 16 132