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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/1987 - Adjourned City Council Meeting119 ADJOURNED MEETING CF THE.CITY COUNCIL CITY OF OOSTA MESA JULY 7, 1987 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, met in adjourned session July 7, 1987, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The meeting was duly ordered adjourned from the regular meeting of July 6, 1987, and the Notice of Ad- journment was posted as required by law. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor. ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Hall, Amburgey, Tnhleeler Ebrnbuckle, Buffa COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: OFFICIALS PRESENT: = City Manager, City Attorney, Development Services Director, Public Services Director, Transportation Services Engineer, Deputy Clerk Former Mayor Recognized. Fonner Mayor Din Raciti was recognized by Mayor Hall. PUBLIC HEARING The Deputy Clerk announced that this was the time and Final EIR 1033, place set for the public hearing, continued from the Victoria Street meeting of May 18, 1987, to consider the final Environ - Widening mental Impact Report 1033 (EIR), Victoria Street widening. The Affidavit of .Mailing is on file in the Clerk's office. Communications have been received frdan Robert arra Corey Armstrong,.671 Governor Street, Costa Mesa, and Daniel Jittu, 1415 East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in opposition tb .the Victoria Street widening. A communication has been received from Wayneta and Paul Devine, 1128 Gleneagles Terrace, Costa Mesa, supporting the widening of Victoria Street and opposing the west side street closures. The Public Services. Director presented a background summary of Victoria Street. Wien the City adopted a Master Plan of Arterial Highways, Victoria Street was identified as a primary highway, a four -lane divided facility. It was recognized as a major thoroughfare because it served rmre than one community. Various studies -project 28,000 cars per day will be using Victoria Street. The existing traffic is approximately 15,000 to 22,000 cars per day, depending upon the inter- section.. After outlining criteria considered, the current and projected carrying capacities on Victoria Street indicate traffic could be reasonably handled by a four -lane divided street with full access control. At the present time, Victoria Street, from Brookhurst Street to Canyon Drive, including the bridge, and from Harbor Boulevard to Newport Boulevard, have been widened to four lanes. Several of the intersections also have been improved: to accommodate traffic flow. From an 'alignment study analysis of preliminary impacts prepared in 1983, approval was given to prepare an Environmental Impact Report along with cost analysis to determine impacts to residences and to determine if a project was justified. The Public Services Director then outlined what would be required if something other than a no -project alternative is taken. 120 The Transportation Services Engineer stated any three of the alternatives addressed in EIR 1033 could be adopted at this time. If Council desires to adopt the new Composite Alternative, which has been developed since the last meeting, more environmental work would be required since the number of persons displaced would be greater, creating a larger impact on the residences in the area. The EIR must be written to insure the needs are met for relocating the larger number of people. In addition, -if the Composite Alternative is the direction desired, staff would want to update the EIR to specif- ically evaluate that alternative so the Environmental Impact Report describes the project exactly. Referring to an exhibit, the Transportation Services Engineer presented the new Composite Alternative which reduces the number of single family back -out driveways to the fullest extent possible. The cost and impact of this alternative on housing is greater than the Preferred Alternative but the new roadway will have better access control and traffic flow characteristics. This alter— native is described as follows: North side of Victoria Street,'fran Canyon Drive to Placentia Avenue; crossover fran north side to south side of Victoria Street, fran Placentia Avenue to Ponnna Avenue; symmetrically from Pomona Avenue to Harbor Boulevard, but acquire many northside properties with short setbacks and back -out driveways. The Canposite Alternative would require acquisition of approximately 89 residences, displacing 250 people. It would allow existing Victoria Street to be converted into a frontage road west of Placentia Avenue and would allow for soundwalls and landscaping on both sides, west of Placentia Avenue, and along portions of the street east of Placentia Avenue. The Preferred Project recanmended in EIR 1033 would cost approximately $7 million. The Composite Alternative would cost approximately $12 million.. The canpleted Composite Alternative roadway will be a better traffic- carrying' raffic- carryin facility, but due to the cast, it may take ten years to fully fund unless outside funds are found. Staff summarized, in their letter of July 1, 1987, the Preferred Project for Victoria Street should be the project which is most consistant with City goals. Pre- vious reccmmrndations attempted to respond to staff -set goals of providing an affordable project which minimized housing impacts. The new Canposite Project is more responsive to gals of neighborhood design aryl driveway access. Staff .'s complete reccrmmndation is as follows: 1. Direct staff to supplement the EIR and prepare a precise alignment plan for the canposite alter- native to eliminate back -out driveways. 2. Consider funding for right-of-way acquisition where single family hones cane available for sale. 3. Consider early implementation of cast effective segments which would provide near-term traffic benefits. 4. Explore various means to schedule, fund, and implement the project in a timely manner. on direction fran Mayor Hall, the Director of Public Services outlined hearings required, phases of a project, and processes for acquiring property. 1 121 Council Member Buffa asked for approximate time frames and the Director of Public Services responded that if funds were not a problem, to do the precise alignment, preliminary design, final design, -right-of-way documen- tation, appraisal reports, right-of-way deeds and acquisition would take approximately three to four years, with another two to three years for construction. Council Memberibrnbuckle.and the 'Transportation Services Engineer discussed possible accesses from cross -streets in connection with the new Composite Alternative. Council Member Wheeler asked if the traffic figures include the widening of 19th Street and the addition of abridge to Huntington Beach. The Transportation Services Engineer replied that the City's traffic studies area is based upon the implementation of most of the General Plan for the City arra County which includes the 19th Street extension and the .Bluff Road extension between Victoria Street and 19th Street. Council Member Wheeler expressed concern that the EIR-did not state what other improvements were provided. Council Member Wheeler and the City Attorney discussed eminent domain processes. Council Member Wheeler referred to page 19, EIR 1033, and said the first paragraph states the Placentia Avenue/ Victoria Street intersection currently operates at Level of Service "E" (LOS "E") during the evening peak hour. The third paragraph.states that intersection is projected to operate at Level Of Service "Y' without project improvements. Tom Holm, Director of Environmental Plan- ning, Phillips, Brandt, Reddick, 18012 Sky Park Circle, Irvine, consultants for EIR 1033, stated at the last hearing the.Traffic Consultant said the improvement at the intersection was predicated on other traffic improve- ments that are master planned by both the City and County for the future and triose were factored into the future condition scenario. Council Member -Wheeler asked if Victoria Street were not widened, but other improvements made, would traffic improve.' The Transportation Services Engineer replied there is another project being considered for Placentia Avenue to Victoria Street, traffic light medians would be removed giving additional width to extend some of the :turning ]Janes. Also being .investigated is the possi- bility of making two left turn lanes from Placentia Avenue arra Victoria Street. In the meantime, a General Plan Amendment has been approved for this corner giving the City -an opportunity to extend the right -turn pocket at this location which would greatly improve the morning traffic.- Council Member Wheeler asked if this would cause the intersection to operate at LOS "D" without the widening of. Victoria Street, and the Transportation Services Engineer replied,. yes. Council Member Wheeler then asked how�many intersections in the City operate at LOS "D", and the Transportation Services Engineer replied that many do. Council Member Hornbuckle referred to another sentence in the third paragraph on page 19 of EIR 1033, which states the intersections of Victoria Street and Canyon Drive, Monrovia Avenue, Pomona Avenue, and Harbor Boulevard will cperate at Level of Service "F" . Mr. Holm, in reply to a question frau Council Member Wheeler, referred to Section Four in the Traffic Study 122 appended .to.the EIR which notes the assumptions made are fairly. explicit, future traffic volumes were provided by the Orange County Environmental Management Agency and those.volumes presumably are.not capacity constrained, but.based.,on master planned roadway improvements for both the.City and County. Phil Marx, 854 Darrell Street, Costa Mesa, gave a slide and commentary presentation showing the west side area frau the air. -He expressed his ideas for alternatives In the area.and said he is in favor of a no project decision on Victoria Street widening. James Bonsingnore, 2139 Monrovia Avenue, Costa Mesa, spoke against the.widenicg of Victoria Street and reloction. of families.. Ray.Schott, 2153 National Avenue, Costa Mesa, said that 19th Street is scheduled for completion within three to five years and does not see an advantage to widening Victoria Street._ Mayor.Hall.responded that the Victoria Street widening.projeat traffic volumes are based on the completion cf'the 19th Street and Bluff Road projects. .Warren West, 700,West Victoria Street, Unit C-1, Costa Mesa, spoke.in favor.of the 19th Street bridge; or, an alternate . route .along the bluff. If .it is decided another alternativeis. necessary he would like to see Victoria and 19th.Streets made one-way. He does not want to see. people. displaced.. Council.Meiber Wheeler asked if there.has been recent activity,with the Courty.concerning the 19th Street bridge. The Director of Public Services replied staff has contacted.the.County and they have said the Environ- mental Impact Report will be circulated frau September, through ,December,.1987. It is anticipated the County .Board of'. Supervisors will select an -alternative in January, 1988., Gladys Diggins, 2151-A American Avenue, Costa Mesa, does not want to be relocated and would.like the alternatives of 19th Street and.Bluff Road taken into consideration. She does not feel . the traffic on Victoria Street is that bad. Mike . Andrews, .owner- cf Mike's Canvas, whose business and residence are.located.at.811 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, asked ' if' his property would , be , affected along with the gas station.next to.his.proprrty.. The Transportation -Services Engineer.replied it would.depend on the alter- native.selected;.it.would..not be affected under the Canposite Alternative recanmended tonight and was poten- tially affected by the..Preferred Alternative. Council Member Hornbuckle asked how long it would take to prepare a..supplemental..Environmental Impact Report on the Canposite.Alternative if this is decided upon and the Transportation Services ._Engineer replied approxi- mately 60 -days. Larry Richardson, 2178 Raleigh Avenue, Costa Mesa, asked what mitigating: circumstances .changed staff's recommen- dations frain the last hearing. The Public Services Director replied,.after the Preferred Alternative was discussed, it.was decided to investigate reducing the number of driveways backing out onto Victoria Street, and to consider a frontage road.. After staff's review of these items, the -new Composite Alternative was prepared.. 1 1 Mr. Richardson expressed concerns with noise decibels on side streets fronting Victoria Street and presented a report prepared by Mr. Fred Greve, Sound Engineer, Mestre Greve Associates, 280 Newport Center Drive, Suite 230, Newport Beach, addressing this subject. A discus- sion -followed on noise levels and Mayor Hall indicated the subject would be.addressed no matter which alterna- tive is decided upon. Sue Pribyl, 765 Hamilton, Unit B, Costa Mesa, spoke in favor of pursuing the 19th Street option and said whatever alternative is chosen, she would like curbs, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes provided. Greg Koppe, 2069 Continental Avenue, Costa Mesa, spoke about street closures and his concerns about a decision being made on the second item on the agenda, Monrovia Avenue closure. Corey Armstrong, 671 Governor Street, Costa Mesa, spoke against the widening of Victoria Street and feels alternate rcutes can be taken. In response to,Cory Armstrong indicating the Mesa Verde area is ,exempt, fran .problems similar to Victoria Street, Council Member Buf.fa said the only major four -lane east -west thoroughfare in the City, Adams Avenue, runs through.Mesa Verde. He.also canmented the projections for Victoria Street indicate a worsening situation arra .these projections include the widening of 19th Street and the canpletion of Bluff Road. Council Member Wheeler said everyone keeps saying the EIR includes the extension of 19th Street and canpletion of Bluff Road but in actuality the EIR is unclear as to what is considered future build -outs. Council Member Ibrnbuckle canmented this whole line of thought is based on the Costa Mesa Master Plan of Highways which indicates an unnamed road which is being referred to as Bluff Road, and an extension of 19th Street. She asked the Director of Public Services to explain what types of roads are planned for these and .the Public.Services Director responded Bluff Road and 19th Street are considered primary rods, which would be planned as four -lane, divided facilities. He recom- mended, if a decision is made to prepare an addendum to the EIR, Bluff Road and 19th Street should be clearly def ined Council Member Hornbuckle referred *to Council's goal setting session, and said_ two top goals in the transpor- tation area were the extension of 19th Street, bridging the river, and investigating the canpletion of Bluff Road. Robert McDonald, 700 Victoria.Street, Unit B-2, Costa Mesa., president of an association, said everyone in his association cpposes the widening of Victoria Street and that property will depreciate if it is widened. Ralf Mitschrich, 844 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, was concerned that people.like himself, who live on Victoria Street .arra may' be displaced, would be unable to sell their homes should they desire to sell them now. Maurice Karkar, 944 Victoria Street, spoke about the two plans presented tonight and his recammendation to use the auxiliary driveway proposed in the EIR as an auxiliary road thus saving money and hardships. 123 124 Larry Hays, 700. Victoria Street, Unit A-2, Costa Mesa, asked Council.whatidecrease in property values could be .expected for hones in.the area which would not be dis- placed,.and Mayor Hall responded it is intended that prcperty,values would ultimately increase after improve- Trents such as sound walls, bicycle trails, and land- scaped areas are completed. Mr. Hays said he is presently in a two-story condominium and sound walls do not take into consideration the second -story bedrooms. Mayor Hall responded.this is a very good point. Martha Kirby,. 970 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, spoke in favor of'a no -project decision; she has improved her home arra does not want to give it up. Rob Armstrong, 671 Governor Street, Costa Mesa, referred to the EIR, Figure 10., City's Master Plan of Highways, and commented from the very beginning Victoria and 19th Streets were to .be primary highways. Further, no one is addressing Wilson Street which is also shown as a prim- ary highway. He expressed his desire to have all the streets share the burden and would like to see Wilson and Victoria Streets made one-way streets. He opposes displacing. people. John Lockhart,.215.0.Canryon Drive, Costa Mesa, is opposed widening Victoria Street. . Don Raciti, 290-D7 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, said if the west -side of the.City.were improved the entire City would benefit. ' He recommended converting Victoria and 19th Streets 6.one-way.and building the 19th Street bridge. Carol..Kerr, vho is .in the process of purchasing a home at 2165 Raleigh Avenue, Costa Mesa, spoke in opposition of .widening . Victoria Street to Canyon Drive, especially because of noise levels. She would like to see incen- tive programs. for upgrading the neighborhood and is concerned about displacing people on limited incomes. After discussion on noise problems, the Transportation Services.Engineer said Victoria Street will reach a level of 28,000 cars per day regardless of whether a project is implemented or not and the noise impact will be the same regardless of the number of lanes. Council Member Wheeler asked what affect sound walls have on second story dwellings, and the Transportation Services Engineer replied they are normally sized to provide 65 percent or less for the first story and approximately one-half of this on the decimal scale for the second story. .Council Member Wheeler asked what the City does to protect people living inside an area that exceeds the 65.percent Community Noise Equivalency Level (CNEL) limit.. -The Transportation Services Engineer replied, at the present time the City does not have a program other than a sound wall program. Pat Dylan, 923 West 20th Street, Costa Mesa, President, Board of; Directors, and representing the Mesa West Hcmeowners Association, spoke about the problem being a major one and stated their opposition to the 19th Street alternative and 19th Street bridge at this time. They support the marina project. If a decision is made to widen Victoria Street, they support the widening of the north side with improvements. 1 125 Council.Member Wheeler asked how many members are on the Board of Directors for the Mesa West Homeowners Associa- .­tion and if they were unanimously in support of the reccmmendation. Pat. Dolan replied there are 10 author- ized Board cf .Directors, currently eight are active. As he recalls five board .members were present at the meet- ing and ..they decided decisions had to be made so there would be representation from the Mesa West Homeowners and all five agreed with the positions previously stated. Thomas Camardi, 621 Borth Mantle Lane, Santa Ana, who manages a duplex located at 518 and 520 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, represented the out-of-state owner and spoke in .opposition to the widening of Victoria Street. He spoke in favor` cf the 19th Street Alternative, and 19th Street bridge completion, as well as the extension of Wilson Street. RECESS The Mayor declared a recess at 9:20 p.m., and the meet- ing reconvened -at 9:40 p.m. Ernie Lpckwcod, 12°'Sandpebble, Irvine, owner of property located on the north-west corner of Harbor Boulevard and Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, spoke in favor of widening Victoria, Street and making the project a well-planned thoroughfare and development. Hal Baerg, 540 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, stated he would sell his property for a good price but does not want to 'see Victoria Street widened and does not feel this is the only solution. He was in favor of making Victoria and Wilson Streets one-way and for the install- ation of curbs.. Allan Hall, 1147 Gleneagles Terrace, Costa Mesa, spoke about noise. considerations. and home values depreciating. He believes. if Bluff Road were continued it would create mire noise and homes would depreciate. Bob Hamilton, 674 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, spoke against the widening of Victoria Street. He is in favor of continuing Bluff Road, the 19th Street bridge, and making Wilson and Victoria Streets one-way. Bob Hammond, 896 Capital Street, Costa Mesa, spoke in favor of widening Victoria Street and the need to look at other. alternatives to service the entire community and surrounding areas. Gene Chai, 1190 Gleneagles Terrace, Costa Mesa, spoke in favor .of widening Victoria Street, the expansion of Bluff Road arra the 19th Street bridge, and the need to do vhat -is best for. the entire City. Anthony Kubis, 861 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, asked that fair market value, be clarified. The City Attorney said the State'Law requires the City, in acquisitions through court process, to pay what is referred to as the fair market value on the property and the value is determined by a trained appraiser hired by the City. Further, a more technical definition of what fair market value means is an amount a willing seller sells the property to a willing buyer for. He mentioned there are a couple of other provisions which could result in the person whose property the City buys being given more than the fair market value. Mr. Kubis asked how many people, in the past, have been satisfied with the offers made by the City for their homes. The City Manager said it has been quite some time since property has been taken for street widening and the best treasure would be the City's most recent project which was located in a redevelopment area, a combination of residential and business acquisitions, between Park arra Anaheim Avenues and Plumer and 19th Streets. Records are available to anyone who has questions on this matter. Council Member Wheeler asked how often the City Council has authorized an additional amount be paid to a prop- erty owner whose property is taken; an amount above and beyond the fair market value and relocation costs. The City Manager replied this has been done in the City's meat recent projects.and he could not ca rent on projects prior to thisat this time. Council Member Wheeler then asked specifically about Del Mar Street, and if those pecple were paid extra. The Public Services Director responded several properties have been acquired on Del Mar Street and the people accepted the maximum r.elocation.nnney for their homes, deciding not to acquire additional housing in this area. Gary Devine, 2120 Monrovia Avenue, Costa Mesa, referred to the Fact Sheet which was passed cut tonight, stating it indicates future traffic volumes on Victoria Street are estimated to be 27,000 to 28,000 vehicles per day. This assumes build -out of the General Plan, the closing of Monrovia Street, the construction of Bluff Road, the extension of 19th Street across the Santa Ana River, and the widening of Victoria Street. He asked what the vehicles per day would be on Victoria Street without the improvements, and the Public Services Director said the ultimate demand on Victoria Street is 28,000 cars per day. Mr. Devine is in favor cf constructing Bluff Road before anything else is done and said if Victoria Street is widened he would like to see as few homes as possible taken. He recommended no turning be allowed on Victoria Street, double yellow striping, and taking five to ten feet from each side of the street, converting it to four lanes.. Further, he would like to see the closing off of Monrovia, Continental,.and Federal Avenues included in any decision for Victoria Street. Gail Hall, representing the Marina Highlands Homeowners Association, spoke in opposition of Bluff Road because of the . noise factor, and against the widening of Victoria Street. She spoke in favor of Wilson Street and 19th Street Alternatives. Jim Feichtmann, 2156-D San Michel Drive, Costa Mesa, spoke in favor of investigating different alternatives and against widening Victoria Street. Eugene Smith, 707 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, spoke about nothing happening or taking place, productive or non-productive and that his.home has gone down in value. He would like to know where the ammercial traffic is ening frcm which passes his home between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Mayor Hall said this is a very good point which needs to be investigated. Kevin Kerr 2165 Raleigh Avenue, Costa Mesa, said he has made improvements to his property as have other people in the area . and is against widening of Victoria Street and the noise it would create. He favored making improvements and constructing the 19th Street bridge. Phil Marx spoke about converting Victoria Street to two lanes in one direction in the morning and two lanes in the cpposite direction in the afternoon. i There being no; other speakers , Mayor Hall closed the public hearing. Vice Mayor Pmburgey spoke about noise considerations and is in favor of'�the proposed.Composite Alternative with proposed sound walls. and fewer intersecting streets. He said as proposed, sound attenuation should be consider- ably better on,Victoria Street than existing conditions on Adams Avenue. today.., He spoke about start -and -stop traffic creating noise and pollution greater than vehicles traveling in -a. normal manner and that if -Victoria Street were widened andimproved as recommended :the only place;sound'would be greater would be on the streettself.; He eventually visualizes 19th Street _ continued "'over'. the river and•Bluff Road completed. Council Member Hornbuckle spoke about the need to improve Victoria Street for many years and is in favor of the Composite 'Alternative to meet the City's needs for the future. She would:like the 19th Street bridge and Bluff Road, continued before anything is done with Victoria Street. Council- Member Hornbucke' asked .about funding for the proposed Canposite Alternative and the City Manager responded since Victoria Street serves more than one catununity it is anticipated the project would be eligible for funding sources:fran the State and County, in addition to, gas taxes. Council Member Hbrnbuckle=said it is important to make a decision on alignment.so people know exactly what will take place. She expressed concern about displacing people and discussed phasing of the project. She would like acquisition for :hardship cases considered as soon -as possible. Council Member Buffa expressed his concerns with dis- placing people, He spoke about east/west traffic pattern problems in the.City of -Costa Mesa and said Adams Avenue is the only .east/west access in the City; all main- traffic arteries within the City are in the .north/south direction, gridlock conditions could exist inthe near future. He stated, if handled correctly, the improvements along Victoria Street would be a 'tremendous boost to the entire west side area and particuiarly'to those people abutting Victoria Street. Mayor Hall commented traffic is one of the major con- cerns in Orange County. - ' He. spoke about making Costa Mesa a better place to live .for all of the people and in addressing the needs for the entire cammunity's future, supports119th Street, -the. bridge,and widening Victoria Street as being essential to .the vitality of Costa Mesa. Replying to Mayor Hall,. the Development Services Direc- tor saidif :Council is satisfied the EIR before them adequately addresses. the items in it, certification can be made. Then, if it is Council's desire to supple ment EIR 1033 with.other alternatives arra concerns not included' in it, this.can be accomplished at another time through.the public -hearing process. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Buffa, seconded by EIR 1033 Vice Mayor-Amburgey, to certify EIR 1033. The motion Certified carried 4--1, Council Member. Wheeler voting no. - .Council -Member Wheeler expressed his concerns that EIR 1033 is inadequate and could not support the motion for . the following reasons:. It does not consider a number of -alternatives discussed tonight; .it does not state the effects,of increased -noise down other streets; it is not clear what capacities were used for the future Bluff Road.nor if.Bluff Road was included in the no project ..alternative; it is inaccurate in the section on pollu- tion; .and, is. erroneous since it states' taking homes will.not affect housing in the area. Council Member Hernbuckle asked if Council Member Wheeler's concerns can be addressed with a supplemental EIR and.the Director -of Development Services referred to staff's memorandum of .June 23, _1987, arra explained that, if needed,,the EIR-can-be supplemented at a later Council m' etin g: . The Director of Public Services recommended, if the Composite Alternative.is chosen, staff be directed to address the. concerns expressed tonight in a supplmental EIR in addition.to those items outlined in 2(a) of staff's memorandum of July 1, 1987. MOTION A motion was made by..Council Member Buffa, seconded by Priority Coal Council ,Member Wheeler, to establish as a Council prior - Set to Widen ity policy goal, the widening of Victoria Street. The Victoria Street motion.earried 4-1, Council Member Wheeler voting no. Council Member Wheeler stated his objection to widening Victoria Street.. In his opinion the benefit would be to the citizens of.Huntington;Beach with the costs being borne by_the City of Costa Mesa. He believes 19th Street..should be extended prior to making a decision on Victoria Street. MOTION A.motion was made by Council Member Buffa, seconded by Prepare a Vice Mayor Amburgey, directing staff to prepare a supple - Supplemental mental EIR uhich examines -the Composite Alternative. EIR The motion carried -4-1, Council Member Wheeler voting no. Council Member- Wheeler ,_objected to the motion stating since he. is opposed to the Victoria Street widening at this time, there is no need to spend more of the tax- payersmoney. MOTION A notion was made by Council Member Buffa, seconded by Directed Staff Mayor. Hal], directing staff to prepare an internal traf- to Prepare a fic. analysis aid .recocmmendations for the alternatives Traffic Analysis- _ .:.. -discussed v�hidi are not covered by EIR 1033, nor the supplemental EIR addressing the Canposite Alternative; i..e.,.one-way street concept; alternating lanes, noise contour,.sound.walls,.cul-de-sac streets; capacities for Bluff Road: and l9th. Streets.; concerns about pollution; effect on bousing stock. The motion carried 4-1, Council Member,Wieeler voting no. In reply to a question posed by Council Member Buffa, Council Member Wheeler stated. his objections to widening Victoria.Street and the amount of development being approved: within .the City, saying if the amount of devel- opment were cut down it would take care of a lot of traffic.problems, the streets were laid out for single- -family and low density development. In addition, there .are other ways to _ cut down on traffic, such as banning delivery trucks during rush hours ,and mandatory flex- time hours. In,his opinion, the 19th Street alternative is much .better. since this is a canmerdial area. MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Buffa, seconded by Directed Staff to Mayor Hall, directing staff to complete all items neces- Canplete All Items sary in the previously.made motions by the meeting of in Previous Motions November'16,..1987. .The motion carried 5-0. 1 MEKID"o NIMM RECESS -The-Mayo - r * lar6d a recess at 11:55 p.m., and the meet- ing recpnvened,at,l2`-.l1q:a-.m. PUBLIC HEARING. The Deputy Clerklyanriounce6that this was the time and Monrovia- "Avenue,- ,!,place set for -public hearing, continued from the meting ContinentallAvenue�,. of May -1,8, 19871- for.Monrovia Avenue, Continental Avenue and Federal Avenue and Fe " deral,Avenue closures. Environmental Impact Street Closures Report 1035 was certified on April 6, 1987. The Affidavit of mailing is on file. A communication was received T ran the Daniel Nerison family, 2009'C6ntinental Avenue, Costa Mesa, supporting the street closures. The Transportation Services Engineer reported that as a -result alf-past,public--hearingsi Monrovia, Continental and.Federal Avenues were closed in October, 1986, for a trial period, to later evaluate the temporary barricades and their effectiveness, and to decide whether a perma- nent plan should be implemented. The consultants for EIR 1035 recommended an alternative location for the barricades. In.their letter dated July 1, 1987, staff recQnmnded:, pending public input, that they be directed to -take -the,fbilowing actions: 1.Implement peManent closures at the temporary l6cat ions; - or, 2. Implement closures in accordance with consultants' recommendations dat ions in the EIR;; or, n 3. Retain temporary closure subject to construction Of Victoria widening; or, 4. Implementclosures recommended by the EIR and pursue-alternate'arterial improvements to ease traffic Olemand.. In addressing No. 2.in-staff-'s recommendations, Council Member.1brnbuckle referred to Page 41, Figure 12, of EIR 1035, indicating -recommended improvements. Street closures, referred to as "add diagonal diverter" would be located at Monrovia Avenue and 20th Street and at Monrovia Avenue and Arbor Street with the existing tEmporary,ba.rricades -being removed. Roy Pizarek, 1923-TAhittier Avenue,,Ccsta Mesa, thanked, on -behaff. " of the committee of 25 * people who originally started this - issue -two years ago, the Director of Public -Services and -,Transportation Services Engineer for their ­j:ine spent on this issue and for their input. He also thanked' the staff responsible for sending out the notices., to the, people inthe community, and Council for their time at .town hall meetings. He said he feels the street closures have had a positive effect on the can munity and sincle.;the barricades have been installed, three of, his neighbors who were renting out their homes have moved ed back. Dir. Pizarek expressed disagreement with the EIR not indicating closure of Federal Avenue. He would like a four-way stop light investigated for Monrovia Avenue and. 19th Street and a possible stop sign at Federal Avenue and 19th Street. He spoke in favor of the improvements fbr 19th Street and Placentia Avenue and Victoria,Street and Placentia Avenue. He believes Placentia Avenue alternatives should be investigated. Kathleen Devine,. 2120, Monrovia. Avenue, spoke in favor of theclosures in some form. OWN MOTION Staff Directed to Design Swan -Type Closures at Present Locations Pat Dolan, .923 West 20th Street, Costa Mesa, represent- ing Mesa West Hormowners Association and co-chair of the Monrovia Traffic Canmittee, spoke in opposition to removal . of .existing diverter. at Federal Avenue as recom- mended in,EIR i035,.and expressed concern about traffic on West.20th Street and the.type of barriers used and their present locations. He spoke in support of the City's efforts to prevent non-resident traffic through the.conmunity and supports Swan -type closures at Federal, Continental, Monrovia, and National Avenues at Victoria Street. He thanked Council and staff for their time, support., and consideration. Mr. Dolan mentioned Mr. Pizarek conducted a survey of people living on the corners of National, Monrovia, Continental, and Federal Avenues, intersecting with Victoria Street, and received 100 percent support fron then to locate, Swan -type barriers at those corners. Gary Devine, 2120 Monrovia Avenue, Costa Mesa, thanked Council for their consideration of the citzens and for the street closures.. He spoke in favor of having the barricades relocated to the corners of National, Monrovia, Continental and Federal Avenues, at Victoria Street. Allen Charas, 2123 Federal Avenue, Costa Mesa, spoke in favor of keeping the barrier on Federal Avenue. There being no further public speakers, the Mayor closed the public hearing. Mayor Hall mentioned receiving a petition from the Manager of Bargain Food Basket, signed by some of the shop owners in.the vicinity, opposing the barriers where they are now located and requesting they be moved to a different location. After discussion,. Mayor Hall said he is in favor of Swan -type closures at Federal, Continental, Monrovia and National Avenues at Victoria Street. Vice Mayor Amburgey spoke about installing signs and turn restrictions similar to those at Wimbledon Way and Sunflower Avenue. Ale also supported Swan -type closures at Federal, Continental, Monrovia and National Avenues at Victoria Street., Council Members Buffa, Uieeler, arra Hornbuckle, were in favor of Swan -type closures at the present locations. On motion.by Council Member Hornbuckle, seconded by .Council Member.Wheeler, staff was directed to design Swan -type closures at -the present temporary barricade locations on Monrovia, Continental, and Federal Avenues, to be brought back to. Council for review. The motion carried 3 -2, -Mayor -Hall and Vice Mayor Amburgey voting no. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor declared the meet' a 'earned -rte Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa ATTEST: Cf7ty Clerk cf the City of C.casta Me [1