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PRE - MEETING - 6:30 P.M.
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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A G E N D A
ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 18o 1992
7 :30 P.M.
ROLL CALL: Councilmen Ciraulo, Harbicht, Lojeski,
Margett and Fasching
ACTION
All Present
MINUTES of the adjourned and regular meetings of
August 4, and the adjourned regular meeting of
August 11, 1992 Approved
MOTION: Read all ordinances and resolutions by title
only and waive reading in full. Adopted
1.
PUBLIC HEARING
Consideration of an appear of the Planning
Commission's denial of MP 92 =003, for setback and
building height modifications to construct a Public Hearing Closed;'
two - story, 6,248 square -foot single - family dwelling Denied
with attached garage at 16 W. Lemon Avenue
(Harry Wu, the property owner).
2. Time reserved for those in the audience who
wish to address the City Council (five - minute
time limit per person). David Ercolani
3. RECESS CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA 8/18/92
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ACTION
MEETING OF THE ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
a. ROLL CALL: Agency Members Ciraulo, Harbicht,
Lojeski, Margett and Fasching All Present
b. Request for retroactive financial assistance
under the proposed Commercial Revitalization
Program. Approved
c. Request to set Study Session for the selection
of Exclusive Broker (Southwest and Northwest
Corner Projects). 5:30 p.m. on 9/1/92
d. Consideration of alternatives for landscaping
the northwest and southwest corners of Second Remove fence and
Avenue /Huntington Drive intersection and the maintain property
southwest corner of First Avenue /St. Joseph as is.
intersection.
e. ADJOURN to 6:30 p.m., September 1, 1992
5. RECONVENE CITY'COUNCIL
6. CONSENT ITEMS
a. Designation of voting delegate and alternate
for League of California Cities annual
conference.
b.
Recommendation for award of contract for the
Waterline Replacement Project -.Live Oak
Avenue from E1 Monte Avenue to Second Avenue -
Work Order 696. Approved
Delegate - Fasching
Alternate - Ciraulo
C. Recommendation for award of contract - Landscape
Maintenance for Water Facility Sites (Septem-
ber 1, 1992 through August 31, 1995). improved
d. Recommendation to award a contract for 1992 -93 `
Slurry Seal Program - Job No. 526. Approved
e. Recommendation to purchase safety boots. improved
7. CITY MANAGER
a. Report and recommendation regarding street name Replace signs
signs.
s_dS necessary with
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reflector type
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ACTION
MEETING OF THE ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
a. ROLL CALL: Agency Members Ciraulo, Harbicht,
Lojeski, Margett and Fasching All Present
b. Request for retroactive financial assistance
under the proposed Commercial Revitalization
Program. Approved
c. Request to set Study Session for the selection
of Exclusive Broker (Southwest and Northwest
Corner Projects). 5:30 p.m. on 9/1/92
d. Consideration of alternatives for landscaping
the northwest and southwest corners of Second Remove fence and
Avenue /Huntington Drive intersection and the maintain property
southwest corner of First Avenue /St. Joseph as is.
intersection.
e. ADJOURN to 6:30 p.m., September 1, 1992
5. RECONVENE CITY'COUNCIL
6. CONSENT ITEMS
a. Designation of voting delegate and alternate
for League of California Cities annual
conference.
b.
Recommendation for award of contract for the
Waterline Replacement Project -.Live Oak
Avenue from E1 Monte Avenue to Second Avenue -
Work Order 696. Approved
Delegate - Fasching
Alternate - Ciraulo
C. Recommendation for award of contract - Landscape
Maintenance for Water Facility Sites (Septem-
ber 1, 1992 through August 31, 1995). improved
d. Recommendation to award a contract for 1992 -93 `
Slurry Seal Program - Job No. 526. Approved
e. Recommendation to purchase safety boots. improved
7. CITY MANAGER
a. Report and recommendation regarding street name Replace signs
signs.
s_dS necessary with
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reflector type
7. CITY MANAGER (continued) ACTION
Ad Hoc Committee
b. Report regarding the estimated costs of (Fasching and Margett)
increasing security at Wilderness Park. meet with Cnllinc
8. CITY ATTORNEY
a. RESOLUTION NO. 5691, for City support for
proceeding with the countywide traffic
signal Synchronization, Operation and Main-
tenance (SOM) Program's pilot project in the
San Gabriel Valley. Adopted
b. RESOLUTION NO. 5692, fixing the amount of
revenue required to be raised from property
taxes necessary for the Fiscal Year 1992 -93
to pay the indebtedness of the City or
Districts. Adopted
C. RESOLUTION NO. 5693, dedicating certain prop -
erty on Rosemarie Drive for street purposes. Adopted
9. MATTERS FROM STAFF
10. MATTERS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS
11. ADJOURN to 9;00 a.m., August 22 1992, in memory of
Andrea Peels
Consideration of monument sign lighting on 9/1 agenda.
9/1 pre- meeting - City Hall space assessment presentation by
Bob Daggett.
Rowe - Notify Sister City Commission of Don Geddes' illness;
send card /flowers from City Council.
McIntyre - Letter from Mayor to Santa Anita thanking them
for assistance with Hazardous Waste Round -Up.
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AGENDA 8/18/92
August 18, 1992
TO: ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
JOSEPH R. LOPEZ, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SUBJECT: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION REGARDING
Background
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STREET NAME SIGNS
On March 17, 1992, in response to a resident's concern (copy of
letter attached) , the City Council directed staff to investigate
the potential of improving the visibility of street name signs
throughout the City.
Findinas
1. Size and Type of Existing Street Name Signs
A "standard" street name sign has been adopted and installed
throughout the City for at least the last 30 years. An
example of this sign will be provided at this evening's City
Council meeting.
Each sign is constructed of a folded steel channel,
approximately 6 inches high by 24 inches long, porcelain
enamel green surface with white letters approximately 4 inches
high, printed on both sides. The letters are not
reflectorized. Therefore, this may cause difficulty for
drivers reading the street name signs at night.
The signs are fabricated by Western Highway Products, Inc. to
City specifications. The size and design of the signs are
typical of the industry. Sign construction and finish is of
high quality with a 20 year warrantee on finish and
workmanship. Individual sign panels are legible from both
sides and are typically mounted together, one each for each
intersecting street.
2. Optional Street Name Signs
a. Reflectorized Letters
Porcelain enamel street name signs can be manufactured with
reflectorized letters which would improve the night visibility
of the street name sign. A sign with reflectorized letters
will be provided at this evening's City Council meeting.
LASER WAGED
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b. Sizes and Materials
Larger signs are available, measuring 9 inches high with
letters approximately 6 inches high. Signs manufactured of
aluminum are available in either the 6 inch or 9 inch size
with a reflective sheeting surface covering. This type of
street name sign is not as durable as the porcelain enamel
sign currently used by the City.
C. Colors
A wide range of colors are available at the option of the
customer. Typically, color combinations include green -white
(Arcadia) brown - white, blue -white and beige -blue. All
reflectorized letters are white in color.
d. Block Numbers
City of Arcadia signs do not display block numbers. The
addition of block numbers typically requires a 9 inch high
sign with the block number displayed below the street name.
The addition of block numbers necessitates building of a large
inventory of signs because a unique sign is required for every
corner of each intersection.
3. Placement of Signs
a. Existing Placements
Currently, signs are placed on available posts adjacent to
each intersection. Typical locations are at stop sign posts
and street light standards. At most intersecting through
roadways there are two sets of signs on opposite sides of the
intersection. At most intersections of a minor roadway with
a collector roadway, the street name signs are mounted on the
stop sign post which controls the minor street cross traffic.
Due to the length of the curb return radius, it is not unusual
for the street name sign to be mounted on the stop sign post
of the minor street, 20 to 25 feet to the right of the curb
line of the major street. Conversely, for a vehicle
approaching the minor street stop sign, the street name sign
is in the parkway.
b. Placement Option
Additional sign posts could be placed in the parkway of the
major street.
LASER IMAGED
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C. Placement Restrictions
All signs, whether 6 inches or 9 inches, must be mounted such
that the sign does not extend beyond the curb face and into
the roadway. Signs extending over the roadway curb are
subject to damage by street sweepers, motor homes and
commercial vehicles. Also, to preclude pedestrian hazards,
all signs are installed with a minimum vertical clearance of
seven feet.
4. Painting of Street Names on Curbs
The painting of street names on curb faces visible to the
motoring public was performed by contract in the early 1970's.
Such curb painting was subject to removal by street sweepers
and degradation by drainage water and natural elements. The
cost and maintenance effort required to maintain this method
of street identification was excessive and the program was
discontinued.
5. Number of Existing Street Name Signs and Replacement Costs
There are approximately 660 roadway intersections and
approximately 2,170 existing sign panels installed in the
City. A total sign replacement program would require a
minimum of six months to complete.
Based on current information from the manufacturer, the cost
of each sign panel used by the City is $33.75. Alternate sign
design could include reflectorized letters, changes in
materials, sizes and colors. Prices range from $25.50 to
$52.50 per sign panel. The cost of a new sign of the same
size and type as existing signs but with reflectorized letters
is $42.75 each. Depending on the size and type chosen, the
total cost, not including City labor, to replace 2,170 signs
city wide would range from approximately $55,000 to $114,000.
The estimated labor cost would be approximately $23,000.
Therefore, the total cost would range from $78,000 to
$137,000. The total cost to replace existing signs with the
same size and type sign but with reflectorized letters would
be approximately $116,000, including labor.
Conclusions
While street name signs are universally used to aid the traveling
public, their placement in locations which are acceptable to all
motorists is a compromise involving numerous variables. Care must
be exercised so as to not create an undesirable proliferation of
sign posts which could be aesthetically undesirable or create
potential hazards for pedestrian traffic.
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In an effort to provide the motoring public with a system of street
name signs which are both legible and placed for adequate
visibility, letters should be reflectorized on new street name
signs and sign posts for new installations should be located in the
parkway.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff to:
1. Purchase and install new street name signs (of the same
size and type as existing signs but with reflectorized
letters) as necessary for new installations and routine
maintenance; and /or:
2. a. Inventory the location of existing street name
signs at:
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APPROVED:
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Attachment
1) The intersection collector roadways with
collector and arterial roadways.
(2) The intersection of residential roadways with
collector and arterial roadways.
(3) The intersection of residential roadways with
other residential roadways.
Formulate guidelines for the placement of street
name signs for adequate visibility.
Report back to the
recommended guidelines,
proposed action(s).
DAMES I
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CITY MANAGER PRO -TEM
City Council regarding
estimated costs, and
LASER IMAGED
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COUNCIL
CITY OF ARCADIA
ARCADIA CITY HALL
ARCADIA, CA. 91006
SUBJECT: READABLE STREET NAME SIGNS
DEAR MAYOR.GILB AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JINNY SHEPHERD AND I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ARCADIA
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SINCE 1958 AND A RESIDENT OF ARCADIA SINCE
1981,_ I AM AN ACTIVE SENIOR CITIZEN IN ARCADIA AND HAVE A
SUGGESTION THAT WOULD BE BENIFICIAL TO ARCADIA RESIDENTS AS WELL AS
TO OUR VISITORS.
WE ALL DESIRE TO KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE, BUT WE FIND IT VERY
DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO FIND AND READ THE STREET NAMES. THE MAJOR
STREETS IN TOWN ARE VERY LARGE, SOMETIMES LIGHTED, AND EASY TO READ
WHILE THE RESIDENTIAL ONES ARE NOT.
WHEN IT IS DARK, LOOKING FOR STREET NAMES IS VERY UNSAFE FOR
DRIVERS OF CARS. WE STOP, WE LOOK, AND SOMETIMES WE CREATE
OBSTRUCTION IN THE FLOW OF TRAFIC.
AT NIGHT I HAVE TO STOP AT THE CORNER AND SHINE A FLASHLIGHT THRU
OUR WINDOWS TO TRY TO READ THEM. DRIVERS ON MICHILLINDA, HOLLY,
AND OTHER HIGH VOLUME RESIDENTIAL STREETS THAT HAVE FASTER MOVING
VEHICLES HATES TO HAVE SLOW VEHICLES TRYING TO FIND THE STREET OR
ADDRESS.
LET'S MAKE THEM MUCH LARGER AND PLACE THEM ON ALL OUR CORNERS WITH
REFLECTIVE PAINT ON THE CURBS SO OUR HEADLIGHTS WILL PICK THEM UP
EASILY. THIS WILL HELP OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, OUR EMERGENCY
SERVICES, AND OUR UTILITY REPAIRMEN AS WELL.
EVEN A VERTICAL SIGN LOWER TO THE GROUND AT THE CORNERS WHERE THE
HEADLIGHTS WOULD REFLECT WOULD HELP.
IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PAINT THE STREET NAMES ON THE CURBS, AT
LEAST MAKE THE EXISTING SIGNS LARGER AND PLACED WHERE THEY CAN BE
READ EASILY AT NIGHT. THEY SHOULD BE REFLECTIVE; NAME AND NUMBERS;
THE POLES COULD BE MOVED CLOSER TO THE STREET CURB; AND THE LONG
END OF THE SIGNS SHOULD BE EXTENDED OUT MORE TOWARDS THE STREET SO
WE CAN SEE THEM BEFORE WE GET TO THE STREET CORNER.
I AM ASKING EACH ONE OF YOU TO NOTICE THE STREET NAME WHEN YOU
DRIVE ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STREETS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
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I THINK SENIOR CITIZENS COULD DONATE THE TIME TO HELP PAINT THE
NAMES AND NUMBERS ON THE CURBS, OR POSSIBLY SOME OF THE STUDENTS OR
CLUBS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE SOME
COMPANIES WITHIN THE CITY THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO DONATE THE STENCILS
AND REFLECTIVE PAINT THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY SUGGESTION. IF I CAN BE OF ANY HELP
IN GETTING SUPPLIES OR MANPOWER DONATE FOR THIS CAUSE, PLEASE
CONTACT ME.
SINCERELY,
JINNY SHEPHERD
JJ001 LA CADENA A E. *D
ARCADIA, CA. 91007 -7315
(818) 446 -9086
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