To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF LEFT TURN RESTRICTION AND TIME-RESTRICTED LOADING ZONE ON SOUTH SIDE OF RIPLEY AVENUE, EAST OF ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, BETWEEN FELTON LANE AND HARRIMAN LANE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since the 2015-16 school year, Staff has been meeting with representatives from the Redondo Beach Unified School District (RBUSD) and each individual school's Principal to discuss traffic issues around the schools. The intent of this effort is to increase motorist compliance with stop signs, increase awareness and safety at school pedestrian crossings, provide improved ADA-compliant access and increase motorist awareness of the school areas.
At the January 27, 2020 Public Works Commission meeting, the Commission approved forwarding the following recommendations for the Council's consideration: the removal of left-turn movements in to Adams Middle School at the Clark Lane driveway, and installation of a loading zone on the south side of Ripley Avenue, between Felton Lane and Harriman Lane as shown on Attachment 1. The recommendations for Adams Middle School are based on a prior meeting made with City, school and BCHD stakeholders, and field observations and data collection made by staff. The January 27, 2020 Public Works Commission Report and meeting minutes can be found in Attachment 2.
This item was on the April 7, 2020 City Council meeting agenda and was pulled from further consideration at the request of the City Manager. Attachment 3 is the Blue Folder Item, correspondence from residents, from the April 7, 2020 meeting. The title and proposed loading zone location have been modified to reflect the area between Felton Lane and Harriman Lane.
BACKGROUND
School related traffic near Adams Middle School is often problematic for approximately 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the afternoon on school days, which may lead to heavy congestion during these pe...
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