To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING INSTALLATION OF ALL-WAY STOP-CONTROLS AT UNCONTROLLED APPROACHES AT INTERSECTIONS IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY GRANT AVENUE, INGLEWOOD AVENUE, AVIATION BOULEVARD AND ARTESIA BOULEVARD, ALL WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In response to a City Council referral to staff during the July 20, 2021 meeting, on August 17, 2021, staff presented options to the City Council to expedite the installation of all way stops through community outreach at local intersections that lacked all-way stops within the boundaries created by Grant Avenue, Inglewood Avenue, Aviation Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard, an area entirely within Council District 4. At that meeting, the Council unanimously directed staff to perform certain outreach efforts regarding the potential installation and to return to the City Council with the feedback. Staff mailed notification letters to residents within approximately 150' radius from the subject intersections and also forwarded the notification letter to Council Member Obagi for distribution.
Along with Council Member Obagi's distribution, City staff sent out approximately 257 mailers. A total of 30 responses were received and are included in Attachment #3.
BACKGROUND
The City's administrative policy for stop sign installation discusses the procedures and steps routinely taken by staff, in coordination with residents, to investigate, conduct an engineering warrant analysis and recommend consideration of requested stop-controls. The policy is specific to local residential streets and is initiated once a resident reaches out to staff and requests the installation of the additional stop-controls. The policy requires the support of nearby residents. The policy also requires a traffic engineering study be performed as a best practice. Methods and thresholds to determine whether a stop sign is warranted are gi...
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