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HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-78 - Traffic Circulation Ad Hoc CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 83-78 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY • OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO STUDY TRAFFIC CIRCULATION BETWEEN TUSTIN AVENUE AND NEWPORT BOULEVARD WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach and CalTrans have studied certain alternatives for improving traffic circulation on Pacific Coast Highway in Mariners Mile; and WHEREAS, business and property owners in Mariners Mile have expressed concerns about the impacts of alternatives studied to date; and WHEREAS, at a public hearing held on June 27, 1983, the City Council directed that an Ad Hoc Committee be formed to restudy the traffic circulation system between Tustin Avenue and Newport Boulevard; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that an "Ad Hoc Mariners Mile Traffic Circulation Committee" be formed; the membership, purpose, duties and term of the Committee shall be as set forth herein. MEMBERSHIP. The Committee shall be composed of seven members, which shall include the Mayor and the following additional members appointed by the Mayor: 1. One additional City Council representative. 2. One representative from the Planning Commission. 3. One representative from the Citizens Traffic Advisory Committee. 4. Two representatives from the Mariners Mile business and property owners community, or their consultant. 5. One citizen at large to be selected from individu- als familiar with and interested in traffic prob- lems in the City. STAFF & TECHNICAL SUPPORT. Staff liaison shall be provided by the Public works Director and /or the City Engineer. • Additional technical support may be provided by the City Traffic Engineer, and by consultants as may be selected from time to time. Staff representation shall be non - voting. PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES. The purpose of the Committee is to study alternatives for improving traffic circula- tion along Pacific Coast Highway in Mariners Mile. This task may include consideraiton of the practicability and usefulness of alternate and /or parallel routes such as Avon Street, a second Bay crossing and University Drive. This task shall also include review of the alternatives previously studied by the City and CalTrans in conjunction with the project considered by the City Council on June 27, 1983. Studies to be performed and considered may include present and future traffic generation studies for Mariners Mile, origin and destination studies, overall traffic projections and limited environmental studies. In its deliberations, the Committee shall consider economic feasibility of alternates, probable significant environ- mental impacts, other impacts, traffic service benefits, overall practicability of proposed solutions, and the time required to implement proposed solutions. The Committee shall meet regularly and report periodi- cally on its progress to the City Council. Upon completion of its deliberations, the Committee shall prepare a final report to the City Council with such recommendations as it deems • appropriate. TERM. The term of the Committee shall automatically expire in six months, on January 9, 1984, unless extended by specific action of the City Council. The term of the Committee may expire at an earlier date if a final report is presented to and accepted by the City Council at an earlier date. 2 ADOPTED this llthday of July , 1983. RSP /Traffic •