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C. 16
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date: March  1, 2016
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Prohibit parking in Alamo Crest, incl. Golden Grass Dr. (Rd 4735AH), Golden Grass Ct. (Rd 4735AG) and Treetop Terrace Ct. (Rd 4735AJ), Alamo

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   03/01/2016
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Monish Sen 925-313-2187
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:     March  1, 2016
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Traffic Resolution No. 2016/4436 to prohibit parking between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on school days, within the Alamo Crest subdivision, which includes Golden Grass Drive (Road No. 4735AH), Golden Grass Court (Road No. 4735AG), and Treetop Terrace Court (Road No. 4735AJ), as recommended by the Public Works Director, Alamo area.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

In August 2015, Public Works staff was contacted by representatives of the Alamo Crest Homeowners Association regarding the possibility of having parking restricted within the neighborhood, due to students from nearby Monte Vista High School using Golden Grass Drive to park their cars on school days. The subsequent investigation conducted at that time revealed only 5-7 students would park their vehicles in the neighborhood on any given school day. It was also noted that other nearby residential areas already had parking restrictions in place regarding off campus school parking. After outreach to the School Administration indicating neighborhood concerns, Public Works staff concluded that the neighborhood impact was minimal at that time and no parking restrictions were warranted.  
  
Since then, a follow up investigation was conducted and it was apparent that the amount of students parking in the neighborhood had increased fourfold, causing this neighborhood to bear a greater burden of supporting nearby school parking, for which it was not intended. It was again noted that nearby residential roadways had already had limitations on parking instituted on those roads on school days. With the findings of the new investigation and no apparently successful efforts to discourage student parking in neighboring communities by the Monte Vista School Administration, Public Works Traffic Engineering made the finding that limitations on parking on school days could be supported. With this finding from Public Works staff, the Alamo Crest Homeowners Association has hired an engineering consultant and agreed to fully fund the purchase of and installation of the signage necessary to support this resolution. The signage plan prepared by the Consultant has been reviewed as adequate by the Traffic Engineer.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Nearby School related overflow parking will continue to occur on Alamo Crest roadways.

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