HomeMy WebLinkAboutTemporary Openings of Delaware Pl and Robin Rd - Washington St Construction City of Palm Desert
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Richard J. Folkers, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works
DATE: December 9, 1999
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF TEMPORARY OPENINGS OF DELAWARE
PLACE AND ROBIN ROAD FOR THE DURATION OF THE
WASHINGTON STREET CONSTRUCTION
RECCOMMENDATION
By minute motion, approve the temporary opening from Tucson Homes onto Robin
Road and based upon the final survey results from Delaware Place residents approve or
deny the Delaware Place temporary opening.
BACKGROUND
Because of the extensive construction taking place along Washington Street between
Fred Waring Drive and Hovley Lane East, businesses, institutions, and residential areas
are impacted. These matters were discussed with the Project Area 4 Committee as well
as with Council members and staff.
Since the Tucson Homes development is a gated community, only residents, visitors
and deliveries will be using Robin Road from Warner Trail to and from the gated
community. The fire access gate has then opened on an interim basis with the matter
being presented to the City Council for their approval. The Project Area 4 Committee
approved this opening at their last meeting on November 15, 1999.
With regard to the temporary opening of the barricade on Delaware Place west of
Washington Street, the owners of the Tot Stop, Sherry and Stefan Mudry, met with
Mayor Robert Spiegel, City Manager Ray Diaz, as well as staff from the Public Works
Department, Sheriff's Department, County of Riverside, and Granite Construction to
review their concerns. Staff initiated a survey of Delaware Place residents in order to
determine the level of acceptance of such an opening. As at the preparation of this
report staff has received responses indicating an 80% rejection of the temporary
opening concept. Final survey results will be presented at the City Council Meeting.
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December 9, 1999
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SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF TEMPORARY OPENINGS OF DELAWARE
PLACE AND ROBIN ROAD FOR THE DURATION OF THE
WASHINGTON STREET CONSTRUCTION
The matter was also discussed at the Project Area 4 committee and they were
agreeable to the temporary opening.
Therefore, staff recommends the opening of Robin Road access for the Tucson Homes
project and based on final survey results, approve or deny the Delaware Place Opening
on a temporary basis during the duration of the Washington Street construction and
that the approved temporary opening(s) be closed when the Washington Street
construction is completed.
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RICHARD J. FOLKERS, P.E. REVIEWED AND CONCUR
CITY MANAGER
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CITY COUNC_ IfACTION:
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Original on File with City rk's Office
By Minute Motion, approved leaving Delaware Place closed;
leaving Robin Road situation as currently exists, closed; future
review of Mountain View once Washington Street construction
is complete and traffic resumes normal flow.
Revised:10/7/99 2:22 PM Temp Opening Robin Rd&Delaware PI-sd
• CA1 ..aL REALTY ANALYSTS
REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS•ANALYSTS•ADVISORS
41-865 BOARDWALK, SUITE 201
1999
December 3, PALM DESERT, CA 92211
City of Palm Desert RECEIVED
Attn: Mr. Ramon A. Diaz, City Manager & City Council Members
73-510 Fred Waring Drive DEC 0 7 1999
Palm Desert, CA 92260-2578 PALM DESERT CITY HALL
CITY MANAGER
RE: Temporary Opening of Delaware Place and Washington Street
Dear Mr. Diaz,
I received a notice regarding the City's intention to consider temporarily opening
Delaware Place. I am a resident of Delaware Place and I wish to express my
strong opposition to this proposal. I do not believe it is appropriate to direct the
Tot-Stop's commercial traffic onto our residential street. I had the potential time
savings for the Tot Stop's customers measured (at 8:30am 12/3/99) by opening
Delaware. The highest savings would be to those who could potentially save 1
minute and 15 seconds per trip, by inappropriately turning east down Delaware
Place instead of going down 2 blocks to California, which is currently signalized
at Washington and is the more appropriate route for commercial traffic of this
type.
The additional traffic on Warner Trail
and Delaware Place will not only come
from the Tot-Stop's customers, but
from everyone else who realizes the m
street is open. If you are unfamiliar with I •
Delaware Place, it is important for you =- •
and the Council Members to know that
there are no sidewalks on Delaware, as r z
shown in the photo at right. If you were Y >' '
to open Delaware Place, the additional
traffic will occur at the precise time that -A*3-ritlt
children are walking or riding bicycles * 7,,
to and from Gerald Ford School.
I hope you agree that it is entirely inappropriate to direct commercial traffic onto a
residential street with no sidewalks, at the exact time that the most children are
present. The temporary delay of approximately 1 minute per trip to a handful of
commercial business patrons from a single business seems a very small
inconvenience in comparison to the increased peril you will expose to dozens of
the children of Palm Desert, both on Delaware, and crossing Delaware heading
north or south along Warner Trail. Furthermore, opening Delaware Place will
create the same type of traffic condition that resulted in a traffic fatality at Elkhorn
& Fred Waring Drive before Elkhorn was ultimately closed.
PHONE: (760)779-9004
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City of Palm Desert
Mr. Ramon A. Diaz, City Manager & City Council Members
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I urge you to keep Delaware Place closed and continue to preserve the level of
safety and quality we currently enjoy in this residential area. Thank you for your
time and consideration.
Very Truly Yours,
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We the following tenants of Villa Del Sol and the neighboring complex are not able to appear before the City council at the meeting scheduled
for December 9, 1999. However, we feel it necessary for you the elected council members to be aware of the current situation we are
unfortunately faced with in regards to the closure of Mountain View at Washington Street. We reside on Washington Street at Mountain
View and can no longer turn onto Mountain View southbound from Washington Street. We have to pass our street and attempt to make a U
turn on a very busy street. This is an unsafe maneuver and quite difficult to perform. We are also affected with no access northbound onto
Washington Street from eastbound Mountain View. It disturbs us that no consideration was taken when the project was being planned. All of
the other housing communities have convenient access. We would like the same.
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