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TRAFFIC & ASSESSMENT DISTRICT MONTHLY STATUS
REPORT
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TRAFFIC PROJECTS
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CURRENT STATUS
(as of
March 1, 2006)
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| Liaison to Transportation
Commission- ongoing |
Commission meets bi-monthly
on 3rd Thursdays in 2006: (1/19, 3/16, 5/18, 7/20, 9/21, 11/16)
Commissioners: Jim Navarro-Chair, Harold Blumberg-VC, William
Baker, Rosalina Nava, Art Gregoire
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| Coordinate Traffic & Signal
Operations- ongoing |
Coordinate Republic Electric
Contract. Administer Hui Lai & Wayne Walker contracts
Coordinate Traffic issues with Chief Stan Henry, Capt. Kevin
Conner and Lt. Chuck Robinson
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| Removal of Downtown EPC Left-Turn
Arrows (Based on Hui Lai Study “A” approved
by Council 2/23/05)
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Arrows removed on 9/1/05.
90-day test completed 11/30/05. Council presentation 1/25/06
Travel time downtown reduced from 4 to 1.5 minutes, Speed
increased from 23 to 40 mph, Level “C” Service
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| E. Palm Canyon Future Route
Alternatives (Hui Lai Study “B” approved by
Council 2/23/05)
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Officer David Vasquez Rd.
initially chosen as future relief route to Downtown E. P. Canyon
11/17/05 T. Commission approved ODV Route, Special Joint
Council/Commission Mtgs: 1/12 & 2/16/06
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| Red-Light Camera at Date
Palm & Ramon (Assist w/ Police Dept. Project
approved by Council 5/25/05)
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Northbound Date Palm at Ramon
(Initial first red-light camera system in Cathedral City)
American Traffic Solutions-(ATS) installed on 2/1/06- 30
day warning. Commenced Citations on 3/01/06)
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| Breslow “Sunflower Safety
Signs” Demonstration Council approved 40 initial
signs/10 intersections on 10/26/05
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Marc & Patti Breslow volunteered
to fund pilot program for creative traffic safety messages
Signs mount on ”back” of residential street stop signs. They
will pay for first 80 signs. Council to review 3/22/06
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City-Wide Street Striping
Update Program (Budgeted by Council at $94,000
in FY 2005/06)
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Goal: Replace Street Striping
on Major, Secondary & Collectors (Residential if possible)
Wayne Walker completing inventory & cost estimates to determine
how many priority roads can be restriped
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ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS
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| Existing Annual Landscape
& Lighting Districts (Fourteen existing LLDs)
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Oversee MuniFinancial’s Annual
Consulting Assessment Engineering Contract Prepare
Council Report in June/July to approve Assessments for FY 06/07 County
Tax Roll
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| Corregidor Drive Street Improvement
District (18 Homes on cul-de-sac north of Converse
Road)
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Proposed street improvements:
New paving, curbs, drive approaches, sidewalks
Initial property owner mtg. on 10/19/05 resulted in 17 of
18 owners signing petition. I’m doing cost estimates
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| Proposed Perez Road Sewer
District (Perez Rd.; Plaza Dr.; Summit Dr.;
Campbell St., Kieley Rd)
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One of the remaining non-sewered
areas in the City Gathering property owner,
address & APN info to put together mailings for initial property owner meetings.
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