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Home My WebLink AboutOB 2 SAN JUAN VACATION 7-18-88 OLD BUSINESS DA_ TO: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION SUBJECT: PROPOSED SAN JUAN STREET VACATION - FILE #2422 RECOMMENDATION: Pleasure of the City Council. BACKGROUND'. At their meeting of July 5, 1988, the City Council reviewed the staff report of June 28, 1988 (copy attached) and requested Staff to provide additional information as follows: 1. Establishment of a Caltrans timetable for acquisition of certain properties related to the I-5 widening. 2. Information on the improvements for E1 Camino Real between Red Hill and Orange Street. 3. Use of a reversionary clause in the street vacation proceedings to ensure that the San Juan Street right-of-way and its improvements would revert back 'to the City in the event the land within.the street'right-of-way is not utilized to maintain Tustin High School and Lambert School as one contiguous site for school use-purposes. DISCUSSION'. Item 1 - Caltran~ Timetable Caltrans has indicated they need to certify right-of-way no later than April-1989 so that their I-5 widening construction schedule can be maintained. It was indicated that they will most likely commence eminent domain proceedings in the very near future if they cannot reach agreement with the school district or the San Juan Street vacation proceedings cannot be completed. The eminent, domain proceedings can be withdrawn at any time prior to finalization. Following is a tentative schedule provided by Caltrans for the work related to E1 Camino Real: Bid advertisement --- ---- February 1989 Right-of-way acquisition complete ........... April 1989 Right-of-way cleared of structures .......... July 1989 Commencement of E1 Camino Real realignment -- September 1989 Completion of E1 Camino Real realignment .... February 1989 PROPOSED SAN JUAN STREET VACATION July 12, 1988 Page 2 Ite~ ~ - E1 Camino Real Improvements Caltrans has confirmed that they will improve E1 Camino Real between Red Hill Avenue and Orange Street to-full secondary highway standards (80 feet of right-of-way and 64 feet between curbs). This work would be accomplished as one of ~he first phases of the construction segment of the I-5 widening. Item 3 - Use of Reversionary Clause The C~ty Attorney's office has determined that the street may be vacated under the regulations of the street and highway code with the reservation of an ~ easement per Section 8340(b) of said code to allow the City to exercise its right to reopen the street as a street easement if it deemed necessary in the future. As an added measure of protection, it is suggested that the City require a two-party agreement between the City and School District wherein the District would be responsible to provide street easement and a fully improved street to the City in the event the area to be vacated is not utilized for school related purposes and to combine the Lambert School and Tustin High School parcels together as a contiguous parcel. This agreement should be integrated as Exhibit "A" into the resolution ordering the vacation of said street. ~- As previously outlined, the following are potential s6hedules for the street vacation proceedings: Schedule Schedule Schedule One Two Three Planning Commission Action for conformance to the Tustin General Plan 7-25-88 8-8-88 8-22-88 City Council adoption of Resolution of Intention to Vacate Street and Setting Public Hearing 8-1-88 8-15-88 9-6-88 City Council holds public hearing for said street vacation 9-6-88 9-19-88 10-3-88 City Council makes determination on said street vacation 9-19-88 10-3-88 10-17-88 Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer Inter- Corn TO: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION SUBJECT: PROPOSED SAN JUAN STREET VACATION, FILE %2422 RECOMMENDATION: Pleasure of 'bhe City Council. BACKGROUND: In September 1987 the City Council authorized Staff to proceed with a traffic analysis to investigate ~he feasibility of vacating a portion of San Juan Street adjacent to Tustin High School and Lamber~ Elementary School· This authorization came as a result of Caltrans' request to ~he City to consider the vacation of San Juan Street. The firm of Austin-Foust Associates was the City's selection to complete the analysis of this .potential street closure· Caltrans' request for street vacation came after their initial contacts with the Tustin Unified School District had surfaced the District's concerns over losing approximately 3 acres of land along, the E1 Camino Real frontage of Tustin High School· This 3 acre loss would reduce an already' substandard size high school site to approximately 24 acres· The vacation Of a portion of San Juan S~reet would allow the residual Tustin High School site to be physically joined with the Lambert Elementary School site which is approximately 10 acres in size. DISCUSSION: The firm of Austin-Foust Associates, Inc. has completed the San Juan Street Closure Traffic Analysis (copy previously furnished) of which a general summary is as follows: 1. The study area is bounded by E1 Camino Real on the South, Red Hill Avenue on the East, Bryan Avenue on the North and Newport Avenue on the West. Ten primary intersections surrounding San Juan Street were also evaluated. · Traffic generated by the residences and schools on and around San Juan Street was estimated, with through traffic on San Juan Street being estimated by means of a license plate matching study. Levels of service on the key intersections were tabulated on exist- ing traffic counts. Levels of service at key intersections were then tabulated on a long range time frame and ~he impacts of ~he street closure assessed. TION Page 2 ! Section II of ~he analysis outlines the following areas= · Existing average daily traffic (ADT) volumes on the key streets within the study area. * Existing peak hour (A.M., Noon and P.M.) turning movements at key intersections. , Through traffic study by use of a license plate matching study. Through traffic on San Juan Street ranges from 26% in the A.M. to 37% in the P.M. Section III of the analysis summarizes the amount of traffic diversion which would occur with the street closure and the impacts of that diversion= The through traffic diversions generally have minimal impact on the key intersections with the exception of E1 Camino Real and Red Hill Avenue. The Intersection Capacity Utilization (ICU) rate increases 4% from 1.29 to 1.33, or Level F. This level of service is based on a two-lane facility on E1 Camino Real in lieu of the ultimate four-lane facility~ * All other key intersections show either no change, or only a change of one percent in' the_ ICU level. * Some lo¢al traffic using San Juan Street to access Newpor~ or Red Hill Avenue will be forced to use Utt Drive, Lance Drive and Walnut Street. The long range impacts (Past 2010) were tabulated for the two critical intersections of E1 Camino.Real at Newport Avenue and E1 ~amino Real at Red H£11 Avenue based upon a four-lane roadway on E1 Camino Real. These intersections continue to operate at less than desirable levels, but the impacts increase only from 0% to 2%. In the event the City Council elects to proceed with the San Juan Street vacation proceedings, the following is a suggested procedure: * Refer to Planning Commission for their finding that the vacation of San Juan Street will be in conformance with the General Plan. * Return to City Council for adoption of Resolution of Intention for the street vacation. SAN JUAN STREET VACATION June 28, 1988 Page '3 * Hold public hearing on the street vacation and make final determination. It is estimated that the street vacation proceedings would span a period of 8-12 weeks. Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL:mv