HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 7 EL CAMINO REAL 11-21-88NEW BUSINESS
TO:
WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
fbOM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
SUBJECT: EL CAMINO REAL BETWEEN BROWNING AVENUE AND 3003 FEET
EASTERLY OF TUSTIN EAST DRIVE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Tustin City Council at their meeting of November 21, 1988
authorize the installation of the following improvements along the
northerly side of E1 Camino Real between Browning Avenue and 300+_ feet
easterly of Tustin East-Drive:
1. Three 9500 lumen street lights on wood utility poles inclusive
of annexing the parcels to the Lighting District
2. Five (5) foot wide interim AC sidewalk on the three parcels
-' without sidewalks
and authorize a supplemental budget appropriation to install said
improvements and fund the street light energy and maintenance cost in
the amount of $3750.00.
BACKGROUND:
At the November 7, 1988 City Council meeting, a resident, Ms. Patricia
Agosta, raised the following concerns regarding that portion of E1
Camino Real between Browning Avenue and 300+ feet easterly of Tustin
East Drive:
1. Lack of street lighting.
2. Lack of sidewalks along the northerly side of E1 Camino Real.
3. Soundwalls along the freeway side of E1 Camino Real.
Staff has- field-reviewed the area in question and found that the area
does lack street lighting and sidewalks in some areas. Most of E1
Camino Real westerly of 1839 E1 Camino Real is improved with sidewalks
and street lighting. These improvements were installed as a condition
of approval when the adjacent property was developed while under County
of Orange jurisdiction.
As discussed at the City Council meeting, this area along E1 Camino Real
was annexed'to the City of Tustin in October 1985.
DISCUSSION:
There are f.~ur par.~els of land along E1 Camino Real that fall within Ms.
Agosta's conCerns of street lighting and/or missing sidewalks. None of
the parcels have any street lighting and only one of them (1881 E1
'Camino Real) contain a sidewalk. There is a limited street right-of-way
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width of fifty (50) feet as measured from the freeway fence. Along the
northerly side of the street .there are three wood Edison Company utility
poles to which street light luminaires could be attached. The four
parcels in question do not belong to any lighting district for the
funding of on-going street light energy and maintenance. These parcels
will be required to annex to the City's 1972 Lighting and Landscape
District on July 1, 1989 if street lights are to be installed. All four
parcels have absentee owners.
There is adequate street right-of-way on the three parcels without
sidewalks to construct an interim five (5) foot wide sidewalk across the
E1 Camino Real frontage of each of the following properties at 1839 and
1951 E1 Camino'Real and 13941-47 Browning Avenue. The installation of
the interim sidewalks would require the removal of the shrubs and bushes
within the street right-of-way which currently help shield the dwelling
units from the street and freeway exposures.
The item pertaining to soundwalls adjacent to the freeway should be
referred tQ Caltrans for their response. It is staff's understanding
from ·comment~ within the I-5 Widening EIR/EIS that a soundwall will be
constructed along the northerly freeway right-of-way as part of the
freeway widening contract in 1990. The exact height of this wall has
not been determined at this time, but it is estimated that it will be
approximately 10-12 feet high.
The City's long-term plans for E1 Camino Real between Browning Avenue
and Red Hill Avenue will include reconstruction and widening to provide
two travel lanes in each direction and parking on the northerly side of
the street. These improvements would require a right-of-way acquisition
of an additional thirty (30) feet along the northerly side of the
existing roadway adjacent to the four parcels in question.
Consequently, this is the reason for staff's recommendation to install
interim improvements only at this time.
It is suggested that the following improvements be installed at this
time on the northerly side of E1 Camino Real between Browning Avenue and
300+ feet easterly of Tustin East Drive:
* Install three street light luminaires (9500 lumen) on
existing wood utility poles (no direct cost to City
except for 6 months energy/maintenance cost of $250.00).
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* Construct an interim five (5) foot wide sidewalk adjacent
to each parcel without existing sidewalks and remove all.
conflicting shrubs and bushes with street right-of-way
(estimated cost of $3500.00).
Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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