County of Santa CruzBOARD OF SUPERVISORS

701 OCEAN STREET, SUITE 500, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060-4069

(831) 454-2200 . FAX: (831) 454-3262 TOO: (831) 454-2123

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JOHN LEOPOLDFIRST DISTRICT

ZACH FRIENDSECOND DISTRICT

NEAL COONERTYTHIRD DISTRICT

GREG CAPUTFOURTH DISTRICT

BRUCE MCPHERSONFIFTH DISTRICT

AGENDA: 5/14/13

April 29, 2013

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCounty of Santa Cruz701 Ocean StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95060

RE: MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION ONPAUL MINNIE AVENUE AT BOSTWICK LANE

Dear Members of the Board:

The purpose of this letter is to request approval to create a multi-way stop signintersection on Paul Minnie Avenue at Bostwick Lane. My office has received severalcomplaints regarding traffic operations at this three-legged intersection which iscurrently stop sign controlled on the Bostwick Lane approach only. Bostwick Lane isthe main access road into Green Acres Elementary School and serves some residentialhomes but is not a County maintained road. Parents, school employees, and residentswho utilize this private street have requested a safer environment for students to crossPaul Minnie Avenue using the existing crosswalk and for motorists to enter Paul MinnieAvenue from the schooL. A petition (attached) has been submitted signed by at least 50residents requesting the stop signs be installed to help address speeding problems atthe intersection.

The Department of Public Works has reviewed the intersection and has indicated itdoes not meet State warrants for a multi-way stop and therefore they cannotrecommend it to the Board of Supervisors at this time. However, it is important toprovide safe access for schools and livable streets to residents within the communityand the multi-way stop signs would help meet that goaL. A map with the proposed multi-way stop intersection plan is attached for your review.

Accordingly, I recommend that the Board take the following actions:

1. Adopt in concept the attached ordinance creating the multi-way stop

intersection at Paul Minnie Avenue and Bostwick Lane;

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2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to place the ordinance on the next available

agenda for final adoption; and

3. Direct the Department of Public Works to install all necessary signing andstriping to create the multi-way stop intersection 31 days after final adoptionof the ordinance.

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0597ORDINANCE NO.

ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.28.030 OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CODERELATING TO MULTI-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS ON

PAUL MINNIE AVENUE

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz does ordain as follows:

SECTION I

The provisions of Section 9.28.030 of the Santa Cruz County Code related toStop Intersections are hereby amended to read as follows:

Paul Minnie Avenue and Bostwick Lane (three-way);

SECTION II

This ordinance shall take effect on the 31 st day after the date of final passage.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of SantaCruz, State of California, this day of , 2013, by thefollowing vote:

AYES:NOES:ABSENT:ABSTAIN:

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Chairperson of said Board

ATTEST:Clerk of said Board

Public Works DepartmentCounty Counsel

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We, the undersigned, are concerned about the speed of traffic through our neighborhoodand safety issues at the entrance to 5+ schools and the Live Oak School District office onBostwick Lane off Paul Minnie Ave.

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Thank you,Paul Minnie Ave. neighbors andfamilies of Live Oak Schools

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cbd bosmail@co.santa-cruz.ca.usMonday, May 13, 2013 9:22 PMCBD BOSMAILAgenda Comments

Meeting Date: 5/1412013 Item Number: 44

Name: Wendy Kenning Email: wendy.coats@icloud.com

Address: 2425 Paul Minne AveSanta Cru Ca. 95062

Phone: 83 i -479-9002

Comments:In the petition for a multi way stop at the intersection of Paul Minnie and Bostwick while using the currentcrosswalk to make it safer for students to cross Paul Minnie to Bostwick is a false statement. The crosswalk thattraverses Paul Minnie to Bostwick traveling from west to east leads directly into a large set of hedges. Alsothere is no sidewalk on the east side of the street, which would force students and adults to walk in the streetwithout the added protection of a sidewalk.Plus, the petition states that it has at least 50 signatures of residents who live on Paul Minne and Bostwick. This"tatement is also false. Two people whose signature appears on the petition deny signng the petition or are.ware of its existence, 2 other signatures live over 1?4 mile away and the third "resident" lives in Capitola Ca.

I'm not saying that there isn't a speeding issue on Paul Minne, because there is. I'm saying that maybe somemore time should be invested to make sure stop signs are the best and most appropriate action.

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cbdbosmail@co.santa-cruz.ca.usMonday, May 13, 2013 9:15 PMCBD BOSMAILAgenda Comments

Meeting Date: 5/14120 13 Item Number: 44

Name: Soren Coats Email: sorencoats~me.com

Address: 2425 Paul Minnie Ave

Santa Cruz, Ca 95062Phone: (831 )566490 i

Comments:My name is Soren Coats and I am a home owner on Paul Minnie. My home is located on the Northwest comerof Paul Minnie and Bostwick making me one of the most affected homes with the installation of this proposedstop sign.

I believe the item before you is simply a knee jerk reaction without due process or adequate investigation to acomplaint by another resident on our street to a long st anding issue that all neighborhoods in Santa Cruzr:ounty experience, which of course is speeding. I can't stand here and unequivocally say that there are not,peeders on our street but I can tell you that the problem here is no more than any other neighborhood in thearea.

The issue that I have is that by installing a stop sign without the requisite traffic study associated with such aninstallation would simply be trading one problem for another. The traffic on Paul Minnie would come to avirtal standstill during school hours making it near impossible for ANY resident in the area to get in or out oftheir driveway.

Than you Supervisor Leopold for attempting to tackle this problem, however in your letter regarding this issuethere are a few statements that I would like to correct that would help you make a more informed decision onthis important matter.

Item i. It states Bostwick lane is the main access to the school, this in not completely factual. There is equalaccess from the other side of Bostwick which is not a residential street and is a larger street with less vehicles.

Item 2. It states ths would make it a safer environment for students to cross Paul Minne using the existingcrosswalk. Again, not completely factual, the existing crosswalk goes right into a large hedge. Additionally, theopposite side of the street does not have any sidewalks the entire length of Paul Minne, this would forcestudents to walk in the street itself which I think we could all agree is completely unsafe.

Item 3. The petition is signed by 50 residents. While on the surface this appears accurate however a large'lumber of those signatures are not homeowners but renters in a neighborhood with a high turnover rental,ommunity. Additional, only 28 of the signatures are from residents of Paul Minnie and Bostwick, the rest arefrom 2 dead end streets at the opposite side of Paul Minnie, over 200 plus yard away as well a s few fromstreets not even in the area. i person who appears on this petition denies ever even signing it.

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cbdbosmail@co.santa-cruz.ca.usMonday, May 13,201310:17 PMCBO BOSMAILAgenda Comments

Meeting Date: 5/14/2013 Item Number: 44

Name: Claudette Kile Email: halil@earhlink.net

Address: 244 I Paul Minnie Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Phone: 83 1-476-1687

Comments:I am a resident of Paul Minnie Avenue and I directly oppose the adoption of an ordinance amending Section9.28.030 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to the proposed multi-way stop intersection at Paul MinneAvenue and Bostwick Lane.

I reside at 2441 Paul Minnie Avenue. I was neither informed about/asked to sign the petition nor informed ofthe proposed ordinance. Other residents of Paul Minne Avenue were not informed about/asked to sign thepetition and were never made aware of the proposal for the multi-way stop intersection.

Nhle I agree that speed is an issue, I disagree that safety is an issue. There is no record online listed under thepolice, the city, or the county for any accident involving a pedestrian. In the eight years that I have resided here,I have neither seen, heard about, or been informed of any accident.

If the proposed multi-stop intersection is passed, I will be unable to enter or leave my drveway. This wildirectly affect my ability to go to work, ear an income, and provide for my family. Additionally, it creates asafety issue if an emergency were to arise. Other families will be similarly impacted. Unlike the letter from JohnLeopold stated, this wil tum a liveable street into an unliveable street.

The person who began the petition (Carolyn Tyler) stays at home all day and walks or rides her bike w hen sheleaves. Even though traffic will be blocking her diiveway due to the proposed multi-stop intersection, she wilnot be impacted due to her lifestyle, and thus cannot be an accurate measurement for impact.

I believe the proposed multi-stop intersection wil fail to impact speed because people wil stil drive quickly toand from the proposed stop. There will be an increased risk of accidents as an increase in stopping will lead toan increased chance for rear-end collisions due to drivers failing to break at an appropriate time, failed breaks,and similar issues. There wil also be increased noise at all hours and a decrease in property values.

The proposed multi-stop intersection is flawed because the crosswalk leads to a 10' hedge belonging to aresident of Paul Mine Avenue. No sidewalk exists. The proposed intersection creates a safety issue because itwould encourage students to cross the street and walk in the street because there is no sidewalk f or them towalk on.

There is a health care and rehab facility located on Paul Minnie Avenue that wil be directly affected by backedup traffic that wil occur due to the proposed multi-stop intersection. This creates a health and safety issue.

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