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Ms. Veronica Silva, Principal of El Toyon Elementary School, located at 2000 E. Division Street,
has requested changes to curbside parking and passenger loading on E. Division Street
adjacent to the school to address issues related to student drop-offfpick-up, lack of handicap
parking, traffic congestion, and safety. Ms. Silva's primary concern is regarding safety of the
students. She stated that some parents illegally park in red curb "No Parking" zones at the
signalized "T" intersection of E. Division Street and "T" Avenue, often blocking the primary
school crosswalk, to pick-up/drop-off their children. She also stated that when school buses
drop-ufflpick-up students on the south side of the intersection it is difficult to see students in the
crosswalk.
In addition, Ms. Silva has requested handicap parking in front of the school. While handicap
parking is provided in the staff parking lot, the lot is closed to the public for security reasons.
Therefore, disabled persons visiting the school are in need of accessible parking. She has
received complaints from parents about this issue. The City Council's Disabled Persons
Parking Policy allows for provision of on -street handicap parking adjacent to schools.
Staff evaluated conditions in front of the school during the AM and PM school peaks and
confirmed the issues presented by Principal Silva. Following the site evaluations, staff met on -
site with Principal Silva to discuss changes to curbside parking and passenger loading to
address these safety concerns, Staffs recommendations, which are supported by Principal
Silva, are summarized below.
At the meeting on June 12, 2013, the Traffic Safety Committee voted unanimously to approve
the staff recommendation for the following changes to curbside parking and passenger loading
on E. Division Street adjacent to El Toyon Elementary School to address issues related to
student drop-off/pick-up, lack of handicap parking, traffic congestion, and safety:
1) Convert 25 feet of unrestricted parallel parking to red curb "No Parking" just west of the
intersection of E. Division Street and "T" Avenue to enhance visibility at the school
crosswalk;
2) Convert 40 feet of "3-Minute Passenger Loading' to two blue curb handicap parking
spaces, west of the proposed red curb;
3) Convert 70 feet of "3-Minute Passenger Loading' to red curb "No Parking, School Bus
Only", west of the proposed blue curb handicap parking;
4) Convert 145 feet of unrestricted parallel parking to "3-Minute Passenger Loading"
(restricted from 7:OOAM-9:OOAM and 1:OOPM-4:OOPM, Monday -Friday) just east of the
intersection of E. Division Street and "T" Avenue_
If approved by City Council, all work will be performed by City Public Works.