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E I�'�� City Council Memorandum 0r�,4 flits&hmovat ion TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 11, 2012 FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ITEM NO: 41 WARD: 3 SUBJECT: CROWELL AVENUE ESTABLISHMENT OF NO PARKING ZONE—RESOLUTION ISSUE: The issue for City Council consideration is establishment of a No Parking zone on the west side of Crowell Avenue from Magnolia Avenue to Helena Avenue (South). RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: 1. Adopt a resolution to establish a "No Parking Any Time" zone on the west side of Crowell Avenue from Magnolia Avenue to Helena Avenue (South); and 2. Authorize and direct the Traffic Engineer to revise the specific pages of the Master Parking Schedule necessary to incorporate the amendment and distribute the revised pages to the appropriate personnel with directions to delete the original pages and insert the revised pages in the appropriate tables. COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: On November 7, 2012, the Transportation Board reviewed this matter; 8 of 12 members were present. The Board voted unanimously to recommend establishment of a No Parking zone on the designated segment of Crowell Avenue. BACKGROUND: Crowell Avenue is a residential Street with a 17 ft. southbound lane and a 20 ft. northbound lane separated by a raised landscaped median. It has recently been reported that large utility trucks and emergency vehicles are having difficulty entering Crowell Avenue to perform routine repairs and provide emergency services due to the width of the southbound lane. The street has large trees (see attachment)which are offset in the median and very close to the southbound lane. Inaddition, vehicles from the multi-family housing park on Crowell Avenue in the first block. The combination of a narrow lane, parked vehicles and the trees in the median make it difficult for larger utility trucks, trash trucks, and fire equipment to pass by parked vehicles. To alleviate trucks 41 -1