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Res 42-98 RESOLUTION NO. 42-98 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT OF THE FOUR~LANING OF LAKE IDA ROAD BETWEEN CONGRESS AVENUE AND MILITARY TRAIL; REQUESTING COOPERATION FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY AS TO THE ROADWAY DESIGN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AS APPROPRIATE; AND FURTHER REQUESTING THAT ZONING DENSITIES IN THE AREA WEST OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH ALONG THE LAKE IDA ROAD CORRIDOR NOT BE INCREASED ABOVE THAT WHICH IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, by prior resolution, has requested the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners not to include the four-laning of Lake Ida Road between Congress Avenue and Military Trail in the County's Five Year Roadway Improvement Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has conducted public hearings on this matter for the purpose of obtaining input and testimony from the citizens of Delray Beach; and WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners has indicated that funding is available to allow the four-laning of this segment of Lake Ida Road to be placed on the Five Year Roadway Improvement Plan with construction scheduled to commence in the year 2001; and WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners has determined it to be in the best interests of Palm Beach County to widen the roadway; and WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners has asked that the City review its position on this matter; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it may be in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Delray Beach that Lake Ida Road between Congress Avenue and Military Trail be four-laned, subject to certain qualifications. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the City Commission will support the four-laning of Lake Ida Road between Congress Avenue and Military Trail, qualified as follows: (A) That Palm Beach County shall consult with the City of Delray Beach on the design and landscaping of the proposed four-lane roadway, including traffic calming measures as appropriate in an effort to mitigate the impact of the road widening on the residential properties along this segment of the road, and that the possibility of circular drives for properties which currently back out onto Lake Ida Road as well as special assessment districts for the construction of new subdivision walls be considered as part of the roadway project. (B) That the City Commission's support of this four-laning of Lake Ida Road would be with the understanding that such four-laning would not lead to approvals of increased densities in areas immediately west of the City of Delray Beach. Section 2. That this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage. PASSED AND ~OPTED in regular session on this the 7th day of July, 1998. ATTEST: ~ityCl~k r - 2 - Res. No. 42-98 Pahu Beach County Board of CoUnty Commissioners ~rvrs as I~ IcRislalivc and ~liw-~lling ~dy of Disldd ! [ ;~ I Dis~i 2 ('~nlnly ~wrrl~melll. Enacl~ Collnlywklr laws alld ~¥a~lr Aulb~ily. Ihe Environmental Control tlra~nR ~lrd. I1~ l r.m%lxJrlali(m Aulhorily and IIw Zoning k.,t IN~r,i)'. f rrprr~rlll Ihe elllirr ~OUllly. The Board [~f County ~h C~ffly ~.~':~) I'l~mk~.m m~Tl~ ~llarly em Iht fi~l and Ihird I~gm a~.~)C~k~ ~10 'lm~L~y~ ~d I1~ ~.~lh il~ II~' ~tl~' 'll~m~l~m ~11 ~. {~jw AV~lUf', WiRI Palm ~mt~. M*~li~ a~  Ken Fosler Maude Ford Lee, W~ Clair RoL, crl Weisman, P.E. 1994-1998 199~-2~00 $55-2712 ~55-6'~,00 S55-6505 ~1 N. Ulive Aw Wc~J Palm Bl.,mt~ 5~01 WA Palm llrmt~ 5~401 ~ GLade I)ffar: W.f~ISI5 . _ -~ - _ -~ - Comm~slone~ ,, ' - ',? ~ ~/ ' .... t~ '~ ' [ % -~,' ',,, MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM: CITY MANAGER ~ < SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM # ~- REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 7, 1998 RESOLUTION NO. ~-2-98 (LAKE IDA ROAD WIDENING) DATE: JULY 2, 1998 This is before the Commission to consider a resolution in support of the County's proposal to four-lane Lake Ida Road between Congress Avenue and Military Trail, with certain qualifications. Attached is a copy of the July 16th minutes where this was discussed, along with a copy of Commissioner McCarty's correspondence. As currently drafted, the resolution supports the four-laning provided the County works cooperatively with City staff in the design of the roadway, including landscaping, medians and traffic calming which may be appropriate to mitigate the impact the widening will have on adjacent residential properties. It also provides that the City's support is with the understanding that densities in the western areas affecting this road would be held at low densities (3 to 5 units per acre). Recommend consideration of Resolution No. 42-98. ref:agmemol5 rather enforcement of the existing ordinance. The issue is being looked at and a formal response will be forthcoming. 11.B.2. Alice Finst, 707 Place Tavant, stated she read in the newspaper that County Commissioner McCarty had written a letter to the City offering money to put in a third lane on Lake Ida Road between Congress Avenue and Military Trail. She asked if this was the case and that the Commission provide an update on what is happening in this regard. In response, Mayor Alperin stated he has had communica- tion with Commissioner Aaronson and Commissioner McCarty concern- ing the money that is available. The County Commission is leaning strongly toward putting this widening project on their road program in the 2003 fiscal year for construction. However, they have basically offered the City three alternatives: (1) if the City wants a three lane section, the County would construct the road and immediately transfer maintenance responsibility of the Military Trail to U.S. #1 segment to the City; (2) leave the road as it is and transfer maintenance responsibility to the City; or (3) allow the County to do the four-laning and the segment will remain a County roadway. Mayor Alperin stated he had made some inquiries about the plans for development of the western areas along Lake Ida Road and found they are allowed right now to build up to three units per acre with a request to go to 3 to 5 units per acre, but the County could give up to 8 units per acre although the adjacent properties would probably only justify 5 units per acre at most. Commissioner McCarty indicated the emphasis would be on keeping the density down to even three units per acre. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that this is what would happen but supposedly there is strong support from Commissioners Aaronson and McCarty that they will do all they can to keep the density under 5 units per acre. In any event, he felt the City might have some recourse through the Intergovernmental Coordination Issues Forum to protest any densities higher than the surrounding areas which mostly average about 4 units per acre. Mayor Alperin continued that it is his understanding that there may be enough money to do the whole segment to four lanes, although he believes the money can only be used for road construction and may not be available for traffic calming' mea- sures. He has also been advised that the County's traffic engineers would consult with City staff concerning construction of the road in such a way that it would be designed with traffic calming in addition to being widened. In conclusion, Mayor Alperin stated the County wants a response from the City in the form of a resolution as to the Commission's position on this matter. Discussion by the Commission followed, with the consen- sus being that the City does not want to assume maintenance responsibility for this segment of Lake Ida Road. -11- 06/16/98 Mr. Randolph commented that if the City goes along with the four-laning, a study should be done to check the condition of our underground utilities in this area. If it looks as if there is going to be additional infrastructure cost to the City because of the road widening, perhaps the County could be asked to assume this as part of their construction costs. Mr. Ellingsworth indicated that at this point, with the assurances from Commissioners Aaronson and McCarty on the density issue, he was leaning toward the 4-lane option. Mr. Schmidt commented that in the letter from Commis- sioner McCarty, she states that if the County three-lanes the road and turns the maintenance responsibility over to the City, since it would then be considered a local road it would not affect the County's concurrency standards and they could still allow the development out west whether Lake Ida Road is a County collector road or not. In response to his request for confirma- tion of this statement, Paul Dorling, Acting Planning Director, stated Commissioner McCarty is correct in this statement. Mr. Egan commented that originally he felt that by not going to four lanes maybe some of the development in the western areas could be held back, but that is not the case. The County has indicated that its staff would be willing to work with the City as to the design of the road, landscaping, etc. While he was not happy with the four-laning, he felt strongly that future City Commissions could not be saddled with ownership of the road. It was the consensus of the City Commission to direct that a resolution supporting the four-laning, as qualified above, be drafted for consideration at the next regular meeting. ll.B.3. Gerald DeFoe, resident of Country Manors, endorsed the four-laning of Lake Ida Road provided medians are installed which will help with the ingress/egress to the various developments along this segment. ll.B.4. Jean Beer, 945 TroDic Boulevard, stated she has ar- ranged with County Commissioner McCarty to have a meeting with George Webb and any members of the Commission who would like to attend on July 24, 1998, concerning traffic on Linton Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue and the proposed changes to the 1-95 inter- changes. It is P.R.O.D's opinion that the changes will only make the traffic situation worse instead of better. Mrs. Beer stated a concerted effort by the City and the County is needed to bring about political pressure, including getting the involvement of our state and federal legislators. The more the two interchanges can be cloverleafed, the more the traffic problems on these two major arteries can be alleviated. The time to bring the pressure to get the changes is now and Mrs. Beer urged the City Commission to support this effort. -12- 06/16/98 ~d o~ ~ur[ A~ro~son. Ch~irm~ Robc~ ~i~m~n, FiE. Mau~ ~ Lec. Vice Chair ~re~ T. Mh~u~ Carol A. Warren H, Newe[~ M~ry McCarty Ken L ~st~r June 9, 1998 The Honorable Jay Alperin Mayor, City of Delray Beach 100 N.W. First Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33444 Re: Lake Ida Road (Military Trail - Congress Avenue) Dear Mayor Alperin: The City Commission recently had a hearing regarding this length of roadway. I understand from County Engineer George Webb that you had a significant amount of input from the neighborhood, leading to a vote by the Commission to request the County evaluate options for addressing the resident's concerns. The options were to specifically not include the widening to a four lane divided roadway. Mr. Webb has advised me that the main alternative involves providing a third lane in those sections where left turn lanes do not exist. While providing some added safety, this option does very little to provide additional road capacity. This would mean the existing 1997 traffic volumes would not meet the County standard for a three lane road, in fact, the standard would be exceeded by almost 35% at the eastern segment. However, i understand that the City may want to consider this 3-1aning as a very viable option. The problem for the County is that such construction would most likely not be compatible for any future widening to a divided road, and could be considered a "throwaway" project. As this 3-lane project could cost as much as $1 million, I am concerned that this be a project that would be accepted and used for many, many years. In order to work cooperatively on this issue, I would ask that you and the City Commission entertain this as one option - with the understanding that if the City wanted such a three lane section, the County would construct the road and immediately transfer maintenance responsibility of the Military to U.S. 1 segment, to the City. Lake Ida Road would then not be considered for purposes of concurrency since city roads are not considered in the concurrency formula. 'An Egu=[ O~porruni~. A,t'fi~)mdv¢ Act'mn Employs" P.O. Box 1 ~Ge ~ t~lm Bc~¢h, FL 3~4OZ-1089 ($6l) 555-200! F~: (561)355-$9qO h;tp:llwww, co.paJm.b~ach.fl.u~ i]-10-1998 09:59 BOAR]Z, OF c.L- The, Honorable Jay Alpenn 4o? 355 3990 F'.0_--', 07-', June 9, 1998 Page 2 If the City believes that the three lane section is not a long term option, the County would consider adding the widening to our Five Year Road Program in the 2003 fiscal year for construction. This addition would be considered by the Board in the update to our Five Year Road Program this fall (October/November). Lake Ida Road has the highest volume to capacity ratio in the County and it has become necessary to either widen the road or designate it a constrained facility, in either event, development would be allowed to go forward. Mr. Webb has indicated that many of the concerns addressed the ability to turn onto Lake Ida Road from either a driveway or a side street and that residents requested traffic signals at several locations. While we will review our most recent traffic counts, he advises me that it is not likely that one or more traffic signals will meet our signal warrant criteria. However, having the ability to protect the drivers with a median, allowing a two step entering movement, would provide a safer situation when compared to the three lane option. I hope that you will ask the City Commission to address the three-lane option as soon as possible so that we can begin to fund the needed improvements in our capital program. Sincerely, Corem s~s..~ener, Distn'ct"lV Palm Beach County Commission cc: David Harden, City Manager, Delray Beach George T. Webb, P.E., County Engineer G. Haney Frakes, P.E., Assistant County Engineer Charles Walker, P.E., Director, Traffic Division TOTAL F'.03 CiTY CLERK ,00 N.W. 1s, AVENUE. DELRAY BEACH, ,LORiDA 33444. 407/243-7000 1993 Mr. Butt Aaronson Chairman Board of County Commissioners 301 North Olive Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Re: Resolution No. 42-98 (Lake Ida Road Wideninq) Dear Commissioner Aaronson: Enclosed is a copy of Resolution No. 42-98 which was passed and adopted by the Delray Beach City Commission on July 7, 1998. It supports Palm Beach County's proposal to four-lane Lake Ida Road between Congress Avenue and Military Trail, with certain qualifications. Resolution No. 42-98 supports the four-laning provided the County works cooperatively with City staff in the design of the roadway, including landscaping, medians and traffic calming measures which may be appropriate to mitigate the impact the widening will have on adjacent residential properties. It also provides that the City's support is with the understanding that densities in the western areas affecting this road would be held at low densities (3 to 5 dwelling units per acre). Your serious consideration of Resolution No. 42-98 is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 561/243-7050. Sincerely, . Alison MacGrego~ Harry City Clerk AMH/m Enclosure cc: Board of County Commissioners Robert Weisman, County Administrator David T. Harden, City Manager THE EFFORT ALWAYS MATTERS Print~ on .Rec),cled Pa~e,