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Robert Tilson described repeated late‑night audible‑signal beeping near Malabar and High Ridge in Portola Hills, saying the tone wakes nearby residents. “I’m asking…and I think we’ll have some time to get together and figure out a way that we can stop that annoyance on the top of the hill,” Tilson said. Tran said the city has recently installed 18 new accessible pedestrian signal push buttons citywide and that tones and volumes can be adjusted; he encouraged residents to use the Lake Forest app to report specific locations so staff can adjust volumes based on time of day.

Sean Fletcher told commissioners that many Lake Forest parks rely on on‑street parking and said high‑density residential developments (HDRDs) and parked RVs exacerbate park parking shortages. He asked the city to consider banning RVs from overnight street parking and to increase enforcement near parks. “When the city hosts games and events at Tamarisk, parking would be difficult if not impossible,” Fletcher said, describing long‑term vehicle presence near Peachwood Park and Tamarisk Park.

City staff replied that the municipal code had been updated to limit RV parking to residential streets as defined by the California Vehicle Code and that enforcement of RV and abandoned‑vehicle complaints is handled by the sheriff’s department when resources allow. Tran said city parking enforcement staff currently cite permit parking and street‑sweeping violations only; expanding their authority to cite abandoned vehicles and RVs is under discussion. “There is a discussion to expand their opportunities to cite outside of those two specific enforcement opportunities that they currently have,” Tran said. The commission asked staff to bring the topic back for discussion; Tran agreed to place it on a future agenda for consideration.

Ending

Commissioners said they would consider asking the city to pursue broader parking enforcement and asked staff to return with options for the commission and council to consider.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Traffic and Parking Commission Meeting August 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Two Lake Forest residents used the public‑comment period at the Aug. 4 Traffic and Parking Commission meeting to raise audible‑signal noise and street‑parking problems near parks and high‑density housing.","taxTitle","Lake Forest City, Orange County, California","taxId",4518,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6499874,"Lake Forest annual school review recommends curbside no‑stopping zones and school‑bus areas at two schools",664,2752000,3416000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530825-187ce2aa9fc7b6b8e428ffd381370ebe&start=2752&end=3416","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530825-187ce2aa9fc7b6b8e428ffd381370ebe/thumbnail_2752000.jpg","/articles/6499874/Lake-Forest-City/Orange-County/California/Lake-Forest-annual-school-review-recommends-curbside-nostopping-zones-and-schoolbus-areas-at-two-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6499874-a313339058e537fb78bb3c90df932225/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194187&Signature=f-sgqONErB1aXIQ3r-MVy3aHnQpES7bgmX5pjpVdJYlUySIIqqVaB7cCcJ3K41soCIE6ObAsWLWXMzTbBZ7PSdz4Mwsy4HNDhmx344NnuEch1NuD3VizwE733ApiDJXdNPiQtFjNJUvnOBTiQ~iS-aiCXEm5vFy2IOdCejnb7F0lqj9atqv7TVFTdnqlRhrDGZDV7DVhfn4zLKdSZuF4R0jLs3573DqyJzBIGC4VHXplTFmfSlsZWjUmlyRqshJvjI5LDO0CYwLdkH8V13K9KlgEun8xSKOy0mD8jm3jIltYgGia9g4Sk53-lxJDy1amlmx9y~EFehHRV~HRGIIonw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake Forest traffic staff presented the city’s annual school review at the Aug. 4 Traffic and Parking Commission meeting and identified focused measures for two elementary schools to improve morning and afternoon circulation.

Tran Tran, traffic engineering manager, said staff sent letters to all 11 schools that operate within the city and received four responses from school administrators. “Out of all the schools we visited and considered…staff identified opportunities at two schools. One is Foothill Ranch Elementary School and the other at Olivewood Elementary School,” Tran said.

At Foothill Ranch, staff reported queuing and parking near a bend on Torino Drive caused drivers to make unsafe movements, including wrong‑way travel, and limited access for delivery trucks and residents. Staff proposed temporary no‑stopping restrictions during school drop‑off and pick‑up hours (about 8 a.m.–9 a.m. and noon–3 p.m.) on the curve to keep the travel lane clear and allow safer queueing. Tran described an additional option to use an underutilized shoulder area near Route Fortuna as a supervised passenger‑loading area about a quarter‑mile from the school to reduce on‑site congestion.

Tran said the city will coordinate education and enforcement with the sheriff’s department, including warnings during the first weeks of school before issuing citations. “We will be working with the sheriff’s department to provide warnings the first couple weeks of school to let them know that we want to educate, versus cite,” Tran said.

At Olivewood Elementary, staff said Saddleback Valley Unified School District notified the city that a nearby school (San Joaquin Elementary) had closed and those students would be bused to Olivewood for the coming academic year. To support busing operations and reduce an anticipated increase in vehicle traffic, staff installed school‑bus‑only signs for school days.

Commissioners asked about metrics used to evaluate schools. Tran said staff check compliance with state standards, signage and high‑visibility crosswalk treatments and use operational observations as a rule of thumb: if school traffic disperses within roughly 15 minutes after dismissal, the flow is generally acceptable. Commissioners also discussed outreach and coordination; Tran said staff meet quarterly with the school district and communicate recommended changes to school administrators by email and in person when needed.

Ending

The commission received and filed the annual school review; staff said it would monitor the two initial changes and return with follow‑up if further adjustments are necessary.","Staff presented the annual school review: Foothill Ranch Elementary will get passenger‑loading/no‑stopping restrictions and a designated off‑street passenger loading area; Olivewood Elementary will get school‑bus‑only signs to support planned busing of students from a closed nearby school.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6499879,"Lake Forest details $36 million CIP, reports 36 projects completed and ongoing signal upgrades",973,212000,1185000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530825-187ce2aa9fc7b6b8e428ffd381370ebe&start=212&end=1185","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530825-187ce2aa9fc7b6b8e428ffd381370ebe/thumbnail_212000.jpg","/articles/6499879/Lake-Forest-City/Orange-County/California/Lake-Forest-details-36-million-CIP-reports-36-projects-completed-and-ongoing-signal-upgrades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6499879-5b31a555bc30e8bb0c424fc7bb6ed413/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194187&Signature=SqatjO8qlYaBrm9Dx25mewPJMp9ZyBK9KL499moQdW416w9stixXS9Fw2jRv0fIrYZjYmqwVnShekQBIULSrl1y2zg-kP48D-12qb53T7aobMKR35hSPvYRpomEogftzFp~n6LUOrN~LyIrRrz8XFfs2LqcW-QTRDbSNZQD1ynTwiDwjTK3lyHCZ3WwJ9MwCuF8oltc04t~Frk174cP~xJg4wMmneWq0ilIf3Ok5UjFZ8d1HeCBGzXsuLHHbthvSsLbGWKGPWbrw0zal9W477CX5vQWETF~DqNuMM6LoMUXvBw1BkuVk1x-Rp-VES2fMLvkmCE744uAEZbn4fSY-fA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tran Tran, Lake Forest’s traffic engineering manager, presented the city’s 2023–2025 capital improvement program update at the Aug. 4 Traffic and Parking Commission meeting, saying the CIP included seven projects with a total budget of $36,000,000 and that staff had completed 36 CIP projects representing $19,500,000 invested to date.

Tran said the Alton traffic signal synchronization project finished construction and has moved into signal timing, operations and monitoring. “I know that that project included the traffic management center that you all have not gotten a chance to see. I promise that I will tour you guys through our traffic management center,” Tran said. He described the traffic management center as improving the city’s response to signal‑operations concerns.

The presentation listed several park projects completed or substantially complete, including a full replacement of synthetic turf fields at Lake Forest Sports Park and pickleball overlays and court restriping at Pittsburg, Foothill Ranch, Baker Ranch and Borrego Parks. Tran noted contractor Tele Tennis Courts completed several overlays and that Baker Ranch had earlier added pickleball striping to basketball courts.

Under construction, staff highlighted corridor and signal work. Tran said fiber‑optic communications and equipment cabinets are being installed for an OCTA‑partnered signal synchronization project along Bake Parkway and Rockfield, and related work is underway at Portola and Santa Margherita and on Lake Forest Drive regional signal synchronization. “We hope to see this be completed construction wise by the end of this year,” Tran said, while adding that traffic impacts will be felt in the coming months.

Tran outlined other active work: asphalt grinding and overlay on Kenyatta Road near City Hall, the Baker Ranch Community Park turf replacement (substantially complete), and the El Toro irrigation conservation project, for which the city expects approximately $77,000 in grant reimbursement from the Metropolitan Water District.

Projects in earlier phases include five projects in preconstruction tied to the Foothill Corridor Phasing Plan (including El Toro/ Geronimo realignment and raised medians), nine in design and four in pre‑design. Tran said the city installed about 2,600 street name signs and more than 400 overhead traffic signal signs as part of a sign‑replacement effort to meet current reflectivity and sizing standards.

Commissioners asked about outreach for the upcoming Trabuco/Irvine Boulevard widening. Tran said the contractor will mail notices to affected businesses and residents and that the city will deploy portable changeable message signs to advise motorists. Commissioner Patel asked about coordination and timing; Tran said the city would work with the contractor and use social media and the city’s public information officer for additional notifications.

Tran closed the presentation by summarizing the CIP status: 36 projects completed, 16 in various construction phases, five in preconstruction, nine in design and four in pre‑design. “Public works has their hands full,” he said. The commission received the update; no formal action was taken on the CIP at this meeting.

Ending

Tran offered to provide a tour of the traffic management center for commissioners and staff indicated a notice of completion for several projects would be filed in coming weeks.","City staff presented the 2023–2025 Capital Improvement Program update, saying 36 projects totaling $19.5 million have been completed, several major signal‑synchronization and park projects are under construction, and the city expects grant reimbursements for the El Toro irrigation project.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6499864,"Traffic and Parking Commission approves minutes and asset summary report in unanimous consent votes",493,2287000,2780000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530825-187ce2aa9fc7b6b8e428ffd381370ebe&start=2287&end=2780","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530825-187ce2aa9fc7b6b8e428ffd381370ebe/thumbnail_2287000.jpg","/articles/6499864/Lake-Forest-City/Orange-County/California/Traffic-and-Parking-Commission-approves-minutes-and-asset-summary-report-in-unanimous-consent-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6499864-56fc3cb601506304a69eadfb8ded9c51/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194187&Signature=gHvIwFj~IbG8NPZFSLJ2nimPtyDVVaLxkV6YX2TlUUbxEe9RkMcWwaGFsgtVojiHUVCinKa6ic6WjRBePhvGSBMHF3BpFVzXkC8ylPY4buKd1HccsN6NWOEzIT9vru8dQx6gH9yDTOs71R8dRzcz4tQkr6KHY08-o1HXW17y5biDXIKHNBTaEinGAFLRoZ4Xl75meB31-6Y6Li4O-rKsHShVEIw3u3cPyE-59HBcAW7IzDpheTvjmNyvwNVrydFCFK0BWx6WTjwUJ1F9FPbGk39Nw58cda8odg6OXHjiXY6RHFyO6tPqrf5xWcy1zZdFxLEmT4QzSRV8X96~Ns7ZJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Aug. 4 Traffic and Parking Commission meeting the commission voted on consent calendar items.

Chair Foust moved to approve item 2 (minutes). A commissioner seconded and the commission recorded the motion as approved 5–0.

After discussion of item 3 (the Asset Lake Forest summary report and park crossing/accessibility questions), staff clarified that many park crossings are legal but unmarked and that community‑services staff and traffic engineering will evaluate park accessibility on a citywide basis and prioritize needs. Following that discussion, Commissioner Reichert moved and a commissioner seconded a motion to approve item 3; the chair announced the motion approved.

Ending

Both consent items were adopted without recorded dissent; commissioners asked staff to follow up on specific park accessibility questions as part of an internal evaluation and possible future budget proposals.","The commission approved consent calendar items: meeting minutes (item 2) and the asset Lake Forest summary report (item 3). The minutes vote recorded 5–0; item 3 was approved after discussion and staff clarification.","actionData","errors"]

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