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Resident warns traffic commission of possible landslide risk at Roadrunner truck-staging site
Summary
A Rolling Hills resident told the Traffic Commission that truck staging near Roadrunner Road has caused widening cracks and shoulder tilt, and urged a site visit; the commission accepted his submitted materials.
Robert Tun, a Rolling Hills resident, told the Traffic Commission on Sept. 25 that he has observed what he described as signs of slope instability at a recycling truck staging site near Roadrunner Road and asked commissioners to inspect the location.
Tun said he has watched “mother truck” staging activity at the site for six to seven months and reported seeing widening cracks in pavement and a tilted pavement shoulder near a stop sign, which he said indicate landslide or erosion potential. “This is pretty… serious what I'm seeing, and it's something important that I thought all of you should follow up on,” he said.
The commission voted to receive and file Tun’s emailed materials and related documents; Chair Wilson asked staff to distribute the submitted material to commissioners. A motion to receive and file the documents carried by voice vote.
Tun told the commission he first attempted to reach Republic Services and later emailed the city’s ad hoc waste-recycling committee and Traffic Engineer Vanessa Munoz to describe observed equipment- and terrain-related concerns. He offered to escort commissioners to the site. “Sometimes looking at things speaks a thousand words,” Tun said.
Commissioners did not take further action at the meeting beyond accepting Tun’s materials. The commission’s packet and the public-comment record will be available to staff and commissioners for follow-up. The transcript shows Tun’s remarks occurred during the public-comment portion of the Sept. 25 meeting.
The commission did not state any immediate enforcement or mitigation plan at the meeting; Tun requested that staff and the commission inspect the site and respond to him afterward.
Staff and commissioners noted the submitted documents will be circulated to appropriate staff and external parties as needed; no timetable for an on-site inspection was set at the meeting.
Next steps: Tun asked the commission to visit the Roadrunner site; staff will retain and review his materials and may coordinate inspections or requests for information from Republic Services or other agencies as appropriate.
