City staff recommended making the Sandtrap Drive/Larboard Lane intersection a three-way stop to address pedestrian conflicts during Lendero Canyon Middle School drop‑off and pick‑up. The council did not take a formal recorded vote on the resolution at tonight’s meeting but expressed unanimous support for the staff recommendation and asked staff to coordinate next steps.

Public Works Director Charmaine Yambao summarized the warrant analysis and said the intersection did not meet the California MUTCD’s four primary stop-sign warrants but did meet optional criterion 2B07 for vehicle–pedestrian conflicts near high-pedestrian generators. "This criteria is California MUTCD 2B07, the need to control vehicle pedestrian conflicts near locations that generate high pedestrian volumes," Yambao said.

Resident Chuck Whelan, who lives adjacent to the intersection, described double parking and drivers ignoring red curbs during school pickup and urged the council to consider both stop signs and a crossing guard. Council members asked staff to ensure speed- and stop-sign visibility (noting tree limbs can obscure signs), arrange initial sheriff presence to monitor compliance, and work with the school to notify parents about red-curb restrictions and potential ticketing.

Staff said proposed improvements include installing stop signs, adding a red curb to restrict parking, pavement markings and temporary fluorescent flags on new signs for the first weeks after installation. Staff also reported pedestrian volumes did not meet the minimum warrant for an adult crossing guard at this time but recommended reassessing the need if problems continue.

Next steps: staff will implement sign and pavement changes if the council adopts a future resolution, perform targeted outreach to residents and the school, and coordinate enforcement with the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station; council asked that the item be scheduled for formal action consistent with staff recommendations.