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Rossmoor board and residents spar over traffic, red curbs and pickleball parking
Summary
A large board debate and public comments focused on parking and traffic impacts near Rossmoor parks after new pickleball courts; residents accused the general manager of overstating RCSD authority over public streets while directors directed a traffic-committee meeting and county traffic study under AB 43.
A lengthy exchange at the Rossmoor Community Services District meeting centered on neighborhood traffic, parking near Rush/Rossmoor Park and how change requests should be handled by Orange County Public Works.
Public commenter Susan Kaplan read an extensive statement alleging the districts general manager (Mr Mendoza) misrepresented the CSDs authority in an agenda packet and at a June 27 meeting with county traffic engineers, arguing county jurisdiction covers traffic on public streets and that the CSDs role is limited to parks and parking lots. The statement included a petition (more than 50 signatures) and photographs the commenter said document increased congestion since new pickleball courts opened.
GM Mendoza and several directors described the June 27 meeting with county traffic engineers, explained prior outreach and surveys the county conducted on the Mono/Monaco corridor, and asked for more consistent county methodology. Board members repeatedly urged that neighborhood traffic changes be vetted through the districts traffic committee and broader community outreach rather than implemented by isolated requests. Directors proposed specific safety measures (short red-curb segments near crosswalks, bulb-outs, signage) but said they oppose wholesale loss of parking around parks without a community hearing.
The board discussed AB 43 (state law referenced in staff correspondence) and a county traffic-study process that could include a community consultation and evaluation of speed, volume, accident history and pedestrian activity. Directors directed staff to convene the traffic committee, publicize an agenda and facilitate a community hearing so residents can weigh in on red-curbing and parking-access proposals. No county-level enforcement or street changes were adopted by the board at the meeting.
The dispute underscored a recurring tension: residents who favor limiting parking for safety reasons and others who fear losing curbside parking and reduced access to park amenities. Board members asked staff to coordinate further with county traffic engineers and invited affected residents and supervisorsoffice staff into the conversation.
