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Santa Paula council approves police-facility fence, Telegraph Road and wayfinding design awards
Summary
Council approved three consent items: a police station security fence (with ADA and parking adjustments), the Telegraph Road widening design award, and a related wayfinding/roundabout design package; members sought assurances on ADA access, EV conduit, monumentation coordination and early feasibility checks for costly roundabout options.
At its Aug. 21 meeting the Santa Paula City Council approved several consent items after discussion and limited amendments, including a security fence for the police station, a design award for Telegraph Road widening, and a design package that includes wayfinding and potential roundabout concepts.
On item 10D (police station security fence), staff and a site representative (Mr. Lindsey) explained the current site plan would remove about four stalls on the Mill Street entrance to create a safety setback, relocate ADA parking to the exterior of the secured area, and realign an exit drive to accommodate a proposed generator location. Staff said the fencing project will be completed in phases and that the old Public Works/Detectives building may later be removed, which would create additional parking. Council also discussed installing conduit for future electric vehicle charging. The council approved the contract.
On item 10F (Telegraph Road widening) and 10G (wayfinding/roundabout concepts), council members asked whether monument signs and wayfinding design would be coordinated across contracts, whether pole relocations for downtown undergrounding would affect the work, and whether early feasibility/cost studies could screen out impractical roundabout options. Staff said the packages include schematic concepts, public-engagement steps and multiple design phases so infeasible options can be dropped early. Council approved both items in separate votes.
Councilmember Crosswhite asked staff to coordinate with the wayfinding committee and to consider implementation costs early in the design process. Several members stressed that conceptual designs should produce order-of-magnitude construction estimates so the council can avoid spending on designs that cannot be built.
All three items passed by voice vote.
