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Resident urges signal timing fixes and warns city may be saddled with sewer costs for Harbor lot
Summary
Stephen Black told the committee the Hacienda/Avocado Crest left‑turn signal requires multiple cars to trigger and urged more sensitive detection; he also warned that the city's planned purchase of a Harbor Boulevard lot (about $2 million) could force expensive sewer hookups for affordable‑housing development.
Resident Stephen Black addressed the committee during public comment with three concerns: signal timing at Hacienda / Avocado Crest, regular crack sealing, and a planned city purchase on Harbor Boulevard. On the signal he said the left‑turn arrow often only triggers when multiple vehicles are present and asked staff to 'make the left turn arrow even if there's just 1 car.'
"Make the left turn arrow even if there's just 1 car, not wait for 3," Stephen Black said, describing delays at the Avocado Crest turn pocket. He also urged annual crack sealing to protect newly completed roads and preserve the investment. Finally, Black raised a policy and budget concern about a reported city purchase of a Harbor Boulevard lot for approximately $2,000,000 and said the state appears to be requiring the city to provide sewer service to the parcel, which he warned could draw down city reserves if similar obligations multiply.
Staff answered technical questions about detection and said East Road would be converted from camera detection to loops to reduce missed triggers. Committee members thanked Black for the on‑site observations and indicated they would forward the PCI recommendation and related roadway maintenance plans to the city council.
