Public comments, including those by Montecito Association, followed the presentations.

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1 On August 16 there were a set of briefings to MPC Commissioners on the Highway 101 HOV Lane project and related interchange improvements. Briefings were: HOV Lane Project Status/Cabrillo - Fred Luna, SBCAG 2. Olive Mill Road - City of Santa Barbara Staff 3. San Ysidro Road - Scott McGolpin/Gary Smart, County Public Works Department Public comments, including those by Montecito Association, followed the presentations. The gist of the comments made was that a roundabout at San Ysidro was a solution looking for a problem. There was a good deal of pushback to Scott McGolpin's statement that San Ysidro intersection with 101 did not meet County Level of Service requirements and thus needed an expensive construction remedy. Points made by community were that congestion occurred only during morning and afternoon rush hour and for a very limited time. Hence traffic signs and or traffic monitors could be used to deal with this congestion. These solutions were more in line with a semi-rural environment. In addition, the order of the proposed parallel project fixes seemed wrong since the principle reason for enhanced congestion on city/county roads was due to a lane 101 through Montecito leading to commuters looking for alternate routes to avoid slowdowns. Removal of the Cabrillo south onramp exacerbated traffic immediately parallel to 101 by congesting Coast Village Road; hence encouraging commuters to use other routes trough Montecito to avoid this congestion. As fixes to both of these items might take more than a dozen years, the Montecito Association stated that City, County and Caltrans should fix the urban congestion first - Cabrillo/Hot Springs and Olive Mill - and then revisit whether a roundabout is still needed at San Ysidro. Concluding remarks made by Commissioners were: 1. MPC wants permitting authority over roundabout at San Ysidro. 2. Montecito Community is not averse to roundabout at Olive Mill but strongly opposed to one at San Ysidro. 3. Commissioners agreed with Community speakers that improvement projects should tackle the big problems causing traffic congestion first - Cabrillo/Hot Springs and Olive Mill intersections with and take a wait and see approach to San Ysidro. In the interim consider use of traffic monitors during the morning and evening rush hours to ameliorate congestion at northern intersection of San Ysidro and Jameson; and installation of 4-way stop sign at southern intersection of San Ysidro and Jameson. Both of the suggested remedies would be significantly less expensive than a 5-10 million dollar roundabout. Aaron Budgor Chair Montecito Association Transportation Committee

2 Components: U.S. 101 MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR Add HOV lane in each direction (16 miles) between Mussel Shoals and the City of Santa Barbara Add commuter friendly train service between Ventura County and Santa Barbara South Coast communities Continue interregional bus service for commuters between Ventura County and Santa Barbara South Coast communities Continue Transportation Demand Measures including commute option information, rideshare matching services, incentives, etc.

3 U.S. 101 HOV: PHASED STRATEGY

4 U.S. 101 HOV SEGMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION

5 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OLIVE MILL INTERCHANGE Montecito Planning Commission August 16, SantaBarbaraCA.gov

6 Olive Mill Interchange Study Area Alternatives Status Schedule Coast Village 101 NB Off 2 SantaBarbaraCA.gov

7 Olive Mill Interchange Study Area Caltrans City County 3 SantaBarbaraCA.gov

8 Olive Mill Interchange Alternatives o All-Way Stop o Traffic Signal o Roundabout 4 SantaBarbaraCA.gov

9 Olive Mill Interchange Status o o o MOU between SBCAG, City and County City negotiating scope and fee with consultant Award of Contract in September 5 SantaBarbaraCA.gov

10 Olive Mill Interchange Schedule Task Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) Phase 1 (Environmental Document) Design Phase 2 (Final) Design* Construction** Completion April 2016 Fall 2018 Late 2019 / Early 2020 TBD *Unfunded **Unfunded, should precede freeway construction 6 SantaBarbaraCA.gov

11 Santa Barbara County Public Works San Ysidro Interchange Study Montecito Planning Commission Public Works Transportation Scott D. McGolpin Public Works Director Gary Smart County Traffic Engineer Walter Rubalcava Design Section Manager Timeline/History Study Area Alternatives Status Schedule

12 Santa Barbara County Public Works San Ysidro Interchange Study TIMELINE Public Works Transportation Scott D. McGolpin Public Works Director Gary Smart County Traffic Engineer 1992 Montecito Community Plan identified the need for a future interchange project 2012 Caltrans 101HOV Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) released : Miramar development going through approvals County began traffic studies to evaluate 101 EIR, any development impacts Intersections do not meet County Level of Service requirements and will get worse 2013 Feasibility study initiated to determine options for improvements : Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) completed to evaluate the operation merits of feasible options

13 Montecito Planning Commission Santa Barbara County Public Works San Ysidro Interchange Study STUDY AREA Public Works Transportation STUDY AREA Caltrans Controlled County Controlled

14 Montecito Planning Commission Santa Barbara County Public Works San Ysidro Interchange Study POSILIPO ONRAMP Public Works Transportation Posilipo onramp currently planned to be addressed with 101 Rehab project

15 Montecito Planning Commission Santa Barbara County Public Works San Ysidro Interchange Study ALTERNATIVES EVALUATED Public Works Transportation signals stop signs no change roundabouts

16 Montecito Planning Commission Santa Barbara County Public Works San Ysidro Interchange Study PREFERRED OPTION Public Works Transportation ROUNDABOUT (NORTH) + 4-WAY STOP (SOUTH) Meets County and Montecito Community Plan Level of Service (LOS) requirements Addresses potential backups on freeway offramps Provides continuity to regional frontage road system with Olive Mill, Coast Village, etc. Minimizes footprint and impacts Improves pedestrian and bicycle access through the interchange

17 Montecito Planning Commission Santa Barbara County Public Works San Ysidro Interchange Study STATUS AND NEXT STEPS Public Works Transportation Intersection Control Evaluation Completed MOU and funds in place to complete Phase 1 work: technical studies environmental document 30% plans (geometry, layout, footprint) Future (unfunded) potential steps Caltrans project development process Detailed design (including lighting, landscaping, design details) Permitting Construction Timing: Phase 1 work target completion: Fall 2018 project construction should precede freeway construction

18 Santa Barbara County Public Works San Ysidro Interchange Study Montecito Planning Commission Public Works Transportation Thank You