Title
Conduct a public hearing to consider renaming Frontage Road East, a public road located in the Community of Aromas in the unincorporated area of Monterey County, to one of the following options: Red Barn Road or Harry Ellingwood Road.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Conduct a public hearing to consider renaming Frontage Road East, a public road located in the Community of Aromas in the unincorporated area of Monterey County, to one of the following options: Red Barn Road or Harry Ellingwood Road.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Caltrans is completing the construction of major improvements to US Highway 101 in the Aromas community in North Monterey County. As a part of this project a new interchange was constructed near the Red Barn facility at San Juan Road. Numerous roadways were routed and new ones constructed to provide circulation to properties and businesses that lost direct access to Highway 101. One of these new roadways, referred to as "Frontage Road East", is located on the south eastern leg of the interchange in both Monterey and San Benito Counties. This new frontage road serves two private drives and the new access road into the parking lots for the Big Red Barn.
The Director of Public Works received a petition letter from Manuel G. Delgadillo, Vice President of Stage Coach Territories, representing The Big Red Barn, Inc., (property owner). Mr. Delgadillo requested the new frontage road be named "Red Barn Road."
Another name for consideration is Harry Ellingwood Road, because of the historic nature of the Red Barn and in the honor of the original owner, Harry Ellingwood.
Section 970.5 of the California Streets and Highways Code provides that a public hearing be held by the Board of Supervisors to hear and consider proposals to change the name of a county highway. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the Board may change the name of the county highway, and the order will officially designate the name of the highway.
On November 27, 2014, a Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Monterey County Weekly and posted on three (3) public places along Frontage Road East.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Caltrans has been involved in the design and construction of the road. On November 4, 2014, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors adopted "Red Barn Road" for their portion of roadway.
The Aromas Tri- County Fire Protection District, Emergency Communications/911, and the United States Postal Service have no objections to either of the proposed names. However Aromas Fire District prefers to have one name in both San Benito and Monterey Counties.
FINANCING:
There is no financial impact to the General Fund. All associated staff costs are budgeted in Development Services (Fund 001, Unit 8196)
Prepared by: Saba Engineer, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer, (831) 755-4940
Approved by:
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Robert K. Murdoch, P.E., Director of Public Works
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Carl H. Holm, AICP, Acting RMA Director
Dated: November 26, 2014
Attachments: Notice of Public Hearing; Road Naming Petition Received 9/24/14; Aromas Fire District Response; Location Map (attachments on file with the Clerk of the Board)
cc: Henry Gowin