Item 5 - First Reading of an Ordinance Adopting the 2019 Engineering and Traffic SurveyApril 7 , 2020, Item #5DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: Summary: AGENDA RE PO RT City of Poway April 7, 2020 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Coun~,\ Robert Manis, Director of Development Services rv \ Melody Rocco, City Engineer W (858) 668-4653 or mrocco@poway.org An Ordinance Adopting the 2019 Engineering and Traffic Survey CITY COUNCIL Speed limits are set by adopting an Engineering and Traffic Survey (Survey) in accordance with the California Vehicle Code (CVC) and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). An approved survey is valid for seven years and can be extended to ten years if the roadway conditions have not changed. The current Survey was completed in 2012 and adopted in 2013. A revision to the California MUTCD was adopted in 2019 that modified allowable reductions in speed limits. Based upon the expiration of the current Survey and based upon these regulation changes, new speed survey data was collected during the month of December 2019 to update the study in order to comply with eve requirements for enforcement. Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council take public input, close the public hearing and introduce the Ordinance for first reading by title only, waive further reading, and schedule the adoption for April 21, 2020. Discussion: Sections 22357 and 22358 of the CVC give local municipalities the authority to set speed limits below the maximum speed limits set forth by State law, where such speed limits are supported by an Engineering and Traffic Survey. On May 21, 2013, the City Council approved Ordinance 749 adopting the 2013 Engineering and Traffic Survey. The City's current (2013) Survey was prepared pursuant to the guidelines of the previous CA MUTCD. This manual allowed for a 5 mph speed reduction based on the roadway geometrics, which includes horizontal and vertical curves as well as the roadway cross section. On March 29, 2019, California adopted the current MUTCD (2014 CA MUTCD Revision 4), which eliminated the 5 mph reduction associated with roadway geometrics. The current MUTCD calls for speed limits to be established to the nearest 5 mph increment of the 85th percentile speed. For example, if the 85th percentile speed is 37 mph, the speed limit should be posted at 35 mph. However, if the 85th percentile speed is 38 mph, the speed limit should be posted at 40 mph. 1 of7
April 7 , 2020, Item #5Under the current CA MUTCD, a speed limit may be reduced from the 85th percentile speed by 5 mph due to a collision rate that is higher than the State average for that type of facility. The reduction is intended to assist in lowering the collision rate for the roadway segment. A reduction can also be taken for "non-apparent conditions" such as bicycles, pedestrians, vehicles, and intersections not readily visible to drivers. However, if the speed limit has been reduced 5 mph due to the collision rate, it cannot be lowered another 5 mph for "non-apparent conditions". The following traffic and safety conditions could potentially be used as conditions that are not apparent to drivers: driveways directly abutting the roadway with frequent turns, insufficient sight distances, mid-block pedestrian and/or equestrian crossings, and pedestrians and bikers within and along the roadway. Roadway physical conditions, such as width, curvature, grade and surface conditions, or any other condition readily apparent to a driver, in the absence of other factors, would warrant a speed reduction, as the basic rule of section 22350 is sufficient regulation as to such conditions. The proposed 2019 Survey was prepared using the guidelines of the current CA MUTCD and will enable our Sheriffs Deputies to use radar for traffic speed enforcement and provide the legal authority for court requirements. Attachment B depicts the proposed 2019 Survey with a reference number assigned to each roadway segment. Out of 51 segments, only one location is being proposed for a speed limit change. Kirkham Road from Kirkham Court to s·cripps Poway Parkway, Segment 16, is being proposed at 35 mph based on the Survey data collected. The previous posted speed for this segment was 40 mph and the 85th percentile speed collected was 37 mph, therefore it is recommended that the speed be set at 35 mph. All of the remaining segments are maintaining the existing speed limits as were determined using the previous CA MUTCD guidelines. Using the new guidelines did not change the recommended speed limits. At its meeting on February 12, 2020, the Traffic Safety Committee (TSC), which includes a representative from the Sheriffs Department, voted unanimously to support staffs recommendation to adopt the 2019 Engineering and Traffic Survey. There were no residents at the TSC present for the speed survey item. Staff received one email regarding the current speed limit on one segment of roadway prior to the TSC meeting. The email was provided to the committee and discussed during the meeting. Environmental Review: This item is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines as it entails adoption of an Engineering and Traffic Survey and establishing speed limits on several road segments, and there is no possibility that this will have a significant effect on the environment. Fiscal Impact: There are sufficient funds available in the Street Striping Account (411040-4330) to remove and install the speed legend changes estimated at $500, and in the Sign Maintenance Materials Account (411040-45300) to replace the speed limit sign changes estimated at $250. Public Notification: A Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, March 26, 2020. 2 of7
April 7 , 2020, Item #5Attachments: A. Ordinance B. 2019 Engineering and Traffic Survey Reviewed/Approved By: Wendy K~rman Assistant City Manager 3 of7 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: City Manager
April 7 , 2020, Item #5ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2019 ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY WHEREAS, Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code give local municipalities the authority to set speed limits below the maximum speed limits set forth by State law, where such speed limits are supported by an Engineering and Traffic Survey; WHEREAS, Section 627 of the California Vehicle Code defines the Survey requirements deemed necessary by the State; WHEREAS, Section 10.32.010 of the Poway Municipal Code allows the City Council to determine the most appropriate speed limits on certain streets within the City Limits based on an Engineering and Traffic Survey; and WHEREAS, the 2019 Engineering and Traffic Survey, included in the staff report as Attachment B, has been prepared in accordance with Section 627 of the California Vehicle Code and Section 28.13 of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to set speed limits in the City of Poway. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The above recitations are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061 (b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it entails adoption of an Engineering and Traffic Survey and establishing speed limits on several road segments, and there is no possibility that this will have a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 3: The 2019 Engineering and Traffic Survey is hereby adopted. SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be codified. EFFECTIVE DA TE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its adoption. CERTIFICATION/PUBLICATION: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it or a summary of it, to be published with the names of the City Council members voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Poway within fifteen (15) days after its adoption and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code § 36933. 4of7 ATTACHMENT A
April 7 , 2020, Item #5Ordinance No. Page 2 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, held the 7th day of April 2020, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of said City Council held the 21st day of April 2020, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: DISQUALIFIED: Steve Vaus, Mayor ATTEST: Faviola Medina, CMG, City Clerk 5 of7
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___ 8 Danielson Street/ General Atomics Way ______ Community Road Kirkham Way _______________ -------~.?
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__ 43 Sycamore Canyon Road _________________________ ~-~~9-~~-~<:.?_~-------------------Easterly City Limits ________ -------~9
--44 Tech Center/ Parkway Center Drive ___________ ?!~~~-~-~~~--------------------Kirkham Way _______________ -------~9
--45 Ted Williams Parkway ___________________________ Westerly City Limit ___________ _ Pomerado Road 50 ------------------------------ ---------
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