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Home My WebLink AboutID# 16-003 Adopt Resolution No. 2016-001; Approving the designation of Prima Facie Speed Limit REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: GRANT M. YATES CITY MANAGER DATE: JANUARY 12, 2016 SUBJECT: Prima Facie Speed Limits on Certain Streets in the City Recommendations 1. City Council receive and accept the recommendations of the 2016 Engineering and Traffic Survey to set, maintain, increase or decrease certain speed limits as required by the California Vehicle Code. 2. City Council adopt Resolution No. 2016-__ to set, maintain, increase or decrease certain speed limits in the City as determined from the 2016 Engineering and Traffic Survey and as required by the California Vehicle Code. Background The California Vehicle Code (CVC) and the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD) outline the establishment of speed limits on City streets. For a speed limit to be enforceable by electronic means (i.e. Radar/Lidar), an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) must be conducted within seven (7) years prior to the date of the enforcement or within ten (10) years if certain criteria in the California Vehicle Code are met. The street segments included in the proposed Resolution will expire in January 2016, thus, speed limits on these street segments are proposed as a result of the 2016 E&TS in order to conform to the requirements. The E&TS was presented to the Riverside County Sheriff Department – Traffic Division for their concurrence. Staff has completed the review and is recommending Council approval of the E&TS. Prima Facie Speed Limits January 12, 2016 Page 2 Discussion The City performed an E&TS of 19 road segments on 18 City streets, those segments are shown in “Exhibit A” of the related Resolution. The type of roadway characteristics and engineering judgment determines the road segments. The E&TS is the methodology for analyzing speed limits and the basis of justification for revising or maintaining the recommended speed limit. The justification is based on the criteria and methodology provided in the CVC and CAMUTCD and is accepted by the courts of California. Street surveillance, spot speed survey, and accident review, are the three necessary components of the E&TS used in determining the most appropriate speed limit. Based upon the findings of the 2016 E&TS, staff is recommending setting, increasing or decreasing speed limits on the following road segments: Location 1. Central: Pasadena Drive to Collier Ave 2. Hidden Trail : Summerly to Mission Trail 3. Mountain : Palm View to Lake Street 4. Orange Grove: Palm View to Lake Street 5. Riverside Street: Hwy 74 to Steele Valley 6. Summerly : Village Parkway to Hidden Trail 7. Temescal Canyon: Lake St. to North City Limits 8. Via Scenica: Belle Vista to Summerhill Existing Speed Limit 25 mph N.P. 25 mph 25 mph 35 mph N.P. N.P. N.P. Proposed Speed Limit 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph 40 mph 30 mph 50 mph 30 mph Other speed limits on the remaining E&TS street segments shall remain the same. Prima Facie Speed Limits January 12, 2016 Page 3 Fiscal Impact The cost of installing new or changing and posting speed limit signs will be covered under the Public Works Street Maintenance Budget. Prepared by: Steve Libring, T.E. Consultant Traffic Engineer Approved by: Grant M. Yates City Manager Attachments: Speed Limits Resolution 2016-__ Exhibit ‘A’ RESOLUTION NO. 2016- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2006-70 AND APPROVING THE DESIGNATION OF THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR CERTAIN STREETS WHEREAS, prima facie Speed Limits have been established on certain designated portions of City Streets by Resolution 2006 -70; and WHEREAS, portions of certain City streets do not have established prima facie speed limits; and WHEREAS, established prima facie speed limits on certain City streets will no longer be valid for the enforcement of speed limits by radar and other electronic measuring devices unless an Engineering and Traffic Survey is performed as required by the State Vehicle Code; and WHEREAS, An Engineering and Traffic Survey has recently been completed, a copy of which is on file for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, Section 10.20.010 of Title 10 of the Municipal Code provides for the designation of prima facie speed limits by resolution of the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby amends the prima facie speed limits set forth in City of Lake Elsinore Resolution No. 2006-70. SECTION 2. That in accordance with the City of Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, the City Council determines that: 1. The Engineering and Traffic Survey in the City of Lake Elsinore dated January 12, 2016, followed the procedures prescribed by the California Vehicle Code and the California MUTCD and describes the speed limits to be established by this Resolution. 2. The Prima Facie Speed Limits set forth in Exhibit ‘A’ attached hereto are the most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and to be reasonably safe. 3. The prima facie speed limits established by this Resolution shall become effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the streets specified. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2016- Page 2 of 2 4. The City Engineer shall place and maintain signs and markings sufficie nt to notice such prima facie speed limits. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12 day of January 2016. ______________________________ Brian Tisdale, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Susan Domen, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: _____________________________ Barbara Leibold, City Attorney ROADWAY BETWEEN EXISTING SPEED 85% PERCENTILE SPEED RECOMMENDED SPEED LIMIT ALBERHILL RANCH Lake to Nichols 35 39 35 BROADWAY Lincoln Street to Grand Avenue 25 35 30 CENTRAL AVENUE Pasadena to Collier 25 33 30 HIDDEN TRAIL Summerly to Mission Trail N.P.37 30 ILLINOIS STREET Lakeshore to Strickland 25 34 25 JOY STREET Riverside Dr. to Machado Street 30 29 30 LAKESHORE DRIVE Graham to 500' E/O Poe Street 30 38 30 LAKESHORE DRIVE 500' E/O Poe to Main Street 30 34 30 LOST ROAD Canyon Hills to South City Limits 40 40 40 MAIN STREET Heald Avenue to Lakeshore Drive 25 32 25 MALAGA ROAD Mission Trail to Casino Drive 35 37 35 MISSION TRAIL Diamond Drive to Malaga Road 45 45 45 MOUNTAIN Palm View to Lake Street 25 37 30 ORANGE GROVE Palm View to Lake Street 25 36 30 RIVERSIDE STREET Hwy 74 to Steele Valley 35 44 40 ROSETTA CANYON Hwy 74 to Sunsprite 40 45 40 SUMMERLY PLACE Village Parkway to Hidden Trail N.P.33 30 TEMESCAL CANYON Lake to North City Limits N.P.58 50 VIA SCENICA Bella Vista to Summerhill N.P.36 30 N.P. = Not Posted EXHIBIT 'A' ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY 2015