City Council
MEETING DATE: 9/11/2018
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Recommendation to approve a proposal from Albert A. Webb Associates to conduct a Traffic & Engineering Study to establish Citywide Speed Limits in the City of Cathedral City
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FROM:
John Corella, City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
City Staff is recommending that the City Council approve a proposal by Albert A. Webb Associates to conduct a Traffic & Engineering Study to establish Citywide Speed Limits in the City of Cathedral City at a cost of $36,320; and approve a budget amendment to provide the funding for this work from the City's Traffic Safety Funds.
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BACKGROUND:
City-wide Speed Limits in Cathedral City were last established in 2009. On October 28, 2009 City Council approved a second reading of City Ordinance No. 684, which amended Section 12.20.01 of the City's Municipal Code relating to the designation of Speed Limits throughout Cathedral City.
In March of 2015, City Council approved an amendment to the 2009 Speed Limits by reestablishing the Speed Limits on segments of Ramon Rd., East Palm Canyon Dr. and Cathedral Canyon Dr. due to road widening occurring on segments of those roadways.
On July 22, 2015, the City Council also approved the reestablishing of the Speed Limits on two segments of Cathedral Canyon Dr., (south of East Palm Canyon Dr.) and established by Ordinance No. 758.
DISCUSSION:
The State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) requires all cities to update their local speed limits every five to ten years. The City is fast approaching the limit of California's 10-year maximum cycle and must now proceed with reestablishing the City-Wide Speed Limits. Chapter 5 of the 2014 Edition of the California Manual for Setting Speed Limits, lists the requirements for renewal of city speed limits on a reoccurring basis in local cities. This Caltrans manual cites the 85th percentile of speeds recorded during these traffic studies, as a determining fact...
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