To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Edward Moore, Supervising Engineering Assistant
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Annual Update to Speed Limits on City Streets
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
(1) Approve the first reading and introduction of an ordinance amending Napa Municipal Code Section 10.20.040 related to the establishment and enforcement of speed limits.
(2) Adopt a resolution determining that a Declared Speed Limit is justified based on an Engineering and Traffic Survey for identified City streets and roadway segments, and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
Approval of the proposed ordinance and resolution will result in the lowering of the speed limit on 12 roadway segments and maintaining the current speed limit along 18 roadway segments. The approval also documents the sufficiency of the required Engineering and Traffic Surveys (ETS) in complying with all requirements of State laws and the standards established by the California Department of Transportation to support enforcement. These strict requirements do not allow lowering speed limits without the ETS documenting traffic and roadway conditions meet specific criteria. While the purpose of this report is to present information on the requirements for setting speed limits, describe the process for completing the ETS in full compliance with those requirements, and recommend City Council action to amend the Napa Municipal Code section related to the establishment and enforcement of speed limits; a short summary of some of the City actions related to traffic safety are listed below.
The summary is included in this report because City Council has set traffic safety as a City priority and the purpose of this additional information is to list some of the current and upcoming efforts for traffic safety improvements. Traffic enforcement is one component of the sta...
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