HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-04-03; City Council; Resolution 2007-0721
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-072
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A ROAD DIET/ARTERIAL ROAD
4 TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM ON LA COSTA AVENUE FROM
1,000 FEET EAST OF EL CAMINO REAL TO ITS INTERSECTION
5 WITH RANCHO SANTA FE ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS.
6 WHEREAS, the La Costa Avenue Safety Project Committee, a group of residents living
7 on La Costa Avenue, have expressed concerns with speed and safety to the City Council; and
8 WHEREAS, upon direction from the City Council, staff from the Engineering Department
9 and Police Department have met with the Committee spokespersons; and
10 WHEREAS, a collaborative effort between the Committee and staff has addressed
mitigation measures for La Costa Avenue to improve safety and potentially reduce speeds; and
WHEREAS, the Committee further desires that the City of Carlsbad examine the
feasibility of a road diet (lane reduction) program and/or arterial road traffic calming program be
studied for La Costa Avenue; and
WHEREAS, staff concurs and recommends that the La Costa Avenue road diet/arterial
16 road traffic calming feasibility study be initiated; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby finds it necessary, desirable,
18 and in the public interest to initiate a road diet/arterial road traffic calming feasibility study for a
19 portion of La Costa Avenue to address speeding and safety concerns; and
20 WHEREAS, funding to prepare a road diet/arterial road traffic calming feasibility study
21 exists in the City Council Contingency Account.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
23 California, as follows:
24 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
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2. That the Finance Director is authorized to appropriate $100,000 from the
26 City Council Contingency Account to the Engineering Department Professional Services Account
27 to fund the La Costa Avenue road diet/arterial road traffic calming feasibility report.
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1 3. That staff is directed to obtain the services of a qualified traffic engineering
2 consultant pursuant to Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 3.28 to prepare the La Costa Avenue
3 road diet/arterial road traffic calming feasibility study to address the concerns of residents for
4 measures to reduce speed and improve safety.
5 4. That during the preparation of the feasibility study and at its conclusion, staff will
6 return to the City Council and provide updates and request direction on how to further proceed.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 3rd day of April, 2007, by the following vote
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
IS,"1\7layor
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, city cierk1
(SEAL)