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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-12-06; City Council; ; Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-440 – Reducing the Speed Limit Along Portions of Cadencia Street and Gateway RoadCA Review CKM Meeting Date: Dec. 6, 2022 To: Mayor and City Council From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5989 Subject: Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-440 – Reducing the Speed Limit Along Portions of Cadencia Street and Gateway Road Districts: 2 and 4 Recommended Actions Adopt Ordinance No. CS-440 amending Title 10, Chapter 10.44, Sections 10.44.200 and 10.44.830 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code by reducing the speed limit along portions of Cadencia Street and Gateway Road. Executive Summary/Discussion This ordinance approves the lowering the speed limits on Cadencia Street and Gateway Street from 40 mph to 35 mph as part of the city’s continuing efforts to make Carlsbad’s streets safer. The segments are Cadencia Street from Del Rey Avenue north to 500 feet west of Perdiz Street and Gateway Road between El Camino Real and El Fuerte Street. Since the current 40 mph speed limits were established, traffic calming features have been installed and speeds have decreased. Ordinance No. CS-440 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on Nov. 15, 2022. On a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Blackburn, seconded by Council Member Bhat- Patel, the City Council voted 5-0 to introduce Ordinance No. CS-440. The second reading allows the City Council to adopt the ordinance, which will become effective 30 days after its adoption. Fiscal Analysis The installation of 10 new 35 mph speed limit signs, five on Cadencia Street and five on Gateway Road, will cost approximately $2,500. Sufficient funds are available in the Traffic Engineering operating budget for the sign installations. Next Steps The City Clerk’s Office will have the ordinance, or a summary of the ordinance, published in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption of the ordinance. Dec. 6, 2022 Item #10 Page 1 of 4 Environmental Evaluation The City Planner has determined that this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, under Guidelines Section 15301(c), which applies to the minor alteration of existing facilities, including streets, sidewalks, gutters, and similar facilities involving negligible or no expansion. Public Notification This item was noticed in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and it was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date. Exhibits 1.Ordinance No. CS-440 Dec. 6, 2022 Item #10 Page 2 of 4 ORDINANCE NO. CS-440 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.44, SECTIONS 10.44.200 AND 10.44.830 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT ALONG PORTIONS OF CADENCIA STREET AND GATEWAY ROAD WHEREAS, a traffic calming project, completed in winter 2021, installed three radar speed feedback signs on Cadencia Street from Del Rey Avenue to a point 500 feet west of Perdiz Street and a marked crosswalk with pedestrian-activated Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons, or RRFBs, on the north side of the intersection at Ven ado Street; and WHEREAS, between 2018 and 2020, two sets of chicanes, a marked crosswalk with pedestrian­ activated RRFBs and a raised crosswalk with RRFBs were installed on Gateway Road between El Camino Real and El Fuerte Street; and WHEREAS, these traffic calming features have changed the conditions of the streets, and staff conducted new Engineering and Traffic Surveys for these two street segments; and WHEREAS, staff have determined that the appropriate speed limit on Cadencia Street from Del Rey Avenue northerly to a point 500 feet west of Perdiz Street, per the provisions found in the California Vehicle Code and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, is 35 miles per hour; and WHEREAS, staff have determined that the appropriate speed limit on Gateway Road between El Camino Real and El Fuerte Street, per the provisions found in the California Vehicle Code and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, is 35 miles per hour. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows that: 1.The above recitations are true and correct. 2.Title 10, Chapter 10.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the revision of Section 10.44.200 to read as follows: "Upon Cadencia Street from Del Rey Avenue northerly to a point 500 feet west of Perdiz Street, the prima facie speed limit shall be 35 miles per hour." 3.Title 10, Chapter 10.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the revision of Section 10.44.830 to read as follows: "Upon Gateway Road from El Camino Real to its intersection with El Fuerte Street, the prima facie speed limit shall be 35 miles per hour." Exhibit 1 Dec. 6, 2022 Item #10 Page 3 of 4 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 15th day of November, 2022, and thereafter PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 6th day of December, 2022, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Norby. None. ABSENT: Hall. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: �le. H� CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney MATT HALL, Mayor L FAVIOLA MEDINA, City Clerk Services Manager (t,(SEAL) Dec. 6, 2022 Item #10 Page 4 of 4