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AGENDA MEMO
DATE:
May 11, 2010
TO:
Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Office of the City Manager
By: Brian A. Ragland, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: SPEED HUMP STANDARD PLAN
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the speed hump standard plan for installation in City
Parking Lots.
DISCUSSION:
Recently, concerns have been raised in regards to motor vehicles travelling at
excessive speeds through the Discovery Sports Complex Parking Lot and potentially
endangering the safety of pedestrians walking between their vehicles and the park and
vice versa. Subsequently, staff was directed to install speed humps within the parking
lot.
A speed hump is essentially mounds of asphalt materials which spans the width of the
parking aisle, are typically twelve feet in length and vary between two-and-one-half and
three inches in height. The intent of these devices is to discourage unsafe travel
speeds for prevailing conditions within the Discovery Sports Complex parking lot.
To date, no speed humps have been installed within any of the City parking lots. The
first installation will occur within the Discovery Sports Complex parking lot. In addition,
the City Council has not approved a standard plan for speed humps within City parking
lots. Through this action, approval of the attached Speed Hump Standard Plan is
requested from the City Council to permit the installation of this device within City
parking lots.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost of a single speed hump installation ranges between $1,500 and $3,000.
Funding will be provided through the Capital Improvement Program as revenue sources
allow.
Attachment:
Standard Plan
S:\AgendaMemosCC2010\05-11-10\SpeedHump Standard Plan
CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA