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AGENDA MEMO
DATE:
December 14, 2010
TO:
Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Office of the City Manager
By: John Oskoui, P.E., Director of Public Works
SUBJECTORDINANCE AMENDINGSPEED LIMITS ON STEWART AND GRAY
:
ROAD BETWEEN THE WEST CITY LIMIT AND FIRESTONE
BOULEVARD
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council adopt:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
AMENDING SECTION 3186 OF THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO SPEED LIMITS ON STEWART AND GRAY ROAD
.
BACKGROUND:
At the November 23, 2010 meeting, the City Council introduced an ordinance to amend
section 3186 of the Downey Municipal Code (DMC) based upon recommendations from
the Public Works Committee and pertinent information presented at the meeting. The
amendment was proposed to reflect the speed limit dictated by the Engineering and
Traffic survey results for Stewart and Gray Road (see attached Location Map), in
accordance with the California Vehicle Code (CVC).
The CVC requires Engineering and Traffic surveys be conducted periodically for
roadway segments in order to post speed limits and allow enforcement by RADAR.
Roadway segments that require surveys are non-local streets as defined in the federal-
aid system maps administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Non-
local streets are typically more than forty (40) feet wide and have more than one lane in
one direction. The surveys assist in updating speed limits to reflect changing roadway
and/or traffic conditions, as well as to make appropriate adjustments to complement
speed enforcement. Stewart and Gray Road is classified as a secondary arterial road
that requires the preparation of an Engineering and Traffic survey in order to establish a
RADAR-enforceable speed limit.
DISCUSSION:
The result of the recently completed (in conjunction with the current 2010 Federal/State
manual procedures) Engineering and Traffic surveys for Stewart and Gray Road was
presented to and approved by the Public Works Committee on October 21, 2010. The
CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
Mayor and Members of the City Council
Ordinance Amending Speed Limits On Stewart and Gray Road
December 14, 2010
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proposed ordinance will amend the DMC to update the speed limits for Stewart and
Gray Road. The existing posted speed limits and the proposed speed limits are
provided in the table below for comparison.
Stewart and Gray Road Proposed Speed Limits
Limits Speed (mph)
Remarks
From To Current Proposed
West City Limit Old River School Road 35 35 No change
Old River School Road Rives Avenue 35 35 No change
Rives Avenue Paramount Boulevard 35 35 No change
Paramount Boulevard Downey Avenue 35 35 No change
Downey Avenue Brookshire Avenue 35 35 No change
Brookshire Avenue Lakewood Boulevard 35 35 No change
Lakewood Boulevard Bellflower Boulevard 35 35 No change
Bellflower Boulevard Woodruff Avenue 40 35 Decrease
Woodruff Avenue Firestone Boulevard 40 35 Decrease
It is proposed that the existing 35 mph speed limit remain unchanged for the portion of
Stewart and Gray Road between the West City Limit and Bellflower Boulevard. The
segments of Stewart and Gray Road between Bellflower Boulevard and Woodruff
Avenue, as well as between Woodruff Avenue and Firestone Boulevard will be reduced
by 5 mph, from 40 mph to 35 mph.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The proposed ordinance will require the installation of four new speed limit signs. The
estimated cost for implementing said changes is $500. Sufficient funds are available in
the Public Works Department Account 10-3145 (Traffic and Street Maintenance
Program).
Attachments:
Ordinance
Location Map
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY AMENDING
SECTION 3186 OF THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE SPEED
LIMITS ON STEWART AND GRAY ROAD.
WHEREAS
, the California Vehicle Code (CVC) requires Engineering and Traffic surveys
to be conducted periodically for streets such as Stewart and Gray Road in order to post speed
limits and allow enforcement by RADAR; and
WHEREAS
, the City of Downey has recently completed Engineering and Traffic surveys
for Stewart and Gray Road, from the west City limit to Firestone Boulevard; and
WHEREAS
, the results of the recently completed Engineering and Traffic surveys justify
maintaining a 35 mph speed limit along Stewart and Gray Road, between the west City limit and
Bellflower Boulevard, and reducing the speed limit from 40 mph to 35 mph along Stewart and
Gray Road, between Bellflower Boulevard and Firestone Boulevard.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
:
SECTION 1.
The City Council does hereby approve the Engineering and Traffic
surveys for Stewart and Gray Road, which were completed on October 11, 2010, and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2.
Subsection g) of Section 3186 of the Downey Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
g)“Stewart and Gray Road. Between the westerly City limit and Firestone Boulevard, the
prima facie speed limit shall be thirty-five (35) miles per hour.”
SECTION 3.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published or posted as required by law. A certified original of same shall
also be forwarded to the City Traffic Engineer.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED
thisday of , 2010.
_________________
LUIS H. MARQUEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss:
CITY OF DOWNEY )
I HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance No. was introduced at a regular
rd
meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the 23 day of November, 2010, and
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the day of
, 2010, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Member:
ABSENT: Council Member:
ABSTAIN: Council Member:
I FURTHER CERTIFY
that a Summary of the foregoing Ordinance No. , was
published in the Downey Patriot, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Downey, on
________________, 2010 (after introduction), and on ______________, 2010 (after adoption,
including the vote thereon). It was also posted in the regular posting places in the City of
Downey on the same dates.
__________________________________
KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk