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AGENDA MEMO
DATE:
November 22, 2011
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 GALLATIN ROAD
:
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 GALLATIN ROAD BETWEEN TWEEDY LANE AND
PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD.
BACKGROUND
At its November 8, 2011 meeting, the City Council introduced an ordinance to amend
section 3186 of the Downey Municipal Code (DMC) in reference to the proposed speed
limit on Gallatin Road between Paramount Boulevard and Tweedy Lane as
recommended by the City Public Works Committee. Said amendment was proposed to
proclaim the speed limit at this location set by the Engineering and Traffic survey result
in accordance with the California Vehicle Code (CVC).
The CVC requires Engineering and Traffic surveys to 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
each 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. Gallatin Road is designated as a collector street for the two-lane
section from Tweedy Lane to Paramount Boulevard (see attached location map).
Collector streets require the preparation of an Engineering and Traffic survey in order to
establish RADAR-enforceable speed limits.
DISCUSSION
The Engineering and Traffic surveys have been completed, and the results were
subsequently presented to the Public Works Committee on August 18, 2011. Following
a discussion about the segment of Gallatin Road between Tweedy Lane and Paramount
CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
Mayor and Members of the City Council
Ordinance Amending Speed Limits On Gallatin Road
November 22, 2011
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Boulevard, it was decided to repeat the Engineering and Traffic survey during the third
week of September in order to take school-related traffic into consideration. The result
of the subsequent survey for this roadway segment was reviewed by the Public Works
Committee on October 20, 2011. The proposed speed limit increase from 25 to 30 mph
hour was unanimously approved by the Public Works Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed ordinance will require two new sign installations at an estimated cost of
$300.00. Sufficient funds are available in the Public Works Department Account 10-
3145 (Traffic and Street Maintenance Program).
Attachments:
Ordinance
Gallatin Road Location Map
S:\AgendaMemosCC2011\11-22-11\Gallatin Rd Speed Limits2- Adopt Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 11-
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 GALLATIN ROAD.
WHEREAS
, the California Vehicle Code (CVC) requires Engineering and Traffic surveys
to be conducted periodically for streets such as Gallatin 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 the portion of Gallatin Road between Tweedy Lane and Paramount Boulevard; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
:
SECTION 1.
The City Council does hereby approve the Engineering and Traffic
surveys for Gallatin Road between Tweedy Lane and Paramount Boulevard, which was
completed on September21, 2011, and is incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2.
Subsection i) of Section 3186 of the Downey Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
i)“Gallatin Road. The prima facie speed limit shall be thirty-five(35) miles per hour
between Paramount Boulevard and Lakewood Boulevard, thirty (30) miles per hour
between Tweedy Lane and Paramount Boulevard and twenty-five (25) miles per hour
between Lakewood Boulevard and Downey-Sanford Bridge Road.”
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.
nd
APPROVED AND ADOPTED
this 22 day of November, 2011.
___________________________________
LUIS H. MARQUEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
JOYCE E. DOYLE, INTERIM City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 11-
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss:
CITY OF DOWNEY )
I HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 11- was introduced at
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a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the 8 day of November,
2011, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the
nd
22 day of November, 2011, 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
________________, 2011 (after introduction), and on ______________, 2011 (after adoption,
including the vote thereon). It was also posted in the regular posting places in the City of
Downey on the same dates.
__________________________________
JOYCE E. DOYLE, INTERIM City Clerk
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