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AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
The Honorable City Council
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Baldemar Troche, Public Works Management Analyst
DATE: August 5, 1994 (CC Meeting of August 17, 1994)
SUBJECT: Traffic Speed Study
OVERVIEW
Presented herewith is a Traffic Speed Study prepared by the City's
consultant for certain designated streets within the City. On the
basis of this study, it is recommended that the posted speed limits
on certain streets be revised and /or re- affirmed by City Council
Resolution.
DISCUSSION
A. Background
Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code requires, as a
prerequisite to the enforcement of any speed law with radar,
the preparation, within the past five years, of a traffic
speed survey. On July, 1990, City Council adopted Resolution
No. 90 -701 approving a Traffic Speed Study and enacting
certain specified speed limits for certain designated streets
throughout the City. That report, and any supplements
thereto, enabled the City to use electronic radar devices in
the enforcement of speed laws. Although the validity of the
1990 report will not expire until October 1995, the condition
on many of these street segments have changed.
B. 85th Percentile Speed
Staff has been informed by the Sheriff Department that they
are unable to use radar to enforce speed violations on certain
street segments because the courts have invalidated citations
based on speed studies where the posted speed limit is more
than 5 MPH less than the 85th percentile speed as reflected in
the speed study. The only legitimate exception to this
provision which would allow the posting of a speed limit more
than five miles per hour (5 MPH) less than the 85th percentile
speed, is the existence of conditions which are not readily
apparent to the driver.
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Speed Survey
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C. New Study
On April 20, 1994, the City Council approved the selection of
a consultant to prepare a new Traffic Speed Study for the
City. That Traffic Speed Study has been completed and a final
draft has been placed in the City Council office for review.
Mr. Paul Singer of Traffic Counts Inc., will be available at
the City Council meeting to describe, if necessary, the
methods and procedures used to prepare the Speed Survey and to
answer any questions of the City Council.
A summary of the Speed Survey is attached as Exhibit 111.
D. Committee Review
On August 4, 1994, the Transportation and Streets Committee
(Mayor Pro -tem Hunter and Councilmember Wozniak) discussed the
matters set forth in this report. At said meeting, the
Committee concurred with staff's recommendation to adopt two
separate Resolutions as described in section E and F of this
report.
Section 22357.1 of the California Vehicle Code allows for the
posting of 25 MPH signs at parks. It is the intent of staff
to post such signs at all City parks located on all streets
which do not have a current Prima Facie speed limit of 25 MPH
such as streets adjacent to Campus Canyon Park and Peach Hill
Park. Once said signs have been posted along Hearon Drive and
Peach Hill Road, staff will have the City's consultant re-
survey those street segments listed in Exhibit 13' to
determine the 85th percentile speed. The Committee
recommended that the posted speed limits listed in Exhibit 131
be re- considered subsequent to this re- evaluation.
E. Enactment of New Speed Study
The Resolution attached as Exhibit 12' rescinds prior
Resolutions pertaining to speed limits on the majority of the
street segments in the Speed Survey and re- establishes speed
limits for those street segments based on the findings of the
new Speed Survey. Upon adoption of this resolution and the
posting of new speed limit signs where necessary, the
Sheriff's Department will be able to use radar to enforce
these new speed limits.
Exhibit 1
1994
SPEED TRAFFIC SURVEY SUMMARY
File: Speeds95.wk3
Street List
Prior
Survey
Code
Street
— Fran
To
85%
Posted
SpdLmt
Recomned
SpdLmt
Change
1A
Collins Drive
Old L. A. Ave
Campus Park Dr.
345
40
35
—5
1B
Collins Drive
Campus Park Dr.
Campus Road
405
40
40
0
2
Hearon Drive
Collins Drive
North —end (Terminus)
35.0
25
35
+10
3
Campus Park Drive
Princeton Avenue
Westerly
39.4
35
35
0
4
Pecan Avenue
Campus Park Dr
North End
385
35
35
0
5
Campus Park Drive
Princeton Avenue
Beragan Street
46.9
40
45
+5
6
Old Los Angeles Ave
Collins Drive
East City Limit
47.4
40
40
0
7
Condor Drive
Los Angeles Ave
Los Angeles Ave
319
35
30
—5
8
Princeton Avenue
Los Angeles Ave
Campus Park Dr
35.8
35
35
0
9
Los Angeles Avenue
Princeton Avenue
High St/Spring
44.0
40
40
0
10
High Street
Moorpark Avenue
Spring Road
33.0
30
30
0
12
Spring Road
High St/L.A. Ave
New L. A. Ave
43.4
45
40
—5
13
Spring Road
Los Angeles Ave
Peach Hill Road
47.8
45
45
0
14
Spring Road
Peach Hill Road
Tierra Rejada Rd
48.0
45
45
0
15A
Tierra Rejada Road
City Limit (East)
Spring Road
55.0
45
45
0
15B
Tierra Rejada Road
Spring Road
Mountain Trail
45.9
45
45
0
15C
Tierra Rejada Road
Mountain Trail
Los Angeles Ave
44.9
45
45
0
16
CountryWood Drive
Tierra Rejada Rd
Woodhill Drive
395
30
35
+5
17
CountryHill Drive
CountryWood Dr.
Mtn. Trail St
339
30
30
0
18
Mountain Trail St
Tierra Rejada Rd
Woodhill Drive
30.0
30
30
0
19
Mountain Trail St
Tierra Rejada Rd
Wlnut Crk/Mtn.Md
385
35
35
0
20
Mountain Meadow Dr
Mountain Trail
Tierra Rejada Rd
34.0
25
30
+5
21
Mountain Meadow Dr
Walnut Creek Rd
Tierra Rejada Rd
35.6
35
35
0
22
Cedar Springs Street
Mountain Meadow
Mountain Trail
345
30
30
0
23
Walnut Creek Road
Mountain Meadow
Tierra Rejada Rd
43.8
35
40
+5
24
Walnut Creek Road
Mountain Trail
Tierra Rejada Rd
32.1
30
30
0
25
Peach Hill Road
Mesa Verde Drive
Tierra Rejada Road
41.0
30
40
+10
26
Peach Hill Road
Spring Road
Mesa Verde Drive
438
35
40
+5
27
Gabbert Road
Los Angeles Ave
Poindexter Ave
40.0
40
40
0
28A
Poindexter Avenue
Sierra Avenue
Gabbert Road
428
40
40
0
29B
Poindexter Avenue
Moorpark Avenue
Sierra Avenue
41.6
35
40
+5
Remarks
Recommend 25 MPH
Recommend 30 MPH