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AGENDA REPORT
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OF MOORPARK,
City Council Meeting
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ACTION:
BY:
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Yugal K. Lail, City Engineer /Public Works Director
Prepared by: Dave Klotzle, Assistant City Engineer
DATE: August 25, 2008 (CC Meeting of 09/03/2008)
SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Rescinding Resolution No. 2006 -2511 and
Approving Speed Limits for Certain Street Segments and Approving
the Posting of Speed Limit Signs on Said Streets
BACKGROUND
Based on an Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits dated August 2006, the
City Council adopted Resolution No. 2006 -2511 on August 16, 2006, approving speed
limits for certain street segments. A speed limit of 40 miles per hour (mph) was
approved and subsequently posted on Championship Drive from Walnut Canyon Road
to Grimes Canyon Road. The August 2006 speed survey found the 85th percentile
speed for Championship Drive to be 45.1 mph. The survey recommended a 40 mph
speed limit for Championship Drive because 1) it fell midway between the 10 mph pace
range of 37 to 46 mph; and 2) roadway conditions consisting of gradual to moderate
horizontal and vertical curves.
DISCUSSION
On June 25, 2008, the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, dismissed the
charge of speeding in the case of People v. Gaite. The court found that the 40 mph
posted speed limit, at less than the 85t percentile speed, created a speed trap where
more than half the motorists passing through this speed zone would be placed at risk of
a speeding ticket without a documented safety reason. The court found that the speed
survey did not justify the 40 mph speed limit because based on the citing officer's
testimony, the curving roadway conditions are readily apparent to drivers.
The California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( MUTCD) requires that
posted speed limits should be established at the nearest 5 mph increment of the 85th
percentile speed of free - flowing traffic. The MUTCD allows local authorities to establish
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posted speed limits below the 5 mph increment nearest the 85th percentile speed if
unusual road conditions are not readily apparent to drivers.
Since the Superior Court found that roadway conditions on Championship Drive are
readily apparent (People v. Gaite), the posted speed limit should be changed to 45 mph
which is at the nearest 5 mph increment of the 85th percentile speed of 45.1 mph.
Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code (CVC) requires, as a prerequisite to the
enforcement of any speed law with radar, the preparation and adoption of an
Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits within the past five years. Therefore,
the August 2006 Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits which found the 85 th
percentile speed of 45.1 mph on Championship Drive is valid for use as the document
to recommend the posting of the 45 mph speed limit.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2008-
Attachment:
1. Resolution
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.
2006 -2511 AND APPROVING SPEED LIMITS FOR CERTAIN
STREET SEGMENTS AND APPROVING THE POSTING OF
SPEED LIMIT SIGNS ON SAID STREETS
WHEREAS, a Traffic Speed Zone Survey and Engineering Study has been
prepared for certain of the local streets within the City of Moorpark; and
WHEREAS, the findings in said study support certain changes to speed limits
and the posted speed limit for some of those street segments; and
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2006, the City Council of the City of Moorpark
adopted Resolution No. 2006 -2511 which sets the current speed limit for all of the
local streets within the City is, in part, in conflict with the speed limits recommended by
the aforesaid study.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Resolution No. 2006 -2511, pertaining to the designation of
speed limits, is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 2. That the designated speed limit for each of the street segments
shall be per Exhibit "A ".
SECTION 3. The City Engineer /Public Works Director is hereby directed to
replace and /or post new speed limit signs to reflect the adopted speed limit set forth in
Exhibit "A ".
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of September, 2008.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
Exhibit "A"
LIST OF STREETS AND RECOMMENDED SPEED LIMITS
PERCENT
EXISTING RECOMMENDED 85TH 10 MPH OF
SPEED SPEED PERCENTILE AVERAGE PACE VEHICLES
STREET LOCATION LIMIT LIMIT SPEED SPEED RANGE IN PACE JUSTIFICATION / COMMENTS
ARROYO DRIVE
46.1
EAST CITY LIMITS TO
38-47
COLLINS DR
40
CAMPUS PARK DRIVE
40.9
BERAGAN ST TO
32-41
COLLINS DR
40EB
COLLINS DR TO
40.2
MARGUETTE ST
40
MARGUETTE ST TO
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
PRINCETON AVE
45
PRINCETON AVE TO
38-47
WEST END
35
CEDAR SPRINGS STREET
37.4
MOUNTAIN TRAIL ST TO
29 -38
MOUNTAIN MEADOW DR
30
CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE
32.8
WALNUT CANYON RD TO
25 -34
GRIMES CANYON RD
NP
CHRISTIAN BARRETT ROAD
SPRING RD TO
PEACH HILL RD
25
CHARLES STREET
MOORPARK AVE TO
HEADYLAND CT
25EB
COLLINS DRIVE
UNIVERSITY DR TO
CAMPUS PARK DR
35 / 25*
CAMPUS PARK DR TO
ARROYO DR
35
`�. *25 mph When Children Present NP = Not Posted
C a EB = Eastbound WB = Westbound
45
46.1
41.8
38-47
83.7
INCREASE - 85TH PERCENTILE
40
40.9
36.5
32-41
78.9
NO CHANGE - POST WB - 85TH PERCENTILE
40
40.2
36.6
32-41
83.0
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
45
46.1
41.7
38-47
77.7
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
35
37.4
33.2
29 -38
74.3
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
30
32.8
28.6
25 -34
79.2
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE, LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
45 45.1 41.2 37-46 76.5 POST - 85"' PERCENTILE
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE /
25 28.2 25.8 22 -31 96.4 EXISTING CONDITIONS / ENGINEERING JUDGMENT
POST WB -10 MPH PACE / RESIDENTIAL NATURE
25 30.8 25.9 22 -31 79.0 ROADWAY CURVATURE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
35 42.2 37.5 32-41 77.4 ENGINEERING JUDGMENT
35 37.4 33.9 30 -39 93.3 NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
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Exhibit "A"
STREET LOCATION
EXISTING RECOMMENDED
SPEED SPEED
LIMIT LIMIT
85TH
PERCENTILE
SPEED
AVERAGE
SPEED
10 MPH
PACE
RANGE
PERCENT
OF
VEHICLES
IN PACE
JUSTIFICATION 1 COMMENTS
COMMERCE DRIVE
POINDEXTER AVE TO
GABBERT AVE
30
30
31.7
27.7
24 -33
81.2
NO CHANGE — 85TH PERCENTILE
CONDOR DRIVE
PRINCETON AVE (N) TO
PRINCETON AVE (S)
30
30
32.5
28.6
25 -34
83.1
NO CHANGE — 85TH PERCENTILE
COUNTRY HILL ROAD
COUNTRYWOOD DR TO
MOUNTAIN MEADOW DR
30
30
31.6
28.3
25 -34
93.2
NO CHANGE — 85TH PERCENTILE
COUNTRYWOOD DRIVE
TIERRA REJADA RD TO
NO CHANGE —10 MPH PACE / ROADWAY CONDITIONS
WOODHILL DR
35
35
38.1
34.4
31-40
82.6
LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
GABBERT ROAD
ELWIN AVE TO
POST —10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE I
POINDEXTER AVE
NP
30
34.2
29.8
27 -36
76.9
ROADWAY CONDITIONS / ENGINEERING JUDGMENT
POINDEXTER AVE TO
LOS ANGELES AVE
40
40
42.5
38.9
34-43
77.7
NO CHANGE — 85TH PERCENTILE
HEARON DRIVE
NO CHANGE — 10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT
BORGES DR TO
DISTANCE
COLLINS DR
30 / 25*
30
34.3
29.5
25 -34
75.6
EXISTING CONDITIONS / ENGINEERING JUDGMENT
HIGH STREET
SPRING RD TO
MOORPARK AVE
30
30
32.1
28.0
24 -33
85.0
NO CHANGE — 85TH PERCENTILE
MILLER PARKWAY
LOS ANGELES AVE TO
PEACH HILL RD
40 / 25*
40
41.1
36.7
32 -41
73.4
NO CHANGE — 85TH PERCENTILE
PEACH HILL RD TO
TIERRA REJADA RD
40 / 25*
40
42.4
38.2
35 -44
80.4
NO CHANGE — 85TH PERCENTILE
*25 mph When Children Present
NP = Not Posted
NB = Northbound
SB = Southbound
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Exhibit "A"
STREET LOCATION
EXISTING
SPEED
LIMIT
RECOMMENDED
SPEED
LIMIT
85TH
PERCENTILE
SPEED
AVERAGE
SPEED
10 MPH
PACE
RANGE
PERCENT
OF VEHICLES
IN PACE
JUSTIFICATION 1 COMMENTS
MOORPARK AVENUE
LOS ANGELES AVE TO
SOUTH END
NP
30
32.9
29.0
25 -34
88.9
POST -10 MPH PACE, NATURE OF AREA
MOUNTAIN MEADOW DRIVE
WALNUT CREEK RD TO
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE / NATURE OF THE AREA
TIERRA REJADA RD
30
30
33.7
30.0
26 -35
84.4
ENGINEERING JUDGMENT
TIERRA REJADA RD TO
MOUNTAIN TRAIL ST
30
30
36.2
32.0
29 -38
88.0
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
MOUNTAIN TRAIL STREET
WALNUT CREEK RD TO
TIERRA REJADA RD
30
30
34.9
30.6
26 -35
82.9
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
TIERRA REJADA RD TO
NO CHANGE - 10 MPH PACE /NATURE OF THE AREA
MOUNTAIN MEADOW DR (S)
30
30
34.9
31.3
27 -36
83.3
ENGINEERING JUDGMENT
MOUNTAIN MEADOW DR (S) TO
WOODHILL DR
30
30
32.5
28.0
25 -34
86.2
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
PEACH HILL ROAD
MILLER PKWY TO
SPRING RD
35 / 25*
35
38.0
33.9
30 -39
81.9
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
SPRING RD TO
MESA VERDE DR
35
40
41.7
37.1
34-43
83.1
INCREASE - 85TH PERCENTILE
MESA VERDE DR TO
TIERRA REJADA RD
35
35
37.5
33.8
30 -39
85.6
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
POINDEXTER AVENUE
MOORPARK AVE TO
SIERRA AVE
40 / 25*
40
41.0
36.9
33-42
81.7
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
SIERRA AVE TO
GABBERT AVE
40
40
42.4
38.6
35-44
81.2
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
*25 mph When Children Present NP = Not Posted
�r EB = Eastbound WB = Westbound
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Exhibit "A"
STREET LOCATION
EXISTING
SPEED
LIMIT
RECOMMENDED
SPEED
LIMIT
85TH
PERCENTILE
SPEED
AVERAGE
SPEED
10 MPH
PACE
RANGE
PERCENT
OF
VEHICLES
IN PACE
JUSTIFICATION 1 COMMENTS
PRINCETON AVENUE
CAMPUS PARK DR TO
118 FWY (E)
40
40
39.0
34.7
30 -39
81.7
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
118 FWY (E) TO
118 FWY (W)
40
40
41.3
35.8
31-40
71.4
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
118 FWY (E) TO
NO CHANGE - POST WB
SPRING RD
40EB
40
43.3
37.7
35-44
67.4
10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
SECOND STREET
SPRING RD TO
MOORPARK AVE
25
25
31.0
27.1
23 -32
82.8
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE / ENGINEERING JUDGMENT
SPRING ROAD
HIGH ST TO
LOS ANGELES AVE
40
40
41.4
36.1
33-42
72.8
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
LOS ANGELES AVE TO
PEACH HILL RD
45
45
47.2
43.0
38 -37
77.8
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
PEACH HILL RD TO
TIERRA REJADA RD
45
45
47.4
42.5
39-48
71.2
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
TIERRA REJADA ROAD
EAST CITY LIMITS TO
NO CHANGE - 10 MPH PACE / HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT
SPRING RD
45
45
48.8
44.6
41 -50
79.6
RATE
SPRING RD TO
NO CHANGE - 10 MPH PACE / HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT
PEACH HILL RD
45
45
50.4
45.7
42 -51
77.1
RATE
PEACH HILL RD TO
NO CHANGE - 10 MPH PACE / HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT
MOUNTAIN TRAIL ST
45
45
49.1
45.0
41 -50
87.0
RATE
MOUNTAIN TRAIL ST TO
NO CHANGE - 10 MPH PACE / HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT
LOS ANGELES AVE
45
45
47.7
44.5
41 -50
80.7
RATE
UNIVERSITY DRIVE
GRIFFIN LN TO
COLLINS DR
30
30
32.2
28.2
25 -34
89.0
NO CHANGE - 85TH PERCENTILE
WALNUT CREEK ROAD
MOUNTAIN TRAIL ST TO
TIERRA REJADA RD
30
30
34.1
30.5
26 -35
91.2
NO CHANGE -10 MPH PACE / LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE
TIERRA REJADA RD TO
MOUNTAIN MEADOW DR
30
35
39.3
35.5
31-40
86.9
INCREASE -10 MPH PACE / LIMTIED SIGHT DISTANCE
I.
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