02-07-2012 -City of West Covina
Memorandum
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TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager �� DA
and City Council ITEM NO.
DATE: February 7, 2012
FROM: Susan Rush PRINT D ON RE YCLED P ER
Assistant City Clerk
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION
ORDINANCE TO REDUCE SPEED LIMIT ON APORTION
N OF
ORANGE AVENUE FROM GARVEY AVENUE NORTH TO PUENTE
AVENUE FROM 40 MILES PER HOUR TO 35 MILES PER HOUk
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. Z- Z - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING SECTION 22-131 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL
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CODE RELATING TO INCREASES OF STATE LAW MAXIMUM
SPEEDS (ORANGE AVENUE)
DISCUSSION:
This ordinance was introduced at the Joint City Council/CDC meeting of January 17, 2012. This
ordinance will reduce the speed limit on Orange Avenue from Garvey Avenue North to Puente
Avenue from 40 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour in compliance with California Manual of
Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the California Vehicle Code.
The,ordinance will become effective 30 days after adoption on March 9, 2012.
Prepare Margaret Garcia
DeputyViit;, Clerk
Approved by Susan Rush
Assistant City Clerk
Attachment: 1. Ordinance
2. January 17, 2012 Staff Report No. #3
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 22-131 OF THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO INCREASES OF STATE
LAW MAXIMUM SPEEDS (ORANGE AVENUE)
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows:
SECTION L Section 22-131 of the West Covina Municipal Code is amended such that
the sub -paragraph labeled Orange Avenue from Garvey Avenue North to Badillo Street is
deleted and, that the following sub -paragraph are inserted:
Orange Avenue from Garvey Avenue North to Puente Avenue = 35 mph:
Orange Avenue from Puente Avenue to Badillo Street = 40 mph:
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of February, 2012.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
Mayor Michael Touhey
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the _City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 17th day of January 2012. That thereafter said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 7th day of
February 2012, by the following vote:
AYES:
Herfert, Lane, Sanderson, Touhey
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Sykes.
ABSTAIN:
None
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman
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TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager
and City Council
FROM: Sharmon A. Yauchzee, Director/City Engineer
Public Works Department
SUBJECT: TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MINUTES
RECOMMENDATION:
City of West Covina
Memorandum
AGENDA
ITEM NO. 3
DATE January 17, 2012
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Receive and file the attached minutes of the Traffic Committee meeting held
on December 20, 2011.
2. Introduce the following ordinance to reduce the speed limit on a portion of
Orange Avenue from Garvey Avenue North to Puente Avenue from 40 miles -
per -hour to 35 miles -per -hour:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 22-131 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO INCREASES OF STATE LAW
MAXIMUM SPEEDS (ORANGE AVENUE).
rep d by: Miguel Hernandez
Civil Engineering Associate
Attachment No. 1
Reviewed/Approved y: Shannon A. Yauchzee
Director/City Engineer
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ATTACHMENT NO. 1
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
CITY OF WEST COVINA
Tuesday 3:01
P.M.
December 20, 2011 City Hall, Room 314
Management Resource Center
STAFF PRESENT: Shannon Yauchzee and Dave Nichols
OTHERS PRESENT: None
I. REQUEST:
City Initiated
THAT SPEED LIMIT FOR ORANGE AVENUE FROM GARVEY AVENUE
NORTH TO PUENTE AVENUE BE REDUCED FROM 40 MILES -PER -
HOUR TO 35 MILES -PER -HOUR.
FINDINGS:
The speed limits on Orange Avenue are specified in Section 22-131 of the I;west
Covina Municipal Code as 40 miles -per -hour from Garvey Avenue North to Puente
Avenue. Staff conducted an Engineering and Traffic Survey for Orange Avenue
(Exhibit A) and found that the critical approach speed was measured at 4lmiles-per-
hour and the mid -block collision rate to be excessive. In accordance with California
MUTCD and the California Vehicle Code, when there are traffic conflicts and
unusual conditions which are not readily apparent to the driver, as indicated in the
excessive collision rate, speed limit somewhat below the 85`i' percentile may be
justified. Therefore, the reduction in the posted speed limits from 40 miles -perk!; hour
to 35 miles=per-hour for Orange Avenue from Garvey Avenue North to Puente
Avenue will comply with provision of the California MUTCD.
TRAFFIC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
THAT AN ORDINANCE BE INTRODUCED AMENDING SECTION 22-
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131 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE
REDUCTION OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS ON ORANGE AVENUE
FROM GARVEY AVENUE NORTH TO PUENTE AVENUE FROM 40
MILES -PER -HOUR TO 35 MILES -PER -HOUR.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 22-131 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO INCREASES OF STATE LAW
MAXIMUM SPEEDS (ORANGE AVENUE).
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 22-131 of the West Covina Municipal Code is amended
such that the sub -paragraph labeled Orange Avenue from Garvey Avenue North to Badillo Street
is deleted and that the following sub -paragraphs are inserted:
Orange Avenue from Garvey Avenue North to Puente Avenue = 35 mph:
Orange Avenue from Puente Avenue to Badillo Street = 40 mph:
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance
and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5thday of July 2011.
Mayor Michael Touhey
ATTEST:
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
I, LAURIE CARRICO, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. was regularly introduced and placed upon
its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the of 2012.
That thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the day of 2012, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Arnold Alvarez-Glasman .
ZAORDINANCE - 2012\Orange Ave Speed Limit.doe
• EXHIBIT "A"
Public Works Department
Engineering Division
November 30, 2011
ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY OF ORANGE AVENUE
Introduction:
The effective enforcement of posted speed limits with radar on certain streets requires
that an Engineering and Traffic Survey must be completed within the previous five
years. The majority of drivers complies with the law but disregard regulations that they
consider. unreasonable. A small segment of the population is repeatedly inclined to be
reckless, unreliable, or have faulty judgment and must be controlled by enforcement.
According to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), speed limits
should be established at the nearest 5 mph increment to the 85`h percentile speed, which
is defined as that speed at or below which 85 percent of the traffic is moving. The 85"'
percentile is often referred to as critical speed. Pace speed is defined as the 10-mile
increment of speed containing the largest number of vehicles. Speed limits higher than
the 85"' percentile are not considered reasonable and prudent. Speed limits below the
851' percentile do not ordinarily facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and require
constant enforcement to maintain compliance.
The establishment of a speed limit of more than 5 miles per hour below the 85
percentile (critical) speed must be justified in the engineering and traffic survey and
approved by a registered Civil or Traffic Engineer. It should also be done with great
care as studies have shown that establishing a speed limit at less than this the 85
percentile generally results in an increase in collision rates and may make violators of a
disproportionate number of the reasonable majority of drivers.
Section 22358 of the Vehicle Code states .that it is the intent of the Legislature that
physical conditions such as width, curvature, grade and . surface conditions, or any
condition readily apparent to the driver, in the absence of other factors, would not
require special downward speed zoiung. When roadside developments results in traffic
conflicts and unusual conditions which are not readily apparent to the driver, as indicated
in collision records, speed limits some what below the 85"' percentile may be justified.
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FINDINGS:
The following is a summary of the pertinent items required in the Engineering and Traffic
Survey.
A. Prevailing Speeds (MPH)
Street Segment Limits
Critical Approach Speeds
2006 2011
85% (mph) 85% (mph)
2011
10-mph
Pace
Existing
Speed
Limits
Reconnrnended
Speed Limits
t Fairgrove Avenue to
Francis uito Avenue
38
38
28 to 38
35
35-mph
Francisquito Avenue
to Merced Avenue
38
38
30 to 40
35
35 mph
Merced Avenue to
Cameron Avenue
40
38
27 to 37
35
35 mph
Garvey Avenue North
to Puente Avenue
42
41
31 to 41
40
35 mph
Puente Avenue to
Badillo Avenue j
39
41
32 to 42
40
40 mph
Badillo Avenue to San
Bernardino Road t
37
37
27 to 37
35
35 mph
i omt jurisaiction with Los Angeles County
B. Collision Records. )
The following analysis of the collision history for Orange Avenue is in
accordance with the procedures outlined in "Guidelines for Uniform Traffic
Controls" distributed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
The phrase "collision rate" shown in the column headings is defined as the
number of collisions per million vehicles entering an intersection or per million
vehicle miles along a street a street segment. The "County Expected Rate" is
defined as the anticipated number of collisions that would generally occur at an
intersection or along a segment of highway with similar conditions. The, County
Expected Rate factors are calculated from data derived from a series of charts
using parameters such as intersection controls, traffic volumes, and approach
conditions. These charts have been prepared by the Los Angeles County
Department of Public Works based on the findings of a study of the collision
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Orange Avenue
records and traffic conditions throughout Los Angeles County. The City Rate is
calculated using traffic volumes from the calendar year 2001 and recorded
collision history. The Priority Rating is defined as the ratio of the City Rate to the
County Expected Rate.
County guidelines classify as excessive any collision rate that exceeds 1.6 times
the County expected rate determined from the countywide experience charts. If
the City mid -block collision rates are in excess of the 1.6 times the County
expected rate, a 5 mph reduction of the speed limit may be justified. This is to
say that if the Priority Rating exceeds 1.6, a 5-mph reduction of the speed limit
from the critical approach speed (85%) may be Justified.
1. MID -BLOCK COLLISIONS - JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010
County
Limits
No. of
City Collision
Expected
Priority
Collisions
Rate
Collision Rate
Rating
A/MVM
A/MVM
Fairgrove Avenue to
0
0
1.55
0
Francis into Avenue
Francisquito Avenue to
1
0.41
1.55
0.26
Merced Avenue
Merced Avenue to
4
1.92
1.55
1.24
Cameron Avenue
Garvey Avenue North to
4
3.31
1.55
2.13
Puente Avenue
Puente Avenue to'
2
1.40
1.55
0.90
Badillo Avenue
Badillo Avenue to San
0
0
1.55
0
Bernardino Road
fvivi viva aenotes collisions per million vehicle miles
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2. INTERSECTION COLLISIONS - JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010
County
No. of
City Collision
Expected
Priority
Cross Street
Collisions
Rate A/MV
Collision Rate
Rating
A/MV
Fairgrove Avenue
0
0.00
0.37
0.00
Francis uito Avenue
2
0.20
0.81
0.24
Merced Avenue
2
0.28
0.58
0.50
Cameron Avenue
2
0.22
0.76
0.29
Garvey Avenue North
1
0.31
0.24
1.30
Pacific Lane
2
0.36
0.29
1.24
Puente Avenue
1
0.18
0.29
0.62
Badillo Avenue
2
0.15
0.88
0.17
San Bernardino Road
T A /A X, I I
1
0.24
0.52 --f
0.28
. +i• A/ 1V1 V isiuns per minion venicles entering the intersection.
C. Physical Conditions
1. Horizontal Alignment - The alignment is essentially tangent throughout its more
than three mile length. Orange Avenue is divided into two segment at the I-10
Freeway; the northerly segment runs from Garvey Avenue North to San Bernardino
Road, the southerly segment runs from I-10 to Fairgrove Avenue.
2. Vertical alignment - The maximum grade along the street profile is approximately
2.0%.
3. Roadside Friction - The intersections at San Bernardino Road, Badillo Avenue,
Cameron Avenue, Merced Avenue, and Francisquito Avenue are all controlled by
traffic signals. The intersections at Puente Avenue, Pacific Lane, Garvey Avenue
South, and Fairgrove Avenue are controlled by multi -way stop signs. Most of the
area along Orange Avenue is residential with many private driveway openings. There
are two schools that. abut Orange Avenue, Edgewood Middle School and
Orangewood Elementary School.
D. There are no conditions that are not readily apparent to the driver
E. Analysis
The first table entitled " Prevailing Speeds" list the critical approach speeds (85%)
which is the primary component of Engineering and Traffic Survey. The critical
approach speeds (85%) are listed for each of the segments of Orange Avenue and are
generally within 5 mph of the posted speed limit. The collision records for 2010
show that the segment from Garvey Avenue North to Puente Avenue is considered
excessive.
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F. Conclusion
Presently the posted speed limit for the segment of Orange Avenue between Garvey
Avenue North to Puente Avenue is 40 mph. The adjacent segments of Orange
Avenue are set at a limit of 35 mph. The collision records for 2010 show that the
segment from Garvey. Avenue North to Puente Avenue is considered excessive.
Therefore, the reduction in the posted speed limit from 40 mph to 35 mph for
Orange Avenue from Garvey Avenue North and Badillo Street will comply with the
California MUTCD and will provide for a uniform speed the through out the length
of Orange Avenue; the following speeds shall be reduced along Orange Avenue:
LIMITS
EXISTING SPEED LIMIT
Fair rove Avenue to Cameron Avenue
35 mph
Garvey Avenue North to Puente Avenue
35 mph
Puente Avenue to Badillo Street
40 mph
Badillo Street to San Bernardino Road
35 mph
Shannon A. Yauclizee
Public Works Director/City Engineer
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