HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 - Santiago Drive Speed Reduction ProgramMarch 28, 2000
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
ITEM NO. 14
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON SANTIAGO DRIVE SPEED REDUCTION
PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Reduce the level of enforcement activity for remainder of six -month trial period.
2. Direct staff to continue the development of a Neighborhood Traffic Management
Program Guide, including specific recommendations for Santiago Drive, Windward
Lane, Francisco Drive and Holiday Road.
DISCUSSION:
On October 25, 1999, the City Council approved an increase in the speed limit from 25
to 30 MPH on Santiago Drive between Irvine Avenue and Tustin Avenue. The new
speed limit became effective 30 days after its approval and the Police Department
began a special, high - priority enforcement program on this street. The higher speed
limit was necessary to allow the Police Department to use radar for enforcement.
Staff was also directed to establish a traffic- calming program to address concerns from
all areas of the City about speeding traffic on neighborhood streets. A consultant has
been hired to assist staff in this effort and a draft report will be submitted for Council
review in approximately 60 days.
Enforcement Activity
Enforcement began on November 29, 1999. Between November 29 and December 31,
1999, 150 motorists were stopped and either issued a written warning or a citation. The
majority of the enforcement contacts during the initial period resulted in warning
citations, since there was an anticipated conditioning period, based upon the change in
the posted speed and the resulting stepped up enforcement. Between January 1 and
March 2, 2000, another 200 enforcement stops were made, of which 111 were written
warnings and 89 were citations resulting in a fine or other Court action. A little over half
of the citations were for speeding, with the remainder for violations such as expired
driver's license, proof of insurance, and equipment violations, etc. Warning citations are
typically issued when the threshold (speed, magnitude of the violation, etc.), for a
"moving violation" has not been met, in the discretion of the issuing officer.
SUBJECT: Status of Santiago Drive
March 28, 2000
Page 2
Motor officers work a ten -hour shift and there are an average of three motor officers on
duty each day. During their shift, each officer has a portion of their day available for
discretionary radar enforcement. Since the first of the year, Santiago Drive has
received a substantial portion of that discretionary time, resulting in the 350
enforcement contacts.
Effectiveness of Efforts
Extensive traffic counts, including. vehicle speeds, have been collected including just
before and just after the new speed limit was posted as well as again early this month.
These counts were collected on Santiago Drive as well as Windward Lane, Francisco
Drive, Holiday Road, and 23rd Street. The streets parallel to Santiago Drive were
studied to collect background data and to determine if heavy enforcement would lead to
a shift in traffic. The information from these counts is shown in the attached Table A.
This data is the average of three days of counts and shows a drop of approximately
1000 vehicles per day on Santiago Drive, with an increase of approximately 200
vehicles per day on Holiday Road and less than 100 per day on 23r Street. There is
some uncertainty about the November count on Santiago Drive as it is higher than
previously measured and it would be unusual to show a reduction in volumes by nearly
20 percent due to enforcement activity.
Daily volumes commonly vary as much as 10 percent and some smaller variation would
be expected even with these three -day averages. There is some variation in traffic
speeds as well, and the speeds from the traffic counters shown in Table A are quite
consistent. In addition to the speeds measured by the counters, radar speed samples
were conducted on Santiago Drive before and after the program was implemented.
These speeds are shown in Table B. It can be seen that the 85th percentile speeds
were reduced from 39 to 36 MPH.
Conclusion
The extensive enforcement effort on this short segment of Santiago Drive has been
effective in reducing the speed of traffic by about three miles per hour. During the first
three months of the program 350 motorists were stopped and issued warnings or
citations. Traffic volumes appear to have dropped on Santiago Drive and gone up
slightly on Holiday Road and 23`d Street. These streets provide alternate connections
between Irvine Avenue and Newport Boulevard. Windward Lane and Francisco Drive
do not show increases in traffic.
The program approved by the City Council in October provided for enforcement to be
scaled back during the remaining three months if speeds were reduced during the first
three months. Another set of count and speed data will be collected at the end of the
six -month period, which will demonstrate whether random enforcement over the next
three months will maintain the lower speeds.
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SUBJECT: Status of Santiago Drive
March 28, 2000
Page 3
A draft Neighborhood Traffic Management Program Guide is being prepared for City
Council review prior to the completion of the six -month trial period. This document will
include a variety of actions that can be taken to address traffic speeds along with
guidelines on where each action is most appropriate. Specific recommendations will be
made with respect to Santiago Drive, Windward Lane, Francisco Drive, and Holiday
Road.
Resp ully su fitted,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Don Webb, Director
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4charddEIV&onston, P.E.
Transportation and Development Services Manager
Attachment: Tables A and B
September 13 City Council Minutes, pages 696 -698
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City Council Minutes
September 13, 1999
for their tenacity, explaining that they had to go to the City of Costa Mesa
and then to OCTA to begin this endeavor.
There being no further testimony, Mayor O'Neil closed the public hearing.
Motion by Council Member Glover to adopt Resolution No. 99 -63,
adopting General Plan Amendment 98 -3(D).
The motion carried by the following roll call vote
Ayes: Adams, Glover, Thomson, Debay, Ridgeway, Noyes, Mayor O'Neil
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
CONTINUED BUSINESS
20. PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
PUBLIC INPUT ON NEWPORT CENTER PLANNING (contd. from
8/09/99 & 8/23/99).
Motion by Council Member Debay to receive public input at Planning
Commission Study Sessions and other public meetings.
• The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:
Adams, Glover, Thomson, Debay, Ridgeway, Noyes, Mayor O'Neil
Noes:
None
Abstain:
None
Absent:
None
21. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12.24 (SPECIAL SPEED
ZONES) OF THE NBMC TO ESTABLISH A SPEED LIMIT OF
30 MILES PER HOUR ON SANTIAGO DRIVE BETWEEN IRVINE
AVENUE AND TUSTIN AVENUE.
Motion by Council Member Adams to continue this item to the
September 27, 1999 Council meeting.
Council Member Adams stated that he has had discussions with Santiago
Drive residents and believed that some of the citizens would like to see an
action plan that goes with the proposal so that they have some assurance
that the City will provide an effective traffic calming measure. He indicated
that more dialogue and staff work needs to be done prior to discussing this.
Council Member Glover stated that she would like the City Manager to set
up a community meeting and provide notices to the public. She requested
. that Police Chief McDonell and Transportation/Development Services
Manager Edmonston also attend.
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Bryan Bond, 2431 Santiago Drive, asked who will be noticed about this
meeting. City Manager Bludau stated that the City might not want to invite
everyone from every street so that the numbers are more manageable,
noting that there are some key people that Council and the Police Chief have
been talking with. Mr. Bond indicated that a meeting was already conducted
that involved all the streets when Council Member Debay was Mayor. He
expressed concern that these issues are being continually discussed and
hoped that the goal will be approached at some point.
Council Member Adams stated that it is his understanding that the problem
deals with speeding on Santiago Drive. He agreed that, if discussions are
about issues that affect the parallel streets, those residents should be
included. However, at this point, he believed that the most productive
meeting would be to meet with representatives on Santiago Drive.
Council Member Glover stated that she called the City Manager last week to
let him know that he should be the point person because she keeps receiving
different comments about this and so that the City Manager will be able to
ensure that the changes occur.
Al Bartolic, 2312 Windward Lane, took issue with Council Member Adams'
statement and noted that he has children who live on Francisco Drive and
Holiday Lane, and that he lives on Windward Lane, which are all parallel to
Santiago Drive. He emphasized that they are affected by Santiago Drive and
• are in favor of slowing down traffic on Windward Lane, Francisco Drive, and
Holiday Lane, as well as on Santiago Drive. He stated that Santiago Drive
will affect his streets and affirmed that they would like to be included in the
discussions. Council Member Glover believed that the City parallel streets
can be involved in the discussions.
Judy Mader, 2418 Holiday Lane, stated that the past discussions have been
a cooperative effort between the four streets and that they have tried to work
together to make it advantageous to each street. Noting that each of the
streets have traffic problems, although Santiago Drive's problems are the
greatest, she emphasized that whatever affects them, affects the other three
streets. She requested that they be included in any conversations regarding
these streets.
In response to Council Member Debay's questions, Ms. Mader indicated that
her street now has sidewalks. Council Member Debay believed that part of
the problem was that pedestrians walk in the streets on Santiago Drive
because they have no sidewalks.
Council Member Adams stated that he has no problem with including
representatives from the other streets in the discussions. He emphasized
that he has only been contacted by a constituency that say there is a
speeding problem on Santiago Drive. He stated that he has been trying to
work with them and the City to solve that problem, and noted that he has
not been contacted by anybody from the parallel streets probably because
• they are not in his district. He indicated that he is fine with the City
Manager making them aware of the meetings.
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Chris Schwartz, 2401 Santiago Drive, stated that he lives right in the middle
of Tustin and Irvine Avenues, and offered his property as the meeting place.
Mayor O'Neil stated that the City Manager will take that into consideration.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote
Ayes: Adams, Glover, Thomson, Debay, Ridgeway, Noyes, Mayor O'Neil
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
22. UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE CITY ARTS COMMISSION AND
APPOINTMENT BY MAYOR OF AN AD HOC APPOINTMENTS
COMMITTEE.
Motion by Mayor O'Neil to accept the resignation of Pat Brubaker from
the Arts Commission effective immediately (term expires June 30, 2001);
direct the City Clerk to advertise the vacancy pursuant to Council Policy
A -2; and appoint Council Members Noyes, Ridgeway, and Adams to serve on
the Ad Hoc Appointments Committee.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote
Ayes: Adams, Glover, Thomson, Debay, Ridgeway, Noyes, Mayor O'Neil
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
23. REVIEW OF AUTOMOBILE SALES TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM
AND REQUEST FROM JAGUAR FOR CITY FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A NEWPORT BEACH DEALERSHIP.
Assistant City Manager Wood stated that the Economic Development
Committee (EDC) reviewed the incentive program and recommends
retaining the program for high tax generating businesses. They also
recommend limiting the time a business can apply for this assistance to be
prior to the issuance of a building permit for the project.
Motion by Mayor O'Neil to adopt Resolution No. 99.64 and direct staff to
prepare a Sales Tax Increment Reimbursement Agreement with Jaguar that
provides for reimbursement not to exceed $112,000.
Council Member Glover disagreed with the statement on page 2 of the staff
report which states, "EDC also recommended modifying the program to limit
the time in which a dealership may apply for assistance to avoid the recent
situation in which the City Council was considering a request for assistance
from a dealership that has been operating profitably for some time." She
reported that the City worked with this dealership for several years and that
it came to Council at a late time. She believed that the City should honor its
commitments.
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