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Home My WebLink About19 - Santiago Drive Speed Reduction ProgramDate 11/08/1999 10110412000 NOTES 1 Santiago Drive Speed Profiles Direction Time East AM West AM East PM West PM East AM West AM East PM West PM East AM West AM East PM West PM speed Pace 39 31-40 39 27 -36 39 29 -38 39 31 -40 38 27 -36 38 30 -39 38 29 -38 39 32-41 35 26 -35 35 27 -36 37 28 -37 36 26 -35 in pace 77 65 71.6 71.2 74.4 77.8 69.3 72 77.1 79.3 67.7 78.9 City Council Meeting April 11, 2000 Agenda Item # 19 over pace 5.3 26.7 17.3 7.1 17.2 4 13.2 5.6 13.7 13.8 14.4 15.5 Pace is the 10 MPH increment with the greatest number of vehicles. The upper limit is generally at or near the 85th percentile speed. Each entry is based upon 110 - 180 measured speeds. st Speed 50 46 60 49 44 42 51 46 41 41 43 44 March 28, 2000 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM NO. 14 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Public Works Department QO o I°I f f 00 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 aTproximately 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 tie 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 23rd 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. 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 Holidav Road. Resp ully su fitted, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Don Webb, Director By: R hard Ed onston, P.E. Transportation and Development Services Manager Attachment: Tables A and B September 13 City Council Minutes, pages 696 -698 F:\ UsersW BWVS haredlCOUNCIL \Fy99 -00\March•28VSan8ago Drive Status.doc N d d av W J C m O Q N 7 c N E CL .5 or N C 0 U Y T C � U N T co N a f0 w a) E U) t c0 F- a m 0 T L O N N N C > O CD = -i N N c0 O O. w a N N T 3 a) C. o) T 5 a C OD > O N Co L N N X O N 3 0 >> 1 N N d d Q m N d LU > 00 D F- 0) m a+ c C N C f0 a E f0 w �3 N y I6 N N I6 N Gl d N C U d 5 Go Go N f0 N N N O. I T a m 1� 0 oa � = ��CD 4m (D " M M M Q U) C 0-0 O C C � L N O co co h M M M Q � W C � L O M M M C 'a •= C � L M co M � 'C y RS W w O O O X T O O d co � r M C N C f0 a E f0 w �3 N y I6 N N I6 N Gl d N C U d 5 Go Go N f0 N N N O. I T a m 1� 0 L I City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes September 13, 1999 for their tenacity, explaining that they had to go to and then to OCTA to begin this endeavor. City of Costa Mesa 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 8109199 & 8123/99). 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. Volume 52 - Page 696 INDEX Newport Center Planning (68) Special Speed Zones Santiago Drive (85) City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes September 13, 1999 • 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. Volume 52 - Page 697 INDEX `. City of Newport Beach City Council Minutes September 13, 1999 • 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, Noes: None Abstain: • None Absent: None Thomson, Debay, Ridgeway, Noyes, Mayor O'Neil 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. Volume 52 - Page 698 INDEX Arts Commission Vacancy (24) Res 99 -64 Automobile Sales Tax Incentive Program (40)