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MEETING DATE: 05/06/13
ITEM NO: 11
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
APRIL 22, 2013
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
GREG LARSON, TOWN MANAGER -'
SUBJECT: CHESTNUT AVENUE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC
CALMING DEVICES
ACCEPT REPORT ON THE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC
CALMING DEVICES FOR THE CHESTNUT AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD
RECOMMENDATION:
Accept report on the temporary installation of traffic calming devices for the Chestnut Avenue
neighborhood.
BACKGROUND:
Residents of the Chestnut Avenue neighborhood formally submitted a petition to the Town in
September 2012 to be considered for a traffic calming project. Staff reviewed the petition and
then collected speed and traffic count data to determine if this street qualified for a project.
According to the Town's Traffic Calming policy, the 85th percentile speeds of vehicles traveling
through the neighborhood must exceed the posted speed limit by 5 MPH, or the average daily
traffic volume must exceed 1500. Based on the data collected, the Chestnut Avenue
neighborhood qualified for the traffic calming program because of vehicle speeds. This project
request was placed on a waiting list while other traffic calming projects were being processed
and /or completed.
Parks and Public Works hosted a neighborhood meeting on January 30, 2013 to explain the
Town's Traffic Calming policy process and to engage residents in a discussion about possible
traffic calming options, along with staff from the Police Department. Residents were notified of
this meeting via US snail.
PREPARED BY: TODD CAPURSO
Director of Parks and Public Works
Reviewed by: _Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Finance 'C
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: CHESNUT AVENUE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CALMING
DEVICES
BACKGROUND (cont'd):
There were 6 residents in attendance at this meeting who provided feedback on the impact of
traffic calming devices on neighborhood streets. Residents discussed various traffic issues at this
meeting and reducing vehicle speeds was the highest priority for those in attendance.
DISCUSSION:
At the neighborhood meeting, the consensus of those in attendance was to install a new stop sign
at the corner of Hernandez and Chestnut Avenue, and one speed hump on Chestnut Avenue.
Some residents requested that the two devices be voted on as two separate options. The residents
in attendance agreed to conduct a neighborhood vote on these two traffic calming devices
separately.
A neighborhood vote was conducted in February to confirm if residents favored the traffic
calming proposal. Ballots were mailed to all residents on Chestnut Avenue, as well as the
resident that resides on the corner of Hernandez and Chestnut Avenue. Ballots were mailed out
to 12 residents, of which staff received 7 responses. The vote breakdown for this traffic calming
proposal was as follows:
Create a 3 -way stop sign at Chestnut Avenue /Hernandez Approve: 86%
intersection by installing a new stop sign Not Approve: 14%
Install one speed hump on Chestnut Avenue at Approve: 86%
designated location on map Not Approve: 14%
Upon Council acceptance of this report, staff will schedule installation of the temporary devices
over the next few months. Four to six months after installation, staff will conduct another traffic
study on Chestnut Avenue to determine the effectiveness of these devices. Based on this
timeline, staff will collect the new traffic data in the fall. Staff will then contact the same
residents to inform them of the new data collected, and also ask for their vote to approve or deny
making the devices permanent.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends the Town Council accept the report on the temporary installation of traffic
calming devices for the Chestnut Avenue neighborhood.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is a project as defined under CEQA, but is Categorically Exempt (Section 15301c). A
Notice of Exemption will not be filed.
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: CHESNUT AVENUE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CALMING
DEVICES
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost for this project will be approximately $6,000. Funding for this traffic calming project
has been allocated through the adopted FY 2012/12 - 2016/17 Capital Improvement Program
Budget.
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