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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council to Direct City Manager to Coordinate a Citywide /I79P)WYR) -7-D City of Huntington Beach File #: 21-899 MEETING DATE: 11/16/2021 Submitted by Councilmembers Kalmick and Moser - Consider implementing a study to identify Street Segments eligible for Speed Limit Reductions under AB 43 (Friedman) It is recommended that the City Council direct the City Manager coordinate a citywide assessment to identify a list of qualifying streets that are recommended for speed limit reductions, with priority given to streets that have a history of fatal and severe injury collisions. City of Huntington Beach Page 1 of i Pnnted on 1 111 02 0 2 1 -:.F S41 , Ella _='__:. CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING —COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: DAN KALMICK, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NATALIE MOSER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2021 SUBJECT: CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING A STUDY TO IDENTIFY STREET SEGMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS UNDER AB 43(FRIEDMAN) Drivers of speeding vehicles are known to increase the deadliness of on-street crashes, particularly when they involve unprotected pedestrians and bicyclists. As communities trend towards more walkable neighborhoods and alternate modes of non-motorized transit, it has become imperative to prioritize the safety of our most vulnerable users (i.e. children, people with disabilities, seniors) over the speed of drivers. However, the state continues to support and enforce raised limits, based on a guideline known as the 851h Percentile Rule. This rule allows traffic engineers to conduct speed surveys and set speed limits at or below which 85 percent of vehicles drive, as opposed to the speed that facilitates safe non-motorized travel in and around our roadways. The 85`h Percentile Rule has made it difficult for local jurisdictions to lower speed limits and make them enforceable, and State legislators have recently taken notice. AB 43 (Friedman) was recently signed into law, permitting cities to lower speed limits on their own accord and prioritize the safety of vulnerable pedestrians and bicyclists. It also allows the City to maintain and enforce existing safe speed limits and roll back speed limit increases and make them enforceable, regardless of the 85th Percentile Rule. In anticipation of this bill taking effect on January 1, the City has the opportunity to identify street segments that are eligible for speed limit reductions and institute recommendations where reducing vehicular speed limits would promote greater public safety, particularly for non-motorists. RECOMMENDED ACTION It is recommended that the City Council direct the City Manager coordinate a citywide assessment to identify a list of qualifying streets that are recommended for speed limit reductions, with priority given to streets that have a history of fatal and severe injury collisions. 542 Moore, Tania From: Marilyn Palomino <palominoccr@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 12:04 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Agenda Item #32 Continent for your consideration: I strongly support Agenda#32 and urge all HB City Council members to vote in favor of directing the City Manager to coordinate a citywide assessment to identify a list of qualifying streets that are recommended for speed limit reductions. My husband and I walk slot and have experienced firsthand the dangers of high speeds on many streets. High speeds on PCH, Atlanta, Beach, Warner, and many others have negatively impacted public safety and the general quality of life for HB residents. Since AB 43 takes effect in January 2022 our city should take the necessary steps to be prepared to take action. Assessing our streets is the first step. Marilyn Palomino, HB resident SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mesikp Date: 1 l 11 t o RDa_I agenda clam No.--;tea(a I-Sgcl) Moore, Tania From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 9:33 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Public comments on Items 27 and 32 for Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:00 PM From: Meadow Arange<omniambient@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 9:20 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Public comments on Items 27 and 32 for Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:00 PM To City Council, Public comments on Items 27 and 32 for Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:00 PM I'm against Item 27 Edison Park Reconfiguration because in my opinion this is not a good park reconfiguration in comparison . Please rework this to fit the soccer fields into the pleasing walking loop system. Please do not reconfigure the pleasing parking lot or clutter the facilities as such. I'm absolutely against the Geisler Residential and I would prefer an improved Magnolia Tank Farm plan over this. I would appreciate the fields and parking lot or entire campus being purchased for park or school. If it gets built I would appreciate connecting the north beginning road to the north neighborhood road for an alternative route for residents, safety services, construction and delivery. I'm absolutely against Item 32 Speed Limit Reductions because in my opinion this will only enrage residents ect. in any efforts. Quotes "'We have beaten you, Winston. We have broken you up. You have seen what your body is like. Your mind is in the same state. I do not think there can be much pride left in you." - Nineteen Eighty- Four, Novel by George Orwell "Prairie-dogs are abundant...; they are in shape like little woodchucks, and are the most noisy and inquisitive animals imaginable. They are never found singly, but always in towns of several hundred inhabitants, and these towns are found in all kinds of places where the country is flat and treeless." - Theodore Roosevelt "Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God." - Revelation 7:3 Thank you, Anonymous. Huntington Beach resident SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meaiklp Deb!!: ,,gene. Ib.m No.: .boa Moore, Tania From: Lisa Swanson <lisainlb@ymail.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 3:12 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: SUPPORT Agenda Item#32 Dear Mayor and City Council Representatives, I'm writing to support your yes vote on Agenda item#32 regarding a citywide assessment of speed limits. Speeding and traffic accidents have been important topics of discussion at Southeast Committee meetings, and other neighborhoods have similar concerns. Assessing reduced speed limits is a good step, but I believe that we also need much stronger enforcement of our existing speed limits. I recently saw an officer monitoring traffic along Hamilton Ave near Edison High School which is the first time I've seen activity like that in my neighborhood so hopefully the City is already moving in that direction. Thank you for your service to our community and the opportunity to comment. Regards, Lisa Swanson 1 Iyr+ resident SE HB SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION I . /, Meedng Date: l l llfe/�31 7 Agenda Own No. Moore, Tania From: Steven C Shepherd Architect <steve@ shepherd architects.com> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2021 3:07 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: YES ON AGENDA ITEM #32 Hello Council Members - I strongly support Agenda Item #32 and urge all Huntington Beach City Council members to vote in favor of directing the City Manager to coordinate a citywide assessment to identify a list of qualifying streets that are recommended for speed limit reductions. With the passage of AB 43 (FRIEDMAN), the State of California is acknowledging an ongoing issue and empowering local communities to address it. Excessive vehicle speeds negatively impact local public safety and the quality of life for Huntington Beach residents throughout our community. And while AB 43 will not take effect until January 2022, our city should take the necessary steps to be prepared to take action, and assessing our streets now is an appropriate first step. While Councilmembers Kalmick and Moser rightfully identify and prioritize streets with a history of fatal and severe injury collisions, other streets should also be prioritized. Roadways adjacent to schools and parks, for example, should be an obvious priority along with any street already targeted for active transit projects like those presented by Public Works Director Sean Crumby at the September 7" City Council meeting earlier this year. Huntington Beach is a vibrant and active community filled with physically active folks. Our city should seize every opportunity to enable, empower, and encourage residents and tourists alike to walk and bike on our streets. Addressing excessive vehicle speed is an excellent first step toward that goal. Please vote YES ON AGENDA ITEM #32! Sincerely. Steve Shepherd Huntington Beach 92646 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetkq Dote:__ Agend. Itrm No.: t