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Home My WebLink About2024-09-12 TSC Agenda Packet Date:Thursday, September 12, 2024 Time:6:00 p.m. Location:Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA Traffic Safety Commission Regular Meeting Public Comments: Public comments may be submitted to the Traffic Safety Commission in the following ways: In-Person comments during the meeting. Join us for the Traffic Safety Commission meeting at the time and location specified on this agenda to make your comments. Each person will be allotted three (3) minutes to address the Commission. • Submit an eComment. Visit www.chulavistaca.gov/boardmeetings, locate this meeting and click on the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on, and then click on "Leave Comment." • Email comments. Submit comments via email to TSC@chulavistaca.gov . • The commenting period will close at noon on the day of the meeting. All comments will be made available to the Board and the public. Accessibility: Individuals with disabilities are invited to request modifications or accommodations in order to access and/or participate in a Traffic Safety Commission meeting by contacting the Engineering & Capital Projects Department at TSC@chulavistaca.gov at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting. Pages 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3.ROLL CALL Commissioners Beccera Firsht, Caudillo, DeMarco, Flores, Hidinger, Luke, Orso- Delgado 4.PUBLIC COMMENTS Persons may address the Commission on any subject matter within the Commission’s jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State law generally prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue not included on the agenda, but, if appropriate, the Commission may schedule the topic for future discussion or refer the matter to staff. If you wish to speak on any item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form and submit it to the Secretary prior to the meeting. 5.ACTION ITEMS The Item(s) listed in this section of the agenda will be considered individually by the Commission and are expected to elicit discussion and deliberation. If you wish to speak on any item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form and submit it to the Secretary prior to the meeting. 5.1 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL REDUCE THE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT ON MOUNT MIGUEL ROAD BETWEEN PROCTOR VALLEY ROAD/E. ‘H’ STREET AND MACKENZIE CREEK ROAD FROM 40 MPH TO 35 MPH 4 Staff Recommendation: Commission adopt the resolution. 6.PRESENTATIONS The following item(s) will be presentations given to the Commission. Action on these item(s) is typically limited to the Commission receiving the presentation and providing direction or feedback to staff, as appropriate. 6.1 Police Department Traffic Collisions/Citations Update 11 Staff Recommendation: Commission hear the presentation. 6.2 Bikeways and Pedestrian Facilities CIP Project Update 15 Sraff Recommendation: Commission hear the presentation. 7.STAFF COMMENTS 8.COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission 09/12/2024 TSC 2 of 27 9.ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on October10, 2024 at 6:00 p.m Materials provided to the Traffic Safety Commission related to any open-session item on this agenda are available for public review by contacting the Engineering Department at TSC@chulavistaca.gov. City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission 09/12/2024 TSC 3 of 27 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA STATEMENT Item __ 5.1____ Meeting Date 09/12/24 ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL REDUCE THE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT ON MOUNT MIGUEL ROAD BETWEEN PROCTOR VALLEY ROAD/E. ‘H’ STREET AND MACKENZIE CREEK ROAD FROM 40 MPH TO 35 MPH, AND THAT SCHEDULE X OF THE REGISTER MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THESE SPEED LIMITS SUBMITTED BY: City Traffic Engineer Staff completed an Engineering and Traffic Survey for a segment of Mount Miguel Road in accordance with the California Vehicle Code, which indicates that the posting of speed limits be determined by an Engineering and Traffic Survey for each street with a posted speed limit within the City (with some exceptions). Based on the results of the speed survey, staff has determined that the speed limit on Mount Miguel Road between Proctor Valley Road/E. ‘H’ Street and MacKenzie Creek Road be reduced from 40 mph to 35 mph (see Attachment “A”, Location Plat). RECOMMENDATION: That the Traffic Safety Commission concur with staff and recommend that the Chula Vista City Council reduce the existing speed limit on Mount Miguel Road between Proctor Valley Road/E. ‘H’ Street and MacKenzie Creek Road from 40 mph to 35 mph, and that Schedule X of the register maintained in the Office of the City Engineer be amended to reflect these speed limits DISCUSSION: The California Vehicle Code (CVC) establishes minimum and maximum prima facie speed limits for all streets in the State. The minimum prima facie speed limit is 25 miles per hour (MPH) and the maximum speed limit is 65 MPH and an engineering and traffic survey (E&TS) is required to change the prima facie and/or update various speed limits in the City. The CVC requires that local agencies review changes in local speed limits every five to ten years to determine if the existing street segment speed limits require updating due to the age of the engineering and traffic survey or due to changes in roadway and traffic conditions. Currently, the existing posted speed limit on Mount Miguel Road between Proctor Valley Road/E. ‘H’ Street and MacKenzie Creek Road is 40 mph. City staff completed a speed survey for above segments in accordance with the California Vehicle Code. As described in the California Vehicle Code, the survey shall include: (1)Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements; 09/12/2024 TSC 4 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Page 2, Item _5.1__ Meeting Date 09/12/24 (2)Accident records; (3)Traffic/roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver. Physical Conditions The following information describes the existing conditions along of Mount Miguel Road: •Classification Between Proctor Valley Road/E. ‘H’ Street and MacKenzie Creek Road – Residential. •Length/Width – 1,282 feet (0.24 miles) long and 56’ to 90’ wide. •Average Daily Traffic: 5,964 •Number of Lanes: Two lanes with Two Way Left Turn Lane (1 per direction). •Existing Speed Limit – Posted 40 mph. •85% Percentile Speed: 39 mph. •Striping – Two lanes of traffic and a Yellow striped Two-Way Left Turn Lane. •Parking – Parking is allowed along the west side of the segment. •Buffered Bike Lanes in both directions. •Horizontal Alignment – Horizontal Curve at Mackenzie Creek Road. •Accident Rate History – The accident rate at this segment is 1.27 accidents per million vehicle miles, which is higher than the rate of 1.06 for similar roadways in the State of California (2021). CONCLUSION: When speed limits are appropriately established the following objectives are achieved: - Meaningful, unambiguous enforcement - Voluntary public compliance -Clear identification of the unreasonable violator -Elimination of unjustifiable “tolerances” of higher speed travel Based on the 85th percentile speed of the roadway, as well as the collision rate outlined in the Engineering/Traffic Survey, staff has determined that the speed limit on Mount Miguel Road between Proctor Valley Road/E. ‘H’ Street and MacKenzie Road be reduced from 40 mph to 35 mph. Should the City Council establish the proposed 35 mph speed limit, Schedule X of the register maintained in the Office of the City Engineer be amended to reflect the speed limit decrease: •Mount Miguel Road, beginning at Proctor Valley Road/E. ‘H’ Street and ending at Mackenzie Creek Road, proposed Speed Limit decrease to 35 mph. 09/12/2024 TSC 5 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Page 3, Item _5.1__ Meeting Date 09/12/24 FISCAL IMPACT: The decrease of the speed limit would require the posting of new speed limit signs and speed limit pavement legends. This work will be funded by an existing Traffic Engineering Capital Improvement Project, TRF-0332, Signing and Striping Program. Attachments: 1. Location Plat 2. Speed Survey 09/12/2024 TSC 6 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Attachment “A” Mount Miguel Road Mount Miguel Road 09/12/2024 TSC 7 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission Speed Survey Data 39 mph, 85th Percentile Proctor Valley Road to Mackenzie Creek Road 09/12/2024 TSC 8 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission RESOLUTION NO. TSC-2024-_____ ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL DECREASE THE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT ON MOUNT MIGUEL ROAD BETWEEN PROCTOR VALLEY ROAD/E. H STREET AND MACKENZIE CREEK ROAD FROM 40 MPH TO 35 MPH, AND THAT SCHEDULE X OF THE REGISTER MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE REVISED SPEED LIMIT WHEREAS, staff completed an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) on a segment of Mount Miguel Road in accordance with the California Vehicle Code (CVC), which stipulates that posted speed limits be determined by an Engineering and Traffic Survey for each street with a posted speed limit within the City; and WHEREAS, as described in the CVC, the E&TS shall include: 1) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements; 2) Accident records; and 3) Traffic/roadside conditions not apparent to the driver; and WHEREAS, the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) states that the speed limit shall be established at the nearest 5 mph increment of the 85th percentile speed. Also, if the 5-mph reduction is applied, the E&TS shall document in writing the conditions and justification for the lower speed limit and be approved by a registered Civil or Traffic Engineer; and WHEREAS, the CVC indicates that an E&TS may be valid (and thus enforceable by the Police Department) for a period of up to fourteen (14) years or a time when conditions of the roadway change, whichever is sooner; and WHEREAS, with a valid E&TS, the posted speed limit on street can be enforced “prima facie,” which means that the Police Department can use RADAR/LIDAR technology to enforce the speed limit and the burden of proving whether the driver was proceeding at a safe speed is on the driver; and WHEREAS, denial of this resolution perpetuates the expired status of the E&TS for Mount Miguel Road such that the Police Department will be unable to enforce the posted speed limit using RADAR/LIDAR technology; and WHEREAS, based on the 85th percentile speed of the roadway and the collision rate referenced in the E&TS, staff has determined that speed limit on Mount Miguel Road between Proctor Valley Road/E. H Street and Mackenzie Creek Road should be decreased from 40 mph to 35 mph; and 09/12/2024 TSC 9 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Resolution No. TSC 2024-____ Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Traffic Safety Commission of the City of Chula Vista does hereby recommend that the City Council, establish the proposed 35 mph speed limit and that Schedule X of the register maintained in the Office of the City Engineer be amended to reflect the speed limit increase as follows: • Mount Miguel Road, beginning at Proctor Valley Road/E. ‘H’ Street and ending at Mackenzie Creek Road, proposed speed limit decrease to 35 mph. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Safety Commission of the City of Chula Vista, California, the 12th day of September 2024, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners: NAYS: Commissioners: ABSENT: Commissioners: ____________________________________ Pedro Orso-Delgado, Chair ATTEST: ______________________________________ Florence Picardal, Secretary 09/12/2024 TSC 10 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission September 2024 09/12/2024 TSC 11 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission Traffic Collisions 09/12/2024 TSC 12 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission Traffic Citations* * NOT counting parking citations 09/12/2024 TSC 13 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission 09/12/2024 TSC 14 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission 09/12/2024 TSC 15 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission 09/12/2024 TSC 16 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission TRF0403 Traffic Signal Communication Improvements East of I-805 3 Project will provide traffic signal system communication through fiber optic and/or wireless broadband and implement ethernet communications along various corridors on the eastern portions of the City. *Construction estimated to be completed around September 2024. 09/12/2024 TSC 17 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission TRF0422 4 Installation of radar feedback signs at 10 targeted locations with elevated traffic speeds and where other traffic calming measures are infeasible *Estimated completion in Fall 2024 09/12/2024 TSC 18 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission 09/12/2024 TSC 19 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission STM0386/STM0388 6 STM0386 -Project will complete the Heritage Road bridge improvements on Heritage Road from Entertainment Circle North (Amphitheater) to Main Street intersection crossing the Otay River STM0388 –Main Street widening from Nirvana Avenue to Heritage Road & Main Street intersection *Estimated advertisement in Summer 202409/12/2024 TSC 20 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission TRF0411 7 Project to construct a pedestrian mid-block uncontrolled crosswalk on Quintard Street for Castle Park Middle School that includes LED signs, updated signs, striping and curb bump out *Estimated advertisement in Fall 202409/12/2024 TSC 21 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission TRF0415 8 Project to construct a new raised median to restrict westbound left-turns out of Old Telegraph Canyon Road and provide U-turn pocket and traffic signal modification at Telegraph Canyon Road & Medical Center Drive. *Estimated advertisement in Fall 2024 09/12/2024 TSC 22 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission TRF0426 9 Project will expand the existing adaptive traffic signal system along Telegraph Canyon Road & Otay Lakes Road *Estimated advertisement in Fall 202409/12/2024 TSC 23 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission TRF0427 10 Project includes upgrades to existing guardrail on the easterly frontage of North Second Avenue *Estimated start of construction around September 202409/12/2024 TSC 24 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission TRF0429 11 Project includes design and construction of enhancements to existing pedestrian crossings at several locations, including the addition of new crossings *Estimated advertisement in Fall 202409/12/2024 TSC 25 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission Safety Commission TRF0436 12 Project includes to existing flashing beacon crossing at Fourth Avenue & Orsett Street in front of Lauderbach Elementary School to a pedestrian hybrid beacon *Estimated advertisement in Fall 202409/12/2024 TSC 26 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission 09/12/2024 TSC 27 of 27 City of Chula Vista Traffic Safety Commission