To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Speed Hump with Raised Crosswalk on Peninsula Drive (County Road No. 3K905) near the Manila Community Center
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing regarding the installation of a speed hump with a raised crosswalk on Peninsula Drive near the Manila Community Center in the Manila area, receive public testimony, and close the public hearing; and
2. Based upon the public testimony, approve or deny the request for the installation of a speed hump with a raised crosswalk on Peninsula Drive near the Manila Community Resource Center.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Road Fund (1200)
DISCUSSION:
On February 28, 2019, the Department received a petition for installation of a speed hump with a raised crosswalk on Peninsula Drive near the Manila Community Center campus in the Manila area (Attachment 3). Petitioners included 52% of affected property owner's verified signatures and eight letters of support from affected businesses and entities.
Per the department's Speed Hump Policy adopted by the Board of Supervisors on July 24, 2007 (Attachment 1), Peninsula Drive is designated as a road within Arcata Fire Protection District not suitable for speed humps without Board of Supervisor approval. In addition, the petition failed to obtain signatures of at least 66% of the residential dwelling units on the street and adjacent streets that are impacted by the speed hump. Pursuant to the Speed Hump Policy, the department is presenting the request for a Speed Hump in Manila to the Board of Supervisors for consideration.
Peninsula Drive meets all other policy criteria. Specifically, it is a non-arterial two-lane road with more than one thousand, two hundred (1200) feet of uninterrupted length between stop signs, no traffic signals, abutted by at least 51% residential property, with a posted speed limit of twenty-five (25) m...
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