2023-05-16; City Council; 06; Update on the City’s Response to the Local Traffic Safety Emergency and Option to Extend the Emergency Proclamation for an Additional 60 Days

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Meeting Date: May 16, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
[email protected], 442-339-2820
Subject: Update on the City’s Response to the Local Traffic Safety Emergency and Option to Extend the Emergency Proclamation for an Additional 60 Days Districts: All
Reco
mmended Actions

1. Receive a report on actions taken to date relating to a local traffic safety emergency proclaimed Aug. 23, 2022

2. Adopt a resolution extending the Proclamation of Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility Device Safety Local Emergency in the City of Carlsbad until July 15, 2023, at 5 p.m., unless otherwise extended or terminated by the City Council (Exhibit 1) Executive Summary
The City of Carlsbad proclaimed a local emergency on traffic safety Aug. 23, 2022, to address a more than 200% increase in collisions involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019. Under an emergency proclamation, a city can more easily redeploy staff and resources and expedite certain processes to allow projects to be completed more quickly.

Following the emergency proclamation, the City Council allocated $2 million that enabled city staff to immediately launch a wide variety of programs, projects and initiatives to enhance traffic safety in Carlsbad.

This report provides an update on those efforts and asks the City Council to consider extending the emergency proclamation for an additional 60 days.

Explanation & Analysis
City response
City staff have initiated a wide variety of programs, projects and initiatives to enhance the safe use of city streets. Some could be completed immediately while others are longer term in nature. All are described in the Safer Streets Together Plan, which was approved by the City Council Sept. 27, 2022. The following sections provide an update on what has been accomplished so far under the “three Es” of traffic safety, education, engineering and enforcement:

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Co
mmunity commitment campaign
The city launched the Take the Pledge for Safer Streets campaign Jan. 25, 2023. The campaign uses an online pledge form, yard signs, window clings, social media and other tools for the community to publicly commit to safe roadway behaviors and to share their commitment with others. Since the campaign’s launch, the city has distributed thousands of materials to interested residents, schools, childcare facilities and other businesses.

Since the last update to the City Council, on March 21, 2023, city staff have:
• Distributed materials at the Eggstravaganza family event • Hosted a bike rodeo and information booth at the city’s Earth Month celebration. • Hosted a Police Department booth and distributed materials at the Carlsbad Village Street Faire.
• Made presentations about traffic safety projects at the Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Committee on April 5 and Green Business Committee on May 9.

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1111 EDUCATION
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School collaboration
City staff are collaborating with all districts and schools serving Carlsbad, including preschools, to increase awareness of traffic safety. Police officers attended back-to-school nights at all high schools and middle schools, an e-bike safety workshop was held for parents, safety articles have been shared in school and district newsletters, and safety banners have been posted at school sites.

Since the last update to the City Council, city staff have also:
• Held school assemblies at Jefferson Elementary, El Camino Creek Elementary, Aviara Oaks Middle School, Carrillo Elementary and Kelly Elementary • Made a presentation at a Kelly Elementary School PTA meeting on March 23 • Held two hands-on city cycling classes
• Held a media event at Jefferson Elementary School to promote bike to school day safety School e-bike certification/permit program
The Police Department has worked with all four school districts serving Carlsbad to develop a program to help ensure students riding bikes and e-bikes to school are equipped with the skills and knowledge to ride safely on Carlsbad’s streets. The city will announce the training at the end of the 2022-23 school year. The school districts will further define how the programs will work.

Each district has committed to incorporating the program into its fall registration processes.

Video public service announcements
The city has produced seven new public service announcement videos since the last update on March 21, 2023. Some of these new videos feature the San Diego Bicycle Coalition and focus on the top causes of bike collisions.

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National Bike Month

Expanded green bike lane treatments
Since the March 21, 2023, update, city staff have improved bike lanes at the following locations:
• Southbound Carlsbad Boulevard, from Manzano Drive to Island Way • Carlsbad Boulevard and Lanikai lane
• Carlsbad Boulevard and Poinsettia Lane
• Carlsbad Boulevard and Ponto Road
• Carlsbad Boulevard and Avenida Encinas
• Jefferson Street, between Las Flores Drive and the I-5 overpass

The following 36 locations have one coat of green paint to highlight the areas where bicycle and vehicle traffic may conflict, and will received a second coat to complete the work over the next several weeks:
• Carlsbad Boulevard at
o State Street
o Pine Avenue
o Walnut Avenue
o Chestnut Avenue
o Acacia Avenue
o Juniper Avenue
o Redwood Avenue
o Tamarack Avenue
o Sequoia Avenue
o 4600 Carlsbad Blvd driveway (Site of temporary Fire Station 7) • State Street and Laguna Drive
• Rancho Santa Fe Road at
o La Costa Meadows Drive
o Paseo Plomo
o San Elijo Road
o Avenida Soledad
o Fire Station 6 driveway
o Camino Junipero
o Paseo Lupino
o Via Campanile
o La Costa Avenue
o CVS driveway
o Camino De Los Coches
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• La Costa Avenue and Levante Street
• Poinsettia Lane and Avenida Encinas
• Palomar Airport Road and Paseo Del Norte
• College Boulevard and Cannon Road/Bobcat Boulevard
• El Camino Real and Faraday Avenue
• Poinsettia Lane and Cassia Road
• College Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue
• Carlsbad Village Drive and Celinda Drive/Rising Glen Way • Harding Street and Oak Avenue
• Tamarack Avenue and Jefferson Street
• Chestnut Avenue and Madison Street
Refreshed striping around schools
The city completed restriping vehicle lanes, bike lanes and crosswalks adjacent to all of the 24 public and private schools in Carlsbad to help promote good driver and bicyclist behavior. The lane restriping is completed; the remaining crosswalk restriping is targeted to be completed by May 2023.

Approved a Vision Zero resolution
On March 21, 2023, the City Council approved a Vision Zero resolution, affirming the city’s commitment to traffic safety. City staff will utilize existing City Council-approved plans and strategies to work toward the Vision Zero goal of zero serious injuries and deaths on city roadways by 2035, the target year established by the state of California’s Vision Zero plan.

Restriped southbound Carlsbad Boulevard from Manzano Drive to Island Way The project is completed and will help address speeding while creating more space for pedestrians and cyclists. The restriped lanes created:
• A shoulder on the west side of Carlsbad Boulevard that can be used by pedestrians • One vehicle lane and a buffered bike lane between Solamar Drive and Island Way • Space for bicycle parking and up to 13 new vehicle parking spots The restriping included new green paint to highlight potential conflict points between cars and bikes at intersections along with other bike lane improvements.

Upgraded high-pedestrian signal locations
The city has reduced vehicle-pedestrian conflicts by allowing pedestrians to begin crossing while vehicles still face a red signal. Countdowns display the pedestrian crossing times to reduce confusion and ambiguity. Thirty-two locations have been upgraded, and staff will continue to evaluate whether additional locations are candidates for this phased timing.

Expanded street resurfacing and restriping, reconfiguring arterial streets The City Council approved a plan to resurface and reconfigure the lanes on Carlsbad’s major streets, called arterial streets, on Feb. 7, 2023. The project will seal the roadways to improve pavement condition as part of the city’s pavement management program and improve conditions for all users on the roads. Several sections of these streets will be reconfigured, with the number of vehicle lanes reduced and lane widths made more appropriate for the roadways to help manage May 16, 2023
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speeds, improve the line of sight and access conditions for side street users and further improve conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians. This project will also reduce the city’s long-term pavement maintenance costs.

This program will be completed in phases, with the first phase focused on six of the city’s east/west arterial corridors:
• Olivenhain Road - from the Encinitas city limits to Rancho Santa Fe Road intersection • La Costa Avenue - from the Encinitas city limits near Interstate 5 to Fairway Lane • Poinsettia Lane - from Carlsbad Boulevard to Melrose Drive, including a reconfigured section between Avenida Encinas and Carlsbad Boulevard
• Cannon Road - from Avenida Encinas to Faraday Avenue
• Tamarack Avenue - from Carlsbad Boulevard to Carlsbad Village Drive including a reconfigured section between Carlsbad Village Drive and Skyline Drive • Carlsbad Village Drive - from I-5 to College Boulevard, including an improved line of sight for side street users
The construction contract is targeted to be awarded in June 2023.

A recent example of a roadway reconfiguration was completed this month on southbound Carlsbad Boulevard. The reconfiguration is designed to improve the balance of the roadway for all users while not causing any additional delay for vehicles. This is achieved by keeping the vehicle lanes essentially the same at the intersections. While it helps address the speeding along the segment, the reconfiguration also greatly improves the conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists along this heavily travelled coastal route.

The other arterial streets to be reconfigured as part of this program that will be proposed in forthcoming projects are:
• Carlsbad Boulevard - from Pine Avenue to southern border near La Costa Avenue • El Fuerte Street - from Faraday Avenue to the existing one vehicle lane in each direction south of Rancho Pancho, excluding the segments approaching Loker Avenue to Bressi Ranch Way
• Grand Avenue - from Ocean Street to Hope Way. This would implement the first phase of the Grand Avenue Promenade Project to provide short-term benefits until the final promenade improvements are completed.
• Cannon Road - Avenida Encinas to El Arbol Drive
Two other arterial streets will also be resurfaced and restriped in a subsequent phase:

• Palomar Airport Road - from Avenida Encinas to eastern city border • Rancho Santa Fe Road/Olivenhain Road - from the eastern city border to the western city border
The schedules for the work on the remaining project road segments are being developed; the projects are still being designed and will warrant additional public vetting. On several of the segments, the work will require coastal development permits, or coordination with utility projects that require trenching planned within the foreseeable future. These projects will be reviewed by the Traffic & Mobility Commission later this year.

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Tamarack Avenue traffic calming
New speed tables (raised portions of a roadway), striping and signs for the raised crosswalks between Skyline Drive and Adams Street are scheduled to completed before summer. The installation of the additional new rectangular rapid flashing beacons is targeted for late summer.

Legislative advocacy for e-bike licensing
The City Council updated the city's legislative platform in January to support state legislation that provides for safe, effective and efficient transportation alternatives for all modes of travel, and that provides direct support to cities to advance roadway safety through education, engineering and enforcement. Staff are now working with the city’s government relations consultant to explore opportunities to enact statewide legislation requiring a licensing process and training to ride an e-bike.

Planned projects
In addition to our work on the actions described above, city staff continue to make progress on over 100 other traffic and mobility related projects already planned over the next 15 years, at a cost of about $350 million. Funding for these projects has been appropriated from various sources including the gas tax, the TransNet transportation sales tax and the city’s traffic impact fees.

Some of the approved upcoming projects are:
• Avenida Encinas Coastal Rail Trail and Pedestrian Improvements • Tyler Street Traffic Circulation Study
• Safe Routes to School Plan - Hope Elementary
• Tamarack Avenue traffic calming – Skyline Road to Adams Street • Residential traffic calming projects through the residential traffic management program o Victoria Avenue, from Pontiac Drive to Haverhill Street o Highland Avenue, from Carlsbad Village Drive to Buena Vista Way o Monroe Street, from Basswood Avenue to Carlsbad Village Drive o Nueva Castilla, from La Costa Avenue to Levante Street o Circulo Sequoia, from Camino Junipero to Avenida Diestro o Celinda Drive, from Carlsbad Village Drive to Chestnut Avenue o Park Drive, from Tamarack Avenue to Monroe Street
o Hummingbird Road, from Sanderling Court to Rock Dove Street o Black Rail Road, from Poinsettia Lane to Northern Terminus o Plum Tree Road, from Hidden Valley to Aviara Parkway
o Carrillo Way, from Rancho Brasado to Rancho Caballo
• Kelly Drive and Park Drive complete street improvements • Carlsbad Boulevard pedestrian improvements - Mountain View Drive to Tamarack Avenue

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Enhanced enforcement of traffic laws continues, with a focus on high collision areas, reported areas of concern for residents, as well as times where heavier than usual traffic is expected, such as holidays.

Results so far
On March 21, 2023, city staff presented data showing injury collisions across all modes of travel were down by 19% during the first six months of the emergency compared to the same time the previous year. Looking at bikes and e-bikes only, injury collisions were down 13%.

While these numbers are encouraging, the city recognizes that six months is a short amount of time when it comes to analyzing traffic data for trends or lasting change. City staff are continuing to monitor injury collisions across all modes of travel and will provide additional updates to the City Council as more data becomes available.

Continuing the st
ate of emergency
The California Emergency Services Act allows cities to proclaim a local emergency when needed to protect public safety in extreme circumstances. Carlsbad’s emergency proclamation went into effect Aug. 23, 2022, and was ratified by the City Council Aug. 30, 2022. California Government Code Section 8630, subdivision (c), requires the City Council to review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City Council terminates the local emergency.

The City Council extended the state of emergency on Oct. 18, 2022, Dec. 6, 2022, Jan. 24, 2023, and March 21, 2023. The proclamation of local emergency will expire on May 20, 2023, at 5 p.m., unless it is extended or terminated earlier by the City Council. Staff recommend continuing the state of emergency to allow the city to continue its emergency efforts to remove conditions of extreme peril due to traffic safety. A proposed resolution is attached as Exhibit 1.

Fiscal Analysis
No additional funding is required related to the actions in this report.

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ENFORCEMENT
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Warnings vs. citations Citations by mode

On Aug. 30, 2022, the City Council authorized the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services to appropriate $2 million from unspent funds from the fiscal year 2021-22 General Fund budget to address the traffic safety emergency.

To date, more than half of this amount has been allocated to the ci ty’s emergency response:
$736,430 has been spent, and $676,337 is currently encumbered, meaning it has been dedicated to a specific contract to complete planned work, leaving $587,233 unspent and unencumbered.

Next Steps
Staff will continue to carry out the Safer Streets Together Plan as directed by the City Council. If the City Council extends the local emergency, staff will continue to respond to the local emergency as directed by the City Council.

Environmental E valuation
The allocation of funding for anticipated actions intended to mitigate the emergency, which includes infrastructure and safety improvements and education and enforcement efforts focusing on safe driving behavior, are a Class 1 categorical exemption under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Specifically, Section 15301(c) exempts existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety), and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes.

The anticipated improvements to the city’s existing mobility network under this action will improve public safety and address the critical issues raised in the emergency declaration. Actions are anticipated to involve negligible expansion of the current facilities and infrastructure beyond existing and will not result in additional automobile lanes. The actions are not expected to increase vehicular use of a roadway, will occur within the existing public right-of-way and will not change the overall facility use of the mobility network. No exception to the exemption as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies.

For the reasons stated above, the action is categorically exempt from CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(e), which applies to the minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(h), which covers the creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way.

Exhibits

1. City Council resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-131

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,

CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE AND

MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD UNTILJULY 15, 2023, AT 5 P.M., UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED

OR TERMINATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, on Aug. 23, 2022, the Carlsbad City Manager/Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a state of local emergency in response to an alarming increase (233%) in collisions involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019; and
WHEREAS, on Aug. 30, 2022, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, adopted Resolution No. 2022-214, ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency (Attachment A); and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8630, subdivision (c), requires the City Council to review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City Council terminates the local emergency; and
WHEREAS, on Oct. 18, 2022, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, adopted Resolution No. 2022-214, extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency; and WHEREAS, on Dec. 6, 2022, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, adopted Resolution No. 2022-277, further extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency; and WHEREAS, on Jan. 24, 2023, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, adopted Resolution No. 2023-039, further extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency; and WHEREAS, on March 21, 2023, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, adopted Resolution No. 2023-090, further extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency; and WHEREAS, the Proclamation of Local Emergency will expire on May 20, 2023, at 5 p.m., unless earlier extended or terminated by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the plan to address the local emergency is being reviewed and implemented and there remains a bicycle, e-bicycle and motorized mobility device safety local emergency throughout the City of Carlsbad.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:

1. That the above recitations are true and correct.

Exhibit 1
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2. That the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the Director of Emergency Services (Attachment A) is extended and shall expire on July 15, 2023, at 5 p.m., unless otherwise extended or terminated earlier by the City Council.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 16th day of May, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.

None.

KEIT�BLACKBlJRN, Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-214

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,

CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE

AND MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA DATED AUG. 23, 2022, BY THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES; AND, AUTHORIZING THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO APPROPRIATE $2 MILLION FROM UNSPENT FUNDS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 GENERAL

FUND BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S COORDINATED EFFORTS TO

INCREASE ATTENTION AND RESOURCES ON A RANGE OF SOLUTIONS

INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY, ENFORCEMENT AND SAFE

DRIVING AND RIDING EDUCATION
WHEREAS, on Aug. 23, 2022, the Carlsbad City Manager/Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a state of local emergency in response to an alarming increase (233%) in collisions involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services found:

1. Conditions or threatened conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Carlsbad caused by the increased prevalence of e-bicycles (e bikes), other similar electric or motorized mobility devices, and traditional bicycles on city streets, which has led to increased collisions resulting in injury or death.

2. In 2019 there were 30 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad.

3. In 2020 there were 62 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad.

4. In 2021 there were 100 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad.

5. To date in 2022, 57 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes were reported in Carlsbad.

6. U.S. traffic fatalities began climbing in 2020 and the deadly trend is continuing.

7. According to estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. roadway deaths rose 10.5% in 2021 and an additional 7% during the first three months in 2022, the highest number for the first quarter in two decades.

8. The increase in deaths is due to speeding, impaired or distracted driving and other reckless behavior.

9. E-bikes are faster and heavier than traditional bicycles and e-bike injuries are more likely to be more severe and require hospitalization than traditional bicycle injuries.

10. E-bikes and similar electric or motorized mobility devices are increasingly used by school age children to go to and from school and for other activities on local streets.

11. Schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District opened on August 24, 2022, joining the other schools in Carlsbad and additional education facilities in the region that have already Attachment A
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opened or will be opening in the coming days, causing increased traffic on local streets and the potential for additional bicycle, e-bike or other vehicular collisions.

12. To counter the increasing number of bicycle or e-bike collisions, the Carlsbad Police Department increased enforcement and education efforts and, in April 2022, the city adopted an ordinance regulating mobility devices, including e-bikes.

13. On June 22, 2022, the Carlsbad Police Department hosted an interagency traffic enforcement day in Carlsbad where 240 traffic citations were issued.

14. Despite these efforts, the city continues to experience e-bike or bicycle collisions with vehicles, including two fatal collisions occurring within the past 17 days.

15. The city needs to continue these efforts and proactively seek out and implement additional measures to reduce the number of collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes while also educating the residents of Carlsbad about the dangers of impaired or distracted driving on our local streets and roads.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:

1. That the above recitations are true and correct.

2. The Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the Director of Emergency Services is ratified (Attachment A) and the City Council adopts the findings and determinations made by the Director of Emergency Services in Support of the Proclamation.

3. The Proclamation of Local Emergency is extended and shall expire on Oct. 22, 2022, at 5 p.m., unless otherwise lawfully extended, or terminated earlier by the City Council.

4. That the Director of Emergency Services, or a designee, is directed and authorized to address any and all impacts and conditions caused by the emergency and to obtain any and all aid and assistance from local, county, state, or federal agencies, including but not limited to aid and assistance pursuant to the California Disaster Assistance Act, California Government Code Section 8690 et. Seq.

5. That the City Manager and Purchasing Officer, as a result of this Resolution ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency, are authorized to make purchases of supplies, equipment, or contractual services in the open market at the lowest obtainable price as set forth in and in compliance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Sections 3.28.110 (A) and, where appropriate, 3.28.120.

6. That the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services is authorized to encumber $2 million from the Fiscal Year 2021-22 General Fund balance to support the City's coordinated May 16, 2023
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efforts to increase attention and resources on a range of solutions including infrastructure, safety, enforcement and a focus on safe driving behavior education.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 30th day of August, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Norby.

None.

Hall.

MATT HALL, Mayor
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FAVIOLA � Clerk Serv"l�:;Manager
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PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE AND

MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY

IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act, including California Go
vernment Code Section 8630, and th e City of Carlsbad’s Emergency Services Ordinance, including Carlsbad Municipal C ode Section 6.04.100(A)(1), empower the City Manager, as the City of Carlsbad’s Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence of a local emergency, subject to rati fication by the City Coun cil, when the re exists, or there is threatened to exist, conditions of extreme peri l to safety of persons and property within the City of Carlsbad.

WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services finds:

1. Co nditions or threatened conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Carlsbad caused by the increased prevalence of e-bicycles (e-bikes), other similar electric or motorized mobility devices, and traditional bicy cles on ci ty streets, w hich has led to increased collisions resulting in injury or death.

2. In 2019 there were 30 c ollisions involving bicycles or e -bikes reported in Carlsbad.

3. In 2020 there were 6 2 collisions involving bicycles or e -bikes reported in Carlsbad.

4. In 2021 there were 100 collisions involving bicy cles or e- bikes reported in Carlsbad.

5. To date in 2022, 57 collisions involving bicycles or e -bikes were reported in Carlsbad.

6. U.S. traffic fatalities began climbing in 2020 and the deadly trend is continuing.

7. According to estimates by the National Highway T raffic Safety Administration, U.S. roadway deaths rose 10.5% in 2021 a nd an additional 7% during the first three months in 2022, the highest numb er for the first quarter in two decades.

8. The increase in de aths is due to speeding, impaired or distracted driving and other reckless behavior.

9. E-bikes are faster and heavier than traditional bicycles and e-bike injuries are more likely to be more seve re and re quire hospitalization than tr aditional bicycle injuries.

10. E-bikes and si milar electric or motor ized mobility devices are i ncreasingly used by school age children to go to and from school and for other activities on local streets.

11. Schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District will be o pening on August 24, 2022, joining the other schools in Carlsbad and additional education facilities Attachment A
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Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility
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in the region that have already opened or will be opening in the coming days, causing increased traffic on local streets and the potential for additional bicycle, e-bike or other vehicular collisions.

12. To counter the increasing number of bicycle ore-bike collisions, the Carlsbad Police Department increased enforcement and education efforts and, in April 2022, th.e city adopted an ordinance regulating mobility devices, including e-bikes.

13. On June 22, 2022, the Carlsbad Police Department hosted an interagency traffic enforcement day in Carlsbad where 240 traffic citations were issued.

14. Despite these efforts, the city continues to experience e-bike or bicycle collisions with vehicles, including two fatal collisions occurring within the past 17 days.

16. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad is not in session and will not hold its next meeting until August 30, 2022.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS PROCLAIMED that a bicycle, e-bike, and motorized mobility device safety local emergency now exists throughout the City of Carlsbad, California.

IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of the local emergency, the powers, functions and duties of the emergency organization of the City of Carlsbad are those prescribed by state law, by ordinances and resolutions of the City of Carlsbad and by the City of Carlsbad Emergency Plan.

IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that all City of Carlsbad officials and employees cooperate and coordinate efforts with officials and employees of other political subdivisions and officials and employees of the state and federal government in bringing the conditions underlying the local emergency under control.

IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERE emergency shall
continue to exist for the next 7 days, and thereafter y r tification of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, until its termination is proclaime b the City Council.

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May 16, 2023

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Injury Collisions 2017-2022

COMPLETED
Aug 2022 – Mar 2023

INJURY COLLISIONS HEAT MAP
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Injury Collisions 2017-2022

INJURY COLLISIONS HEAT MAP

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Injury Collisions 2017-2022

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ENFORCEMENT
5,717
Enforcement actions
as of April 27, 2023
208 DUI
arrests
Warnings vs. citations Citations by mode
AB 1188
Statewide Bike Smart
Handbook
SB 381
Study on e-bikes and
efforts to improve safety
E-bike licensing
Potential statewide
training and licensing
E-bike legislation
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29 38
36 26
44 30 28
29 0
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25 30
35 40
45 50
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
2021-2022 2022-2023
20 ALL MODES INJURY COLLISIONS
19%
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RECOMMENDED ACTION

1. Receive a report on actions taken to date relating to a local traffic s
afety emergency proclaimed Aug. 23, 2022

Carlsbad City CouncilMay 16, 2023

Carlsbad City Council
May 16, 2023