RESOLUTION NO. 2024-213
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY
COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2°024-25
WHEREAS, Section 2.15.020((} of the Carlsbad Municipal Code requires that each board or commission provide to the City Council for its approval an annual work plan of activities to be undertaken by the board or commission; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the duties of the Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission under Section 2.28.050 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, staff prepared a draft annual work plan for the Traffic and Mobility Commission that is designed to promote mobility and traffic safety within the city and to implement the General Plan Mobility Element; and
WHEREAS, on Aug. 5, 2024, the Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission considered and recommended City Council approval of the draft work plan for fiscal year 2024-25.
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. That the City Council approves the Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission Work Plan for fiscal year 2024-25, provided as Attachment A.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 10th day of September, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, LUNA.
NONE.
NONE.
NONE.
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
City of
Carlsbad
Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission
Work Plan Fiscal Year 2024‐25
I. Mission Statement
The Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission is committed to enhancing safe mobility for the city and its residents by using data‐driven decision‐making and a forward‐looking approach to transportation. We are transparent and do the right thing the right way.
II. Duties
The City Council has established a goal to have the City of Carlsbad become a leader in multimodal transportation systems and creative approaches to moving people and goods through and within the City of Carlsbad. Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.28, the City of Carlsbad Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission was established. Duties of the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission are defined as follows by the Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.28.050:
It shall be the duty of the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission to study matters concerning mobility and traffic safety, including implementation of the General Plan Mobility Element, and to make written recommendations to the City Council and Planning Commission regarding measures that should be taken to promote mobility and traffic safety within the city as follows:
A. Review staff s tudies and repo
rts, and make recommendations to the
City Council and Planning Commission on mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not limited to those related to pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety;
B. Provide a public forum to review community input regarding mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not limited to those related to pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety;
C. Review and provide recommendations for revision to the city codes and plans on mobility and traffic safety matters, including but not limited to pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular and transit modes of travel, and parking and school safety.
Attachment A
III. FY 2024‐25 Goals & Objecti ves
Consistent with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.15, the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission will provide advisory recommendations within the scope of this work plan.
The Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission will focus on the following FY 2024-25 Goals/Objectives:
1. Goal: Review staff recommendations on the multimodal transportation system, and provide input based on data, best practices and public input. a) Objective: Review and p rovide input on mobility policies, programs, processes, and informational reports including the Growth Management Program (GMP) Annual Monitoring Reports, Parking Master Plans, status related to signal and traffic management center operations from the Signal Coordination (CIP) project, Traffic Impact Fee program and other reports within the purview of the commission. In addition, the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission will review the list of CIP projects as part of the Transportation Director’s bi‐annual transportation update report.
Schedule:
• Spring
• Presentation of the annual GMP Monitoring
Report
• U pdate on the city’s traffic signal program
• Summer and Winter
• Presentation of the bi‐annual Trans portation
Update Report
b) Objective: Review and provide input on current mobility plans, including the annual progress reports on the Sustainable Mobility Plan, and Citywide Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program.
• Schedule:
• February 2025: Annual update on the Sustainable
Mobility Plan and Multimodal Transportation Impact
Fee Program
• Winter 2024: Performance report of the TDM program
and Active Transportation Monitoring Report, including
metrics on active participants in the TDM program,
changes in active transportation use, and other
performance indicators.
c) Objective: Revie
w and provide input on Carlsbad Residential Traffic
Management Program projects and proposed traffic calming features such as speed cushions, traffic circles, raised crosswalks and curb extensions. • Schedule:
• Staff will present Residential Traffic Management
projects and traffic calming recommendations on an on‐
going basis.
d) Objective: Review and provide input to the city’s transportation planning documents and related policies such as the update of the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Guidelines.
• Schedule:
• Staff will present the proposed revisions to the TIA
guidelines and vehicle level of service (LOS) evaluation methods in the Winter of 2024 with City Council
adoption anticipated in 2025.
• Staff will present the MMLOS results of the GMP
Monitoring Report to the City Council and Traffic
Safety & Mobility Commission in 2024.
e) Objective: Provide oppo rtunities for public input on scheduled city projects that have the potential to improve mobility options.
• Schedule:
• Staff will present mobility related projects and
receive community input on an on‐going basis.
2. Goal: Focus on mo bility, including safety improvements, around school locations a) Objective: Review and pro vide input on significant mobility and safety projects near schools. Proactively engage the school district in Safe Routes to School (SRTS) planning and work with the schools to develop SRTS and access plans.
b) Objective: Receive informational reports from the Carlsbad Police Department regarding school traffic education and enforcement. • Schedule:
• Staff will present mobility and safety projects near
school sites on an on‐going basis.
• The Carlsbad Police Department will provide
quarterly updates.
Annual Schedul
e of Items: The following list provides a tentative schedule of re‐ occurring ag
enda items that the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission will review each year.
First Quarter (January – March)
• Semi‐Annual Transportation Report
• Growth M
anagement Plan Circulation Section
Second Quarter (April – June)
• Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission Work Plan
• Semi‐Annual Trans
portation Report
Fourth Quarter (October – December)
• TDM and Active Transportation Monitoring Report
• Traffic Safety &Mobility Commission Annual Calendar
Other re-occurring programs to be presented as available:
• Pavement Management Program, annual resurfacing projects • ADA Improve
ment Program, bi‐annual proje
cts
• ADA Transitio
n Plan
• Sidewalk Im
provement Program, bi‐annual projec
ts