HERCULES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION
NO. _________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE “ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY FOR SPEED LIMITS FINAL REPORT” PREPARED BY KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC., DATED JANUARY 9TH, 2025, AND PREPARE AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3-4.1601 “CHANGED SPEED LIMITS” TO REFLECT THE SURVEY RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code (CVC) generally requires Engineering and Traffic Surveys (i.e. speed surveys) to be prepared every 5 years to allow for the continued use of radar for traffic enforcement of posted speed limits; and WHEREAS, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn) was commissioned in the Fall of 2024 to complete a new speed survey in 2025; and WHEREAS, Kimley-Horn performed radar speed surveys along a total of 17 street segments in the City to determine if changes to the current posted speed limits are necessary and justified; and WHEREAS, based on their speed survey results, Kimley-Horn recommended that the speed limits for the 17 street segments remain unchanged from the existing posted speed limits; and WHEREAS, speed limits are codified in Section 3-4.1601 “Changed Speed Limits” of the municipal code (attached) and require a new ordinance to change. Kimley-Horn’s speed survey included 4 new street segments (Nos. 4, 13, 16 & 17) that are not included in the municipal code, as well as 4 existing street segments (Nos. 8, 9-11, 12 & 13) whose speed limits are shown inaccurately in the Code. For that reason, staff is recommending the municipal code changes as outlined in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1
STREET SEGMENTS WITH RECOMMENDED MUNI CODE CHANGES
No
STREET
BETWEEN
CODE
(MPH)
POSTED (MPH)
8 Refugio Valley Rd.
Falcon Way- Redwood Road
Bonaire Avenue
40 35
9-11
San Pablo Avenue
City Limit
City Limit
45 40
12 Sycamore Avenue
Civic Drive
Palm/
Sycamore
40 35
14 Turquoise
Sycamore
Cinnabar
30 25
4 John Muir Parkway
Alfred Noble Dr.
Bayfront
Blvd,
25 13
Sycamore Avenue
Palm Ave.
SR-4 Ramps
40 16
Willow Ave.
Canterbury
Palm Ave.
35 17
Willow Ave.
Palm Ave.
Sycamore
35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules as follows:
The foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein.
The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to accept the recommendations in the “Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits Final Report” prepared by Kimley-Horn, dated January 9th, 2025.
The City Council directs City staff to prepare a new ordinance to change Hercules Municipal Code Section 3-4.1601 “Changed Speed Limits” to reflect the speed limits described in Table 1 of the Recitals above.
The activities described above are administrative and organizational only and do not authorize any construction or other actions that could impact the environment and therefore are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the _____ day of ______________ , 2025 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
____________________________
Dion Bailey, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
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