RESOLUTION R2022-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THAT A DECLARED SPEED LIMIT IS JUSTIFIED BASED ON AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY FOR IDENTIFIED CITY STREETS AND ROADWAY SEGMENTS, and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA WHEREAS, State law expressly authorizes the City Council to establish declared speed limits that deviate from the otherwise applicable prima facie and maximum speed limits established under State law when supported by an engineering and traffic survey; and WHEREAS, City staff has conducted a comprehensive Engineering and Traffic Survey that complies with all requirements of State law, including California Vehicle Code Section 627, and the implementing methods and standards established by the California Department of Transportation (referred to herein as the “ETS,” attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference); and WHEREAS, the data compiled under the traffic and engineering survey demonstrate that the prima facie and maximum speed limits under state law for certain City streets and roadway segments are either higher or lower than necessary for safe and orderly vehicular circulation; and WHEREAS, Napa Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 authorizes the City Council to adopt a resolution to make specified determinations based on the engineering and traffic survey, in order to support a declaration that the state’s prima facie and maximum speed limits for certain identified roadway segments are either higher or lower than necessary for the safe operation of vehicles (in accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 22348, et seq., including Sections 22357 and 22358); and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to break up certain roadway segments that were previously identified under Chapter 10.20 prior to the adoption of this Resolution into shorter constituent segments, to identify new roadway segments, and to raise or lower the declared speed limits for certain segments previously identified in Chapter 10.20; and WHEREAS, previous engineering and traffic surveys for declared speed limits on roadway segments that were codified in the Napa Municipal Code prior to the adoption of this Resolution and are unchanged by this Resolution are available for inspection at the Public Works Department, 1600 First Street, Napa, or at the office of the City Clerk, 955 School Street, Napa; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, as follows:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
2. The City Council hereby determines that the actions authorized by this Resolution, and the actions authorized by the ordinance implementing this Resolution, are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (minor alteration of existing streets and sidewalks).
3. The City Council hereby determines, based on the analysis and information contained in the ETS, that a speed equal to or greater than the Prima Facie Speed Limit is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and is reasonable and safe for the following streets and roadway segments:
State Prima Facie Declared
Street Segment Speed Speed
Coombs Street – Spruce Street to First Street 25mph 25mph Fourth Street – Third Street to Coombs Street 25mph 25mph Laurel Street – First Street to Griggs Lane 25mph 25mph Linda Vista Avenue – West Pueblo Avenue to Redwood Road 25mph 25mph Main Street – Fifth Street to Pearl Street 25mph 25mph Main Street – Jackson Street to Lincoln Avenue 25mph 25mph Main Street – Lincoln Avenue to Pueblo Avenue 25mph 25mph Second Street – Jefferson Street to Main Street 25mph 25mph South Jefferson Street – Imola Avenue to Old Sonoma Road 25mph 25mph
4. The City Council hereby determines, based on the analysis and information contained in the ETS, that the State Maximum Speed Limit is more than is reasonable or safe, and the declared speed limit is most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic, and is reasonable and safe, for the following streets and roadway segments:
State Maximum Declared
Street Segment Speed Speed
Big Ranch Road – Trancas Street to City Limits (north) 55mph 45mph Dry Creek Road – Redwood Road to Trower Avenue 65mph 40mph Dry Creek Road – Trower Avenue to City Limits (north) 65mph 40mph El Centro Avenue – Byway East to Jefferson Street 55mph 30mph El Centro Avenue – Jefferson Street to City Limits (east) 55mph 30mph Golden Gate Drive – City Limits (south) to West Imola Avenue 55mph 30mph Imola Avenue – Soscol Avenue to Shurtleff Avenue 55mph 30mph Jefferson Street – Old Sonoma Road to Laurel Street 55mph 25mph Jefferson Street – Laurel Street to Calistoga Avenue 65mph 25mph Jefferson Street – Calistoga Avenue to Lincoln Avenue 65mph 30mph Kansas Avenue – Gasser Drive to Soscol Avenue 65mph 25mph Linda Vista Avenue – Trower Avenue to City Limit (north) 55mph 25mph Main Street – Pearl Street to Jackson Street 55mph 25mph Pearl Street – Franklin Street to Soscol Avenue 55mph 25mph Redwood Road – City Limit (west) to Dry Creek Road 55mph 30mph Shurtleff Avenue – Imola Avenue to Terrace Drive 55mph 25mph Solano Avenue – Lincoln Avenue to Redwood Road 55mph 35mph Soscol Avenue – Silverado Trail to Third Street 65mph 35mph Soscol Avenue – Third Street to Lincoln Avenue 65mph 35mph South Jefferson Street – City Limit (south) to Imola Avenue 65mph 30mph Terrace Drive – Shurtleff Avenue to Coombsville Road 55mph 30mph Third Street – Jefferson Street to Soscol Avenue 65mph 25mph Wine Country Avenue – Linda Vista Avenue to State Route 29 55mph 30mph
5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 18th day of January, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Michael W. Barrett
City Attorney
R2022-__ Page 4 of 4 January 18, 2022
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