RESOLUTION R2023-__
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 Division Street 25mph 25mph Foster Road – West Imola Avenue to Old Sonoma Road 25mph 25mph Pueblo Avenue – Jefferson Street to Soscol Avenue 25mph 25mph Seminary Street – Pine Street to Oak Street 25mph 25mph Seminary Street – Clay Street to Hayes Street 25mph 25mph Sierra Avenue – Hwy29 to Jefferson Street 25mph 25mph
4. The City Council hereby determines, based on the analysis and information contained in the ETS, that the Prima Facie 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 Prima Facie Declared
Street Segment Speed Speed
Coombs Street – Division Street to Grigsby Court 25mph 20mph Fifth Street – Coombs Street to Main Street 25mph 20mph First Street – Jefferson Street to Soscol Avenue 25mph 20mph Fourth Street – Third Street to Coombs Street 25mph 20mph Franklin Street – Fourth Street to Pearl Street 25mph 20mph Main Street – Fifth Street to Pearl Street 25mph 20mph Pearl Street – Franklin Street to Soscol Avenue 25mph 20mph Second Street – Jefferson Street to Main Street 25mph 20mph Seminary Street – Oak Street to Clay Street 25mph 20mph Third Street – Jefferson Street to Soscol Avenue 25mph 20mph
5. 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
Browns Valley Road – Partrick Road (east) to Laurel Street 65mph 30mph Byway East – Wise Drive to Salvador Avenue 55mph 25mph California Boulevard – Laurel Street to Second Street 55mph 25mph California Boulevard – Second Street to Lincoln Avenue 65mph 30mph Coombsville Road – Silverado Trail to Terrace Drive 55mph 35mph First Street – Laurel Street to California Boulevard 65mph 30mph Foster Road – South City Limit to St Francis Circle(south) 55mph 40mph Foster Road – St Francis Circle(south) to West Imola Avenue 55mph 30mph State Maximum Declared
Street Segment Speed Speed Freeway Drive – Laurel Street to First Street 65mph 35mph Gasser Drive – Imola Avenue to Kansas Avenue 65mph 30mph Gasser Drive – Kansas Avenue to Soscol Avenue 55mph 30mph Lone Oak Avenue – Linda Vista Avenue to West Lincoln Avenue 55mph 25mph Napa Valley Corporate Drive – NV Corp Way to Kaiser Road 65mph 35mph Napa Valley Corporate Way – NV Corp Drive to Hwy221 65mph 35mph Orchard Avenue – West City Limit to Solano Avenue 55mph 30mph Pueblo Avenue – California Boulevard to Jefferson Street 55mph 25mph Saratoga Drive – Capitola Drive to Terrace Drive 55mph 25mph Solano Avenue – Redwood Road to Trower Avenue 55mph 35mph Solano Avenue – Salvador Avenue to North City Limit 55mph 40mph Soscol Avenue – Lincoln Avenue to Pueblo Avenue 65mph 40mph Trancas Street – Solano Avenue to Jefferson Street 65mph 30mph Trancas Street – Jefferson Street to Big Ranch Road 65mph 30mph Trower Avenue – Linda Vista Avenue to Solano Avenue 65mph 30mph Trower Avenue – Jefferson Street to East City Limit 65mph 25mph Vallejo Street – Seminary Street to Soscol Avenue 55mph 25mph Villa Lane – Trancas Street to Northern Terminous 55mph 25mph West Imola Avenue – Foster Road to Hwy29 55mph 25mph
6. 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 7th day of February, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Michael W. Barrett
City Attorney
R2023-__ Page 4 of 4 February 7, 2023
R2022-__ Page 1 of 4 December 21, 2022
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