Agenda packet, regular meeting — Trinidad City Council, October 10, 2023

City Council Meeting Agenda: 10-10-2023 Page 1
Posted: Friday, October 06, 2023

NOTICE AND CALL OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE

TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL
The Trinidad City Council will hold a regular meeting on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023, at 6:00 PM
at the Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA.

CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00PM
For your convenience, this meeting will also be held via videoconference, hosted on the Zoom platform. Learn more about Zoom here: https://zoom.us
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. CLOSED SESSION

1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Calif. Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) (1 Case: City of Trinidad vs. Tsurai Ancestral Society, et. al, Humb. Co. Sup. Court Case No. 180684) IV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – 09-12-2023 cc
VII. COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
VIII. STAFF REPORTS – City Manager & Law Enforcement
IX. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR
At this time, members of the public may comment on items NOT appearing on the agenda. Individual comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less. Please direct your comments to the Council as a whole, maintain decorum and avoid personal attacks on staff, members of the Council and/or other members of the public. Council and staff responses will be minimal for non-agenda items.

X. CONSENT AGENDA All matters on the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and are enacted in one motion. There is no separate discussion of any of these items. If discussion is requested by any Council member, that item is removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. A single opportunity for public comment on the Consent Agenda is available to the public.

1. Staff Activity Report – September 2023

2. Financial Statements – August 2023
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3. Law Enforcement Report – September 2023.

4. Confirmation of Sherri Provolt as Yurok Tribe Representative on the Trinidad Trails Committee.

5. Contract with Pacific Coast Security to Provide Supplemental Law Enforcement Services to the City of Trinidad.

6. Continued Introduction/First Reading of Ordinance 2023-03; correcting and reaffirming codification of the City of Trinidad Zoning Ordinance, Title 17 of the Trinidad Municipal Code.

7. Continued regarding Introduction/First Reading of Ordinance 2023-04; reaffirming codification of the City of Trinidad Zoning Ordinance and amendments thereto that were not submitted to the CA Coastal Commission for certification.

IX. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ITEMS

1. Annual Unmet Transit Needs Hearing

2. Continued Discussion/Decision regarding Traffic Calming Measures for View Street, Ocean Avenue, and Underwood Drive.

3. Update/Discussion regarding Public Outreach and Awareness Options for City Leash Laws and various Announcements.

4. Discussion/Decision regarding Updating Designated Paid Holiday List in Section 7 of the Employee Policy and Procedure Manual.

X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XI. ADJOURNMENT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR:

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 CC2
Supporting Documentation follows with: 6 PAGES
09-12-2023 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 (LIVE/HYBRID)
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Kelly called the live-hybrid meeting to order at 6:00pm. Council members in attendance: Kelly, Ladwig, West, Tuttle, Breckenridge. City Staff in attendance: City Manager Eli Naffah, City Clerk Gabriel Adams, Administrative Assistant Anton Souza, Project Manager Jennifer Hakenen. Approximately (8) participants were present by video-conference, and (8) a were present live at the beginning of the meeting.

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. CLOSED SESSION – No closed session scheduled.

IV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION – None
V. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Motion (West/Ladwig) to approve the agenda as written. Passed unanimously.

VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – 08-22-2023 cc2
Motion (West/Ladwig) to approve the minutes as submitted. Passed unanimously.

VII. COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
West: Nothing to report.

Ladwig: Attended a G2G meeting with the Rancheria to discuss several topics including the Interchange meeting and the Axel Lindgren Memorial Trail and Boardwalk repair projects.

Breckenridge: Nothing to report.

Kelly: Nothing to report.

Tuttle: Nothing to report.

VIII.STAFF REPORTS – City Manager & Law Enforcement
City Manager Naffah highlighted accomplishments summarized in the staff report included in the meeting packet, including the Van Wycke trail temporary closure appeal heard by the Coastal Commission, a progress report on the water rate study, and the most recent Luffenholtz Creek flow reading.

Naffah explained that the Coastal Commission gave the City 6 months to come up with a permit solution to address the Van Wycke trail. He will meet with the Planner, City Engineer , CIRA, and Commission Staff to discuss options. The City Clerk is working with RCAC staff delivering the requested data to develop the water rate analysis tools. A reading was taken at Luffenholtz Creek this week that will require the City to notify CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife as per the water right permit conditions. The Water Shortage Contingency Plan adopted in 2022 considers this a Stage 2 warning requiring measures to be taken to alert the public to conserve. Notices will be sent to all customers as soon as possible.

HCSO Lt. Josh McCall summarized August stats.

Westhaven resident Don Allen explained that evapotranspiration rate of the watershed will rebound around the equinox.

Trinidad Rancheria Executive Director Jacque Hostler asked the City Manager to repeat the Stage 2 water restrictions.

Public comment included:

Don Allen – Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Board member
The Land Trust has received disturbing calls about lewd behavior occurring at Baker Beach by a group of men who frequently use the beach and post spotters at the top of the trail acting as security guards to discourage the public from entering the area. The Land Trust is deeply disturbed by these reports and encourage anyone encountering such activity to report it immediately to Law Enforcement officials. 09-12-2023 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2
HCSO Lt. Josh McCall encouraged the public to report this activity to the Sheriff immediately, and recommended the Land Trust post signs at the trailhead with HCSO contact information.

IX. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR
(Three (3) minute limit per Speaker unless Council approves request for extended time.) Don Allen – Trinidad Area Resident
There are several benches in the Harbor area where the seat is so high that your feet can’t touch the ground due to slope erosion. Erosion gets worse when people kick gravel away from the base by swinging their feet.

The City should consider building up a base at these benches to minimize erosion and make it more comfortable for the users.

Dick Bruce – Trinidad Resident, Chair of the STR Advisory Committee The STR Committee will meet on October 16, at 6:00pm in the Town Hall for the annual meeting. Regarding the Van Wycke Trail, the City has been given 6-months to open or close it. I encourage the City to keep it open.

Dorothy Cox – Trinidad
When will Pacific Coast Security start patrolling again? Did the owners of 426 Trinity Street get a permit to remove the cherry and holly trees?
Bryce Kenny – Trinidad
Pointed out a section of the City Manager contract that should be revised, specifically Section 13, second to last sentence, “…occur ‘within’…”.

X. CONSENT AGENDA

1. Staff Activity Report – August 2023

2. Financial Statements – July 2023

3. Law Enforcement Report – August 2023

4. Contract Renewal with City Manager Eli Naffah.

5. Accept Classification and Job Description for the Administrative Analyst/Project Manager Position, and Authorize the City Manager Fill the Position as per the Employee Policy and Procedure Guidelines.

6. Authorize the City Manager to Publish the Request for Proposals for Annual Audit Services.

7. Discussion/Decision regarding Introduction/First Reading of Ordinance 2023-03; correcting and reaffirming codification of the City of Trinidad Zoning Ordinance, Title 17 of the Trinidad Municipal Code.

8. Discussion/Decision regarding Introduction/First Reading of Ordinance 2023-04; reaffirming codification of the City of Trinidad Zoning Ordinance and amendments thereto that were not submitted to the CA Coastal Commission for certification.

Motion (Ladwig/West) to approve consent agenda as submitted, with updating the start date on the City Manager contract and additional correction as noted by resident Bryce Kenny. Passed unanimously.

X. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ITEMS

1. Continued Discussion/Decision regarding Traffic Calming Measures for View Street, Ocean Avenue, and Underwood Drive.

City Manager Naffah explained that at the August 22, 2023 meeting, the Council continued the discussion regarding traffic calming measures for View, Ocean, and Underwood, with a focus on a resident’s request to have speed humps installed to reduce driving speeds.

Public comment in favor of purchasing and installing temporary speed hump was heard by Ocean Avenue resident Karin Reese. Comment against the proposal was heard by Edwards Street resident Mike Morgan, citing concern for the expense without criteria and data to justify the project. City Manager Naffah explained that City Engineer Josh Wolf would not be able to attend the September meeting, but would attend to provide more details in October.

Council directed staff to return in September with more detailed cost estimates, the number of humps required on each roadway, required signage, and to begin the public notification process to obtain as much input as possible before implementing a temporary measure.
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Staff produced a public notice (included in the meeting packet), that was mailed to residents on each street, and posted on barricades for inspection on the affected streets. Staff gathered cost and installation requirements for the temporary speed humps (included in the meeting packet), and also researched County policy for evaluating neighborhood requests for speed humps (also included in the meeting packet).

Since the August 22 meeting, a letter has been received, signed by several Berry Road and Himalaya Drive residents requesting traffic calming/safety measures be reviewed for their roads, including Frontage and the underpass/interchange. Edwards Street residents have also requested the City consider speed humps to reduce speeds there as well.

In light of all the information gathered and received, it appears that without a policy, criteria, or data to evaluate and prioritize traffic calming strategies, independent resident observations are the only justification the City has to determine where and why speed humps are considered. This presents a challenge for Staff and Council as there are limited resources and if everything becomes a priority, nothing is a priority.

Public input received from the Ocean Avenue resident suggests there’s a pattern to offensive speeding, that points to times of day and year when traffic circulation through town is heaviest, particularly when school is in session. City Engineer Josh Wolf suggested several initial, potential options for traffic calming in his August staff report update, including

1. installation of new 15 MPH signs,

2. Designate by Ordinance Main and Trinity prohibiting trucks on Ocean and View

3. Conducting outreach with Trinidad School to educate parents on the desired pick-up and drop-off routes.

Wolf also included information clarifying the price for a single 18’ long, 10.5’ wide, 3” tall temporary speed hump (see attached quote and image) purchase and installation would be approximately $6,000 each, per street. Price includes sales tax and freight, and warning signage to be installed adjacent to each hump. Installation to be performed by Public Works staff.

To complicate matters, the other neighborhood residents that now believe their streets should be prioritized may feel ignored by their government if the criteria to evaluate the need for traffic calming measures isn’t objective. A recent letter written to the Council regarding this topic pointed out that in December 2019 the Council “authorized the City Manager to perform a comprehensive traffic study of all City streets” in conclusion to a proposal to install radar feedback signs on Trinity Street to calm traffic. That traffic study was not performed.

City Engineer Josh Wolf suggested the City consider requesting traffic data equipment from County Public Works or the City of Arcata to collect data to help zero-in on the problem and target specific solutions on an objective basis. This equipment will gather traffic volumes, frequency, and speeds, and may prove useful in developing criteria similar to the County Public Works Speed Hump Installation Policy.

As this topic continues to grow in size and scope, it’s important to note that it was not considered when the Council developed 2023-2024 budget priorities. The City is able to pivot and re-orient it’s focus at any time, especially concerning matters of public safety, but at a cost of another determined priority being tabled.

If a temporary measure is implemented on View, Ocean, and Underwood (installing 1 speed hump per street), the cost will be approximately $20,000. If one hump doesn’t solve the problem, a second hump may be required as per Engineer recommendation as humps are most effective in pairs (two per street segment), for an additional $20,000 ($40,000 total). Restricted, street fund revenue such as Gas Tax or TDA could be used to cover the expense. Depending on the lifespan of the temporary humps, permanent structures may eventually be needed costing each street an additional $20-30k.

Council questions included:

Breckenridge: I was supportive at first of installing the temporary speed humps, but with the volume of feedback received it may be time to gather some data.

West: I’m still unclear how many humps are required and the total cost. 09-12-2023 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4
Kelly: There is a short-term and long-term process. Enforcement and prevention is a missing part of the longterm conversation. Data driven decisions are necessary. Everyone I spoke with wants improved safety enhancements, including the School. There are many variations on this theme. Short-term solutions may be piloted speed humps.

Ladwig: More data is important, and looking at the County guidelines gives us a template to work with. We have read all the public comments received since 2pm today, and curious to hear more tonight.

Public comment included:

Trinidad Resident – 806 Edwards Street
I’m not a fan of speed humps but I share the concern for speed on Edwards. I lived in front of one for many years. It’s dark and quiet in Trinidad. Speed bumps are noisy, and it’s important for people to realize this. Their effectiveness depends on the height of the vehicle. This makes them partially effective. Street width influences traffic speeds. Pinch-points, or bulb-outs similar to the ones on Main and Trinity Streets help slow traffic.

Pedestrian safety on Edwards Street would be improved by adding a sidewalk.

City Manager Naffah explained that crosswalks will be installed at Hector and Galindo on Edwards in the spring with HSIP funds.

Dwight Miller – Trinidad
Edwards Street traffic calming should be prioritized. It is unsafe. Expecting everyone to walk on Edwards Street is not appropriate. If we’re installing crosswalks on Edwards, consider raised crosswalks. Gather as much data as possible, and consider installing speed cameras on Edwards if necessary. Investigate whether the slope on Edwards Street is an issue for installing humps.

Willie Stein – Trinidad
Concerned for traffic on Frontage Road. I’ve lived on Ocean, and View Streets. I’m agnostic about those streets. I support having a traffic study done on Frontage Road. The walk from Berry to Trinidad School is dangerous. Vehicles travel very fast on their way down Frontage. Probability and magnitude of harm should be combined to determine preventative measures when evaluating streets.

Anna – Trinidad, Hector Street
Mildly concerned about a raised crosswalk. I lived next to speed humps for nearly a decade. Braking, accelerating, braking, accelerating is the pattern. What we expect people to do, and what they will do are two different things. I encourage a long and thorough look at the consequences of speed humps. Trailers and boats on Edwards Street in the morning should be factored into the calculus. There’s no perfect way to get humans to do the right thing, and careful consideration of impacts will help fine-tune possible solutions.

Don Allen – Trinidad Area resident
Referenced a conversation in the 1990’s regarding a prior Mayor (Dave Zebo) saying the slope of Edwards may be an issue for speed hump installation.

Jacque Hostler – Trinidad Rancheria
Echo Anna’s comments. Important to have a plan before piecemeal traffic calming. Finding the funds to bring a traffic study is encouraged. Large vehicles and trailers all visit the Harbor and must be considered.

Betsy Musick – Trinidad (Trinidad Eatery Owner)
Support gathering as much data as possible (traffic study) before reacting.

Rebecca Inder – Trinidad resident
I agree with everyone’s comments about gathering data and having a comprehensive approach to traffic calming. I’m only aware of one speed limit sign on Main Street (covered by a eucalyptus tree branch), and encourage an audit and improvement of signage would be a good first step.

Bryce Kenny – Trinidad
Traffic calming on Trinity and Main Streets made Ocean Avenue traffic worse. I have mixed feelings about solutions. Speed humps were recently installed on Buttermilk Lane in Arcata. Seems like asphalt speed humps may be quieter, and if we’re going for used ones, try to get them second-hand. Camera’s sound interesting too.

Council comments included:
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West: Installing humps on View and Ocean may push through traffic back to Trinity. Cameras sound interesting too. The cost of implementing everything can get expensive, so we need to develop some priorities.

Breckenridge: So many people want attention to their streets so a traffic study seems appropriate to gather data and develop priorities. I also like the idea to look at everything that can be done to improve safety such as improved signage, striping, etc. Where did the Edwards Street sidewalk project go? Naffah explained the Van Wycke Trail repair project failed to gain traction and the alternative plan to improve Edwards was shot down by residents on the downslope side of the road.

Ladwig: Collecting more information is key. There are more kids in town now, and we need to focus on the fact that traffic through town has been impacted by calming measures implemented on Main and Trinity.

Kelly: I’m in favor of a traffic calming “light” version, getting a sense of volume and speed. We need to take action on the reports and studies the City has already completed, or at least look at the recommendations and say why we aren’t implementing them.

No decision was made. Discussion will be continued to the October meeting.

2. Discussion/Decision regarding Proclamation 2023-01; Proclaiming September as Septic Awareness Month, and Update on the Citywide Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Program.

Project Manager Jennifer Hakenen explained that the City adopted Proclamation 2022-01 last year as a kick off to the nationally recognized Septic Awareness Week sponsored by the EPA to help communities, and state governments bring attention to the importance of caring for and maintaining septic systems by organizing homeowner educational events. Septic Sue was introduced as an educational tool to help educate Trinidad residents about their septic systems. She shared a variety of mailings covering a wide range of septic related information. This coincided with the kickoff of the City’s renewed efforts to actively integrate all properties into the OWTS Management Program to ensure all systems obtain and maintain a current OWTS Operating Permit.

When the project began one year ago, 27% of the parcels in Trinidad had a valid OWTS Operating Permit.

Now, one year later, 61% of the households have valid OWTS Operating Permits. The City has reached out via letter to all the owners of developed parcels within City limits that did not have a valid OWTS Permit to integrate them into the OWTS Management Program. City staff have been working with the homeowners over the last 12 months to get systems inspected and repaired as needed to issue a valid OWTS Permit.

Thanks to the cooperation and diligence of most homeowners, these efforts have resulted in us now having over 61% of homes having current permits in the OWTS Management Program. There are also approximately 10 additional properties with the City Planner that are pending review, repairs, or additional information. Once those files are processed and permits issued the compliance rate will increase another percentage.

During this process, a number of failed systems and systems in need of repair have been identified and repaired and/or replaced. This will help protect water quality and public health in the City, which is a primary purpose of the OWTS Management Program.

Final notices will go out to the remaining property owners who have not integrated themselves into the program in October. If the homeowner is unable to get a septic inspection or repair in accordance with the City’s ordinance by the end of the year for good cause, they will be asked to reach out to myself or Gabe to discuss the situation. Otherwise, the City Council can choose to pursue enforcement action against those who are out of compliance.

Permits expiring in 2024 and thereafter, will be notified 60 days prior to the expiration date and renewals will be processed as normal and under the new fee schedule that took effect July 1, 2023, as authorized by the City Council. City staff are encouraged with the progress that each homeowner has made toward voluntary integration into the OWTS Management Program.

There were no Council or public comments.

Motion (Ladwig/Breckenridge) to adopt Proclamation 2023-01. Passed unanimously. 09-12-2023 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 6

3. Update/Discussion regarding Public Outreach and Awareness Options for City Leash Laws and various Announcements.

City Manager Naffah provided a brief recap of letters sent to residents and signage installed to alert pet owners of the leash law.

City Clerk Adams explained that the Council expressed interest in additional outreach programs to get the word out about pet leash law and etiquette. Colin Vance from KEKA 101 Country approached the City to discuss an opportunity to capture local airwaves and share information about the City of Trinidad. After considering how other public agencies were utilizing this media for public service messages, City staff felt it was worth exploring.

Several samples were prepared by the station for playback at tonight’s meeting, illustrating how the information would be produced and shared.

Council comments included:

Kelly: I’d like to understand who their audience is, and if they have analytics to share. Multi-modal marketing tends to be most successful.

West: How does this fit into the budget? City Clerk Adams explained that there’s a recurring request from Council to expand outreach even after direct mailings, signage, etc., so we’re delivering some options out there that may be a fit.

Ladwig: I agree with multi-modal advertising to deliver a consistent message on radio, website, and print.

Public comment included:

Rebecca Inder – Trinidad
No strong opinion about radio, but a filler could be about safe driving. The town can be represented as one that cares about safety and slow driving.

Betsy Musick – Trinidad
Happy to consider participating as a business owner, but only if the message being conveyed is consistent with the business community’s values and the town’s identity. A committee may be necessary to think this through.

City Clerk Adams noted that the next steps would be to develop the concept a little more, and broaden the scope of messages that could be delivered in this campaign.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- Community Ambassador Program
- Confirmation of Yurok Tribe Representative Sherri Provolt to the Trails Advisory Committee - Van Wycke/Edwards Street Safety
ADJOURNMENT: 8:25pm.

Submitted by: Approved by:
_____________________________ _____________________________ Gabriel Adams Cheryl Kelly
Trinidad City Clerk Mayor
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 1

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

1. Staff Activity Report – September 2023
Staff Activity Report October 10, 2023
Luffenholtz Creek:

The Luffenholtz Creek flow measurement is 1.38 cfs on October 6, 2023.

Van Wycke Trail:

Staff (City Manager, City Engineer, City Planner) as well as the CIRA Risk Manager have met with the Arcata Coastal Commission staff to discuss potential options for the Van Wycke Trail.

Further research will be needed to address a light touch repair, upslope options, Edwards improvements, or trail closure. The City will reach out to impacted parties for their input. GHD will be preparing preliminary potential plans for possible feasible options.

STR Advisory Committee:

A meeting of the STR Advisory Committee is scheduled for October 16th at 6pm as a hybrid meeting.

Trails Committee:

A meeting of the Trails Committee is scheduled for October 17th at 5pm as a hybrid meeting.

Consumer Confidence Report:

A public comment question was posed under “Items from the Floor at the last Water Advisory Committee (WAC) meeting. The question was regarding the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for Water. Phil Godman of Coleman Engineering who prepared the report provides the following response: 1) There were no E. Coli violations for the 2022 year; 2) The City’s distribution system has no lead or copper lines, therefore consumer pipes at residences or businesses would be the source of copper or lead. The 2022 CCR will be on the agenda of the November WAC meeting where we will go into further detail and answer questions regarding the report.

STAFF REPORT SUPPLEMENTAL
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Background Info: In light of the drought affecting the State, there has been concern among residents regarding how the City of Trinidad is responding to the Governor’s Order calling on all Californians to do their part by reducing consumption.

Luffenholtz Creek flow readings are presented to the Council on an as-needed basis - during drought events or when requested. November, December, January, and once again February has delivered abundant amounts of rainfall, providing relief from stress-related drought on the watershed. With this in mind, the focus of these reports (during the wet season) will be to share and put into perspective how Trinidad’s water consumption metrics compare to those of recent years.

The amounts represent the total water sold, captured by 325 customer meters, measured in cubic feet (7.48 gallons = 1 cubic foot).

July 2019 282,552 cuft January 2019 151,049
July 2020 275,612 January 2020 199,348
July 2021 251,168 January 2021 161,379
July 2022 198,081 January 2022 189,201
July 2023 223,806 (16.37% Water Loss) January 2023 154,543 August 2019 307,500 February 2019 166,565
August 2020 273,992 February 2020 155,015
August 2021 269,771 February 2021 178,545
August 2022 227,681 February 2022 154,634
August 2023 265,808 (17.03% Water Loss) February 2023 136,626 September 2019 238,316 March 2019 144,604
September 2020 302,614 March 2020 164,854
September 2021 227,831 March 2021 187,607
September 2022 216,470 March 2022 184,103
September 2023 200,348 (15.99% Water Loss) March 2023 152,813 (21.58 Water Loss) October 2019 188,075 April 2019 160,185
October 2020 230,430 April 2020 199,450
October 2021 203,176 April 2021 192,287
October 2022 180,065 April 2022 173,115
April 2023 145,504 (20.19 Water Loss)
November 2019 211,649 May 2019 236,444
November 2020 198,813 May 2020 183,368
November 2021 204,438 May 2021 242,529
November 2022 169,144 May 2022 154,634
May 2023 211,380 (23.13 Water Loss)
December 2019 201,305
December 2020 185,860 June 2019 219,764
December 2021 201,160 June 2020 240,055
December 2022 170,419 June 2021 269,087
June 2022 233,692
June 2023 209,366 (13.63% Water Loss)
Water sold in September decreased 25% from August, and is the lowest September consumption in at least 5 years. We will continue to monitor consumption each month and report this information (along with summary trends and analysis) to the Council for review, comparison, and questions at each meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 2

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

2. Financial Statements – August 2023

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 3

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

3. Law Enforcement Report – September 2023.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 4

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

4. Confirmation of Sherri Provolt as Yurok Tribe Representative on the Trinidad Trails Committee.

DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Item: Discussion/Decision to Accept Sherri Provolt as the Yurok Tribe’s Designation to fill the Representative Vacancy on the Trinidad Trails Committee.

Background: On July 24, 2023, the City of Trinidad received a letter from Yurok Tribal Chairman Joe James serving notice that Tribal Councilmember Sherri Provolt has been appointed to replace Frankie Myers as their designee to the Trinidad Trails Committee.

As per the Trinidad Trails Advisory Committee Resolution, the City must formally recognize and appoint new members. Action taken by the Council will confirm the appointment.

The Trails Committee is now currently operating without 1 member; (1) General Public Representative.

The Committee Membership currently consists of:
(1) City Councilmember (Committee Chair) Jack West
(1) Planning Commission liaison Tom Hopkins
(2) General Public representatives VACANT / Tim Needham (1) Tribal representative of the Yurok Tribe Sherri Provolt (pending City Council approval) (1) Tribal representative of the Trinidad Rancheria Trina Matthewson (1) Tribal representative of the Tsurai Ancestral Society Kelly Lindgren (1) Visitor Services/Business Community representative Zoe Zigler (Trinidad Coastal Land Trust) Side note: The latest, revised version of the Resolution 2019-13 establishing the Trails Advisory Committee calls for members holding “staggered two-year terms” (See No.4, Terms of Office).

Considering periodic difficulties of maintaining full attendance and full-membership, this condition may need further discussion in the near future. The term “staggered” may need clarification as it relates to each member.

Recommended Action:

Attachments: - Letter from Yurok Tribal Chair authorizing appointment of Sherri Provolt - Resolution 2019-13, Establishing the Trails Advisory Committee

Trinidad City Hall Steve Ladwig, Mayor
P.O. Box 390 Gabriel Adams, City Clerk
409 Trinity Street
Trinidad, CA 95570
707-677-0223
RESOLUTION 2019-13
Revised 10-13-2020, and on 03-09-2021

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City of Trinidad’s unique location on the coast with panoramic vistas and beautiful beaches makes its trail system a treasured asset for residents and visitors alike; and WHEREAS, trails are important because they provide access to natural and culturally significant areas, for recreation, for scientific study, and for understanding our relationship with nature; and WHEREAS, trails enhance public health and provide a vital medium for community cohesion, they are also serve to bolster the local economy by attracting people to the area, and some of the trails in the City also provide a means of use for alternative transportation; and WHEREAS, the Council established the Trails Advisory Committee as a sub-committee of the City Council on March 22, 2019 to bring members with various viewpoints together to make recommendations to the City Council, City Staff, and Planning Commission on various topics identified below; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Trinidad City Council hereby adopts a Trails Advisory Committee to hold public meetings in accordance with the Brown Act, and to operate within the framework as follows:

1. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Committee is 1) to advise on matters relating to policies affecting trails in the City of Trinidad, 2) to serve in an advisory capacity to the Council, Commissions, and City Staff, 3) make recommendations during the environmental review process on projects that may involve or affect trails in the City of Trinidad, 4) provide a forum for community engagement, outreach, and education regarding trails, and 5) make recommendations to City Manager and City Council on the maintenance and repair of trails in the City of Trinidad.

2. OBJECTIVES: Committee objectives include; 1) provide a public forum to solicit input from the community on issues or successes related to the maintenance and management of City trails, 2) assist City Staff in evaluating the need for maintenance on the trails throughout the calendar year, 3) make balanced and informed recommendations to the City Council on ways to improve the trails, and 4) report to the Council annually on the Committee meetings, activity, and recommendations.

3. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: The Trails Committee will consist of one City Council representative, one Planning Commissioner, two City residents, one Trinidad Rancheria Representative, one Yurok Tribe Representative, one Tsurai Ancestral Society Representative, and one Visitor Services/Business Representative. The City Council representative will be appointed by the City Council, and will serve as the Committee Chairperson. The Planning Commission will be recommended by the Commission and appointed by the City Council. The Tribal Representatives will be appointed by the appropriate Tribal governments, and will also provide their alternates. The two members of the public city residents, as well as the Visitor Services/Business Representative, will be appointed by the City Council in open session based on letters of interest and public interviews.

4. TERMS OF OFFICE: All members will hold staggered two-year terms. Committee members serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed from office by a majority vote of the Council.

5. MEETING DATES: The Trails Committee will meet at minimum quarterly. The meetings will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of January, April, July, and October, with special meetings as needed. The Committee will report to the City Council on a regular basis and present recommendations to the City Council on a quarterly or annual basis as needed.

6. STAFF ASSISTANCE: City Staff will provide agenda preparation, notification, and outreach assistance to the Committee. The Trails Committee may choose a member of the Committee to record the meeting minutes, or request to have a City Staff member to provide the service.

7. ETHICS CODE: All members shall review, accept, and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the values promoted in the City of Trinidad’s Code of Ethics.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of November, 2019 by the following vote:

AYES: West, Miller, Ladwig, Grover, Davies
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None

ATTEST:
___________________________ ________________________________________ Gabriel Adams Steve Ladwig
Trinidad City Clerk Mayor
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 5

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

5. Contract with Pacific Coast Security to Provide Supplemental Law Enforcement Services to the City of Trinidad.

Pacific Coast Security
Office 510 O Street, Suite D, Eureka, CA
Mailing: PO Box 3415, Eureka, CA 95502
Phone: 707-442-8888 * California License PPO12310
Agreement for Security Service
This agreement is made on the 1st day of the month of May 2023. An agreement entered between City of Trinidad, CA -, hereinafter referred to as “Client” and Pacific Coast Security, hereinafter may be referred to as “Service Provider or PCS.” PCS is engaged in the business of providing Security Services within the State of California under the authority of licensing with the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS).

PCS maintains a valid license to conduct Security Guard and Patrol Services within California.

California License PPO12310.

PCS will provide Security Services at the following premises: City of Trinidad, CA. Property commonly referred to Trinidad, California located in the County of Humboldt.

Detailed descriptions supplied in Exhibit A.

The rates and conditions of this agreement shall commence from the effective date of 2023 and continue to run for a term not to exceed 90-days from the effective date and thereafter automatically renewed for 90-days until terminated by either party, in writing, with at least thirty (30) days written notice. Rates or conditions may be evaluated and agreed upon by both parties at or near the 90-day expiration date of the agreement.

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02 August
6th October 2023
October
DEFINITIONS:
“Agreement” means these terms and conditions, the schedules and any exhibits or attachments hereto.
“Client” means the customer specified in the schedule.
“Effective Date” means the date specified in the Schedule. “In writing” or “Written Document” shall include any written communication which has been signed by a person authorized to represent the party, including, but not limited to printed documents, facsimiles, e-mails and other electronic means of communication. “Losses” means losses as stipulated in applicable law including, but not limited to, any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, actions, demands or expenses (including, but not limited to, all reasonable attorney’s fees or costs of suit which a party may incur as a result of or in connection with the provisions of the Services under this Agreement). “Schedule” the cover page to which these terms and conditions are attached. “Scope of Work” means the specification of the Services provided by PCS to the Client under this Agreement, incorporated into this Agreement by reference, and attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Service Fee” means PCS charges to the Client for the provision of the Services as set out in the [Scope of Work/ Exhibit B/ Service Agreement] as well as charges for any additional services agreed between the parties. Such charges may be varied from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Services” means the Services to be provided by PCS under this Agreement, as specified in the Scope of Work.
“Site/s” means such premises at which the Services are to be performed, as specified in the Scope of Work.

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"City" means the customer specified in the schedule

PCS AND CLIENT AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

SCOPE AND PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES:

1. PCS agrees to provide the Services to the Client under the specific terms set out in this Agreement. All equipment, software, materials and / or documentation supplied by PCS shall always be the property of PCS, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties.

2. PCS will arrange deployment of trained personnel with best endeavors to conduct the offered services and assist in the protection of legitimate interests and items at the premises of the client.

3. The Security personnel deployed at client property will be employees of PCS and the necessary statutory requirements shall be the responsibility of PCS, who is licensed with the State of California.

4. PCS shall have the right to change personnel assigned to the service location at any time.

The Client may request changes in PCS personnel, but PCS in its sole discretion will determine any action to be taken based upon such a request. Client requests to change personnel shall be made in writing stipulating the reasons for requesting the changes.

5. PCS will provide necessary supervision to ensure suitable performance.

6. PCS shall not be obliged to follow any instructions of the Client other than those specified in the Scope of Work. If, in the performance of the Services, the Client gives instructions outside the Scope of Work, which alter or affect the performance of the Services, the Client shall be solely responsible for all consequences deriving from such instructions and shall indemnify PCS harmless in respect thereof.

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7. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each party may request reasonable adjustments and/or additions to the Services by giving written notice thereof to the other party. Should such adjustments and/ or additions in PCS opinion require an adjustment, PCS shall notify the Client of such required adjustments to the Service Fee. The parties shall negotiate in good faith on all requested adjustments and/or additions to the Services, the Service Fee, or this Agreement. For any changes to the Services, Service Fees and/or this Agreement to be binding for the parties, all adjustments and/or additions must be agreed in writing with an authorized official of the relevant parties. For clarity, PCS employees providing the Services are not entitled to agree to adjustments and/or additions to the Services unless it is agreed in writing between both parties. However, PCS shall be entitled to amend the Agreement to comply with public instructions, orders, rules, and legislation applicable to the Services to be provided hereunder. Such amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Client unless expressly opposed in writing within ten (10) days of their communication. In case of opposition, PCS shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement for good cause.

8. PCS does not guarantee function, result of the Services, or accept overall responsibility for the Security at the Client Site/s. Unless otherwise agreed in the Scope of Work, PCS is not engaged as a Security Consultant. PCS makes no representation, express or implied, that its Services will prevent any loss or damage. However, PCS is committed to performing its duties with due diligence.

SERVICE FEES:

1. The Client shall pay the Service Fee to PCS for the provision of the Services as specified in Scope of Work.

2. Service Fee Adjustment: PCS shall be entitled to adjust the Service Fee during the term of this Agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to the Client in case PCS costs for the provision of the Services increase due to (i) increased labor costs or costs related to cars or other equipment provided, (ii) changes in insurance premiums and/ or (iii) changes in legislation or regulations relating to the Services.

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PAYMENTS:

1. Client’s Failure to Remit Payment: Client’s failure to pay any amount when due will be considered a material breach by the Client. A late charge of 1.5% per month will be added to balances not paid by the due date. Client will bear all costs associated with Client receiving payments due for services rendered under this Agreement. PCS may institute suit or collection services to collect amounts owed to PCS under this Agreement and the Client agrees to pay all costs including Attorney’s Fee of such suit or collection.

2. Suspension: In the event of payment delay, PCS may suspend the performance of Services rendered under this Agreement, upon ten (10) days prior written notice. Suspension will not release the Client from any of its obligations under this Agreement.

3. Immediate Cash Payment: In case of non-payment based on liquidity problems of the Client, PCS may condition the continued performance of the Services on immediate cash payment for Services already rendered (whether or not invoiced) and/or for Services to be rendered.

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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

1. Liability for Losses: PCS’s liability for Client Losses and any other liability under this Agreement shall be limited as set out under this Article. The Client agrees that the Service Fee reflects PCS’s assessment of the risks and exposures based on information provided by the Client and that the Agreement and the Scope of Work is conditioned upon the fact that PCS’s liability in this Agreement is limited as provided herein.

2. Exclusion of Indirect and Consequential Damages: PCS shall in no event be liable for any indirect or consequential damages, including, but not limited to, loss of profit, purely economic loss, loss of income, business or revenue, even if PCS has been advised of the possibility of such losses or damages. Further, PCS will not be held responsible for any damages / sabotage and other acts caused to the premises of the Client due to activities of trade unions / riots etc. or any other events of “force majeure”, acts of God / Nature etc. which are considered as beyond the direct control of PCS.

3. Negligent or Willful Act of personnel of PCS: PCS will be responsible for damages or loss arising directly from the negligence or willful act of its personnel within the defined responsibilities assigned to them subject to force majeure, timely payments of invoices and the report of the joint committee represented equally. In case of any theft or negligence the Client will inform PCS of the incident within the shortest possible time and provide a copy of any documents which are required by PCC to effectuate the insurance claim.

4. Notification Limits for Claims: The Client shall notify PCS of any claim arising from the Services in reasonable detail and in writing within ten (10) days on which the Client became aware (or should reasonably have become aware ) of the occurrence giving rise to the claim, provided, however, that if the Client does not provide such notice to PCS within thirty (30) days from the occurrence, PCS shall have no obligation to pay any compensation whatsoever relating to such claim.

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CLIENT, UNDERTAKES TO:

1. Pay to PCS an amount of forty-five dollars ($45.00) per hour worked specified in Exhibit A.

Hourly rate shall be billed from point of origin to return of point of origin (see Exhibit A)

2. Make payment after presentation of invoice for completed services. Balances not paid within 15 days of delivery of invoice shall be subject to additional charges as stated in this agreement.

3. Make payments by way of a check issued in the name of “Pacific Coast Security.”

4. Indemnification & Insurance:

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PCS (Contractor) shall hold harmless, defend and indemnify CITY its officers, officials, employees and volunteers (collectively “indemnified parties”) from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses including attorney fees which actually or allegedly arise out of the performance of the work described herein, caused in whole or in part by any negligent act or omission of the contractor, any subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, except where caused by the active negligence, sole negligence, or willful misconduct of the CITY its officers, officials, employees and volunteers. It is agreed that the CONTRACTOR’s duty to indemnify and defend does not apply to the following: claims related to the enforcement of City ordinances; the physical condition of any premises; the maintenance, service, or inspection of mechanical equipment of any nature; any response or lack of response by agencies contracted (excluding Contractor) by the CITY or area of coverage; the actions of Indemnified Parties’ personnel or other subcontractors; any emergency plan or order for carrying out the same.

PCS AND CLIENT BOTH AGREE THAT:

1. The client shall have the right to recommend, within reason, the change of any security personnel, within 24 Hours. Similarly, PCS reserves the right to change or rotate the Security personnel at any time.

2. The rates charged under this contract are governed by the applicable minimum wages and other statutory costs at that time of deployment of services by PCS, for the State of California and any increase in statutory obligations including minimum wages by the state will attract a pro-rata increase in the price. PCS will raise invoices incorporating such revisions/amendments in it and the client will remit payment accordingly.

3. In case of any negligence on the part of the security personnel deployed at the Client premises which cause loss/damage to the Client, an investigation will be conducted by a mutually agreed upon Joint Investigation Committee comprising of equal number of members of both parties and will submit its report, fixing responsibility of such negligence, to management for both parties.

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TERM AND TERMINATION OF CONTRACT:

1. This Contract is valid for a period of 90-days from the date of commencement and will be automatically renewable for equal periods on mutually agreed revised terms unless either party terminates the same by giving one month’s notice in writing before the end of the Contract period or payment in lieu of the notice period. However, either party may terminate this contract without any cause or penalty for convenience by giving prior notice in writing of one month to the other party.

2. Either party may terminate this Agreement for good cause upon ten (10) days’ prior notice to the other party. Good Cause for PCS will include, without limitation:
a. Any material or persistent minor breach by Client or PCS of its obligations under this Agreement,
b. Cancellation of or a material change to any of PCS’s insurance coverage relevant to this Agreement,
c. A change in applicable laws or regulations that has a material effect on, or causes a material change to the obligations of PCS under this Agreement, d. If the Client or PCS becomes insolvent, an application for insolvency procedure or similar has been submitted by or against the Client or PCS, or e. Any act, omission or conduct of the Client or PCS, which in the other party’s reasonable opinion, brings or may bring the party’s business or reputation into disrepute.

3. In case of termination of the contract between the Client and PCS, for any reasons whatsoever, or without any reasons for convenience, it shall be the obligation of the Client to settle the dues of PCS in full before the actual withdrawal of service. Any delay in remitting the full and final payment will result in the Service Provider continuing to occupy the site and billing the Client for the period at full rates but with no obligations.

4. Upon termination of this Agreement, both parties shall be discharged from all further performance under this Agreement and PCS shall be entitled to enter the site/s and recover any equipment, materials, software and/or documents (including but not limited to retrieval and/or destruction of electronic documents and data) belonging to PCS.

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GROUNDS FOR RELIEF:

1. Force Majeure: The following circumstances shall be considered as grounds for relief if they delay or impede the performance of this Agreement: any circumstance beyond the direct control of a party such as fire, war, mobilization of military call up of a comparable scope, requisition, seizure, currency restrictions, insurrection and civil commotion, hi-jacking or an act of terrorism, epidemic, pandemic, shortage of Transport, general shortage of materials or personnel, strikes or other industrial disputes and defects or delays in deliveries by sub-contractors caused by any such circumstances as referred to in this Article.

2. Notice: The party intending to claim relief under above Article shall inform the other party without delay on the occurrence and on the cessation of such circumstances.

3. Client’s Relief: If grounds for relief prevent the Client from fulfilling its obligations, the Client shall reimburse PCS for reasonable costs incurred in securing and protecting the site/s. The Client shall also reimburse PCS for costs incurred for personnel, subcontractors, and equipment which, with the consent of the Client, are held in readiness to resume the Services.

4. Termination Relief: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and the Services with immediate effect by written notice to the other party if performance of the respective undertakings is delayed more than thirty (30) days by reason of any grounds for relief as described in the said Article of Force Majeure.

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CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION:

1. Confidential Information: Each party shall keep confidential and shall not disclose any confidential information of the other party disclosed to it in connection with this Agreement except as required for the purpose of the delivery of Services and performance of any other duties under this Agreement. Information shall be confidential if it has been designated as confidential by the disclosing party at the time of disclosure, or if it, considering all the circumstances surrounding the disclosure, ought reasonably to be understood by the receiving party to be confidential. For clarity, PCS’s Service Plans (the “Security manual” and/ or similar documentation) shall always be considered as confidential information for the purpose of this Article. And is protected by intellectual property rights. Neither party will have any duty of confidentiality under this Agreement with respect to information which:
a. Is or subsequently becomes publicly available without breach of any obligation under this Agreement,
b. Was in the possession of the other party prior to the time of first disclosure hereunder, c. Is developed by the other party without any use of or reference to any confidential information received from the disclosing party,
d. Is obtained without restriction from a third party reasonably believed by the other party to be free to provide such information without breach of any obligation owed to the disclosing party,
e. Is disclosed with the prior written approval of the disclosing party, or f. Is disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other Government Body.

2. Data Protection: The parties acknowledge that access and distribution of personal information of the other party or its employees, agents or related parties may be necessary for the proper performance of the Services as set out in this Agreement. Both parties agree to use any personal information obtained throughout the performance of this Agreement with care, in keeping with all applicable rules and regulations and to use such information only for the purpose of performing their duties as set out in this Agreement.

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SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE AND JURISDICTION:

1. Any claim, dispute, or controversy arising out of, or in relation to, this Contract, the interpretation thereof, the activities performed hereunder, or the breach thereof, which cannot, within a period of 30 days, be satisfactorily resolved by mutual understanding between the parties, shall be finally settled in a court of law.

2. The Parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts located within the State of California and the County of Humboldt.

CLIENT INFORMATION:

Authorized Signature __________________________________ Title ___________________ Date Signed ________________________________________________________________ Printed Name _______________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________________ State: ________________________ Zip Code: _____________Phone: _______________________________________________

PACIFIC COAST SECURITY
Authorized Signature ___________________________________ Title: Owner/QM Date Signed:

Printed Name Gene Bass
Mailing Address: PO Box 3415
City: Eureka State: CA
Zip Code: 95502 Phone: 707-442-8888
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10/6/2023
Pacific Coast Security
Office 510 O Street, Suite D, Eureka, CA
Mailing: PO Box 3415, Eureka, CA 95502
Phone: 707-442-8888 * California License PPO12310
Agreement for Security Service

EXHIBIT A
PCS shall provide Uniformed Patrol Security Services (USS) at the following premises:

City of Trinidad California
. PCS Insurance limits shall be maintained at $2M general aggregate

2. PCS shall provide services to client Security Patrol Service (SPS) not including the following holidays which shall be non-scheduled unless otherwise agreed upon by both parties.
a. New Year’s Day
b. Memorial Day
c. Independence Day (Fourth of July)
d. Thanksgiving
e. Christmas Day

3. PCS officers shall take (1) one hour (30 minutes) meal break as close to the midpoint of shift as possible for shits over six (6) hours. Meal Breaks shall be “off the clock” and PCS officers will not be allowed to respond to calls for services without approval of supervisor.

4. PCS shall provide detailed billing statements to the client specifying when officers clocked on/off, took meal breaks.

5. PCS shall provide the client with daily logs with information documented during their tour of duty. Logs will be uploaded to Google Drive and the client shall have access to those logs on a weekly basis or as requested.

6. In the event PCS has an officer unable to make his/her shift on time, PCS shall find a replacement as soon as possible. In the event no replacement can be found, PCS shall notify the client as soon as that determination has been made.

7. The workweek for PCS officers assigned to your location shall be defined as Monday to Sunday. Under no circumstances may total hours per week exceed (40) without prior consent from PCS and written authorization from client as overtime charges will occur.

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1. Agreement for Security Service
EXHIBIT A (continued)

8. PCS description of job duties at this location shall consist of the following: *site specific* a. Patrol of City of Trinidad and areas within the city as designated by client b. Respond to requests for service as directed by client c. Assist merchants within client jurisdiction with any criminal/suspicious activity. d. Deter criminal activity and report to local law enforcement as needed. e. Other duties not contained in this agreement shall be determined and agreed upon by both client and PCS.

9. Scheduling: The City of Trinidad shall submit changes (if needed) in scheduling a. (7) days in advance to allow for internal scheduling adjustments b. In written form (email is approved)
c. Shifts shall be no less than six hours

10. Drive Time from Point of Origin: PCS time shall be started at north end of Eureka a. Drive time shall start and end at city limits of Eureka (north)

11. PCS shall maintain and deliver Daily Activity Reports (DAR) to client upon request. a. Delivery of DAR’s shall be by email to designated client representative

12. This Exhibit may be modified upon mutual agreement by client and PCS a. Modifications must be submitted in writing and signed by client and PCS b. Modifications may be submitted by email and may be initiated by client or PCS.
c. Any modifications do not change any other part of this agreement unless specifically stated.

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CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 6

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

6. Continued Introduction/First Reading of Ordinance 2023-03; correcting and reaffirming codification of the City of Trinidad Zoning Ordinance, Title 17 of the Trinidad Municipal Code.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
August 22, 2023
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 8: First reading of Ordinance No. 2023-03 correcting and reaffirming codification of the City of Trinidad Zoning Ordinance, Title 17 of the Trinidad Municipal Code Item 9: First reading of Ordinance No. 2023-04 reaffirming codification of the City of Trinidad Zoning Ordinance and amendments thereto that were not submitted to the CA Coastal Commission for certification
As explained at the July 25 meeting, the Coastal Commission has not certified the City ‘s codified version of its ordinances and therefore does not recognize the City’s numbering system. So, with previous amendments, the City included both numbering systems in the new regulations to allow for certification by the Coastal Commission.

However, the most recent amendments add and update quite a few definitions and various sections of the zoning ordinance, and the use of two numbering systems was becoming unwieldy. Therefore, it was decided that the City should go ahead and get the codified version of the zoning ordinance certified by the Coastal Commission to facilitate current and planned amendments.

This process has been more complicated than originally anticipated. The City has passed several zoning ordinance amendments over the years that have been incorporated into the codified ordinance, but were never submitted to the Coastal Commission for certification. And there may have been some errors in the codification process and/or the City’s adoption of changes to the original zoning ordinance recommended by the Coastal Commission that created inconsistencies between the codified ordinance and the certified ordinance. But since this goes back to 1980, locating all the records has been difficult. City and Coastal Commission staff are still working through some of the discrepancies to figure out the most efficient path forward.

These amendments were originally noticed and posted for the July meeting. And to avoid having to renotice and post again six weeks prior to action, these items will again be continued to the next meeting.

Attachments
None
Recommended Action:

Continue the items to the next scheduled City Council meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 7

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

Attachments
None
Recommended Action:

Continue the items to the next scheduled City Council meeting.

DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM 1

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

1. Unmet Transit Needs Public Hearing.

Background: Each year HCAOG conducts a citizen participation process to assess unmet transit needs within Humboldt County. The public is invited during the hearing to express their opinion, solutions, complaints, or suggestions regarding Humboldt County’s public transportation systems and/or general unmet transit needs.

Recommended action: Open the public hearing, receive comments, and forward to HCAOG.

Attachments:
- HCAOG summary letter.

August 19, 2022
To: City Managers/County Administrative Officer
North Coast Tribal Transportation Commission
McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee
Manila Community Services District
RE: Unmet Transit Needs Annual Process – Public Hearings Every year, as established by the California Transportation Development Act (TDA), the Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) is required to conduct a citizen participation process to identify any “unmet transit need” (UTN) in the region. This process is required prior to allocations of TDA funding in the following fiscal year. All comments deemed to meet the definition of an unmet transit need will be analyzed and reviewed by HCAOG’s Social Services Transportation Advisory Council (SSTAC) to determine if the need is “reasonable to meet.” Comments that are operational in nature are forwarded to transit operators.

The attached document includes a summary of the TDA rules, use of Local Transportation Funds, role of the citizen participation process, and adopted definitions and criteria used to determine if a need is reasonable to meet.

The HCAOG Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Though not required, we encourage your agency to also conduct a public hearing between the timeline of October 3rd through the end of November. We also request that you forward us a record of all comments received. Comments will be discussed by the SSTAC at their February 1, 2023 meeting prior to the UTN Report of Findings review by the SSTAC and HCAOG Board in April and May 2023.

Please provide your meeting date to Stephen Luther at
[email protected] by Wednesday, September 14, 2022, to allow us to meet publishing and posting requirement deadlines. HCAOG will publish an ad in the either the Times Standard or the North Coast Journal which will include a schedule of all hearing dates and times. Either I or an SSTAC representative will join your meeting to provide information or answer any questions. Thank you for your assistance.

Enclosure
ec: City Clerks
Sincerely,
Stephen Luther
Associate Regional Planner
HCAOG
Regional Transportation
Planning Agency
611 I Street, Suite B
Eureka, CA 95501
707.444.8208
Fax: 707.444.8319
www.hcaog.net
Members:

City of Arcata
City of Blue Lake
City of Eureka
City of Ferndale
City of Fortuna
City of Rio Dell
City of Trinidad
County of Humboldt

HUMBOLDT COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
Regional Transportation Planning Agency
Humboldt County Local Transportation Authority
Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies
611 I Street, Suite B
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 444-8208
www.hcaog.net
Citizen Participation Process for Assessing Unmet Transit Needs Transportation Development Act
The Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) is responsible for allocating Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds within the region. The TDA provides two major sources of funding, Local Transportation Funds (LTF) derived from a ¼ cent of the general sales tax and State Transportation Assistance Funds (STAF) derived from a tax on diesel fuel. Together, these TDA funds provide a significant revenue source for public transit in Humboldt County. The Unmet Transit Needs process is carried out annually to identify and evaluate any potential needs that are not being met through existing public transportation services. HCAOG is required to assess unmet transit needs prior to allocating LTF money for non-transit purposes, while STA is programmed to the Humboldt Transit Authority and Arcata and Mad River Transit.

Each jurisdiction has their own LTF account. Eureka and Arcata use the entirety of their LTF allocation for transit purposes. The County of Humboldt, Cities of Fortuna, Rio Dell, Blue Lake and Trinidad have funds remaining after paying their share for eligible transit uses. In these cases, the TDA allows LTF to be applied to local streets and roads budgets, including pedestrian and bicycle projects. In Ferndale, there are no eligible public transit services and the LTF allocation is applied to non-transit purposes.

Public Process to Make a Finding
HCAOG’s Social Services Transportation Advisory Council (SSTAC) leads the UTN process. Although only one hearing is required, public meetings are held to ensure residents in each jurisdiction are heard. The SSTAC considers all public testimony and input, determines if the suggestions meet the adopted definition of an unmet transit need and applies adopted criteria to determine if the need is “reasonable to meet”.

After comments close on December 31, the SSTAC will consider all the comments at their meeting on February 2023, direct staff on any needs to further analyze, and in April 2023 forward one of the following findings to the HCAOG board for consideration:
(a) there are no unmet transit needs; or
(b) there are no unmet transit needs which are “reasonable to meet”; or (c) there are unmet transit needs, including those that are “reasonable to meet” Potential Impacts to Local Transportation Funding
If HCAOG adopts finding (c), then the unmet transit needs shall be funded before any allocation is made for non-transit purposes (i.e. streets and roads) within the jurisdiction.

Funds for new or expanded transit services can be set-aside from sources other than TDA funds. For instance, in 2018 the HCAOG Board voted to set aside Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) funds for late-night weekday service on the Redwood Transit Service. The service was found based on ridership at that time to be an unmet transit need reasonable to meet, but could not be funded due to insufficient Local Transportation Funds available to all required entities. When COVID hit and ridership plummeted, these LCTOP funds were repurposed to support free fares.

Examples of Past Public Input and Findings
As a result of UTN findings in 2015-16, new transit services began to Tish Non-Village (Bear River Rancheria) and along Old Arcata Road. Both services were discontinued after two years because not enough people used the new service to sustain it.

Public comments often ask for later night service, Sunday service, more frequent peak service between McKinleyville-Arcata-Eureka, and bus service to rural communities.

Based on existing ridership, each of these fail to meet the required 10% farebox return ratio -- meaning there are not enough projected transit riders to meet minimum performance criteria necessary to sustain the services. If these conditions change, the Humboldt Transit Authority does not need a formal UTN finding to start new services.

Comments received through this annual process can provide valuable feedback to transit operators. For example, in 2021 several people commented that they needed a westbound bus stop near Titlow Hill for their children to get to school in Arcata on the Willow Creek Intercity line. The operational request was sent to Humboldt Transit Authority and HTA was able to set up a trial flag stop for use during the school year. Not all operational requests can be accommodated, but agencies make every effort to respond. In addition, public comments made during the Unmet Transit Needs process can be beneficial as a record of community need and help secure grant-funded opportunities such as first-last mile mobility solutions to expand access to transit.

Opportunities for Public Comment on Unmet Transit Needs • The form linked at the project page: https://hcaog.net/documents/unmet-transitneeds or visit the survey directly at https://bit.ly/humboldttransit • At one of the advertised public meetings;
• Written comments and/or feedback gathered from staff during direct outreach; • Comment submittals by email or telephone: [email protected]/444-8208

U N M ET T R AN S I T N E ED S

D EF I N I T I ON & R E AS ON A BL E T O M EET C R I T ER I A Unmet transit needs are, at a minimum:
(1) Trips requested from residents who do not have access to public transportation, specialized transportation, or private transport services or resources for the purpose of traveling to medical care, shopping, social/recreational activities, education/training, and employment; or
(2) Proposed public transportation, specialized transportation, or private transport services identified in the following, but not limited to: a Transportation Development Plan, Regional Transportation Plan, Coordinated Public Transit–Human Services Transportation Plan.

HCAOG Plans can be found at: http://hcaog.net/library
Additionally, unmet transit needs do not include:
❖ Improvements funded or scheduled for implementation in the next fiscal year. Two potential new services that will be reevaluated this year are:
• Express bus service between McKinleyville and Eureka during peak hours • Late Night Weekday Service on the Regional Transit System ❖ Minor operational improvements or changes such as bus stops, schedules, and minor route changes. Minor operational improvements are changes to service which do not affect the operating cost of the transit service either by requiring additional staff and/or additional vehicle hours of service or miles of service. ❖ Trips for primary or secondary school transportation
❖ Sidewalk improvements or street and road needs
Reasonable to meet criteria:
(1) To be considered “reasonable to meet”, a service must be operationally feasible and financially sustainable, as defined below:
a) The service must have adequate roadways, and must be safe to operate. b) Enough money should be available from identified sources of funding to pay for the marginal operating costs of the service continuously for three years. (2) The service must be projected to meet a minimum “marginal farebox-return-ratio” of 10 percent within 2 years. If multiple competing services are requested, other factors may also be considered such as estimated subsidy per passenger trip and passengers per vehicle hour of service. For new service, ridership and farebox-return-ratio thresholds will be considered.
(3) Pursuant to the requirements of TDA Statutes (Public Utilities Code Section 99401.5c, a determination of needs that are “reasonable to meet” shall not be made by comparing unmet transit needs with the need for streets and roads, for the allocation of TDA funds. (4) Once a service is determined to be "reasonable to meet" and is implemented, it can be expected that the ridership in the first 1-2 years of the new service will be less than the projected optimal ridership. Ridership should be evaluated at 6-month intervals to determine if service is meeting performance standards adopted by the transit provider, and specifically, whether the service meets a minimum 10 percent marginal fareboxreturn-ratio. If the service is being adequately promoted and fails to be within 60 percent of the identified standards after six months, 90 percent with the first year, or 100 percent within two years, the service may be cancelled and deemed "no longer reasonable to meet." An exception to this rule is when a community or group is willing to participate in sharing the ongoing cost of the new service.

DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM 2

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED

2. Continued Discussion/Decision regarding Traffic Calming Measures for View Street, Ocean Avenue, and Underwood Drive.

DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Item: Continued Discussion/Decision regarding Traffic Calming Measures for View Street, Ocean Avenue, and Underwood Drive.

Background: At the request of several residents on Ocean Avenue and View Streets, the Council has discussed the topic of traffic calming in July, August, and September. At the onset, residents insisted on installing temporary speed humps to calm speeding drivers. Staff was directed to expand the outreach for public input and provide professional analysis comparing temporary vs. permanent infrastructure.

The City Engineer returned at the August meeting with cost estimates for both permanent and temporary speed humps. The price tag for both options was significant enough to warrant more public input. The outreach yielded a wide range of feedback including requests from areas of Trinidad that were not originally the focus, including Berry, Frontage, Edwards, and Main Streets.

There is general agreement in the community that; 1) drivers are less aware of their speed than they should be, 2) data should be collected to prioritize spending of limited resources, and 3) effort should be made to promote and enforce Trinidad as a place to drive slow and safe. Staff recommends that a linear approach be taken by the Council to evaluate the data, organize the options, and implement solutions that honor the past and capture the current safety concerns expressed by the community, starting with recommendations listed in the Local Road Safety Plan adopted in January 2022.

City Engineer Josh Wolf will be present to answer questions and provide a list of recommendations that should help begin the process. Public Works is currently performing a speed limit sign audit to determine which need better visibility, placement, or replacement. Several other improvements will be discussed on a street-by-street basis so the community has a better understanding of what is in progress for the following streets:

EDWARDS STREET: Hi-visibility crosswalks with flashing beacons will be installed at Hector and Galindo in Spring 2024, paid for through the Caltrans funded HSIP Program.

FRONTAGE ROAD: Improved pavement markings for vehicles and pedestrians (HSIP, Spring 2024) VIEW & OCEAN: In the early 2000’s the community prioritized safe pedestrian and school route walkability from Main Street to the Harbor. In 2007 those values materialized in reality through two successful grant awards; The Trinidad Gateway Project and the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HR3). HR3 was the driving force that convinced Caltrans to significantly improve pedestrian safety of the Highway 101 interchange from Frontage Road to Main Street. Prior to this project, the sidewalks under the freeway consisted of eroded gravel paths and there were no safe landings between on and off-ramps.

Both grant awards also funded the bulb-outs created at the foot of View & Ocean on Main Street, and along Trinity Street between Stagecoach and Parker. The bulb-outs were designed intentionally to slow traffic. The side-effect, however, was that large vehicles and local drivers avoided the School and Beachcomber Café during peak hours by taking the alternate route out of town via View or Ocean, turning them both into arterial streets instead of collectors.

In 2018, at the demand of Ocean Avenue residents the City removed mid-street encroachments that narrowed the traveled path and created the impression of an unsafe condition. Residents also felt that vehicles were parking too far into the travel lane so the City installed a white fog line as a visual reference for parking awareness. Past Councilmember (and licensed surveyor) Jim Baker carefully surveyed and marked the area on Ocean to place the fog line. Subsequently, a few years later the City began receiving complaints that driving speeds had increased.

Changing demographics make priorities a moving target. Just prior to the Covid pandemic of 2021, the City held several public meetings soliciting input for local road safety priorities. State transportation programs that feed the City’s street maintenance budget have strings attached to ensure the money is being spent lawfully, in accordance with State goals and principals. Suggestions received during that series of meetings held in June and July of 2021 resulted in the development and adoption of the Local Road Safety Plan in January 2022. The plan archived over 40 public comments gathered that reflected the community’s values at that time.

Simultaneously while the LSRP was being developed, houses were selling and a new demographic of residents including families with children, were moving into View, Underwood, Berry, and Himalaya. Suddenly a renewed focus of school children safety emerged, as parent’s awareness of vehicle speed and circulation habits elevated.

The question before the Council now is how best to strategize spending of limited resources to reflect these new values in a linear process that syncs previous priorities with new ones. The City has received valuable feedback ranging from optimizing existing speed limit signage, to installing speed humps on View, Underwood, Ocean, and Edwards Streets. A general consensus was reached at the September 12 meeting that data collected on targeted streets would be very useful in determining which should receive immediate attention.

Staff is recommending the Council look at this issue holistically, starting with an understanding that traffic calming measures implemented in 2007 had a notable impact on how Ocean and View Streets evolved from collector streets into arterial streets, carrying a substantial outbound vehicle load during peak travel times.

Since Frontage, Scenic, and Edwards Streets will be receiving improvements in 2024 to enhance vehicle and pedestrian safety, City Engineer Josh Wolf suggests targeting traffic studies on specific streets, starting with View and Ocean. The estimated cost to collect, analyze, and report data will be approximately $2,000 per street. Wolf will also be presenting information at the meeting to highlight immediate, intermediate, and long-range suggestions to address road safety.

In conjunction with spending transportation dollars on tangible improvements, the Council may also consider using local radio media to raise public awareness on several topics of interest. At the September 12 meeting, a resident suggested promoting a community that values slow driving speeds as another topic to highlight along with pet etiquette and leash laws.

Traffic studies, temporary speed humps, radar feedback speed signs, hi-tech ticketing cameras, better sign placement, and public awareness campaigns are on the table for discussion. City Engineer will help narrow down the options into a bite-size plan that will hopefully connect current community values with priorities set in place, into a timeline that makes sense in a local government framework.

Action requested: Consider phased recommendations presented by Staff and adjust/modify as Council deems appropriate.

Attachments: Public Notice for October 10 Council meeting discussion. 2022 Local Road Safety Plan

CITY OF TRINIDAD PUBLIC NOTICE
PROJECT SUMMARY: Some households from View Street, Ocean Avenue, and Underwood are requesting speed humps be installed to calm traffic speeds. The proposal has been brought up at several Council meetings in 2023 and the City is informing all residents of the discussion as the installation of speed humps will affect everyone that drives through town.

Modifications to traffic circulation affects everyone; locals and visitors. The roads are maintained primarily with special revenue received by the City from State of CA Gas Tax, Transportation Funds, and Grant Sources.

PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING STRATEGY & ESTIMATED COST: The City received a wide range of feedback from residents leading up to the September 12 Council meeting. Residents from all parts of town expressed concern for their streets, provided input on the impacts of speed humps, and recommended the City take an analytical approach before reaching any conclusions. The Council directed staff to evaluate current road safety plans, audit and optimize current speed limit signage, and return on October 10 to continue the discussion. The City’s street engineer will attend the meeting to answer technical questions and provide recommendations as needed.

Temporary rubberized humps are being considered on a trial period basis, likely 60 days to determine their effectiveness, at a cost of approximately $10-12,000 per street. The main objective is to make the streets safer for pedestrians and calm traffic, but they may also have disadvantages such as diversion of traffic to adjoining streets, modified driving patterns around the hump, signage and street markings that detract from the appearance of the neighborhood, or noise.

PUBLIC PROCESS: The City would like to receive as much input as possible before incurring the expense on a possible temporary measure. The hearing on October 10 will hopefully result in some immediate actions to improve pedestrian safety. Depending on the amount of feedback received, the City may require a petition requiring a substantial majority of all legal residents on each street support the temporary speed hump proposal if the Council decides to proceed in that direction.

The Council will continue the discussion at the upcoming regular meeting:

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 6:00pm.

LOCATION: Trinidad Town Hall, and video-conference (ZOOM).

ZOOM: Visit https://trinidad.ca.gov for more information. Click on the City Calendar for Zoom login credentials.

COMMENTS: Your input is valuable. You may attend the meeting in person or virtually and contribute your comments. They can be submitted in writing, in advance of the meeting in the following ways:

Email to: [email protected]
Mail to: City of Trinidad, P.O. Box 390, Trinidad, CA 95570.

Deliver to: 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA.

TRAFFIC CALMING MEETING
Local Roadway
Safety Plan
Final Document
City of Trinidad

Adopted January 11, 2022

REPORT SIGNATURE SHEET
This Local Roadway Safety Plan for the City of Trinidad has been prepared under the direction of the following Professional Engineer. The Registered Civil Engineer attests to the technical information contained herein and the engineering data upon which recommendations, conclusions, and decisions are based.

Kathryn Savoy Kleinschmidt, PE
Registered Civil Engineer
January 11, 2022
Date
03/31/22
C93262
Kathryn Savoy Kleinschmidt

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Executive Summary
In 2020, the City of Trinidad was awarded a state grant from Caltrans to perform a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) for a citywide safety assessment of local roads. A LRSP will be a requirement for the next Highway Safety Improvement Program (Cycle 11) that will open a call for projects around April 2022. Furthermore, the City of Trinidad strives to identify safety countermeasures to increase the safety on Trinidad roadways and continue to keep the number of collisions low.

The LRSP is a collaborative process that is similar to a Systemic Safety Analysis Report (SSAR) except a LRSP has a local leadership group that represents the 5 E’s (not just engineering) and public outreach. The 5 E’s of traffic safety include Engineering, Enforcement, Education, Emergency Services, and Emerging Technologies.

This holistic approach allows certain areas of concern not showing a crash pattern to be analyzed. Also, it fosters local, state, and agency partnerships to advance local road safety.

In following the overall LRSP process, a Stakeholder Working Group (Working Group) was formed with the City as the lead and local organizations from the 5 E’s and anyone with an interest in improving the City’s roadway safety. This group gathered for meetings to discuss the overall collision analysis, goals, priorities, safety recommendations, and overall development of the safety plan.

Based on the City’s Stakeholder Working Group Meetings, this LRSP will address multiple Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Challenge Areas including but not limited to:

1. Pedestrians

2. Aggressive Driving/Speeding

3. Distracted Driving

4. Intersections

5. Bicyclists
In addition, the vision, mission statement, and goals were established in guiding the development of the LRSP. It was also decided that the LRSP for the City of Trinidad would be a living document with official updates every five (5) years.

Based on the LRSP working group, the following strategies are recommended for the focused study locations and citywide systemic applications for the 5 E’s of Traffic Safety.

1. Engineering: Apply low-cost safety countermeasures systemically at locations with potential risks (comprehensive approach).

2. Enforcement: Enforce actions that reduce high-risk behaviors to include speeding, distracted roadway usage, and Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

3. Education: Educate all road users on safe behaviors.

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4. Emergency Response: Improve emergency response times and actions.

5. Emerging Technologies: Apply emerging technologies to the roadway, vehicle, and user.

Through collision data analysis, public input, and City feedback, priority locations were identified in the City. These locations, along with their proposed engineering countermeasures, are shown in the tables below. However, with any improvement a context sensitive approach should be taken in balancing the rural environment and traffic safety needs.

The City of Trinidad prefers to have minimal signage and pavement markings. Therefore, the recommended countermeasures below are open for consideration before installation.

Location Recommended Countermeasure
Patricks Point Drive/Scenic Drive/US 101
Southbound Ramps and Main Street
Evaluate installing a roundabout
Underwood Drive/Parker Drive and Hector
Street
Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline striping
Evaluate installing intersection markings
Consider reducing the size of center median at the northwest end to accommodate turning vehicles
Edwards Street from Trinity Street to
Ocean Avenue
Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping Evaluate installing Class III bikeway pavement markings and signage Evaluate installation of horizontal curve chevron signs near Ocean Avenue intersection
Evaluate installing sidewalk on north side of the roadway Main Street Evaluate installing bicycle lane or Class III bikeway markings Evaluate installing and upgrading curve warning signs
Evaluate installing a dynamic speed feedback signs to regulate speed at entrance to the city and before the horizontal curve at Trinity Street Trinity Street Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping Consider limiting parking and installing bicycle lanes or an alternate bicycle route to travel to the harbor area
Evaluate installing a dynamic speed feedback signs to regulate speeds around the school zone
View Avenue and Ocean Avenue Delineate or remove objects from the Clear Recovery Zone Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping Evaluate installing bicycle lane or Class III bikeway markings East Street, West Street, and Hector Street Delineate or remove objects from the Clear Recovery Zone Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping Scenic Drive Delineate or remove objects from the Clear Recovery Zone Consider installing High-Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) at curves to increase friction between vehicles and pavement
Evaluate installing curve warning signs as needed
Evaluate installing centerline rumble strips to reduce the potential for head-on collisions
It is important to understand the upcoming funding opportunities in the successful implementation of these safety projects. Most of the proposed engineering countermeasures above can be HSIP fundable if Benefit to Cost Ratios (BCRs) are meet or through available countermeasures with set-aside funding (no BCRs required).

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With the limited collisions in Trinidad, the minimum BCR criteria would not be met. Therefore, it would be advisable that Trinidad pursue HSIP set aside funding.

HSIP Cycle 11 funding will include set-aside funding for the following safety countermeasures:
• Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements
• Edgelines
• Guardrail
• Tribes
Since Trinidad was successful in securing HSIP Cycle 10 funding for pedestrian crossing enhancements, edgelines, and guardrails it is unlikely the City would secure more funding in Cycle 11 for these same improvements. However, there are opportunities for set aside funding for improvements for tribes. These improvements could include roadway improvements along Scenic Drive. Scenic Drive came up as a concern for both the City of Trinidad and Trinidad Rancheria
In addition, to HSIP funding there are other funding sources that could be pursued for improvements. These include:
– Active Transportation Program (ATP)
• Next call for funding projects is scheduled to start in March 2022 – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program
– Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (Sustainable Communities) – Stimulus funding sources
– Capital Improvement Program or with on-going maintenance work – Office of Traffic Safety grants
– Safe Routes to School
– Senate Bill 1 (SB1) funding for Local Programs
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Contents

1. Introduction 8

2. Background 9

2.1 Purpose and Need 9

2.2 Standards and Guidelines 9

2.2.1 California Strategic Highway Safety Plan 9

2.3 Methodology 10

3. Safety Partners/Stakeholders 11

3.1 Stakeholder Working Group Members 11

3.1.1 LRSP Working Group Meetings 11

3.2 SHSP Challenge Areas 11

3.3 Guiding Principles 12

3.3.1 Vision Zero 12

3.3.2 Vision 13

3.3.3 Mission Statement 13

3.3.4 Goals 13

4. Analyze Safety Data 14

4.1 Current Safety Projects 14

4.1.1 HSIP Cycle 10 14

4.1.2 Downtown Trinidad Pedestrian and Connectivity Project 14

4.1.3 Parking Study 15

4.1.4 Trinity Street and Edwards Street Intersection Updates 15

4.2 Collision Data 15

4.3 Systemic Analysis 17

4.3.1 Intersections 17

4.3.2 Segments 17

4.4 Field Reconnaissance 18

4.4.1 Patricks Point Drive/Scenic Drive and Main Street 18

4.4.2 US 101 Southbound Ramps 18

4.4.3 Hector Street and Underwood Drive/Parker Street 19

5. Public Outreach 20

5.1 Public Website 20

5.1.1 Interactive Map 20

5.1.2 Public Survey 21

6. Identify Strategies 25

6.1 Engineering Strategies 25

6.1.1 Systemic Projects 25

6.1.1.1 Citywide Sign Audit 25

6.1.1.2 Roadway Lighting 25

6.1.1.3 Speed Survey 25

6.1.2 Location-Specific Projects 26

6.1.2.1 Patricks Point Drive/Scenic Drive/US 101 Southbound Ramps and Main Street 27

6.1.2.2 Underwood Drive/Parker Drive and Hector Street 28 City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan v

6.1.2.3 Edwards Street – Trinity Street to Ocean Avenue 29

6.1.2.4 Main Street 29

6.1.2.5 Trinity Street 30

6.1.2.6 View Avenue and Ocean Avenue 30

6.1.2.7 East Street, West Street, and Hector Street 31

6.1.2.8 Scenic Drive 31

6.2 Non-Engineering Strategies 31

6.2.1 Education 31

6.2.2 Emerging Technologies 32

6.2.3 Enforcement 32

6.2.4 Emergency Response 32

6.3 Public-Identified Strategies 32

7. Prioritize and Incorporate Strategies 34

7.1 Funding Sources 34

7.2 Prioritized Projects 34

8. Evaluation Process 36

9. Next Steps 37

10. References 38
Table Index
Table 4.1 Comprehensive Collision Costs and EPDO Weights (2018 dollars) 17 Table 6.1 Public Suggestions Identified through Interactive Map 32 Table 7.1 Priority of Recommended Projects 34
Figure Index
Figure 1.1 California SHSP (2020-2024) 8
Figure 1.2 FHWA’s LRSP Development Process 8
Figure 2.1 SHSP Challenge Areas 10
Figure 2.2 FHWA’s LRSP Development Map (Source: Federal Highway Administration) 10 Figure 3.1 Traditional Approach vs. Vision Zero 12
Figure 4.1 Locations of HSIP Cycle 10 Projects in the City 14 Figure 4.2 Collisions on City Roadways 16
Figure 4.3 Intersection of Patricks Point Drive/ Scenic Drive and Main Street 18 Figure 4.4 Intersection of Main Street and US 101 Southbound Ramps 19 Figure 4.5 Intersection of Hector Street/East Street/Underwood Drive 19 Figure 5.1 Public Website Home Page 20
Figure 5.2 Public Website Interactive Map 21
Figure 5.3 Public-Identified Roadway Issues 21
Figure 5.4 Use of Alternate Modes of Travel in a Typical Week 23 Figure 5.5 Willingness to Use Alternate Modes of Travel More Often 23 Figure 6.1 Proposed Locations for a Speed Survey 26
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Figure 6.2 Reduction in Conflict Points with Roundabout Installation 27 Figure 6.3 Preliminary Roundabout Concept 28
Figure 6.4 Proposed Improvements at Underwood Drive/Parker Drive and Hector Street 28 Figure 6.5 Trinity Street Typical Section 30
Figure 6.6 Proposed Cross Section at View Avenue and Ocean Avenue 30 Figure 6.7 Proposed Cross Section at East Street, West Street, and Hector Street 31 Appendices
Appendix A Stakeholder and Public Input
Appendix B Systemic Analysis
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List of Abbreviations
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials APS Accessible Pedestrian Signal
ATP Active Transportation Program or Plan
AWSC All Way Stop Control
BCR Benefit to Cost Ratio
BUI Biking Under the Influence
CA MUTCD California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
DUI Driving Under the Influence
EPDO Equivalent Property Damage Only
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FSI Fatal or Severe Injury
HSIP Highway Safety Improvement Program
HSM Highway Safety Manual
LRSM Local Roadway Safety Manual
LRSP Local Roadway (Road) Safety Plan
RRFB Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon
SHSP Strategic Highway Safety Plan
SSAR Systemic Safety Analysis Report
SWITRS Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System
TIMS Transportation Injury Mapping System
TWLTL Two-Way Left Turn Lane
TWSC Two Way Stop Control
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1. Introduction
The project involves the development of a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP), which provides local agencies an opportunity to address unique roadway safety needs in their jurisdictions. The process of preparing an LRSP creates a framework to systematically identify and analyze local safety problems and recommend engineering safety improvements for future Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding.

Preparing an LRSP facilitates local agency
partnerships and collaboration, resulting in a
prioritized list of improvements and actions that
contribute to California’s Strategic Highway Safety
Plan (SHSP) overall vision and goals. This SHSP
focuses on reducing fatal and severe injury
collisions (FSI collisions) with focused challenge
areas with a focus on the Five “E’s” of Traffic Safety
(see Figure 1.1).

Figure 1.1 California SHSP (2020-2024)
The City and GHD will follow the Federal Highways Administration’s (FHWA) Local Road Safety process in the following six (6) steps as shown in Figure 1.2:

Figure 1.2 FHWA’s LRSP Development Process
In working with the first step of establishing leadership, Eli Naffah, the City Manager for Trinidad, reached out to the various stakeholder representative for the LRSP working group in capturing the “5E’s” and local community members that can contribute to the overall safety plan for the City of Trinidad. This working group was key in creating a comprehensive safety plan that is tailored to address the local needs and issues.

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2. Background

2.1 Purpose and Need
Trinidad is a city located in Humboldt County with a population of approximately 324. The small city is situated on the California coastline, around 15 miles north of Arcata. The scenic coastline attracts a high number of tourists to the City during summer months. The majority of the roads in Trinidad are local roadways connecting to residences. According to the Circulation Element of the City of Trinidad General Plan, residents desire that the roads in Trinidad are improved by increasing quality of paving and drainage, while maintaining their character. The LRSP can complement this plan by providing avenues to achieve these improvements, while also improving the safety of Trinidad roadways.

2.2 Standards and Guidelines
In developing the City of Trinidad LRSP, the following standards and guidelines were followed:
– “Local Roadway Safety, A Manual for California’s Local Road Owners”, Caltrans, Version 1.5, April 2020.
– 2020-2024 California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), “California Safe Roads: 2020-2024 Strategic Highway Safety Plan”, Caltrans.
– “Developing Safety Plans, A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners”, Federal Highway Administration, March 2012.
– “Highway Safety Manual”, American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO), 1st Edition, 2014 supplement.
– “California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD)”, Revision 5, 2014. – “Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool”, Federal Highway Administration, July 2013. – “Guide to Quantitative Approaches to Systemic Safety Analysis”, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, NCHRP Research Report 955, 2020.

2.2.1 California Strategic Highway Safety Plan
The LRSP will complement California’s SHSP 2020-2024. Per this plan, the recommended challenge areas are shown in Figure 2.1. This plan will focus on challenge/emphasis areas that are determined through data analysis and stakeholder input.

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Figure 2.1 SHSP Challenge Areas

2.3 Methodology
The LRSP methodology followed the FHWA’s LRSP development process as shown in Figure 2.2.

Below is a roadmap created by the Federal Highway Administration to show the process of creating the Local Road Safety Plan. Here are the primary steps used to create this plan:

1. Identify Stakeholders
i) Working Group was formed of the 5 E’s and other interested representatives.

2. Use Safety Data
i) Past 5 years of collisions were analyzed with discussion of other high-risk locations.

3. Chose Proven Solutions
i) FHWA Proven Countermeasures and Caltrans safety countermeasures were used in mitigation collision trends and risk characteristics.

4. Implement Solutions
i) Projects were identified for specific location and systemically.

Figure 2.2 FHWA’s LRSP Development Map (Source: Federal Highway Administration) City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan 11

3. Safety Partners/Stakeholders

3.1 Stakeholder Working Group Members
Based on community connections, the City of Trinidad led the formation of the LRSP Working Member Group. This leadership group was crucial in the development of the LRSP and helped in capturing the safety needs, goals, and priorities including safety countermeasures for the City of Trinidad.

The LRSP Working Group included the following representatives:
– City of Trinidad
– Caltrans, District 1
– Humboldt County Public Works
– Humboldt County Sheriff’s
Department
– Trinidad Rancheria
– Trinidad Union School District
– Trinidad Volunteer Fire Department

3.1.1 LRSP Working Group Meetings
Two meetings were held with the stakeholder working group. The virtual meetings were as follows:

1. May 25, 2021 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
(a) Discussed the LRSP overall process, working group member’s safety priorities, past 5 years of collisions (City and Caltrans roadways), vision, goals, and priorities, recent/upcoming projects, safety projects for consideration

2. September 29, 2021 – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(a) Reviewed first meeting, discussed public comments and ways to address their concerns, recent developments, safety countermeasures and projects, refined LRSP’s guiding principles, and coordinated next steps.

The meeting summaries for the stakeholder working group meetings are in Appendix A: Stakeholder and Public Input. The stakeholder working group was also given an opportunity to provide their feedback and comments on the Draft Local Roadway Safety Plan document before the plan was finalized. With many of the safety countermeasures to include engineering, enforcement, and emergency response, it is important to have buy in from the stakeholders in understanding how the plan will be implemented.

3.2 SHSP Challenge Areas
Based on the LRSP Working Group Meetings, this LRSP will address multiple Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Challenge Areas including:

1. Pedestrians

2. Aggressive Driving / Speeding

3. Distracted Driving
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4. Intersections

5. Bicyclists

3.3 Guiding Principles
The members of the working group coordinated to establish the vision, mission statement, and goals that guided the development of the document. Ideally, this document will help the City move toward Vision Zero. The aim of Vision Zero is to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. Traditionally traffic deaths and severe injuries have been considered as inevitable side effects of modern life. The reality is that these tragedies can be addressed overtime by taking a proactive, preventative approach that prioritizes traffic safety as a public health issue.

3.3.1 Vision Zero
Vision Zero is a significant departure from the status quo in two major ways:
• Vision Zero recognizes that people will sometimes make mistakes, so the road system and related policies should be designed to minimize those inevitable mistakes and reduce their likeliness to result in severe injuries or fatalities. This means that system designers and policymakers are expected to improve the roadway environment, policies (such as speed management), and other related systems to lessen the severity of crashes. Roadway users are however still responsible for their mistakes and should follow all applicable laws and use reasonable judgement when conducting themselves within the public right of way. • Vision Zero is a multidisciplinary approach h, bringing together diverse and necessary stakeholders to address this complex problem. In the past, meaningful, cross-disciplinary collaboration among local traffic planners and engineers, policymakers, and public health professionals has not been the norm. Vision Zero acknowledges that many factors contribute to safe mobility -- including roadway design, speeds, behaviors, technology, and policies -- and sets clear goals to achieve the shared goal of zero fatalities and severe injuries.

As shown in Figure 3.1, is the comparison of the traditional approach versus the Vision Zero approach.

Figure 3.1 Traditional Approach vs. Vision Zero
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3.3.2 Vision
A vision statement describes what the Local Roadway Safety Plan is trying to achieve.

3.3.3 Mission Statement
The mission statement defines the purpose of the plan, what it does, and what it is about. The mission statement was developed in collaboration with the working group.

3.3.4 Goals
Safety goals were development for the Local Roadway Safety Plan. It is important to capture realistic goals that can be measurable or evolve over time.

1. Reduce the potential for fatal and severe injury collisions citywide

2. Improve the health and vitality of our community with a roadway safety plan targeted to Trinidad’s needs

3. Encourage safety for pedestrians and bicyclists

4. Improve safety around schools

5. Increase safety with multimodal roadway improvements

6. Increase walking, biking, rolling (wheelchair, skateboard, scooter, etc.) to downtown district, to work, and to school

7. Reduce speeding and improper turning related collisions through engineering, enforcement, and education strategies.

Trinidad will develop a comprehensive safety plan with engagement of stakeholders and citizens that encourages improved safety for all users, whether it is walking, biking, and driving – because every person in our community matters.

The City of Trinidad will provide a safe, sustainable, and equitable multimodal transportation system for all users of the public roadways in Trinidad.

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4. Analyze Safety Data

4.1 Current Safety Projects
The City of Trinidad and Caltrans have conducted some previous safety analysis that has developed the following planned safety projects.

4.1.1 HSIP Cycle 10
The City of Trinidad recently received funding through the Highway Safety Improvement Program for three (3) different systemic safety projects. These projects are being implemented at eight (8) different locations throughout the city. A map of these projects can be seen in Figure 4.1 below. The funded projects are
• Install edgelines and improve striping
• Upgrade/replace existing guardrail systems and end treatments • Install Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs), curb extensions, ADA curb ramps, yield lines, traffic signs, striping and pavement markings
Figure 4.1 Locations of HSIP Cycle 10 Projects in the City

4.1.2 Downtown Trinidad Pedestrian and Connectivity Project The Downtown Trinidad Pedestrian and Connectivity Project completed accessibility along Trinity Street and Patricks Point Drive. This project removed accessibility barriers on the sidewalks, curb ramps, and crosswalks with extended routes that are updated to follow ADA requirements. The project is expected to be completed in 2021.

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4.1.3 Parking Study
The City is in the process of conducting a parking study to understand the impact of parking on different users. This study is part of the Local Coastal Program that guides the development of the City. Three different surveys were circulated to visitors, residents, and businesses/employees to gain insight on any parking issues these various groups face while in Trinidad. The parking study is a parallel effort to the LRSP.

4.1.4 Trinity Street and Edwards Street Intersection Updates The current configuration of the Trinity Street and Edwards Street intersection is a one-way stop with two marked crosswalks. The proposed updates to this intersection will convert the control to an all-way stop and add an additional crosswalk to the north leg. As this intersection is also adjacent to the bluff and multiple parking areas, “No Overnight Sleeping in Vehicles” signs will be posted as part of the improvements.

4.2 Collision Data
The City of Trinidad collision data was gathered using the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) and City collision records. Each data set was analyzed, crosschecked, and compiled into one complete comprehensive data set. This process was done to ensure that all reported collisions occurring within the City are accounted for and to provide additional information that one system may not have captured. The data set contains five years’ worth of collisions spanning from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020.

During this period, there were 2 collisions reported in the City of Trinidad. Both collisions were property damage only (PDO), occurred at night and at the same intersection – Main St at Patricks Point Dr/ Scenic Dr (also known as Trinidad Scenic Dr). These two collisions had the following unique characteristics:

1. Occurred in 2018 – A sideswipe collision as a result of a driver failing to stop at the stop sign.

Determined that the driver had a medical emergency

2. Occurred in 2020 – A single vehicle, hit object collision with an unknown violation category.

Vehicle was turning right onto Patricks Point Dr from westbound Main St City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan 16

Figure 4.2 Collisions on City Roadways
Per the Caltrans Local Roadway Safety Manual, it is recommended to rank locations with higher severity as higher focus. The Highway Safety Manual (HSM) methodology of Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) rating assigns a weight to collisions in capturing the relative severity in equivalent property damage only (PDO =1).

Table 4.1 provides the comprehensive collision costs and EPDO weights that were used in ranking the collisions. Collision costs include both direct and indirect costs. Direct crash costs include ambulance service, police and fire services, property damage, insurance, and other costs directly related to the crashes. Indirect collision costs account for the value society would place on pain and suffering or loss of life associated with the crash.

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Table 4.1 Comprehensive Collision Costs and EPDO Weights (2018 dollars) Severity Comprehensive Costs EPDO Weight
Fatal (K) $6,418,400 544
Severe Injury (A) $345,800 30
Minor Injury (B) $126,500 11
Non-Visible Injury (C) $71,900 6
PDO (O) $11,800 1
Based on Table 7-1, Highway Safety Manual, 2010, Adjusted to 2018 dollars.

As there were only two recorded collisions within the city and both were PDOs at the same intersection, the EPDO weights and intersection rankings were not considered in the development of countermeasures. They were instead determined through a proactive systemic approach and through feedback from the Stakeholder Working Group.

4.3 Systemic Analysis
Due to the low number of collisions on Trinidad roadways, a systemic analysis was performed to determine locations of safety concerns. A systemic analysis approach is beneficial in proactively identifying problematic locations with no recent collision history. In a systemic analysis, locations are rated based on risk factors. Risk factors are determined based on existing collision characteristics (when available), roadway design features, traffic volumes, approach geometry (for intersection locations) and absence of proven safety feature. This methodology is consistent with FHWA’s Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool, July 2013. Information for each of the categories was gathered through various sources including data from the City and observations on Google Maps.

4.3.1 Intersections
The City currently does not have any signalized intersections. For the systemic intersection analysis, twenty-eight (28) unsignalized intersections were evaluated and scored based on risk factor that could pose a higher risk for collisions. Systemic countermeasures were developed based on deficiencies at the highest scoring intersections. Intersection-specific countermeasures and systemic countermeasures that can be applied to other intersections Citywide are discussed in Section 6 of this document.

4.3.2 Segments
Roadway segments throughout the city were evaluated based on roadway and land use characteristics.

Each roadway was rated (high, medium or low) for how likely a countermeasure presented in the LRSM can be applied to it based on engineering judgment and known risk factors (e.g. Speed, roadway width, presence of proven safety countermeasure, etc.). Results of this analysis is presented in Appendix B:

Systemic Analysis. Countermeasures and locations of high potential are discussed in Chapter 6 of this report. Safety countermeasures are recommended to be installed after an evaluation of the current conditions is conducted (some of these may already be addressed) City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan 18

4.4 Field Reconnaissance
A field visit was performed on Saturday July 3, 2021 to analyze the roadways throughout the City of Trinidad and observe the functionality of several locations. During the field visit, the weather was foggy and overcast.

4.4.1 Patricks Point Drive/Scenic Drive and Main Street The intersection of Patricks Point Drive/Scenic Drive and Main Street is a three-way-stop intersection with free movement for westbound movements. There are three striped pedestrian crossings on the north, south and west legs. This intersection is in close proximity to the intersections with the US 101 southbound ramps. Striping and pavement markings are faded and need replacement. There is a City light post on the southwest corner of the intersection.

Figure 4.3 Intersection of Patricks Point Drive/ Scenic Drive and Main Street

4.4.2 US 101 Southbound Ramps
The southbound off-ramp is a single-lane, stop-controlled approach into Main Street. Sight distance should be evaluated at the intersection. Westbound traffic does not stop at the intersection and eastbound movements stop at the intersection of Patricks Point Drive, Scenic Drive and Main Street.

Striping and pavement markings are faded and need replacement.

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Figure 4.4 Intersection of Main Street and US 101 Southbound Ramps

4.4.3 Hector Street and Underwood Drive/Parker Street
This intersection has a low-impact development with a raised, landscaped drainage island at the center of the intersection which can create confusion with navigating through the intersection. Vehicles turning left onto Underwood Drive from northbound Hector Street have to travel left of the center island to make the turn (see Figure 4.5). There is potential for driver confusion for westbound East Street vehicles turning left onto Hector Street about which route to take. There are traversable valley gutters on the south side of East Street and across the northbound approach to Underwood Drive/East Street. During field visit, there were cars parked along the south side of East Street (parking is allowed).

Figure 4.5 Intersection of Hector Street/East Street/Underwood Drive City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan 20

5. Public Outreach

5.1 Public Website
A project website was created on the Social Pinpoint platform to inform the public about the LRSP and provide a platform for input. Figure 5.1 displays the homepage for the website found at lrsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/trinidad. Visitors to the page were invited to provide comments on an interactive project map and share their thoughts through a project survey. Comments from the interactive map and detailed results from the survey are included in Appendix A: Stakeholder and Public Input.

Figure 5.1 Public Website Home Page
The public website was promoted in a variety of ways including the City website, Humboldt County website, and school newsletters.

5.1.1 Interactive Map
The interactive map feature on the website allowed the public to drag icons to a location within the city and leave a comment regarding driving, transit, school, pedestrian, or bicycle suggestions at that location.

Figure 5.2 shows the interactive map feature from the website. The majority of the comments were related to driving and pedestrians. Some of the public concerns collected from the interactive map were located at the following areas:

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• Hector Street and Underwood Drive/Parker Street
• East Street/West Street
• Edwards Street
• Scenic Drive
Figure 5.2 Public Website Interactive Map

5.1.2 Public Survey
The City of Trinidad Public Survey asked ten questions relating to the LRSP. When the survey closed on August 31, 2021, it received eight responses. According to the survey, the primary safety issues for Trinidad are distracted driving, speed related collisions, and intersections (see Figure 5.3 for a chart with the responses).

Figure 5.3 Public-Identified Roadway Issues
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The survey asked the public to rank parking locations in the City from the most difficult to least difficult to find parking. The locations, in order from most difficult at top to least difficult at the bottom are shown below.

8. Trinidad Elementary School

9. Town Hall

10. Main Street

11. Trinidad Memorial Park

12. Trinidad State Beach

13. Edwards Street

14. Harbor/Seascape

15. Ocean/View Avenue

16. Trinity Street

17. Saunder’s Plaza (Murphy’s Market area)
Through HSIP Cycle 10, RRFBs will be installed in the City. The majority of the responses (87.5%) indicated a familiarity with RRFBs and all responders were not interested in learning more about how to use them.

Public responses (per their wording) for improvements in Trinidad listed below. • “Better signage and all way stops at the Patricks Point Dr/ Scenic Dr & Main St intersection (we've almost been hit there several times when people did not realize that incoming traffic does not stop). Longer on-ramps to avoid problems with merging.” • “More and better signage. And as with anywhere, the condition of the lesser roads can be very bad. (i.e.: Stagecoach, Anderson Rd.)”
• “Work with the State park to provide drop off and pick up on the park side for the school. This will keep families safe and have more activity to keep vagrants away. Need sidewalks all the way to Trinidad state beach!”
The survey also asked how often the residents use alternate modes of travel in a typical week and whether or not they would be willing to use alternate modes of travel more often. The responses to these questions are shown in Figures 5.4 and 5.5.

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Figure 5.4 Use of Alternate Modes of Travel in a Typical Week Figure 5.5 Willingness to Use Alternate Modes of Travel More Often Improvements that would encourage residents to use alternate modes of travel more often are listed below.
• “better roads”
• “Bike or walking paths away from cars.“
• “I work in Eureka and need a vehicle to get around while in town. I walk/hike within town on weekends.”
• “safer bike lanes, sidewalks along PP drive”
Additionally, questions were asked about a potential roundabout at Main St and the US 101 southbound ramps. Some of the safety issues and concerns that residents identified at this intersection are listed below.

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• Size of signs
• Quantity of signs
• Driver confusion
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6. Identify Strategies
Through coordination and feedback from the City of Trinidad, LRSP working group, and public outreach, safety projects and strategies were identified for the Local Roadway Safety Plan.

The LRSP will reference specific location engineering projects and systemic safety applications. In addition, safety strategies and projects that address the other E’s to include Enforcement, Education, Emergency Response, and Emerging Technologies will be discussed below.

6.1 Engineering Strategies

6.1.1 Systemic Projects
In addition to analyzing intersections by collision characteristics, a systemic analysis was performed for all intersections and segments in the City. Methodology for systemic evaluation is discussed in Section 4.3 of this report. The following systemic countermeasures were identified based on highest scoring categories of the top high-risk locations identified through the systemic analysis.

6.1.1.1 Citywide Sign Audit
Signage is a key part of roadway safety and navigation for all roadway users. Overtime, signage degrades with sunlight, weather, and environmental factors and become less effective. The California MUTCD requires local agencies to maintain sign retroreflectivity per Section 2A.08. A sign audit determines signage that needs replacing due to fading or damage as well as any foliage that needs clearing or removal to avoid sign blockage. The City of Trinidad could benefit from a systemic citywide sign audit.

6.1.1.2 Roadway Lighting
Roadway lighting has proven safety benefits, especially in preventing collisions in low-light conditions.

Trinidad currently has intersection lighting in some locations but would benefit from lighting in all locations as a proactive approach to limiting these low-light intersection related collisions. The existing citywide lighting should be evaluated for sufficiency and illumination. The proposed street lighting will be low in elevation and shaded or directed as to not cause light pollution.

6.1.1.3 Speed Survey
Speed surveys are conducted to determine the travel speeds along roadway segments and subsequently set speed limits based on roadway design and the 85th-percentile speed. There are multiple segments throughout the City with speed limits of 15 and 20 miles per hour. Per the current California Vehicle Code (CVC), a speed survey must be completed to set a prima facie speed limit of 15 or 20 mph. The proposed locations for recommended speed surveys are shown in the map below (Figure 6.1). However, this recommendation is an interim measure to the implementation of Assembly Bill 43 (AB 43).

AB 43 was signed into law by Governor Newsom on October 8, 2021. This bill will change several aspects of speed setting and enforcement in California with a goal to make roadways safer for all road users. The new law is set to go into effect by June 30, 2024 and allows agencies more flexibility with keeping the previous speed limit, allows business and residential districts to have 15 and 20 mph speed limits, and allows the agency to round down the proposed speed limit based on an engineering study due to a high presence of bicycles or pedestrians.

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Figure 6.1 Proposed Locations for a Speed Survey

6.1.2 Location-Specific Projects
Due to the minimal number of collisions within the City, a proactive approach was taken in the development of safety projects. These projects were developed in accordance with feedback from the City and the noted needs. There are eight location-specific projects proposed with various proposed countermeasures. Location specific countermeasures also considers high scoring categories of top scoring risk locations identified through the systemic analysis process.

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6.1.2.1 Patricks Point Drive/Scenic Drive/US 101 Southbound Ramps and Main Street
As previously mentioned, there were 2 known collisions within the City of Trinidad during the five-year study period. Both collisions occurred at the intersection of Main Street and Patricks Point Drive/Scenic Drive making this the sole priority intersection for the hot spot approach.

The intersections of Main St at US 101 Southbound Ramps and Main Street at Patricks Point Drive/ Scenic Drive are two of the main access points into the city. The current configuration of these intersections allows for turning movement conflicts and auto right of way issues due to their close proximity. This intersection was determined to be an area of concern by the City and Stakeholders and improvement options were evaluated.

A roundabout is a recommended option that will limit the conflict points from 43 to 10 (see Figure 6.2) and allow for better flow of traffic. Roundabouts increase the flow of traffic while also reducing the severity of collisions at intersections.

Figure 6.2 Reduction in Conflict Points with Roundabout Installation A roundabout at this location was studied in US 101/Trinidad Area Access Improvements PSR-PDS (prepared by Omni-Means for Trinidad Rancheria, December 2017) as Alternative 1B. Designs were based on the full buildout of the Trinidad Rancheria. The overall design from this report is shown in Figure 6.3. This conceptual design should be re-evaluated if the City moves forward with the project.

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Figure 6.3 Preliminary Roundabout Concept - Alternative 1B from the US 101/Trinidad Area Access Improvements

PSR-PDS

6.1.2.2 Underwood Drive/Parker Drive and Hector Street
The intersection of Underwood Dr/Parker St and Hector St has an existing center island with drainage features that functions as a rain garden. To allow for better operations, it is recommended that centerlines be added to Hector St and along Underwood Dr/Parker St through the intersection as well as installing stop-control on the approach to Parker St from Hector St. The northbound approach from Hector Street should be realigned to increase visibility. Pavement along west edge of Hector Street can be widened to facilitate westbound left-turning vehicles.

Figure 6.4 Proposed Improvements at Underwood Drive/Parker Drive and Hector Street City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan 29

6.1.2.3 Edwards Street – Trinity Street to Ocean Avenue Edwards Street is a frequently used roadway in Trinidad as it runs parallel to the coast and provides access to and parking for Old Home Beach. It also connects the rest of the town to the Seascape Pier/Trinidad State Beach area and Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse that was relocated to the harbor area.

The Seascape Pier and harbor area is owned and operated by the Trinidad Rancheria. Although Edwards Street from Trinity Street to Ocean Avenue is a shorter segment, it would benefit greatly from minor safety upgrades. This segment is approximately 35 feet wide with unmarked pavement and parking along the southern edge. The following improvements are recommended for consideration on this segment:
• Thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping
• Class III bikeway pavement markings and signage
• Horizontal curve chevron signs (at approach to Ocean Ave) be installed to provide safety enhancements

6.1.2.4 Main Street
Main Street is the primary road that provides access in and out of the city. To create an environment that is safe for all roadway users, there are multiple recommended countermeasures. These countermeasures are stated below are recommended for consideration.
• Install bicycle lane or Class III bikeway markings (Sharrows) • Evaluate installing and upgrading curve warning signs • Install dynamic speed feedback signs to regulate speed at entrance to the city and before the horizontal curve at Trinity Street
A planned crosswalk will be installed at View Street through HSIP Cycle 10 funding.

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6.1.2.5 Trinity Street
Trinity Street is another main thoroughfare in Trinidad. Figure 6.5 below shows the typical existing segment. While this roadway has adequate existing facilities, it is recommended that low-cost countermeasures be implemented to increase multimodal accessibility and improve safety.

Figure 6.5 Trinity Street Typical Section
These countermeasures for consideration are as follows. • Install thermoplastic edgelines and centerlines
• Consider limiting parking and installing bicycle lanes or an alternate bicycle route to travel to the harbor area
• Dynamic speed feedback signs to regulate speeds around the school zone

6.1.2.6 View Avenue and Ocean Avenue
To improve the safety and accessibility of the Ocean Avenue and View Avenue segments, multiple countermeasures are recommended. These countermeasures for consideration are listed below. • Delineate or remove objects from the Clear Recovery Zone (the unobstructed, traversable area beyond the edge of the traveled way for the recovery of an errant vehicle) • Install thermoplastic edgelines and centerlines
• Install Class III bikeway markings (Sharrow) and signage Figure 6.6 Proposed Cross Section at View Avenue and Ocean Avenue City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan 31

6.1.2.7 East Street, West Street, and Hector Street
The roadway segments of East Street, West Street, and Hector Street have similar existing conditions.

There is currently 20 to 24 feet of unmarked pavement at these locations. The following countermeasures are recommended for this consideration on this segment:
• Removal or delineation of objects in the Clear Recovery Zone • Installation of thermoplastic edgelines and centerlines reduce the potential for conflicts Figure 6.7 Proposed Cross Section at East Street, West Street, and Hector Street

6.1.2.8 Scenic Drive
Scenic Drive is a narrow, winding roadway that provides access to Trinidad Rancheria. To increase the safety of this road, the following countermeasures are recommended for consideration. • Delineate or remove objects from the Clear Recovery Zone • Install High-Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) at curves to increase friction between vehicles and pavement
• Install curve warning signs as needed
• Install centerline rumble strips to reduce the potential for run-off collisions

6.2 Non-Engineering Strategies

6.2.1 Education
Education strategies are listed below.
– Partner with Humboldt County for education campaigns
• Driver education – speeding and distracted driving
• Pedestrian education campaign – street crossing do’s and don’ts, bright clothing
• Bicyclist education and resources
– Safe route to school maps and outreach at schools
– Social media blasts with quick education tool for all users City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan 32

6.2.2 Emerging Technologies
Possible emerging technologies strategies are listed below. – ITS infrastructure, web/mobile application (apps) and smart cities practices – Crash warning system
– Changeable message signs

6.2.3 Enforcement
Enforcement strategies are listed below.
– Targeted speed and distracted driving enforcement
• Focus on areas of concern for residents based on public feedback – Focused DUI check points or routine stops

6.2.4 Emergency Response
Emergency response strategies are suggested below.
– Disaster preparedness plan
– Maintain and improve roadway access for emergency responders

6.3 Public-Identified Strategies
The interactive map tool on the public website for the plan gathered many suggestions from residents of the City for areas of improvement. These suggestions were summarized and are shown in Table 6.1 below.

Table 6.1 Public Suggestions Identified through Interactive Map Suggestion Location
Repave Scenic Drive
Install bike lanes Scenic Drive
Citywide
Install multiuse path West side of Scenic Drive
Add bus stop Scenic Drive near Cher-Ae Heights Casino and Bingo* In front of town hall
Install sidewalk or walking path Patricks Point Drive from city boundary to N Westhaven Drive Edwards Street
Install guardrail Along US 101 SB off-ramp*
Evaluate sight distance Patricks Point Drive at Anderson Lane/Midway Drive* Scenic Drive at Langford Road
East Street/West Street and Trinity Street
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Improve drop off and pick up procedures Near Trinidad Union Elementary School Install additional parking Near Trinidad Union Elementary School Evaluate installation of roundabout Westhaven Drive at US 101 NB ramps View Avenue at Main Street
Install alternate route for pedestrians Near closed Van Wyke Trail Ensure pedestrians are not in road East Street between Hector Street and Trinity Street Evaluate removing parking West Street between Trinity Street and Ocean Avenue On Trinity Street near Trinidad Bay Eatery and Gallery
Evaluate overnight camping Edwards Street between Hector Street and Ocean Avenue Evaluate conversion to one-way street West end of Van Wycke Street Evaluate widening sidewalks South side of Main Street between Stagecoach Road and Ocean Avenue
Consider widening bridge Stagecoach Road bridge over Mill Creek School zone enforcement Trinity Street near Trinidad Union Elementary School Install bike parking/racks Citywide
Near Trinidad City Hall
Reinforce, pave, and widen roadway West side of Hector Street, intersecting Underwood Drive Evaluate implementing speed management
measures
Edwards Street
*Location is not under City jurisdiction

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7. Prioritize and Incorporate Strategies

7.1 Funding Sources
The City of Trinidad can look for opportunities to incorporate safety enhancements with the Capital Improvement Program. However, it is noted that funding is very limited and typically used from roadway paving. Additional funding opportunities can come through grant funding to include HSIP, ATP, and CMAQ.

One source of funding for many of these countermeasures can be HSIP. Each cycle has available project funding for Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR) and funding set-aside projects. BCR projects use expected benefit and estimated cost to determine eligibility and likelihood for receiving funding. The expected benefit is determined using the crash history and the predicted collision reduction from the recommended countermeasures. Since there were only two collisions in Trinidad in the past five years, the City would not qualify for HSIP BCR funding due to the minimum BCR would not be met.

However, HSIP also provides funding set-aside projects that do not require a collision history. Per Stakeholder confirmation this next call (HSIP Cycle 11), will have the same set aside funding as last call.

Set aside funding will consist of guardrail upgrades, pedestrian crossing enhancements, installing edgelines, and tribes. With Scenic Drive as a focus for road safety improvements for the City of Trinidad and Trinidad Rancheria, this would be a great project for set aside tribal funding.

7.2 Prioritized Projects
Table 7.1 contains a prioritized list of the proposed projects on City roadways. Low-cost systemic countermeasures are preferred by Caltrans.

Table 7.1 Priority of Recommended Projects
Location Recommended Countermeasure
Patricks Point Drive/Scenic Drive/US
101 Southbound Ramps and Main
Street
Evaluate installing a roundabout
Underwood Drive/Parker Drive and
Hector Street
Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline striping
Evaluate installing intersection markings
Consider reducing the size of center median at the northwest end to accommodate turning vehicles
Edwards Street from Trinity Street to
Ocean Avenue
Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping Evaluate installing Class III bikeway pavement markings and signage Evaluate installation of horizontal curve chevron signs near Ocean Avenue intersection
Evaluate installing sidewalk on north side of the roadway Main Street Evaluate installing bicycle lane or Class III bikeway markings Evaluate installing and upgrading curve warning signs
Evaluate installing a dynamic speed feedback signs to regulate speed at entrance to the city and before the horizontal curve at Trinity Street Trinity Street Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping City of Trinidad Local Roadway Safety Plan 35
Consider limiting parking and installing bicycle lanes or an alternate bicycle route to travel to the harbor area
Evaluate installing a dynamic speed feedback signs to regulate speeds around the school zone
View Avenue and Ocean Avenue Delineate or remove objects from the Clear Recovery Zone Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping Evaluate installing bicycle lane or Class III bikeway markings East Street, West Street, and Hector
Street
Delineate or remove objects from the Clear Recovery Zone Evaluate installing thermoplastic centerline and edgeline striping Scenic Drive Delineate or remove objects from the Clear Recovery Zone Consider installing High-Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) at curves to increase friction between vehicles and pavement
Evaluate installing curve warning signs as needed
Evaluate installing centerline rumble strips to reduce the potential for head-on collisions
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8. Evaluation Process
To evaluate the success of this plan, yearly collision analysis, along with requests for public feedback, can take place and be compared to the established goals.

1. Reduce the potential for fatal and severe injury collisions citywide • Measure of Success: Continue to maintain no fatal or severe injury collisions each year.

2. Improve the health and vitality of our community with a roadway safety plan targeted to Trinidad’s needs
• Measure of Success: Community stakeholders will have increased participation in conversations about safety issues in the City.

3. Encourage pedestrian and bicyclist safety
• Measure of Success: Education strategies from this plan are implemented.

4. Improve safety around schools
• Measure of Success: Parents and students feel increased security while traveling to and from school after safety improvements near schools are implemented

5. Increase safety with multimodal roadway improvements • Measure of Success: Multimodal strategies at specific locations outlined in this plan are implemented.

6. Increase walking, biking, rolling (wheelchair, skateboard, scooter, etc.) to downtown district, to work, and to school
• Measure of Success: Observe an increase in users utilizing alternate modes of travel.

7. Reduce speeding and improper turning related collisions through engineering, enforcement, and education strategies.
• Measure of Success: Maintain no collisions related to speeding and improper turning each year.

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9. Next Steps
The City of Trinidad’s sent the Local Roadway Safety Plan to City Council for review in December 2021 and adoption in January 2022. It was unanimously adopted by City Council on January 11, 2022. This safety plan will be a living document and will guide the City’s roadway safety needs for the next five years. It will be updated as needed and the goals will be monitored.

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10. References
Traffic Data
• SWITRS Collision Data, City of Trinidad, 2015-2019.

Manuals/Articles
• “Developing Safety Plans, A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners”, Federal Highway Administration, March 2012, http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_rural/training/fhwasa12017/. • 2020-2024 California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), “California Safe Roads: 2020- 2024 Strategic Highway Safety Plan”, Caltrans.
• “Local Roadway Safety, A Manual for California’s Local Road Owners”, Caltrans, Version 1.5, April 2020
• “Highway Safety Manual”, American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO), 1st Edition, 2014 supplement.
• “California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD)”, Revision 5, 2014. • Environmental Research Consultants, Inc., “City of Trinidad General Plan”, City of Trinidad, 2021 Revision.
• “Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool”, Federal Highway Administration, July 2013. • “Guide to Quantitative Approaches to Systemic Safety Analysis”, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, NCHRP Research Report 955, 2020.

Websites
• California Department of Transportation, “Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)”, https://dot.ca.gov/programs/safety-programs/shsp.
• California Department of Transportation, “Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) and Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP)”, https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-andstate-programs/highway-safety-improvement-program/local-roadway-safety-plans. • California Department of Transportation, “HSIP Cycle 10”, https://dot.ca.gov/programs/localassistance/fed-and-state-programs/highway-safety-improvement-program/apply-now. • City of Trinidad Local Road Safety Plan, https://lrsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/trinidad.

Surveys
• Local Road Safety Plan Project Survey, https://lrsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/trinidad.

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Stakeholder and Public Input

Interactive Map Comments
ID Created on Type Comment Up Votes Down Votes Latitude Longitude Referrer View on map Response to Comment 1 6/21/2021 10:30 Biking Comment Scenic Dr is so beautiful for cycling. its current road conditions are very dangerous for cyclists. please repave. 8 0 41.056201 -124.135315 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222021 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 2 6/21/2021 10:38 Biking Comment No room for bicycling or jogging along this scenic route. Bike lanes needed. 7 0 41.060117 -124.138384 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222022 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.3 6/21/2021 10:40 School Comment When I worked in Trinidad - I would see children walking to school on Scenic Drive - need more paths for children along this area. 2 0 41.059 -124.137998 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222023 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.4 6/21/2021 10:41 Transit Comment Public Transit need the casino would be very helpful for employees that must use public transportation. 2 0 41.056023 -124.132633 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222024 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.5 6/21/2021 10:56 Driving Comment This is a challenging intersection with the 101 on and off ramps as well as the regular four way crossing. if you are waiting for someone coming down Westhaven Drive - it can be hard to tell if they are turning onto the S-bound 101 onramp, or onto Scenic Drive. 8 0 41.061775 -124.139864 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222029 The intersections of Main Street at the US 101 southbound ramps and at Patricks Point Drive/Trinidad Scenic Drive have been identified as prioirity locations in the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP). Please see the LRSP for the proposed improvements. 6 6/21/2021 11:21 Biking Comment Automobile traffic and speeds between Main St and Cher-Ae Ln are not safe. Having a class one trail or protected lane sure would reduce the anxiety when riding bikes on this stretch. 6 0 41.056217 -124.133706 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222033 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.7 6/21/2021 11:56 Pedestrian Comment walking in and out of town is dangerous to pedestrians, there is no sidewalk, and little bike lane/shoulder that is maintained. Lots of vacation/RV places where citizens would like to walk safely to and from town. 2 0 41.063077 -124.141002 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222055 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.8 6/21/2021 11:57 Driving Comment A retaining fence or construct should be placed at the bend in the road between PP drive and the 101,cars have glided off the off ramp and onto PP drive in recent past. 2 0 41.062723 -124.140629 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222057 The US 101 ramps are under Caltrans jurisdiction and improvements will need to be coordinated through them. However, this suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.
9 6/22/2021 8:37 Driving Comment Blind very tight corner. (Vegetation just needs to be cut back regularly to avoid this). Much of the shoulder on Anderson is crumbling or gone, with a couple areas VERY damaging and deep. 1 0 41.069063 -124.143703 https://kymkem p.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222270 The intersection of Patricks Point Drive and Anderson Lane/Midway Drive is under County of Humboldt jurisdiction and improvements will need to be coordinated through them. However, this suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 10 6/22/2021 12:27 School Comment Need better drop off and pick up procedures. More parking as well. People are consistently parking illegally in the handicapped spot. 2 0 41.06023 -124.1426 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222318 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. In addition, this location is being evaluated in Trinidad's parking survey.11 6/22/2021 12:28 Driving Comment This intersection gets so hectic. Especially during tourist season when folks don't know how it works. 3 0 41.061273 -124.141018 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222319 The City of Trinidad recently received funding to upgrade the pedestrian facilities at the intersection of Main Street and View Avenue. These upgrades include installing RRFBs, curb extensions, and edgelines.
12 6/22/2021 19:02 Driving Comment roundabout here too. Poor visibility when making left turn from NB off ramp onto surface street. Will help traffic flow with offset street intersections. 1 0 41.062323 -124.138912 https://kymkemp.com/2021/06/22/public-inputneeded-fortrinidad-localroad-safetyplan/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222432 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 13 6/23/2021 14:53 Proposed Projects Add bike lanes in city streets and surrounding roads to promote inner-city bikeriding; add bike racks in likely areas, e.g., city hall, harbor, shopping area 00 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.14 6/23/2021 17:53 Pedestrian Comment This is a dangerous walking area but a lot of people walk here. People drive faster than is necessary and shoulders are narrow. 2 0 41.063972 -124.141667 https://kymkemp.com/2021/06/22/public-inputneeded-fortrinidad-localroad-safetyplan/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222585 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 15 6/25/2021 9:05 Pedestrian Comment
Walking on Scenic Drive is sometimes very scary and dangerous, plus one gets splashed by cars if it is wet. There needs to be a safe off-road walking area along the west side; the east side is completely unwalkable. A 3 foot wide gravelled strip would work for pedestrians. 3 0 41.060606 -124.13877 https://trinidad. ca.gov/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222941 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.

ID Created on Type Comment Up Votes Down Votes Latitude Longitude Referrer View on map Response to Comment 16 6/25/2021 9:08 Transit Comment An additional bus stop in front of the town hall would be particularly valuable during the rainy season. 0 1 41.059683 -124.142332 https://trinidad. ca.gov/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222944 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 17 6/25/2021 11:08 Biking Comment I love to bike on scenic drive in Trinidad, however, I don't always feel safe on the road because there is such a small shoulder and no bike lane. Having designated bike lanes or even a wider shoulder would help. 4 0 41.059104 -124.136984 https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222961 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.18 6/25/2021 11:33 Driving Comment Turning from Langford Road onto Scenic Drive is hazardous either direction due to blind corners and fast-moving traffic both ways. 0 0 41.057484 -124.136732 https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222966 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.19 6/25/2021 13:19 Driving Comment this is where a roundabout makes most sense 2 0 41.060893 -124.140723 https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222990 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.20 6/25/2021 13:22 Pedestrian Comment Either a striped lane to indicate a walkway/ bikeway (i.e., widen the road) or a dedicated trail/ sidewalk off the side of the road is needed from Main Street to the Casino - that section has the heaviest traffic on Scenic Drive and is really difficult for bikers and walkers 1 0 41.06099 -124.139178
https://lrsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/trinidad/map#/marker/222992 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 21 6/25/2021 13:23 Pedestrian Comment Edwards Street needs an alternate route for pedestrians - repair and re-open the Van Wycke trail 2 0 41.057706 -124.144306 https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/222993 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.22 6/25/2021 13:26 Proposed Projects make Main Street/ Scenic/ Patricks Pt Drive intersection a roundabout. There is often confusion or delays because people heading west on Main Street don't always signal when they are turning left onto Scenic Drive 10 The intersections of Main Street at the US 101 southbound ramps and at Patricks Point Drive/Trinidad Scenic Drive have been identified as prioirity locations in the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP). Please see the LRSP for the proposed improvements. 23 6/28/2021 14:09 Pedestrian Comment
Walking anywhere on Scenic Drive is at risk. In addition, the road suffers from dumping, speeding, and campers (who dump and defecate along the roadside).A safety plan should include all of Scenic Drive... 1 0 41.056751 -124.137116
https://lrsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/trinidad/map#/marker/223489 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 24 6/28/2021 14:13 Proposed Projects A roundabout is a terrific solution at this location! Highly agree...! 0 0 Thank you for your input. The intersections of Main Street at the US 101 southbound ramps and at Patricks Point Drive/Trinidad Scenic Drive have been identified as prioirity locations in the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP). Please see the LRSP for the proposed improvements. 25 6/28/2021 14:56 Driving Comment
Negotiating around this corner, entering or leaving Anderson Road, is dangerous. Anderson is really only a one lane road here, and has steep inclines on either side. I realize this isn't in the City limits, but locals and visitors alike take this route at their own risk. Walking this stretch of road is equally risky. Poor sight lines, too. 0 0 41.069018 -124.143152
https://lrsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/trinidad/map#/marker/223492 The intersection of Patricks Point Drive and Anderson Lane/Midway Drive is under County of Humboldt jurisdiction and improvements will need to be coordinated through them. However, this suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 26 6/28/2021 15:01 Pedestrian Comment
"Trinidad Treasures" place their tables right against the roadway, forcing customers to stand in the street to peruse their wares. They should be required to post signs that remind folks to stay out of the road. People also treat this end of the road like it is an extension of the Eatery parking lot. On sunny weekends, I avoid it by using Hector. 0 0 41.05934 -124.143615
https://lrsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/trinidad/map#/marker/223494 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 27 6/28/2021 15:05 Pedestrian Comment Parked vehicles often take up most of the driving lane next to the cherry trees at this end of West. Perhaps a red zone would correct this. 0 0 41.059133 -124.142658 https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/223495 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.28 6/30/2021 8:43 Proposed Projects This is a ridiculous method of marking out the areas of concern! I’m a computer literate individual, and see no benefit in over complicating the process! The marker was not adjustable as described. Anyway, EDWARDS St has a CONSISTENT flow of speeders which almost DOUBLE the 20mph as they freely coast to the coast! There’s PLENTY of room for a sidewalk on the Northern side of EDWARDS St. 10 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 29 7/3/2021 19:50 Driving Comment
I have a concern about overnight camping on Edwards street. As there are no restrooms, it is evident that there may be a sanitation hazard. Occupants of car/vans/campers are relieving themselves in the surrounding areas. Also, numerous times we have observed cars/vans/campers parking then staying for several nights at a time. 0 0 41.058284 -124.143512
https://lrsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/trinidad/map#/marker/224675 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 30 7/5/2021 14:49 Biking Comment Riding Scenic Drive on my bicycle is wonderful and terrible. The terrible part would be the washboard sections and the damaging potholes. 1 0 41.052094 -124.129629 https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224813 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.31 7/5/2021 16:41 Pedestrian Comment Parked cars block sidewalk at Eatery. 0 0 41.059045 -124.143166 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224829 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.

ID Created on Type Comment Up Votes Down Votes Latitude Longitude Referrer View on map Response to Comment 32 7/5/2021 16:42 Pedestrian Comment Need an alternative route to the close Van Wycke Trail. 0 0 41.057746 -124.145696 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224830 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. 33 7/5/2021 16:43 Driving Comment This lower section of Van Wycke Street should be one-way (need one-way signs). 0 0 41.057625 -124.147493 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224831 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.34 7/5/2021 16:43 Driving Comment The new stop signs seem to be working. 0 0 41.058434 -124.143099 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224832 Thank you for your input.35 7/5/2021 16:44 Pedestrian Comment The sidewalks on the south side of Main Street are very narrow. 1 0 41.060994 -124.142268 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224833 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.36 7/5/2021 16:45 Pedestrian Comment Need a crosswalk on Edwards Street at Galindo. 0 0 41.058393 -124.147053 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224834 The City of Trinidad recently received funding to install a crosswalk with RRFBs at the intersection of Main Street and View Avenue. 37 7/5/2021 16:46 Driving Comment Need to trim and maintain the vegetation at this corner as it's hard to see coming up the hill. 0 0 41.058353 -124.147407 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224835 The City of Trinidad recently received funding to install a crosswalk with RRFBs at the intersection of Main Street and View Avenue. This funding will also cover trimming the bushes on Edwards Street, west of Galindo Street to improve the line of sight to the planned crosswalk. 38 7/5/2021 16:46 Pedestrian Comment Need a crosswalk on Edwards at Hector. 0 0 41.058405 -124.144226 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224836 The City of Trinidad recently received funding to install a crosswalk at the intersection of Edwards Street and Hector Street, with additional crossing enhancements.39 7/5/2021 16:47 Pedestrian Comment A sidewalk on Edwards would be nice. Currently you have to walk in the road. 0 0 41.058373 -124.14554 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224837 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.40 7/5/2021 16:47 Driving Comment The temporary one lane bridge is very narrow. 0 0 41.064149 -124.142751 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224838 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.41 7/5/2021 16:48 School Comment Need speeding enforcement during school hours. 0 0 41.060646 -124.143099 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224839 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.42 7/5/2021 16:49 Biking Comment Need bike parking/racks at Town Hall. 0 0 41.0601 -124.143027 https://www.go ogle.com/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224840 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.43 7/6/2021 8:03 Biking Comment When crossing on bike, it is very hard to check if cars are coming 0 0 41.05923 -124.143262 https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224888 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan.44 7/6/2021 16:37 Driving Comment The west side of Hector St, intersecting Underwood Dr, is severely degraded as a result of a new (2019) "water-garden"/storm drain that enlarged a small triangular grassy island. Now, traffic negotiating from west-bound Parker St (which becomes Underwood at that intersection) to south-bound Hector St, does not make a tight turn, and swings onto non-paved/grassy city right-of-way. That side of Hector needs to be reinforced/paved for the wide-swinging traffic. 0 0 41.059195 -124.144308 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224959 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. In addition, the intersection of East Street/Underwood Drive and Hector Street has been identified as a prioirity location in the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP). Please see the LRSP for the proposed improvements. 45 7/6/2021 17:03 Driving Comment
My previous comment about paving damage on Hector St, intersecting near Underwood, shows the wrong location for a red map marker. It should not be in front of the Whale Song rental, but north near Underwood. Also, the map shows East St becoming Underwood Dr, rather than Parker St (at times ... other times the map correctly shows Parker). The attached photo shows paving damage to the west side of Hector, just south of Underwood. 0 0 41.059411 -124.144226 https://humbold tgov.org/ https://lrsp.mysocialpinp oint.com/trinidad/map#/ marker/224961 This suggestion is recorded in the "Public Suggestions" table in the Local Road Safety Plan. In addition, the intersection of East Street/Underwood Drive and Hector Street has been identified as a prioirity location in the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP). Please see the LRSP for the proposed improvements.

Meeting Summary
The Power of Commitment
11224831 | Trinidad Local Road Safety Plan 1
June 1, 2021
Project name Trinidad Local Road Safety Plan From Kathryn Kleinschmidt Subject Stakeholder Working Group Meeting
#1 Summary
Email [email protected]
Date / Time May 25, 2021 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Project no. 11224831 Attendees Trinidad Stakeholder Working Group
The following is GHD’s understanding of the discussions and decisions for the above referenced meeting. Please notify GHD of any discrepancies in the information recorded.

This meeting record has been prepared to serve as documentation for the virtual meeting conducted on May 25th, 2021 via Microsoft Teams platform. A PowerPoint presentation was used to focus the discussion.

All participants attending virtually, no sign-in sheet was circulated. Rather, the list of attendees will be provided at the end of this document.

1. Introduction
a. Attendees of LRSP meeting
i. Self-introductions of meeting attendees.

1. Attendees are listed at the back of the document

2. Meeting Summary
a. Background
i. Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP)

1. Similar process to a Systemic Safety Analysis Report (SSAR), but replacing the SSAR process by Caltrans and FHWA

2. Focus on City jurisdiction

3. Consistent with the State’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and focuses on the 5 E’s of traffic safety – Engineering, Education, Enforcement, Emergency Response and Emerging Technologies (new addition)

4. Circular process and a living document – updated every 5 years ii. Challenge areas will be identified through interactive poll with the LRSP group participants were taken during the meeting. Top 5 challenge areas identified in the poll are shown below:

1. Pedestrians

2. Aggressive Driving / Speeding

3. Distracted Driving
a. Visitors stopping for sightseeing – can include unfamiliar drivers

4. Intersections

5. Bicyclists
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b. Vision, Goals and Priorities
i. Preliminary Vision, Mission and Goals – will be developed with stakeholder group (poll will be send out to stakeholders) for Meeting 2
ii. Vision Zero
c. Collision Analysis
i. Downloaded collision data from Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWIRTS) and coordinated with Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office ii. Collisions along Trinidad Scenic Drive is not being recorded by involved parties iii. May not include collision from other agency records

1. Trinidad Rancheria collision records – will be included in coordination with the Rancheria.

2. Trinidad Fire Department and Cal Fire might have records of collisions they responded to.
iv. Collision frequency of the City will be compared to other cities of similar size. v. Systemic Approach will be taken in identifying priority location due to few collisions in recent years.
d. Recent/Planned Safety Projects
i. City recently obtained funding from HSIP Cycle 10 for edge-line, guardrails and pedestrian crossing upgrade.

1. The tribal set aside funding does not include funding for new infrastructure, which is limiting potential HSIP funding for Trinidad Rancheria and other tribes.
ii. Downtown Trinidad Pedestrian & Connectivity Project

1. Includes the three-way stop at Trinity St/ Edwards St

2. Currently in Construction - will be completed by June 2021. iii. Parking Study – Currently in Progress.
e. Projects for Consideration
i. Citywide Sign Audit

1. Retroreflectivity of Signage

2. Consider preventing sign clutter to limit visual impact – public outreach ii. City Lighting

1. Strive to achieve a balance between roadway safety and preserving existing conditions
iii. Citywide Engineering and Speed Survey Study
iv. Possible Roundabout at US 101 SB Ramps

1. Will reduce vehicle conflicts at intersection

2. Feasibility study needed
v. Underwood Dr/Parker St at Hector St

1. Striping and operational improvements
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vi. Main St

1. Evaluate bikeway accommodations on roadway

2. Dynamic speed sign to lower speed in approach to downtown vii. Trinity St

1. Evaluate bikeway accommodations on roadway

2. Dynamic speed sign at school
viii. Other residential streets

1. Edge line striping – similar to existing Ocean Ave
a. 20 feet width for emergency vehicle access should be maintained.

2. Potential bikeway -Sharrow markings
ix. Trinidad Scenic Dr

1. Corridor of high priority
a. Multi-jurisdictional connection

2. Narrow lanes creating hazard for bikes
a. Lowering speed limit to make the corridor safer for bikes

3. Current projects (Trinidad Capital Preventative Maintenance (CAPM) and Little River Bike Path PA/ED – planning only) will potentially install bike path on the south side of scenic drive (not in City jurisdiction) – have potential to connect to City bike infrastructure

4. Edge line and centerline rumble stripe

5. Potential high friction surface treatment
x. Bike/ped Improvements

1. Lack of shoulder is preventing students and other residents from walking/biking.

2. Bike facilities like bike lockers and racks can be provided at point of interest to encourage bike riding.

3. Survey could identify bike usage and needs

4. County will install US Bike Route 395 signage along Patricks Point Dr

3. Next Steps
a. Social Pinpoint Website for LRSP
i. Includes interactive map, survey, working group members and relevant documents ii. Will be made available to public for sharing
b. Finalize Vision, goals, and mission.
c. Next LRSP Meeting

1. Virtual meeting with the working group in July/August 2021. 11224831 | Trinidad Local Road Safety Plan 4
List of Attendees

1. Eli Naffah – City Manager

2. Becky Price-Hall – Grants and Project Director

3. Thomas Mattson – Public Works Director

4. Russell Hansen – Senior Transportation Engineer & District Local Assistance Engineer

5. Alyse Nichols – Superintendent/Principal

6. Leslie Sanders – Director, Roads/Land Use

7. Josh Wolf – GHD

8. Kathy Kleinschmidt – GHD

9. Farid Rahman - GHD
Meeting Summary
The Power of Commitment
11224831 | Trinidad Local Road Safety Plan 1
September 29, 2021
Project name Trinidad Local Road Safety Plan From Kathryn Kleinschmidt Subject Stakeholder Working Group Meeting
#2 Summary
Email [email protected]
Date / Time September 29, 2021 2:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m.

Project no. 11224831
Attendees Trinidad Stakeholder Working Group
The following is GHD’s understanding of the discussions and decisions for the above referenced meeting. Please notify GHD of any discrepancies in the information recorded.

This meeting record has been prepared to serve as documentation for the virtual meeting conducted on September 29th, 2021 via Microsoft Teams platform. A PowerPoint presentation was used to focus the discussion.

All participants attending virtually, no sign-in sheet was circulated. Rather, the list of attendees will be provided at the end of this document.

1. Introduction
a. Attendees of LRSP meeting
a. Self-introductions of meeting attendees.

1. Attendees are listed at the back of the document

2. Representative from Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department is retiring and a new representative will be contacted for coordination of the LRSP. Need to reach out to Kevin Miller.

2. 1st Meeting Summary
a. Emphasis Areas
a. Pedestrians
b. Aggressive Driving (includes speeding)
c. Distracted Driving

1. Visitors stopping for sightseeing

2. Unfamiliar drivers
d. Intersections
e. Bicyclists
b. Vision, Goals & Mission Statement
a. Vision: Trinidad will develop a comprehensive safety plan with engagement of stakeholders and citizens that encourages improved safety for all users, whether it is walking, biking, and driving – because every person in our community matters. b. Mission: The City of Trinidad will provide a safe, sustainable, and equitable multimodal transportation system for all users of the public roadways in Trinidad. c. Goals:
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1. Reduce the potential for fatal and severe injury collisions citywide

2. Improve the health and vitality of our community with a roadway safety plan targeted to Trinidad’s needs

3. Improve the health and vitality of our community with a safety plan that encourages safety for pedestrians and bicyclists that is targeted to Trinidad’s local roadway needs

4. Improve safety around schools

5. Increase safety with multimodal roadway improvements

6. Increase walking, biking, rolling (wheelchair, skateboard, scooter, etc.) to downtown district, to work, and to school

7. Reduce speeding and improper turning related collisions through engineering, enforcement, and education strategies.

3. Recent developments
a. Public Website Engagement
a. Website closed for comments on August 31, 2021 – but all comments are still viewable on website
b. 29 stakeholders, 45 comments, 8 Survey Responders
c. Specific Locations identified through comments

1. Patricks Point Drive/Trinidad Scenic Drive & Main Street intersection

2. School Zone during drop-off and pick-up period

3. Edwards Street

4. Scenic Drive
a. Pavement is in good condition within City jurisdiction b. Expanding roadway width is not an option due to physical limitations.
d. Other comments

1. No bike parking at City Hall

2. Camping in vehicle is prohibited Withing City Limit, but signage is needed.

3. Parking is identified as an issue
a. Parking study is still ongoing

4. Safety Countermeasures
a. Citywide Sign Audit – Reflectivity Study
b. Roadway Lighting
c. Speed Survey

1. In order to enforce speed limits of 25 or 15 mph, the California Vehicle Code (CVC) requires a speed survey to be conducted. Speed surveys are conducted every 5 years.

2. Speed along Trinidad Scenic Drive is identified as an issue d. Patricks Point Drive/Trinidad Scenic Drive & Main Street intersection

1. Issues observed during site visit
a. Overlapping left turns
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b. Not sure of right of way at intersection with multiple approaches and the free-flowing traffic for the WB approach
c. Possible sight distance issues at off-ramp

2. Proposed countermeasure
a. Roundabout – Less conflict points, addresses safety concerns b. Initial concept was studied in US 101/Trinidad Area Access Improvements PSR-PDS in 2017.
i. This study was conducted by the Trinidad Rancheria is based on a full-buildout of the Rancheria.
ii. This footprint might be too large for the traffic needs. This overall design/concept needs to be coordinate with the
City of Trinidad.
e. Hector St at Underwood Dr/East St.

1. Narrow approach

2. Confusion on traffic operations

3. Suggested Countermeasure
a. Modifying curb
b. Restriping approach to allow for single direction operation f. Installing Thermoplastic edgelines and centerlines
g. Installing Dynamic speed feedback signs
h. Installing Class III Bike markings (sharrows)
i. Removing, relocating or delineating fixed objects in Clear Recovery Zone j. Installing advance warning signs at curves where needed k. Installing chevron signs on horizontal curve
l. Installing High Friction Surface Treatment
m. Installing centerline rumble stripes

1. On Scenic Drive
a. Paved shoulders or Class II bike lanes would also be a great improvement on Scenic Drive.
n. Evaluate parking and look for opportunities to add bike lanes o. Non-engineering Countermeasures

1. Education
a. Humboldt County is running a county-wide education campaign in coordination with other cities to provide consistent messaging in regard to roadway safety. Tag line for the campaign “eyes on the road, drive slow” with a secondary tag line picked by the communities.
b. Emerging Technologies
c. Enforcement
d. Emergency Responses

5. Next Steps
11224831 | Trinidad Local Road Safety Plan 4
a. Next HISP Cycle - Set aside categories for next cycle will be the same as last cycle, but there will be half as much funding available for set asides. b. Draft LRSP is underway and will be sent to Stakeholders for review. c. LRSP will be presented to City Council
List of Attendees

1. Eli Naffah – City Manager

2. Becky Price-Hall – Grants and Project Director

3. Thomas Mattson – Public Works Director

4. Russell Hansen – Senior Transportation Engineer & District Local Assistance Engineer

5. Kyle Finger – Caltrans representative

6. Ryan DeSmet – Public Works, City of Trinidad

7. Leslie Sanders – Director, Roads/Land Use

8. Josh Wolf – GHD

9. Kathy Kleinschmidt – GHD

10. Farid Rahman - GHD
GHD | City of Trinidad | 11224831 | Local Roadway Safety Plan Appendix B
Systemic Analysis
Systemic Intersection Analysis
Intx
ID North/South Street Name East/West Street Name
Major
Road Legs Control ADT
Skew/Ap
proach
Curve
SB
Approach
Lane
Width
1 Trinidad Frontage Rd Berry Rd NS 3 Two-Way Stop 0 Y 11 2 Himalaya Dr Berry Rd EW 3 Yield 0 N -3 Westhaven Dr N / Quarry Rd Westhaven Dr N EW 3 Yield 0 N 13 4 Trinidad Frontage Rd / US 101 NB Ramps Westhaven Dr N / Main St NS 5 Two-Way Stop 0 N 19 5 US 101 SB Ramps Main St NS 4 Two-Way Stop 0 N 24
6 Patricks Point Dr / Scenic Dr Main St EW 4 Three-Way Stop 0 N 187 View St Main St EW 3 Two-Way Stop 0 N -8 Ocean Ave Main St EW 4 Two-Way Stop 0 N 16 9 Stage Coach Rd / Trinity St Main St EW 3 Two-Way Stop 0 Y 11 10 Patricks Point Dr Janis Ct NS 3 Two-Way Stop 0 N 14
11 Scenic Dr Groth Ln NS 3 Yield 0 N 012 Scenic Dr Langford Rd NS 3 Two-Way Stop 0 Y 013 Stage Coach Rd State Park Rd NS 3 Two-Way Stop 0 Y 8 14 Hector St Underwood Dr EW 3 Yield 0 N -15 Trinity St Parker St / West St NS 4 Two-Way Stop 0 N 1916 Ocean Ave West St / East St NS 4 Two-Way Stop 0 N 10 17 View St Parker Creek Dr NS 3 Two-Way Stop 0 N 11
18 Edwards St Bay St NS 3 Yield 0 Y 1419 Edwards St Van Wycke St NS 3 Two-Way Stop 0 Y 1520 Edwards St Azalea Way NS 3 Two-Way Stop 0 N 15 21 Ewing St Edwards St EW 3 Two-Way Stop 0 Y 1322 Galindo St Edwards St EW 3 Two-Way Stop 0 Y - 23 Van Wycke St Edwards St EW 3 Yield 0 Y -
24 Trinity St Edwards St EW 3 Two-Way Stop 0 N 21
25 Ocean Ave Wagner St NS 3 Two-Way Stop 0 N 9
26 Galindo St Van Wycke St EW 4 Yield 0 N 1427 Pacific Ct Azalea Way EW 3 Yield 0 N 11 28 Hector St Edwards St EW 3 Two-Way Stop 0 N 12
Systemic Intersection Analysis
Intx
ID North/South Street Name East/West Street Name
1 Trinidad Frontage Rd Berry Rd2 Himalaya Dr Berry Rd
3 Westhaven Dr N / Quarry Rd Westhaven Dr N
4 Trinidad Frontage Rd / US 101 NB Ramps Westhaven Dr N / Main St5 US 101 SB Ramps Main St 6 Patricks Point Dr / Scenic Dr Main St7 View St Main St 8 Ocean Ave Main St9 Stage Coach Rd / Trinity St Main St 10 Patricks Point Dr Janis Ct
11 Scenic Dr Groth Ln
12 Scenic Dr Langford Rd13 Stage Coach Rd State Park Rd14 Hector St Underwood Dr15 Trinity St Parker St / West St16 Ocean Ave West St / East St17 View St Parker Creek Dr18 Edwards St Bay St19 Edwards St Van Wycke St 20 Edwards St Azalea Way21 Ewing St Edwards St
22 Galindo St Edwards St
23 Van Wycke St Edwards St24 Trinity St Edwards St
25 Ocean Ave Wagner St
26 Galindo St Van Wycke St
27 Pacific Ct Azalea Way28 Hector St Edwards St
SB
Parking
Nearby
N Leg
Striping
N Leg
Crosswal
k
NB
Approach
Lane
Width (ft)
NB
Parking
Nearby
S Leg
Striping
N CP None 10 N CP
- - - 7 N None
N None None - - -N CP Y-White 12 N CP,EN CP,E Y-White 26 N CP,E Y CP,E Y-White 18 N CP
- - - 19 Y None
N None Y-Yellow 12 Y EN None Y-Yellow 18 Y CP
Y CP,E None 12 Y CP,E
N CP,E None 0 N CP,EN CP,E None 9 N CP,EN None None 0 N None - - - 10 N None
Y CP None 19 Y CPY E None 10 Y EY None None 11 N None
N CB None 34 N NoneN CB None 16 N CBN CB None 18 N CB
Y None None 13 N CB
- - - 17 Y CB- - - 11 N None
Y CP Y-White - - -Y E None 13 Y NoneY None None - - -Y None None 10 N None N None None - - -
Systemic Intersection Analysis
Intx
ID North/South Street Name East/West Street Name
1 Trinidad Frontage Rd Berry Rd2 Himalaya Dr Berry Rd
3 Westhaven Dr N / Quarry Rd Westhaven Dr N
4 Trinidad Frontage Rd / US 101 NB Ramps Westhaven Dr N / Main St5 US 101 SB Ramps Main St 6 Patricks Point Dr / Scenic Dr Main St7 View St Main St 8 Ocean Ave Main St9 Stage Coach Rd / Trinity St Main St 10 Patricks Point Dr Janis Ct
11 Scenic Dr Groth Ln
12 Scenic Dr Langford Rd13 Stage Coach Rd State Park Rd14 Hector St Underwood Dr15 Trinity St Parker St / West St16 Ocean Ave West St / East St17 View St Parker Creek Dr18 Edwards St Bay St19 Edwards St Van Wycke St 20 Edwards St Azalea Way21 Ewing St Edwards St
22 Galindo St Edwards St
23 Van Wycke St Edwards St24 Trinity St Edwards St
25 Ocean Ave Wagner St
26 Galindo St Van Wycke St
27 Pacific Ct Azalea Way28 Hector St Edwards St
S Leg
Crosswal
k
WB
Approach
Lane
Width (ft)
WB
Parking
Nearby
E Leg
Striping
E Leg
Crosswal
k
EB
Approach
Lane
Width (ft)
None 24 N None None -None 8 N None None 8
- 11 N CP None 12
Y-White 12 N CP None 14Y-White 15 N CP None 18Y-White 34 N CP None 19Y-White 18 Y CP Y-White 19Y-White 19 Y CP None 18 None 17 Y CP None -None 11 N CP Y-White -None 0 N None None -None 11 N CP None -None - - - - 0None 10 Y None None 14None 13 Y CB None 14None 10 Y None None 12None 7 N None None -None 14 Y P None -None 12 N None None -None - - - - 8None 16 N CB None -None 11 Y CB,E None 15None 15 N CB None 11 - 12 Y CB,E None 17
None 9 Y None None -
- 11 N None None 8
None 8 N None None -
- 17 Y CB None 12
Systemic Intersection Analysis
Intx
ID North/South Street Name East/West Street Name
1 Trinidad Frontage Rd Berry Rd2 Himalaya Dr Berry Rd
3 Westhaven Dr N / Quarry Rd Westhaven Dr N
4 Trinidad Frontage Rd / US 101 NB Ramps Westhaven Dr N / Main St5 US 101 SB Ramps Main St 6 Patricks Point Dr / Scenic Dr Main St7 View St Main St 8 Ocean Ave Main St9 Stage Coach Rd / Trinity St Main St 10 Patricks Point Dr Janis Ct
11 Scenic Dr Groth Ln
12 Scenic Dr Langford Rd13 Stage Coach Rd State Park Rd14 Hector St Underwood Dr15 Trinity St Parker St / West St16 Ocean Ave West St / East St17 View St Parker Creek Dr18 Edwards St Bay St19 Edwards St Van Wycke St 20 Edwards St Azalea Way21 Ewing St Edwards St
22 Galindo St Edwards St
23 Van Wycke St Edwards St24 Trinity St Edwards St
25 Ocean Ave Wagner St
26 Galindo St Van Wycke St
27 Pacific Ct Azalea Way28 Hector St Edwards St
EB
Parking
Nearby
W Leg
Striping
W Leg
Crosswal
k
School
Zone
Overhea
d
Intersecti
on
Lights
Post
Intersecti
on
Lights
- - - N0 0
N None None N 0 0
Y CP None N 0 0
N CP None N 1 0N CP None N 1 0N CP Y-White N 0 1
Y CP None N 0 1Y CP None Y 0 1
- - - Y0 1- - - N0 1- - - N0 0- - - N0 0
N None None N 0 0
Y None None N 2 0Y CB None N 1 0Y None None N 1 0
- - - N1 0- - - N0 1- - - N0 1
N CP None N 0 0
- - - N0 0
N CB None N 0 1
Y CB,E None N 0 1Y None Y-White N 0 0
- - - N1 0
None None None N 1 0
- - - N0 0
N CB,E None N 1 0
Systemic Intersection Analysis
Intx
ID North/South Street Name East/West Street Name
1 Trinidad Frontage Rd Berry Rd2 Himalaya Dr Berry Rd
3 Westhaven Dr N / Quarry Rd Westhaven Dr N
4 Trinidad Frontage Rd / US 101 NB Ramps Westhaven Dr N / Main St5 US 101 SB Ramps Main St 6 Patricks Point Dr / Scenic Dr Main St7 View St Main St 8 Ocean Ave Main St9 Stage Coach Rd / Trinity St Main St 10 Patricks Point Dr Janis Ct
11 Scenic Dr Groth Ln
12 Scenic Dr Langford Rd13 Stage Coach Rd State Park Rd14 Hector St Underwood Dr15 Trinity St Parker St / West St16 Ocean Ave West St / East St17 View St Parker Creek Dr18 Edwards St Bay St19 Edwards St Van Wycke St 20 Edwards St Azalea Way21 Ewing St Edwards St
22 Galindo St Edwards St
23 Van Wycke St Edwards St24 Trinity St Edwards St
25 Ocean Ave Wagner St
26 Galindo St Van Wycke St
27 Pacific Ct Azalea Way28 Hector St Edwards St
Max
Major
Speed
Limit
Max
Minor
Speed
Limit
Major Road Functional
Classification
0 0 Local0 0 Local
25 0 Minor Collector
0 20 Other Principal Arterial0 20 Other Principal Arterial 20 0 Major Collector20 0 Major Collector15 0 Major Collector15 0 Major Collector45 0 Minor Collector30 0 Minor Collector30 0 Minor Collector 0 0 Local0 0 Local0 0 Major Collector0 0 Local0 0 Local0 0 Major Collector0 0 Major Collector0 0 Major Collector0 0 Major Collector0 0 Major Collector0 0 Major Collector0 0 Major Collector0 0 Local0 0 Local0 0 Local0 0 Local Systemic Segment Analysis
Segment Name from to
Add segment
lighting
Remove or relocate
fixed objects
outside of Clear
Recovery Zone
Install Median
Barrier
Install Guardrail
Install raised
median
Install median
(flush)
Widen lane (initially
less than 10 ft)
Widen shoulder
Curve Shoulder
widening (Outside
Only)
Improve pavement
friction (High
Friction Surface
Treatments)
Install/Upgrade
signs with new
fluorescent
sheeting
(regulatory or
Install chevron
signs on horizontal
curves
Install curve
advance warning
signs
Install curve
advance warning
signs (flashing
beacon)

MAIN ST PATRICKS POINT DR OCEAN AVE
High Potential, No
lighting along
segment N/A, no fixed object
low
potential,
low volume
not
excessive
amount of
driveway.s N/A
low potential,
low volume
not excessive
amount of
driveway.s
low potential,
low volume
not excessive
amount of
driveway.s
N/A lanes are greater
than 10 ft N/A no shoulder
N/A no
shoulder N/A, not high speed
Med, install
speed sign,
school zone
speed sign,
intersection
ahead warning
sign N/A N/A N/A

MAIN ST/TRINITY ST OCEAN AVE EAST ST/ WEST ST
Med, lighting
exists, needs to
be evaluated for
illumitaion N/A, no fixed object
low
potential,
low
volume, no
recoreded
collisions N/A
low potential,
low volume,
no recoreded
collisions
low potential,
low volume,
no recoreded
collisions
N/A lanes are greater
than 10 ft N/A no shoulder
N/A no
shoulder N/A, not high speed
Med , evaluate
signage for
reflectivity.

High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
near Stagecoach Rd
High, No curve
warning sign in
Northbound
direction
High, No curve
warning sign in
Northbound
direction.

Southbound curve
warnning sign can
have beacon.

MAIN ST/TRINITY ST EAST ST EDWARDS ST
High Potential, No
lighting along
segment N/A, no fixed object N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A lanes are greater
than 10 ft N/A no shoulder
N/A no
shoulder
N/A Residential in
nature
Med,
intersection
ahead warning
sign at Edwards
St apprach.

N/A, No Horizontal
Curve
N/A, No
Horizontal Curve
N/A, No Horizontal
Curve

WESTHEAVEN DR (UNDETRINIDAD FRONTAGE RPATRICKS POINT D
High Potential, No
lighting along
segment N/A, no fixed object N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A Not feasible under
overcrossing N/A no shoulder
N/A no
shoulder N/A
Med, signage
should be
eclauted, there
is a ped warning
sign - seems to
be in a weired
location
N/A, No Horizontal
Curve
N/A, No
Horizontal Curve
N/A, No Horizontal
Curve

WESTHEAVEN DR TRINIDAD FRONTAGE RQUARRY RD/ CITY L
High Potential, No
lighting along
segment
Low, needs to be evalauted,
Google streetview shows
somewhat clear recovry
zone
N/A Not
viable due
to space
contraints
N/A, No
vertical dropoffs
N/A Not viable
due to space
contraints
N/A Not
viable due to
space
contraints
Med, Should be
considered.. But
expensive. Does not look
like there is a high traffic
volume
High, no paved
shoulder exists,
should be added if
possible
High,
shoulder
at curve
seems
narrow High, At the curve
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve

TRINIDAD FRONTAGE RDWESTHEAVEN DR CITY LIMIT
Low, no street
lighting, but low
volume roadway
that doesn't
connect to other
roads
High, there are trees and
brushes on the clear
recovery zone
N/A not
needed,
low speed
roadway N/A N/A N/A N/A
High, no paved
shoulder exists,
should be added if
possible
High,
shoulder
at curve
seems
narrow High, At the curve
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve

PATRICK POINT DR MAIN ST N CITY LIMIT
Low, no street
lighting.
med, there are overgrown
vegitation at some part N/A
Funded in
Cycle 10 N/A N/A N/A
High, paved
shoulder is very
narrow
Not
possible,
curve is
at vertical
drop-off High, At the curve
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve

TRINIDAD SCENIC DR MAIN ST S CITY LIMIT
Low, no street
lighting.

LOW, there are vegitation,
but it looks the they are
Redwood trees N/A
Funded in
Cycle 10 N/A N/A N/A
Low, paved
shoulder is very
narrow, but not
viable due to
Redwood tree
Growth
Not
Viable High, At the curve
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve

STAGECOACH RD MAIN ST N CITY LIMIT
Low, no street
lighting.
med, there are fized objects
on CRZ, but they will be
hard to relocate (mature
trees, utility poles) N/A
High, there
are vertical
drop off N/A N/A N/A
Med, No paved
shoulder avaiable,
but no width
avaiable
Not
Viable N/A
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor
N/A, no major
horizontal curve in
city limit
N/A, no major
horizontal curve
in city limit
N/A, no major
horizontal curve in
city limit

OCEAN AVE (BEHIND

THE LIBRARY) MAIN ST PATRICKS POINT D
Low, no street
lighting. Low, no street lighting. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Med, No paved
shoulder avaiable,
but no width
avaiable
Not
Viable N/A
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor
Med, can be applied
at curves, but the
road is low speed
High, should be
cosidered for the
horizontal curve
Low, probably not
needed

VIEW AVE MAIN ST EAST ST
MED, Lighting
doesn’t exist, can
be added
Med, the CRZ needs to be
evaluated to see if there are
objects in it. It looks like
utility poles might be in CRZ N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, Should be
considered.. But
expensive. Does not look
like there is a high traffic
volume
High, No paved
shoulder avaiable,
Shoulder can be
paved and widened
to 2.5 ft with 10 ft
travel lane N/A N/A
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor N/A N/A N/A

OCEAN AVE MAIN ST EDWARDS ST
MED, Lighting
doesn’t exist, can
be added
High, Lots of trees adjacent
to travel lane, should be
removed if possible.

Deliniated if not removed. N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, Should be
considered.. But
expensive. Does not look
like there is a high traffic
volume
Low, 2.5 ft paved
shoulder exists.

There is no
pavement width to
widen N/A N/A
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor N/A N/A N/A

EAST ST OCEAN AVE VIEW AVE
MED, Lighting
doesn’t exist, can
be added
High, Lots of trees adjacent
to travel lane, should be
removed if possible.

Deliniated if not removed. N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, Should be
considered.. But
expensive. Does not look
like there is a high traffic
volume
Med, No paved
shoulder avaiable,
Shoulder can be
paved and widened N/A N/A
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated N/A N/A N/A

WEST ST TRINITY ST OCEAN AVE
MED, Lighting
doesn’t exist, can
be added
Med, the CRZ needs to be
evaluated to see if there are
objects in it. It looks like
utility poles might be in CRZ N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, Should be
considered.. But
expensive. Does not look
like there is a high traffic
volume
Med, No paved
shoulder avaiable,
Shoulder can be
paved and widened N/A N/A
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated N/A N/A N/A

WAGNER ST OCEAN AVE TERMINUS
Low, no street
lighting but not a
through street
Med, the CRZ needs to be
evaluated to see if there are
objects in it. It looks like
utility poles might be in CRZ N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, the traveled way is
narrow, but this is not a
through street
Low, No paved
shoulder, but not a
through street N/A N/A
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated N/A N/A N/A

EAST ST/UNDERWOOD DTERMINUS TRINITY ST
Low, no street
lighting but not a
through street N/A CRZ looks clear N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A, travel way is wide
enough
Low, No paved
shoulder, but not a
through street.

Unpaved shoulder
is wide N/A N/A
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated
Low, Residential low
speed segment
curve is not sharp
Med, no curve
warning sign
exists , can be
added N/A

HECTOR ST UNDERWOOD DR EDWARDS ST
Low, there is 1
street light on an
utlity pole.

Evaluate for
trafffic and need
Low, some bushes may
need to be cleared N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A, travel way is wide
enough
Low, No paved
shoulder, N/A N/A
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated N/A N/A N/A

EWING ST TERMINUS EDWARDS ST
Low, no street
lighting but not a
through street
Low, some bushes may
need to be cleared N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, the traveled way is
narrow, but this is not a
through street
Low, No paved
shoulder, but not a
through street N/A N/A
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated N/A N/A N/A

LIGHTHOUSE RD BAY ST EDWARDS ST
Low, there is 1
street light on an
utlity pole.

Evaluate for
trafffic and need
Low, some bushes may
need to be cleared N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, No paved
shoulder, N/A
Med, possibly at the
curve, need to be
evaluated if there is an
existing problem
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated
High, The wood
fence along the
horizontal curve can
be upgraded to
guardrail?
Med, no curve
warning sign
exists , can be
added N/A
VAN WYCKE ST LIGHTHOUSE RD Terminus (not connec
Low, there is 1
street light on an
utlity pole.

Evaluate for
trafffic and need
Low, some bushes may
need to be cleared N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, the traveled way is
narrow, but this is not a
through street
Low, No paved
shoulder, N/A N/A
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated N/A N/A N/A

GALINDO ST VAN WYCKE ST EDWARDS ST
Low, street lights
should be
evaluated.

Residential area,
consider light
pllution. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A Lanes are wide for
two lane
Low, shoulder exits,
need to be paved N/A N/A
Med, Signage
should be
evaluated N/A N/A N/A

EDWARDS ST LIGHTHOUSE RD TRINITY ST
Med, a few
streetlight exists
but needs to be
evaluated for
elimunation N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor N/A N/A N/A

EDWARDS ST TRINITY ST OCEAN AVE
Med, existing
street light at the
intersction of
Ocean/Edwards.

Evaluate lighting
along segment N/A N/A
Med,
Guardrails
should be
evaluated for
Intersections
near Ocean
Ave. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
High, signage
needs to be
evaluated
through this
cooridor
High, Install
Chevron Sign at the
horizontal curve at
the intersection of
Ocean Ave/
Edwards St N/A EXISTS ALRN/A Sign is in front o
Systemic Segment Analysis
Segment Name from to

MAIN ST PATRICKS POINT DR OCEAN AVE

MAIN ST/TRINITY ST OCEAN AVE EAST ST/ WEST ST

MAIN ST/TRINITY ST EAST ST EDWARDS ST

WESTHEAVEN DR (UNDETRINIDAD FRONTAGE RPATRICKS POINT D

WESTHEAVEN DR TRINIDAD FRONTAGE RQUARRY RD/ CITY L

TRINIDAD FRONTAGE RDWESTHEAVEN DR CITY LIMIT

PATRICK POINT DR MAIN ST N CITY LIMIT

TRINIDAD SCENIC DR MAIN ST S CITY LIMIT

STAGECOACH RD MAIN ST N CITY LIMIT

OCEAN AVE (BEHIND

THE LIBRARY) MAIN ST PATRICKS POINT D

VIEW AVE MAIN ST EAST ST

OCEAN AVE MAIN ST EDWARDS ST

EAST ST OCEAN AVE VIEW AVE

WEST ST TRINITY ST OCEAN AVE

WAGNER ST OCEAN AVE TERMINUS

EAST ST/UNDERWOOD DTERMINUS TRINITY ST

HECTOR ST UNDERWOOD DR EDWARDS ST

EWING ST TERMINUS EDWARDS ST

LIGHTHOUSE RD BAY ST EDWARDS ST
VAN WYCKE ST LIGHTHOUSE RD Terminus (not connec

GALINDO ST VAN WYCKE ST EDWARDS ST

EDWARDS ST LIGHTHOUSE RD TRINITY ST

EDWARDS ST TRINITY ST OCEAN AVE
Install
dynamic/variable
speed warning
signs
Install delineators,
reflectors and/or
object markers
Install edge-lines
and centerlines
Install centerline
rumble
strips/stripes
Install edgeline
rumble
strips/stripes
Install bike lanes
Install Separated
Bike Lanes
Install
sidewalk/pathway
(to avoid walking
along roadway)
Install/upgrade
pedestrian
crossing (with
enhanced safety
features)
Install raised
pedestrian
crossing
Install Rectangular
Rapid Flashing
Beacon (RRFB)
Other
improvements
Med, in the zone areas
N/A Curb and sidewalks
exists
Low, centerline exists,
maybe replace with
double yellow
Edge line partially
funded in HSIP cycle
10 Low, no indication
of head on
collision problem N/A
High, no bike lane
present, as a major
throughfare for the
city, bike lane is a
good candiate.

Med, potenitally, would
need to evaluate bike
volume N/A, Exists already
Funded in HSIP
Cycle 10 N/A
Funded in HSIP
Cycle 10
Install 10' multiuse path between
Trinidad Scenic Dr to View Avenue.

Trim vegitation, speed limit sign is
hard to see
High, Near the school
N/A Curb and Sidewalk
exists
Low, centerline exists,
maybe replace with
double yellow
Low, no indication
of head on
collision problem,
Maybe at the
curve N/A
High, no bike lane
present, as a major
throughfare for the
city, bike lane is a
good candiate.

Med, potenitally, would
need to evaluate bike
volume N/A, Exists already
N/A, crosswalk
at the school has
enhanced
features.

Low, the
school
crossing
can
potentially
be raised.

High, the school
crossing can be
upgraded. With
future HSIP
funding, there are
currently 3 other
RRFBs in the city
Low, no record of speed
related collisions N/A no objects
Low, centerline exists,
maybe replace with
double yellow. Install
edgeline
Low, no indication
of head on
collision problem,
Maybe at the
curve N/A
High, no bike lane
present, as a major
throughfare for the
city, bike lane is a
good candiate.

Med, potenitally, would
need to evaluate bike
volume N/A, Exists already
Med, Crosswalk
at trinity street
should be
upgrade to have
enhanced
feautres. N/A N/A
Evaluate curb ramps for ADA
compliance
Low, no record of speed
related collisions N/A no objects
Low, double-yellow
centerline exists,
Install edge line
Low, no indication
of head on
collision problem,
Maybe under the
overcrossing N/A
High, no bike lane
present, About 27ft
wide crosssection
under the bridge
N/A Not viable due to
space limitation under
the overcrossing N/A, Exists already
High,
Crosswalks at
ramp terminuses
and at the
intersections
should be
evaulated for
safety N/A N/A
Low, no record of speed
related collisions
High, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated Cycle 10 Funded
High, the road is
narrow, high
potential for headon collisionMed, near the
horizontal curve
High, No bike lane
present. Finding
room in cross
section might be
challnging.

N/A Not viable due to
cross-section width
limitation
High, no sidewalk. Finding room
in cross section might be
challnging.

N/A No ped
Crossing N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
Trim vegitation, overgrown
vegitation is blocking sign.

Install Sharrow signage. if bike lane
is not viable
Low, no record of speed
related collisions
High, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated Cycle 10 Funded
Low, no indication
of head on
collision problem,
Maybe at the
curve
low, near the
horizontal curve
Low, not a
connecting roadway N/A
Low, no sidewalk, but not a
connecting roadway
N/A No ped
Crossing N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
Trim vegitation to clear recovery
zone.

Install Sharrow signage. if bike lane
is not viable
Low, no record of speed
related collisions
Low, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated N/A Edge line exists
Low, no indication
of head on
collision problem,
Maybe at the
curve
low, near the
horizontal curve
Low, Bike volumes
needs to be
evaluated N/A N/A sidewalk exists on portion
N/A No ped
Crossing N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
Trim vegitation to clear recovery
zone.

Install Sharrow signage. if bike lane
is not viable
High, should be
considered due to
multiple horizontal curve
Low, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated N/A Edge line exists
High, Due to high
number of
horizontal curve
and narorow lanes,
head-on collisions
are possible
High, Due to high
number of horizontal
curve, run off the road
collisions are likely
N/A no crossection
width avaiable N/A N/A no crossection width avaiable
N/A No ped
Crossing N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
Install Sharrow signage. if bike lane
is not viable
Low, possibly in
approach to main st due
to school presence.

Speed along the corridor
should be evaluated
High, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated Cycle 10 Funded
High, Due to
narrow lanes, headon collisions are
possible
High, Due to narrow
lanes, run-off road
collisions are possible
N/A no crossection
width avaiable
N/A no crossection width
avaiable N/A no crossection width avaiable
High,
Crosswalks at
Main St should
be evaluated
Low, the
school
crossing
can
potentially
be raised.

High, Crosswalks
at Main St should
be evaluated
N/A
High, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued
Low, not likely to
be needed
Low, not likely to be
needed
N/A no crossection
width avaiable N/A N/A no crossection width avaiable
N/A No ped
Crossing N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
This road may not be City
maintained.

Low, this relatively
straight segment might
have speeding issue, but
it probably doesn’t need
dynamic speed sign
High, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A
Low, Bike volumes
needs to be
evaluated N/A
Med, Sidewalks should be
constructed to provide pedestrian
walking area, however pavement
width and right of way is an issue
Low, there might
be need for a
new crosswalk,
evaluate based
on public
outreach. N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
if this is considered a bike route,
shoarrow lane markings can be
added
Low, this relatively
straight segment might
have speeding issue, but
it probably doesn’t need
dynamic speed sign
High, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated
Hiigh, Edge line exists
, needs centerline N/A N/A
Low, Bike volumes
needs to be
evaluated N/A
Med, Sidewalks should be
constructed to provide pedestrian
walking area, however pavement
width and right of way is an issue
Low, there might
be need for a
new crosswalk,
evaluate based
on public
outreach. N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
Tree blocking warning sign at 505
Ocean Ave
Low, this relatively
straight segment might
have speeding issue, but
it probably doesn’t need
dynamic speed sign
High, objects near clear
recovery zone should be
delinated
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A
Low, Bike volumes
needs to be
evaluated N/A
High, Sidewalk should be
constructed to provide pedestrian
walking area
Low, there might
be need for a
new crosswalk,
evaluate based
on public
outreach. N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
lots of trees in CRZ, should be
deliniated
Low, this relatively
straight segment might
have speeding issue, but
it probably doesn’t need
dynamic speed sign
Low, few objects need to
be deliniated
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A
Low, Bike volumes
needs to be
evaluated N/A
High, Sidewalk should be
constructed to provide pedestrian
walking area
Low, there might
be need for a
new crosswalk,
evaluate based
on public
outreach. N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
N/A
Low, few objects need to
be deliniated
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A
N/A, not a through
street N/A
Med, Not a through street, but
sidewalks can be provided N/A N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
N/A
N/A, existing objects are
delinated
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A
N/A, not a through
street N/A
Med, Not a through street, but
sidewalks can be provided N/A N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
N/A
N/A, existing objects are
delinated
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A
Low, Bike volumes
needs to be
evaluated N/A Med, sidewalks can be provided N/A N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
N/A
Med, few objects need to
be deliniated
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A N/A N/A
Low, no sidewalk, but not a
connecting roadway N/A N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
Trees need to be trimmed, blocking
signs

N/A N/A
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued. Centerline is
Bott-dots, should be
replaced with
thermoplastic N/A N/A
Med, Bike route to
the beach should be
evaulated.

Low, if bike lane is
installed through this
street, a speerated bike
lane would be better,
High, Sidewalk should be
constructed to provide pedestrian
walking area. Pedestrian access
to beach
N/A, No ped
Crossing N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing

N/A N/A
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued. Centerline is
Bott-dots, should be
replaced with
thermoplastic N/A N/A N/A N/A
High, no sidewalks, Installing
sidewalk between Galido St to
Lighthouse Rd will create a way
to the beach
N/A, No ped
Crossing N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
Van Wycke Street does not connect
to Edwards St,
Low, downhill speed may
be an issue, but dynamic
speed sign may not be
required N/A
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A
Low, Bike volumes
needs to be
evaluated N/A
Med, sidewalk exists on
northbound direction. Can be
installed on the southbound
direction
Med, Crosswalk
should be
evalauted based
on need N/A
N/A No ped
Crossing
High, relatively straight
section of roadway may
have speeding issue.

Good candidate for
Dynamic speed sign N/A
High, Edge line
between Trinity to
Hector is not
continues. Bott-dot
centerline should be
replaced with thermo
plastic. Double yellow
(no passing) may be
considered. N/A N/A
High, Bike Lane
should bo
cinsidered along
this corridor
including green
conflict markings
Med, potenitally, would
need to evaluate bike
volume
High, Sidewalk is avaiable at few
locations. There are evidance of
pedestrian acitivity along unpaved
sections of the road. Sidewalk
would create pedestrian
connection between business
district to the Harbor
Funded in HSIP
Cycle 10, 2
locations N/A
Funded in HSIP
Cycle 10, 2
locations

N/A N/A
High, Edge lines and
centerlines should be
pursued N/A N/A
Low, Bike volumes
needs to be
evaluated N/A
Med, Sidewalks would provide
connection between residential
areas to Edward St N/A N/A N/A
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3. Update/Discussion regarding Public Outreach and Awareness Options for City Leash Laws and various Announcements.

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4. Discussion/Decision regarding Updating Designated Paid Holiday List in Section 7 of the Employee Policy and Procedure Manual.

AGENDA ITEM: Proposed Holiday for the Friday after
Thanksgiving
Date: October 10, 2023
________________________________________________________________________ ANALYSIS:

It is suggested that we add the Friday after Thanksgiving as a holiday for the City of Trinidad, and close City offices. Last year we gave our employees the day off, but we would like to memorialize it this year as a holiday day-off for the City. This will give our employees 10 holidays plus 3 Personal Leave days that can be used for holidays unobserved by the City including religious holidays throughout the year. All other cities in Humboldt County (Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Rio Dell) as well as the McKinleyville CSD observe the day after Thanksgiving as a holiday. If the Council chooses to make this day a holiday day-off, action today will give employees and residents sufficient time to plan for the Thanksgiving weekend.

ACTION:

Add the Friday after Thanksgiving as a holiday for the City of Trinidad. (Or) No action.

Trinidad City CouncilOctober 10, 2023

Trinidad City Council
October 10, 2023