Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Discussion
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Discussion of revisions to the City of Port St. Lucie Neighborhood Traffic Calming Policy
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Submitted By: Heath Stocton, P.E., Transportation Engineer, Public Works
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Vision to have great neighborhoods.
Executive Summary (General Business): Staff is presenting for discussion revisions to the City’s existing Traffic Calming Policy to allow more applications to be considered for Traffic Calming.
Presentation Information: 10-minute PowerPoint presentation by Staff
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council provide Staff direction to finalize revisions to the Traffic Calming Policy and associated draft Resolution.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council provide additional comments on the Traffic Calming Policy revisions and provide Staff direction to finalize the Traffic Calming Policy and associated draft Resolution
2. Move that the Council reject the revisions to the Traffic Calming Policy and provide Staff direction.
Background: The City’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming Policy was adopted via Resolution 15-R86 on September 28, 2015. The Traffic Calming Policy was subsequently amended via Resolution 17-R38 on June 26, 2017. The policy provides a process for identifying and addressing problems related to speeding, excessive volumes, and safety on local neighborhood streets.
Issues/Analysis: These revisions are proposed to allow for consideration of more traffic calming projects annually. Also, this revision removes Arterial Roadways from consideration under this Policy but allows them to be considered on a case-by-case basis. Since the inception of the Traffic Calming Policy, one (1) project has met the existing minimum criteria and received physical traffic calming measures. There is a desire for more traffic calming projects to be completed annually and as such there is currently one (1) application that meets the existing criteria and one (1) application that meets the revised criteria for consideration and will be brought forward to City Council for discussion if the proposed revisions are accepted.
Financial Information: $150,000 is budgeted annually in Public Works’ Road and Bridge Capital Improvement Program.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: Citywide
Attachments: Draft Resolution, Revised Traffic Calming Policy, PowerPoint Presentation
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney. (Reference Legistar database for authorizing City Attorney representative.)