Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Request to Reduce Speed Limit on Community Boulevard to 35 MPH and Authorize a Temporary Speed Limit of 25 MPH for BEEP Implementation
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Submitted By: John A. Bolduc, Chief of Police
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of safe, clean, and beautiful.
Executive Summary (General Business): Based upon information received from Kevin Trepanier, E.I. with MacKenzie Engineering and Planning, it is requested to reduce the speed limit on Community Boulevard between Tradition Parkway and Discovery Way for consistency. Additionally, the implementation of the BEEP Autonomous Mobility Platform requires a temporary speed limit of 25 mile per hour.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the reduction of the speed limit on Community Boulevard between Tradition Parkway and Discovery Way from 45 MPH to 35 MPH for speed limit consistency and also approve a temporary speed limit of 25 MPH on Community Blvd. between Discovery Way and Meeting Street for BEEP Autonomous Mobility Platform program implementation.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the reduction of the speed limit on Community Boulevard between Tradition Parkway and Discovery Way from 45 MPH to 35 MPH for speed limit consistency and also approve the reduction of the speed limit on Community Boulevard between Tradition Parkway and Discovery Way from 45 MPH to 35 MPH for speed limit consistency and also approve a temporary speed limit of 25 MPH on Community Blvd. between Discovery Way and Meeting Street for BEEP Autonomous Mobility Platform program implementation.
2. Move that the Council amend the request and provide feedback to staff or maintain the current speed limit on Community Boulevard.
Background: MacKenzie Engineering & Planning, Inc. was hired to request a posted speed limit change on Community Boulevard between Tradition Parkway and S.W. D...
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