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<br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> <br />STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />~'ROM: <br /> <br />Uchenna Udemezue, Director <br />Engineering and Transportation D partment <br /> <br /> <br />Jo <br />Ci <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />December 18, 2006 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />John Jermanis, City Manager <br /> <br />BY: Keith R. Cooke, Principal Enrleer <br /> <br />SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCrIPTION: <br /> <br />ORDINANCE RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS, TITLE VI, CHAPTER 1 OF THE SAN <br />LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS OF 30, <br />35, AND 40 MILES PER HOUR ON VARIOUS STREET SEGMENTS CITYWIDE <br /> <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />In accordance with the San Leandro Municipal Code and the California Vehicle Code (CVC), <br />the City of San Leandro is required to reestablish speed limits on major roadways based on <br />engineering and traffic surveys every five years. The current citywide roadway speed limits <br />were established in mid 1999 and were due for renewal in mid 2004. An extension to January <br />2007 was granted by the local Traffic Commissioner. Staff conducted engineering and traffic <br />surveys citywide and is ready for reestablishing the citywide roadway speed limits subject to <br />City Council approval. <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance reestablishing the posted speed limits <br />on various street segments citywide based upon the recently established engineering and traffic <br />surveys, and the requirements of the San Leandro Municipal Code and the CVC. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Prior to 2001, the CVC mandated that an engineering and traffic survey be conducted on all <br />streets that are on the Functional Use and Federal-Aid System Map every five years to justify the <br />posted speed limits. The CVC (Section 40802) specified that no radar or other electronic speed <br />measuring device can be used on any street segment identified on the Functional Use and <br />Federal-Aid System Map that is not based on an engineering and traffic survey. <br /> <br />The City Council adopted the Punctional Use and Pederal-Aid System Map and the justified <br />posted limits on collectors and arterials in mid 1999. The renewal of the Citywide speed limits <br />were due in mid 2004. An extension to January, 2007 was granted by the local Traffic <br />Commissioner. <br /> <br />To continue to receive federal funding for roadway projects in California, numerous roadway <br />design guidelines and standards have been updated to comply with that of the Federal Highway <br />Administration (FHW A) since 2004. The California Manual on Unifolln Traffic Control <br />