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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: March 6, 2017 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-071 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.H. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Keith Cooke <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for an Ordinance Approving New Speed Limits, Title 6, Chapter <br />6-1, Article 7, of the San Leandro Municipal Code, Establishing Prima Facie <br />Speed Limits of 30, 35, and 40 Miles Per Hour on Various Street Segments <br />Citywide <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <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, seven, and ten years. The current Citywide <br />roadway speed limits were certified in January 2007 and renewed in January 2012 and <br />January 2014. The two extensions for January 2012 and January 2014 were granted by the <br />local Traffic Commissioner. Staff conducted engineering and traffic surveys Citywide and <br />prepared Citywide roadway speed limits subject to City Council approval in early 2017. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance establishing the posted speed <br />limits on various street segments Citywide based upon recent engineering and traffic surveys, <br />and the requirements of the San Leandro Municipal Code and the CVC. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Prior to 2001, the CVC mandated that administration of an engineering and traffic survey for <br />all streets that are on the Functional Use and Federal-Aid System Map be conducted every <br />five years to justify the posted speed limits. The CVC (Section 40802) specified that no radar <br />or other electronic speed measuring device can be used on any street segment identified on <br />the Functional Use and Federal-Aid System Map that is not based on an engineering and <br />traffic survey. <br />The City Council adopted the Functional Use and Federal-Aid System Map and the justified <br />posted limits on collector and arterial roads in 1999. The current citywide roadway speed <br />limits were certified in January 2007. The renewal of these speed limits was extended from <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/28/2017 <br />128