HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-75 - Neighborhood Traffic Calming Ad Hoc CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2004- 75
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF NEWPORT BEACH
ESTABLISHING THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING AD HOC
COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP CITY COUNCIL POLICY CONCERNING
RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC ISSUES
WHEREAS, increasing traffic levels and vehicle speeds in residential areas is of great
concern to the community; and
WHEREAS, in response to concerns from several residential areas, City Council has
authorized several studies to be performed analyzing various neighborhoods and
anticipates additional requests in the future; and
WHEREAS, the City does not have any definitive policy on the implementation of
potential traffic calming measures;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF NEWPORT
BEACH, that a Neighborhood Traffic Calming Ad Hoc Committee is established, to be
comprised of the following members:
Two (2) City Council Members, appointed by the Mayor
City Manager
Public Works Director
Traffic Engineer
Fire Chief
Police Chief
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the term of the Steering Committee shall expire on
June 30, 2005 unless extended by action of the City Council, or upon successful
adoption of a City Council Policy on Neighborhood Traffic Calming.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Ad Hoc Committee
shall have as its charge the following oversight responsibilities;
1) To develop criteria to prioritize public requests for traffic calming,
2) To develop residential traffic problem identification and evaluation criteria,
3) To investigate and evaluate potential traffic calming measures,
4) To establish implementation thresholds,
5) To investigate potential funding strategies for neighborhood traffic calming studies
and capital projects,
6) To make a recommendation to the City Council to establish a policy for
Neighborhood Traffic Calming.
ADOPTED on this 10'h day of August 2004.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution; being Resolution No. 2004 -95 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the loin
day of August, 2004, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Rosansky, Bromberg, Webb, Nichols, Mayor Ridgeway
Noes: None
Absent: Heffernan, Adams
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 11th day of August, 2004.
(Seal)
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California