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CC - (1) Approval of Design Plans for the Rancho Higuera Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) for a One-Year Trial; and (2) Authorization to Publish a Notice Inviting Bids for Construction of the Temporary Traffic Calming and other Trial Measures.
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Meeting Date: November 18, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Gabe Garcia/Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5633
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (11/13/19); (E-Mail) Marcus Tiggs, Chairperson of the Rancho Higuera NTMP Committee (11/13/19); (USPS) Courtesy Notice to the Rancho Higuera Neighborhood and Hayden Tract (11/07/19)
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, PW Director/City Engineer (11/07/19)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve the design plans for the Rancho Higuera Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) for a one-year trial; and (2) authorize the publication of a Notice Inviting Bids for construction of the temporary traffic calming and other trial measures
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On Thursday, April 26th, 2018, a neighborhood-wide meeting was held with the Rancho Higuera Neighborhood. Over 100 residents attended. The purpose of the meeting was to kick-off the Rancho Higuera NTMP, pursuant to the City Council's policy to address traffic concerns in residential neighborhoods. The NTMP provides structure, procedures and criteria to guide discussion at a neighborhood-wide level regarding issues of excessive speeding, high traffic volume, and cut-through traffic. The goal of the process was to build neighborhood consensus for a traffic calming plan based on collected traffic data quantifying the neighborhood's traffic issues, a...
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