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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 05-01 Cul-de-sac Closures along Hwy 74 Frontage Road at Shadow Moutain DrCITY OF PALM DESFRT PUBLIC WORKS DEPAR STAFF REPORT MM ING DATE c �w— CONTINUED TO -2 _ D 7 ` ❑ PASSED TO 2ND READING REQUEST: Waive Further Reading and Adopt Resolution No. 05-21 for the Creation of a Cul-de-Sac on the Highway 74 Frontage Road at Shadow Mountain Drive SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E., City Engineer DATE: February 10, 2005 CONTENTS: Resolution Exhibit "A" Vicinity Map Recommendation: Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 05-21, for the cul- de-sac closures of the Highway 74 Frontage Road at Shadow Mountain Drive. Discussion: On October 14, 2004, staff recommended that the frontage road on Highway 74 at the Shadow Mountain Drive intersection become a closed cul-de-sac intersection. Staff has made this recommendation based upon traffic safety and traffic circulation patterns. The closures provide positive guidance to motorists and improve the operation efficiency of the intersection. At this meeting, on October 14, 2004, City Council approved the cul-de-sac closure of the frontage road along Highway 74 at the Shadow Mountain Drive intersection, in conjunction with the installation of the traffic signal at that location. On February 10, 2005, public hearing was held for all persons interested in or objecting to the proposed cul-de-sac closure along Highway 74 Frontage Road at Shadow Mountain Drive, as shown on attached Exhibit "A". The City Clerk published notice of said hearing in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California twice, the Staff Report - Adopt Resolution No. 05-21 for the cul-de-sac closures of the Highway 74 Frontage Road at Shadow Mountain Drive Page 2 of 2 February 10, 2005 first date of publication being two (2) weeks before the date of the hearing, and staff posted notice of such closure, as required by law, at least two (2) weeks before the day set for the hearing. Therefore, staff recommends that City Council waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 05-21, for the cul-de-sac closures of the Highway 74 Frontage Road at Shadow Mountain Drive. Department Head: Mark Gre nwood, P.E. Michael Errante, P.E. City Engineer Approval: AC for Develop ►►j Services Manager /cls Director of Public Works G:1PubWorks1Staff Repa1s12005Webruary 104Staff Report -Adopt Res for cul-de-sac closure at 74-Shadwo Mtn..dot RESOLUTION NO. 05-21 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, TO CREATE CUL-DE-SAC CLOSURES ALONG HIGHWAY 74 FRONTAGE ROAD AT THE SHADOW MOUNTAIN DRIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, does hereby DETERMINE, ORDER AND RESOLVE as follows: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert intends to, and by this resolution does, under California Vehicle Code section 21101, which authorizes local authorities to adopt rules and regulations closing any highway to vehicular traffic when, in the opinion of the legislative body having jurisdiction, the highway is no longer needed for vehicular traffic; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on the 10th day of February, 2005, held a public hearing as required by law, at which hearing all persons interested in or objecting to the proposed cul-de-sac closure along Highway 74 Frontage Road at the Shadow Mountain Drive Traffic Signal, were heard and said public hearing was duly and regularly closed; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert considered such matter and finds for the evidence submitted that the cul-de-sac closure along Highway 74 Frontage Road at the Shadow Mountain Drive Traffic Signal, described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part of, is no longer needed for vehicular traffic NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES HERBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: I Cul-de-sac closures along Highway 74 Frontage Road at the Shadow Mountain Drive Traffic Signal shall be created as described and as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto. II That the City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, shall cause a certified copy of this resolution and order to be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of Riverside County, California. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, on this 10th day of February, 2005, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Buford A. Crites, MAYOR City of Palm Desert, California RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK City of Palm Desert, California Exhibit "A"