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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1130 Relative to Speed ZonesORDINANCE NO. 1130 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING ORDINANCE NUMBERS 526, 526A, 546, 774, 780, 797, 804, 815, 831, 832, 834, 835, 836, 844, 845, 876, 877, 878, 879, 910, 911, 913, 921, 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000, 1002, AND 1005, AND AMENDING SECTION 10.36.010 OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RELATIVE TO SPEED ZONES WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code allows local jurisdictions to establish speed zones on local streets by use of an Engineering and Traffic Survey; and WHEREAS, an Engineering and Traffic Survey, as required, has been conducted and the need to establish a speed zone has been determined; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert finds that all the recitations are true and correct and does constitute the findings and considerations of the Council in this case, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. That Section 10.36.010 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert, California, is hereby amended to read as follows: "10.36.010 Speed Zones: Miles per Hour Roadwav Seqment 25 De Anza Way between San Carlos Avenue to Portola Avenue 25 Fairway Drive between Portola Avenue to Cook Street 25 Fred Waring Drive between Painters Path To Highway 111 25 Joshua Tree Street between Tumbleweed Lane to San Luis Rey Avenue 25 Michigan Drive between Kansas Street to Warner Trail 25 Painters Path (West) between Highway 111 to Terminus 25 Sagewood Drive between Monterey Avenue to Country Club Drive 25 San Gorgonio Way between Monterey Avenue to San Pedro Avenue 25 San Gorgonio Way between San Pablo Avenue to San Carlos Avenue 25 Tennessee Avenue between California Drive (W) to Fred Waring Drive 25 Verba Santa Drive between Highway 74 to Tumbleweed Lane 25 Virginia Avenue between California Drive to Terminus 30 California Drive between Fred Waring Drive to Avenue of the States 30 De Anza Way between Portola Avenue to Alessandro Drive ORDINANCE NO. 1130 Miles per Hour Roadwav Segment 30 Edgehill Drive between Greene Way to Painters Path 30 Grapevine Street between Highway 74 to Portola Avenue 30 Ironwood Street between Verba Santa Drive to San Luis Rey Avenue 30 Joshua Tree Street between Grapevine Street to Tumbleweed Lane 30 Michigan Drive between Warner Trail to Avenue of the States 30 New York Avenue between Virginia Avenue to Connecticut Street 30 Painters Path (East) between Edgehill Drive to El Paseo 30 San Luis Rey Avenue between Ironwood Street to El Paseo 30 Shadow Mountain Drive between Highway 74 to Portola Avenue 30 Warner Trail between Fred Waring Drive to Hovley Lane East 35 Alamo Drive between Mesa View Drive to Haystack Road 35 Alessandro Drive between San Carlos Avenue to Deep Canyon Road 35 Deep Canyon Road between Fairway Drive to Highway 111 35 El Paseo between Highway 111 (West) to Highway 74 35 El Paseo between Highway 74 to Highway 111 (East) 35 Magnesia Falls Drive between Portola Avenue to Deep Canyon Road 35 Ocotillo Drive between Grapevine Street to El Paseo 35 Portola Avenue between Grapevine to Highway 111 35 San Pablo Avenue between Highway 111 to San Gorgonio Way 35 San Pablo Avenue between San Gorgonio Way to Fred Waring Drive 40 Deep Canyon Road between Fred Waring Drive to Magnesia Falls Drive 40 Mesa View Drive between Highway 74 to Portola Avenue 40 Monterey Avenue between Highway 111 to Fred Waring Drive 40 Portola Avenue between Mesa View Drive to Grapevine 40 Portola Avenue between Highway 111 to Magnesia Falls Drive 40 San Pablo Avenue between Fred Waring Drive to Magnesia Falls Drive 45 Deep Canyon Road between Highway 111 to Fred Waring Drive 45 Fred Waring Drive between Highway 111 to Cook Street 45 Haystack Road between Highway 74 to Portola Avenue 45 Hovley Lane East between Portola Avenue to Water Way 45 Park View Drive between Highway 111 to Monterey Avenue 50 Cook Street between Fred Waring Drive to Country Club Drive 50 Country Club Drive between Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue 50 Country Club Drive between Portola Avenue to Washington Street 50 Dinah Shore Drive between Westerly City Limits to Monterey Avenue 50 Eldorado Drive between Hovley Lane (East) to Frank Sinatra Drive 50 Fred Waring Drive between Warner Trail to Washington Street 50 Gerald Ford Drive between Cook Street to Frank Sinatra Drive 50 Hovley Lane East between Water Way to Eldorado Drive 2 ORDINANCE NO. 1130 Miles Der Hour Roadwav Seqment 50 Hovley Lane East between Eldorado to Washington Street 50 Hovley Lane West between Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue 50 Magnesia Falls Drive between Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue 50 Monterey Avenue between Fred Waring Drive to Country Club Drive 50 Monterey Avenue between Market Place to 1-10 Freeway 50 Portola Avenue between Magnesia Falls Drive to Country Club Drive 50 Washington Street between Fred Waring Drive to 1-10 Freeway 55 Cook Street between Country Club Drive to 1-10 Freeway 55 Frank Sinatra Drive between Monterey Avenue to Tamarisk Row Drive 55 Fred Waring Drive between Cook Street to Warner Trail 55 Gerald Ford Drive between Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue 55 Gerald Ford Drive between Portola Avenue to Cook Street 55 Oasis Club Drive between Hovley Lane (East) to Country Club Drive 55 Portola Avenue between Country Club Drive to Frank Sinatra 55 Tamarisk Row Drive between Frank Sinatra Drive to Country Club Drive 60 Monterey Avenue between Country Club Drive to Market Place 60 Portola Avenue between Frank Sinatra Drive to Gerald Ford Drive Section 2. That Ordinance Numbers 526, 526A, 546, 774, 780, 797, 804, 815, 831, 832, 834, 835, 836, 844, 845, 876, 877, 878, 879, 910, 911, 913, 921, 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000, 1002, and 1005 are rescinded. Section 3. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this ordinance in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California, and shall be in full force and effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. 3 ORDINANCE NO. 1130 PASSED, APPROVED and adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the day of , 20 , by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA JIM FERGUSON, MAYOR 4 Table 1 City of Palm Desert Citywide Survey to Extablish Traffic Speed Zones 2006 Speed Zone Recommendations Posted Street Segment Speed MPH Alamo Drive Mesa View Drive to Haystack Road 35 Alessandro Drive San Carlos Avenue to Deep Canyon Road 35 California Drive Fred Waring Drive to Avenue of the States 30 Cook Street Fred Waring Drive to Country Club Drive 45 Country Club Drive to 1-10 Freeway 55 Country Club Drive Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue 45 Portola Avenue to Washington Street 50 De Anza Way San Carlos Avenue to Portola Avenue 25 !Portola Avenue to Alessandro Drive 30 Fairway Drive to Highway 111 35 Deep Canyon Road Highway 111 to Fred Waring Drive 45 Fred Waring Drive to Magnesia Falls Drive 40 Dinah Shore Drive Westerly City Limits to Monterey Avenue 50 Edgehill Drive Greene Way to Painters Path 30 El Paseo Highway 111 (West) to Highway 74 35 Highway 74 to Highway 111 (East) ( 35 Eldorado Drive Hovley Lane (East) to Frank Sinatra Drive 50 Fairway Drive Portola Avenue to Cook Street 25 Frank Sinatra Drive Monterey Avenue to Tamarisk Row Drive 55 Painters Path To Highway 111 NP(55) Highway 111 to Cook Street 45 Fred Waring Drive lCook Street to Warner Trail 50 Wamer Trail to Washington Street 50 Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue 55 Gerald Ford Drive Portola Avenue to Cook Street NP(65) (Cook Street to Frank Sinatra Drive NP(65) Grapevine Street +Highway 74 to Portola Avenue 30 Haystack Road Highway 74 to Portola Avenue 45 Portola Avenue to Water Way 45 Hovley Lane (East) Water Way to Eldorado Drive 45 Eldorado to Washington Street 50 Hovley Lane (West) Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue 50 Ironwood Street IVerba Santa Drive to San Luis Rey Avenue 30 Joshua Tree Street Grapevine Street to Tumbleweed Lane ' 30 Tumbleweed Lane to San Luis Rey Avenue 25 Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue 50 Magnesia Falls Drive Portola Avenue to Deep Canyon Road 35 Mesa View Drive !Highway 74 to Portola Avenue 40 Michigan Drive Kansas Street to Warner Trail lWamer I 25 Trail to Avenue of the States + 30 Highway 111 to Fred Waring Drive 40 Monterey Avenue Fred Waring Drive to Country Club Drive 50 Country Club Drive to Market Place 60 Market Place to 1-10 Freeway 50 NP(XX) - Street Section Not Posted 1 of 2 Recommended Change Speed Limit 35 35 30 50 55 50 50 25 30 35 45 40 50 30 35 35 50 25 55 25 45 55 50 55 55 50 30 45 45 50 50 50 30 30 25 50 35 40 25 30 40 50 60 50 +5 +5 +5 +5 Table 1 City of Palm Desert Citywide Survey to Extablish Traffic Speed Zones 2006 Speed Zone Recommendations Street Segment Posted Speed Recommended Change MPH Speed Limit New York Avenue Virginia Avenue to Connecticut Street 30 30 Oasis Club Drive Hovley Lane (East) to Country Club Drive 55 55 Ocotillo Drive Grapevine Street to El Paseo 35 35 Painters Path (East) Edgehill Drive to El Paseo 30 30 Painters Path (West) Highway 111 to Terminus NP(55) 25 Park View Drive Highway 111 to Monterey Avenue 45 45 Mesa View Drive to Grapevine 40 40 (Grapevine to Highway 111 I 35 I 35 Portola Avenue IHighway 111 to Magnesia Falls Drive I 40 I 40 IMagnesia Falls Drive to Country Club Drive 50 I 50 I (Country Club Drive to Frank Sinatra 55 I 55 I Frank Sinatra Drive to Gerald Ford Drive I 55 I 60 + 5 Sagewood Drive (Monterey Avenue to Country Club Drive 25 I 25 San Gorgonio Way (Monterey Avenue to San Pedro Avenue 25 I 25 ISan Pablo Avenue to San Carlos Avenue I 25 I 25 I San Luis Rey Avenue IIronwood Street to El Paseo I 30 I 30 I Highway 111 to San Gorgonio Way 25 I 35 I + 10 San Pablo Avenue San Gorgonio Way to Fred Waring Drive 35 I 35 Fred Waring Drive to Magnesia Falls Drive 35 I 40 I + 5 Shadow Mountain Drive IHighway 74 to Portola Avenue 30 I 30 Tamarisk Row Drive (Frank Sinatra Drive to Country Club Drive I 55 I 55 Tennessee Avenue California Drive (W) to Fred Waring Drive 'Highway 25 I 25 I Verba Santa Drive 74 to Tumbleweed Lane 25 I 25 Virginia Avenue ICalifornia Drive to Terminus NP(55) I 25 Warner Trail (Fred Waring Drive to Hovley Lane East I 30 I 30 Washington Street (Fred Waring Drive to 1-10 Freeway I 50 I 50 NP(XX) - Street Section Not Posted 2 of 2 1S NOI`JNIHSVM s ^V1J y -7 a3NaVM _ � Ln /1 a N - �b`vliva o p _ 4 QQ as amp s►s Vo a (A Lc) o un W P _ Z w O v) i Z U) X 00t%a0013 _ W a a0 00Va0073 + LO (a 1S - H003 L' Z N C7 IA - ISMOOO LU W J W faai NOANtI� d330 .` -j laOd C i �AV VIOIdOd• 0 J Q}' _ , 33AV VIO - - Z -- to 2: .9AV078VdNVS j Q W 9AV A3a31NOW I f i I t t DINAH SHORE DR Exhibit 2 Proposed Speed Zone i GERALID FORD DR !i,FRAIIK S I INA.TRAr' i C UNTR Ldi),'DR HO VLEY-LN W, HOVLEYLNE 1-"MAGNESIA FALLS DR PARKVIEW DR I j ii --, - all '0 IL 1�7 EL,�Ak' 14 A I N.D R Y D ----------- )0 D 0 YSTkCk RD'h, -------------- D 4 Z 10 I ; 0 a STATE HWY Ill MILES AVE k 1z N W+E S Proposed Speed Zones Changes F V Streets with Proposed Speed Limit Increases Streets Previously Un-Posted 0 0.5 1 2 Miles PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 8, 2006 Greenwood responded that commercial trucking was largely regulated by the State and Federal governments, although the City did have a few streets with time limits for commercial trucking. Mr. Vaka noted that the City of Indian Wells had a restriction on truck travel through that city; i.e., Fred Waring Drive. Mr. Greenwood responded that the City of Indian Wells established the program on Fred Waring Drive after the City of Palm Desert had done the same, and the reason Palm Desert established that program was the very close proximity of houses to Fred Waring with no sound walls or poor quality sound blockers. Mr. Vaka noted there was a similar situation with homes on Cook Street from Frank Sinatra to Country Club, which was all residential, all without sound walls, and all with houses backing up to Cook Street. Chairman Lebel noted this might be something for staff to look into. Mr. Greenwood added that the City currently had a project on Cook Street, which will include the necessary sound mitigation measures. Commissioner Larsh moved to, by Minute Motion, receive and file the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Statistics report for September 2006. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Nethery and carried by a 5-0 vote. E. Consideration of the Establishment of Speed Zones Citywide Mr. Diercks reviewed the staff report and offered to answer any questions. At the request of Chairman Lebel, he explained the speed survey process, noting that speed limits were posted at 85% of the average speeds. MR. BILL WINTERHALTER, Belmonte Estates, asked when the survey was done, and Mr. Diercks responded that it was conducted in August 2005. Mr. Winterhalter expressed concern with traffic on Cook Street between Frank Sinatra and Country Club, most specifically the speed of traffic, designation of Cook Street as a truck route, and stopping distance of the large trucks. He was also concerned with vehicles turning onto Cook Street from the various housing developments such as The Lakes, Desert Falls, Montecito, etc. He felt increasing the speed limit would result in more collisions, and he suggested it be dropped from 55 to 45 miles per hour. Chairman Lebel noted that without speed surveys and designation of speed limits, law enforcement cannot effectively use radar and cite violators, as the cases could be thrown out of court due to not having the survey to back it up. 4 PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 8, 2006 Mr. Winterhalter asked whether the Police Department could track how many citations are issued on Cook Street during a certain period of time. Captain Thetford responded that the Police Department tries to hit every large arterial street in the City at least once a month. The Public Safety Commission receives monthly totals of citations, but they are not street -specific; however, he did have the ability to break the information down by street. MR. GREG VAKA noted that the City was currently considering narrowing the lanes on Cook Street between Frank Sinatra and Country Club by eliminating the bicycle lane and expanding the existing two lanes to three lanes. In addition, the recommendation was to increase the speed limits. He was concerned with that as well as the truck traffic and felt this was a disaster waiting to happen. He felt the speed limit should be 45 miles per hour the full length of Cook Street from Frank Sinatra to Fred Waring. MR. JOHN GRANT, Montecito, agreed with Mr. Vaka and Mr. Winterhalter. He said there was a lot of both general traffic and truck traffic on Cook Street in the mornings, and the biggest violator of speed and noise was the Burrtec trucks. He felt these vehicles caused a big maintenance problem for the City due to the rippling of the roads from the weight of the trucks. He was concerned about safety, especially in the early morning and late afternoon hours, with the trucks using Cook Street as an on and off ramp for the freeway. He also felt that having 45 miles per hour on one side of Country and 50-55 miles per hour on the other side did not make sense. He asked that the City seriously reconsider increasing the speed limits. He also felt this was a decision that should be made on the local level rather than by the State of California. MRS. ANN VAKA, resident of Desert Falls, noted that she had actually seen vehicles traveling south on Cook Street become airborne after hitting the dip at Country Club. In addition, she asked why the City would conduct speed tests in August, which is the slowest time of the year, and felt they should be done when the snow birds are back. Mr. Baka stated that a petition had been submitted in March 2006, signed by approximately 215 residents, suggesting that the City consider slowing the traffic down, keep the two lanes and bicycle lane, put up a sign stating that Jake brakes cannot be used by the large trucks because of the residential area, give Burrtec some kind of incentive to move its yard from its current location to an area 5 PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 8, 2006 some place else in the City where it would be more convenient to the freeway, etc. Mr. Greenwood stated that staff was in a tough position with regard to speed limits. Unfortunately, speed zones are barely a local control issue. The City is regulated at both the State and National level. If the City is going to enforce with radar, it has to follow detailed procedures set forth by the State. He said the speed limit established has to be based on the 85th percentile of the actual traffic on those streets. When the Sheriffs Department uses radar to enforce the speed limits, if the City does not follow these guidelines, an officer may not present radar evidence against the speeder; if he does, the officer is breaking the law. If the City abandons speed enforcement on any given street, the speed limit will actually increase. Staff's recommendation was that the Public Safety Commission forward a recommendation to the City Council that it follow these guidelines so the City's enforcement program can be found to be valid and substantial and would withstand the challenge in court. Chairman Lebel noted it was his recollection that Mr. Greenwood had made a report to the Commission relative to the number of houses on a street within a given segment being part of the criteria for designating speed zones. Mr. Greenwood responded that this particular issue was when the City found itself at odds with the Vehicle Code, which says that any street with 13 houses or more in a quarter mile on one side was a residential street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. On the other hand, if that street was wider than 40 feet or longer than a quarter mile, radar has to be used to enforce that. With that criteria, the houses must be fronting on that street. Commissioner Nethery asked whether the State law said radar cannot legally be used to enforce a speed limit if the limit was lower or higher than the 85th percentile. Mr. Greenwood agreed. He said it used to 5 mile per hour increments below the 85th percentile, but it has recently been changed to "the nearest 5 mile per hour." For example, if the 85" percentile resulted in a speed limit of 48 miles per hour, the City used to round it down to 45 miles per hour, but now it must be rounded up to 50. He said this was the law, and if the City did not follow it, the judge would not only throw that particular citation out but would also invalidate the speed zone program. He added that police officers were required to present the evidence at every trial. 0 PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 8, 2006 Mayor Ferguson noted that he had been working on this issue for ten years, and the most important thing he had learned was that most people do not follow speed limit signs. They look at how wide the road is, how clear the visibility is, how straight the road is, etc. He noted that the reason for the speed studies is so that law enforcement can cite the 15% of the people who are driving over the limit and be able to take them to court. The counterintuitive thing would be to lower the speed limit under the belief that people are going to actually read the sign and follow the speed limit. While it was very difficult for the City to raise speed limits, experience showed that unless the surveys were done and the limits set at the 85th percentile, they could not be adequately enforced. Upon question by Mr. Grant as to why the study was done in August, Mayor Ferguson responded that if the surveys are done in the off season when are were fewer people, the statistical data is such that there will be a lower speed survey. If done in high season when there are a lot more people here, the average speed would be faster, and the 85" percentile would also be higher. Commissioner Nethery stated that while the Commission was sympathetic to the concerns of the residents, the problem was in deciding what to do: 1) Lower the speed limit below the 85th percentile mandated by the State and not be able to use radar which, in the long run, would result in people driving faster because the limit could not be enforced with radar; or 2) set the limit at the 85th percentile as required by I aw so that the Police Department can use radar and try to step up enforcement. He said that was the tradeoff that the City was stuck with, and there were problems with both options. Mr. Greenwood noted that enforcement was the key, and the City of Palm Desert was fortunate to have the best traffic enforcement group in the Coachella Valley. The City had the resources to respond when complaints and issues like this arise. Captain Thetford noted that the Police Department's enforcement program was driven in part by collision data, where collisions are occurring. Another part of that enforcement program was based on public comment, and the Police Department could not do its job without public input. He said representatives attended meetings of the City Council, Public Safety Commission, etc., and concerns raised at those meetings about traffic drove them to do the enforcement programs. He added that the Police Department was completely accessible to the public. This included having a 7 PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 8, 2006 website, pal mdesertpolice.org, where citizens could type in their concerns about traffic and anything else in the City, and the Department would look into those issues and respond. Upon question by Commissioner Nethery as to the impact of setting speed limits at less than the amount recommended by the speed survey, Lt. Thetford responded that it would take an extremely effective tool out of the hands of law enforcement, as they would not be able to use radar to enforce the limit. Mr. Vaka suggested lowering the speed limit to 45 miles per hour just between Frank Sinatra and Country Club on Cook Street. Lt. Thetford noted that he would not recommend an artery street like Cook Street having a section where the Police Department could not use radar to enforce the speed limit. He felt it was very important to have the speed survey in Palm Desert, and he felt the Police Department should be able to effectively use all of the tools available to enforce the speed limits. Commissioner Nethery said he felt this would be counter- productive. Commissioner Nethery moved to, by Minute Motion, concur with staffs recommendation to City Council to establish speed zones on streets throughout the City. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Larsh and carried by a 5-0 vote. Mrs. Gilligan noted that this matter would be before the City Council at its meeting of December 14, 2006, and a draft set of minutes from this Public Safety Commission meeting would accompany that report. VII. CONTINUED BUSINESS A. Update on Video Surveillance Pilot Program (continued from the meeting of September 14, 2006) Ms. Scully noted the staff report in the packets and offered to answer any questions. Rec: Action: VIII. OLD BUSINESS 14 MEETING DATE 49 147 -0 . CITY OF PALM DESER �, G�oNTlr TO / iii PAS$ED To 2ND READING 1 ((—o PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Adopt Ordinance No.1130 , Rescinding Prior Ordinances As Listed And Establishing Speed Zones On Streets Throughout the City SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E. Director of Public Works NOTIFICATIONS: Bruce Harry, Director of Public Works City of Rancho Mirage 69825 Highway 111 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Lawrence Tai, County Traffic Engineer County of Riverside 4080 Lemon Street, 8TH Floor Riverside, CA 92501 Tim Jonasson, City Engineer City of La Quinta P.O. Box 1504 La Quinta, CA 92253 Tim Wassil, Public Works Director City of Indian Wells 44-950 Eldorado Drive Indian Wells, CA 92210 DATE: December 14, 2006 CONTENTS: Table 1 — Speed Recommendations Exhibit 1 — Existing Speed Zones Exhibit 2 — Proposed Speed Zone Recommendations Safety Commission 11-08-06 Preliminary Minutes Pages 4-8 Ordinance Recommendation: Concur with the recommendation of staff and the Public Safety Commission and adopt Ordinance No. 1130 , rescinding prior ordinances and establishing speed zones on streets throughout the City. Establish Speed Zones Page 2of3 December 14, 2006 Discussion: Section 22358 of the California Vehicle Code allows cities to establish, by ordinance, speed zones on local streets. Speeds established by ordinance must be supported by an Engineering and Traffic Study, and a new speed study must be performed every five years in order for a speed zone to remain valid. Without the support of a proper Engineering and Traffic Study, the enforcement agency is unable to use radar to enforce a posted speed, which may lead to disregard of posted speeds by the motoring public. The report entitled "City of Palm Desert - Citywide Survey to Establish Traffic Speed Zones" has been completed to satisfy the Engineering and Traffic Study requirements. The report provides a detailed analysis of all roadway segments with posted speeds throughout the City. The objective of the analysis is to review the adequacy of existing speed limits and to provide recommendations for new posted speeds by examining the various roadway characteristics that contribute to the establishment of appropriate speed limits. A summary of the existing posted speed limits and the recommended speed zones as presented in the Citywide Survey to Establish Traffic Speed Zones report are shown in Table 1 attached to this staff report. Findings of the report indicate that a large majority of the posted speed limits in Palm Desert are appropriate and should remain as is, with the noted exceptions. The report has identified seven roadway segments where speed limit increases are recommended: Street Cook Street Country Club Drive Fred Waring Drive Hovley Lane East Portola Avenue San Pablo Avenue San Pablo Avenue Segment Fred Waring Dr to Country Club Dr Monterey Avenue to Portola Avenue Cook Street to Warner Trail Water Way to Eldorado Drive Frank Sinatra Dr to Gerald Ford Dr Highway 111 to San Gorgonio Way Fred Waring Dr to Magnesia Falls Existing 45 45 50 45 55 25 35 Recommended Change 50 + 5 50 + 5 55 + 5 50 + 5 60 + 5 35 + 10 40 + 5