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COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
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REQUEST: CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE ACTION
ON AB 766 (KREKORIAN) AT ITS MEETING OF APRIL 28, 2009.
DATE: May 21, 2009
CONTENTS: AB 766 Language
RECOMMENDATION:
By Minute Motion, concur with the action taken by the Legislative Review Committee at its
meeting of April 28, 2009, and direct staff to prepare a letter of support for the Mayor's signature
with regard to AB 766 (Krekorian) relative to speed limits.
BACKGROUND:
Existing law permits a local authority to increase or decrease a prima facie speed limit on any
street based on an engineering and traffic study. If passed, AB 766 would allow local authorities
to obtain a prima facie speed limit on any street, other than a State Highway, if the local authority
makes a finding after a public hearing that a higher speed limit is not the most appropriate
solution for the orderly movement of traffic upon a street, and does not promote a safe
environment for the neighborhood or pedestrians. Public safety is always paramount in meeting
the needs of the City's residents and visitors and the intent of this bill has our support.
Therefore, Legislative Review Committee recommends that the City Council support AB 766
and direct staff to prepare a letter stating that position to appropriate legislators and committees
for the Mayor's signature.
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PATRICIA SCULLY, CFEE cr
SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST
SHEILA R. GILLIG
ACM/COMMUNITY SE" CES
PAUL GIBSON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CITY TREASURER
WOHLMUTH
MANAGER
CITY COUNC!LA5TION
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AB 766 Assembly Bill - INTRODUCED
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BILL NUMBER: AB 766 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Krekorian
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
An act to add Section 22358.2 to the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 766, as introduced, Krekorian. Vehicles: speed limits.
Existing law permits a local authority to decrease or increase a
prima facie speed limit on any street, other than a state highway,
based on an engineering and traffic survey, and for enforcement
purposes requires that survey to be redone after a certain number of
years.
This bill would allow a local authority retain a prima facie speed
limit on any street, other than a state highway, if the local
authority makes a finding, after a public hearing, that a higher
speed limit is not the most appropriate for the orderly movement of
traffic upon the street and does not promote a safe environment for
the neighborhood or pedestrians.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State -mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 22358.2 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
22358.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section, 40802, a local authority
may retain a prima facie speed limit that is provided by this code or
by local ordinance under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a) of Section 22352, or established under Section 22354,
22357, 22358, or 22358.3 on any street other than a state highway,
if the local authority makes a finding, after a public hearing, that
a higher speed limit is not the most appropriate for the orderly
movement of traffic upon the street and does not promote a safe
environment for the neighborhood or pedestrians.
(b) If a local authority makes a finding pursuant to subdivision
(a), the prima facie speed limit does not have to be rejustified by
an engineering and traffic survey as provided in Section 40802.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0751-0800/ab 766_bill_20090226_introduced.... 4/3/2009