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C. 6

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	June 22, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Establish speed limit on Taylor Boulevard (Road No. 3552A), Pleasant Hill area.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/22/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Monish Sen, 925.313.2187

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 22, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RESCIND Traffic Resolution No. 2008/4274, and ADOPT Traffic Resolution No. 2021/4502 to establish a speed limit of 50 miles per hour (mph) on Taylor Boulevard (Road No. 3552A), which extends from Pleasant Hill Road (Road No. 3651A) to the Pleasant Hill City Limit (approximately 150 feet south of Twinview Place), as recommended by the Public Works Director, Pleasant Hill area. (District V)

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

Taylor Boulevard is classified as a major arterial roadway by the Federal Highway Administration. Such a classification requires that the speed limit be set according to standards established by the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) and California Vehicle Code (CVC) 22358, if the speed limit is to be set lower than the prima facie speed limit of 65 mph. This requires an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) to be conducted to establish an appropriate speed limit.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On 5/11/2021 an E&TS was conducted according to established traffic engineering practices on a section of Taylor Boulevard. Based on the results of the E&TS, the Traffic Engineer recommends establishing a 50 mph speed limit on Taylor Boulevard, beginning at Pleasant Hill Road and extending north to the Pleasant Hill city limit (just south of Twinview Place).

This Board of Supervisors action will also rescind Traffic Resolution No. 2008/4274, which set the current 55 mph speed limit on Taylor Boulevard.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Law enforcement will not be able to enforce the speed limit on Taylor Boulevard.