City Council

14. ADOPTION OF THE FOCUSED LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CITY GOAL OF\nZERO TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND A REDUCTION IN SERIOUS INJURIES\nRESULTING FROM TRAFFIC COLLISIONS BY THE YEAR 2035 (Transportation Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1)\nFind that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State\nCEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA\nonly applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment;\n(2)\nAdopt the Final Draft Pasadena Local Roadway Safety Action Plan (LRSAP) as a final document that prioritizes transportation safety\nprojects and identifies a subset of City roadways as Safety Corridors; and\n(3)\nAdopt a resolution establishing a City goal for zero traffic fatalities and a reduction in serious injuries resulting from traffic collisions by\n2035.\nRecommendation of the Transportation Advisory Commission: Department of Transportation (DOT) staff presented the Final Draft Local\nRoadway Safety Action Plan (LRSAP) to the Transportation Advisory Commission\n(TAC) on September 25, 2025. Following a discussion of the plan, TAC unanimously supported the LRSAP, supported the establishment of a\ngoal to eliminate traffic fatalities and reduce serious injuries within the City by 2035 and\nrecommended adoption of the LRSAP by City Council.\nRecommendation of the Municipal Services Committee: City staff presented the Final Draft LRSAP to the Municipal Services Committee (MSC)\non October 14, 2025. Committee members expressed concerns about the\nLRSAP setting project prioritization framework Citywide. While the LRSAP priority projects are prioritized based on the selection criteria\nestablished for SS4A and other similar state and regional program priorities, the LRSAP\npriority list does not encompass all safety-related projects that are citywide priorities for which other funding sources could be pursued. As a\nresult, the committee recommended the report title be changed from LRSAP to Focused\nLRSAP to reflect the purpose of the grant-specific requirements and not replace other City transportation safety priorities, such as the Capital\nImprovement Program.\nAdditionally, committee members recommended an extension of the project limits of previously adopted projects on Washington Boulevard to\ninclude the full extent of the corridor. A motion supporting the staff recommendation with\nthe modifications identified above was approved by the committee. These recommended changes are reflected in the Focused LRSAP.