City Council

20. CONSIDERATION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE RE-ADOPTING THE\nPRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS IN THE CITY – F96-33, F2M14-9, O2M24-4840\nThe City of Alhambra’s Public Works Department completed an Engineering and Traffic\nSurvey (Speed Survey) for 88 street segments citywide and prepared the City of Alhambra\n2023/2024 Engineering and Traffic Survey, which the City Council approved and adopted\nat its August 26, 2024 meeting. The purpose of an engineering and traffic survey is to\nestablish updated speed limits that can be legally enforced using radar at pre-determined\nlocations. Engineering and traffic surveys can be an enforceable document for a maximum\nof 14 years as long as there have not been any significant changes in roadway or traffic\nconditions, including, but not limited to, changes in adjoining property or land use, roadway\nwidth, or traffic volumes (for example a traffic signal, road diet, bike lanes, road widening,\netc.). States and local agencies should conduct engineering studies at least once every 5,\n7 or 14 years, in compliance with the California Vehicle Code (CVC Section 40802) to\nreevaluate non-statutory speed limits on segments of their roadways. On September 9,\n2024, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. O2M24-4839, updating the prima facie\nspeed limits set forth in Chapter 11.08 based upon the 2023/2024 speed survey. At that\nmeeting it was noted that some of the existing provisions of Chapter 11.08 appeared to\nbe internally inconsistent. The proposed ordinance eliminates the references to prior\nordinances and replaces the speed limit tables with lists of street segments set forth in the\n2023-2024 survey to ensure internal consistency.\n9\n10-14-24\nRecommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its first reading the\nfollowing ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M24-4840: An Ordinance of the Alhambra City Council\namending Chapter 11.08 of the Alhambra Municipal Code to re-adopt prima\nfacie speed limits in the City\nwhich ordinance shall return for a second reading and adoption at the next Council\nmeeting on October 28, 2024.