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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11291988 - 2.1 TO: <, BOkRD OF SUPERVISORS 001 ,GROIN: PHIL BATCHELOR Vwra County Administrator IJwa DATE'. November 4, 1988coury SUBJECT AMENDED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH' THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR RADAR ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND .JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: AUTHORIZE Chair to execute amended Memorandum of Understanding with the California Highway Patrol providing for further implementation of a radar enforcement program in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County and DIRECT County Administrator and Public Works Director to take necessary steps to effectuate program. FISCAL IMPACT: The expanded radar program, will require the purchase of 20 _additional radar units for use by the California Highway Patrol and will require two additional clerks and related expenses in the Municipal Courts in order to process the traffic citations. These costs are estimated at approximately $60,.000 for one time start-up costs including equipment and approximately $80,000 on an annual basis for staffing and operational costs. These expenditures will be paid for by fine revenue from traffic citations. Thus, this expanded .program will not be a burden to the County general fund. BACKGROUND AND REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS: On April 15, 1986, your Board authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Highway Patrol providing for the implementation of a Radar Enforcement Program in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. That radar plan involved 31 roadways in the unincorporated portions of Contra Costa County. An initial evaluation by the Highway Patrol indicates . a 10% reduction in average speed and a 20% reduction in reportable accidents (includes deaths and injuries). The Highway Patrol has proposed that an additional 26 roadways be added to the existing plan. This expansion includes 6 roadways that have inclusions of 55 mph totally within radar beats and have been suggested as roadways on which the Highway Patrol should use the entire surveyed road as a target road, including the 55 mph zone. . None of these .are freeways. Roadwav Length of Inclusion Lone Tree Way .9 miles Marsh Creek Road 10.4 miles Port Chicago Highway 1.8 miles SR-4 8.4 miles . San Pablo Dam Road 5.6 miles Walnut Boulevard 1.6 miles CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: __� YES SIGNATURE; _ X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF © R COMMITTEE _ APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S1' ACTION OF BOARD ON November 29, 1985 APkIROVED AS RECOMrA7;4OEO X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT '""" } AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES; NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: ATTESTED y+�t _o��! l9 f CAO-Justice System Programs - — California Highway. Patrol PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Sheriff-Coroner SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Public Works Municipal Court Administrator-Rov Chiesa BY ,DEPUTY M382/7-83 - i Radar Enforcement Program 2 November 4, 1988 In addition, the proposal would add 20 additional roadways to the original radar list of target roads. These roadways accounted for 155 reportable collisions in 1987 and are major roadways within the County. The enforcement efforts of the Highway Patrol are significantly hampered by its inability to enforce the speed limit safely using conventional methods. These additional roadways are: 1. Alhambra Valley Road 11. Kirker Pass Road 2. Balfour Road 12. Lone Tree Way 3. Bear Creek Road 13. Magnolia Way 4. Bollinger Canyon Road 14. Mountain View Boulevard 5. Byron Highway 15. O'Hara Avenue 6. Camino Tassajara 16. San Pablo Avenue 7. Center Avenue 17. Sellers Avenue 8. Crockett Boulevard 18. Teakwood Drive 9. Crow Canyon Road 19. Waterfront Road 10. Cummings Skyway 20. Blum Road The Public Works Department has substantially completed the required traffic and engineering surveys and is prepared to complete the sign posting.