AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 10/17/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration to adopt Resolution No. 2018-112, documenting approval of an existing traffic barrier gate prohibiting entry to and exit from San Ramon Drive and authorizing it to remain in place pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 21101(f).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2018-112, documenting approval of an existing traffic barrier gate prohibiting entry to and exit from San Ramon Drive and authorizing it to remain in place pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 21101(f).
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ANALYSIS:
In 1990, residents of the Montenero Community sent several complaints to the City concerning speeding and traffic volumes cutting through their neighborhood to access Green River Road from Dominguez Ranch Road. The complaints were reviewed and discussed at the March 21, 1990, City Council meeting. During that meeting, staff illustrated the problems expressed in the complaints and several residents communicated their specific traffic safety concerns to the City Council. The City Council directed the item be brought back for action at the April 4, 1990, City Council meeting. Subsequently, City Council approved the installation of a traffic barrier on San Ramon Drive due to health and safety concerns related to traffic and instructed staff to realign San Ramon Drive with a double cul-de-sac and appropriate no more than $10,000 towards the construction of an automatic gate.
After this action, staff worked with the developer, Pacer Homes, to design and construct a modified double cul-de-sac with an automatic sliding gate for emergency vehicle access purposes on San Ramon Drive. Partial funding for the San Ramon gate project was ratified by City Council on November 18, 1992, when $10,000.00 was authorized to be transferred from the T...
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