Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-065 APPROVING THE CITY OF CARSON LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN
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I. SUMMARY
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has established a program for cities to prepare a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) to identify safety needs and recommend projects to address these needs. LRSPs are intended to help local roadway owners contribute to the goals of Caltrans' statewide Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) by focusing on local-level concerns. An LRSP provides a framework for organizing stakeholders to identify, analyze, and prioritize roadway safety modifications on local roads.
The City of Carson retained the services of KOA Corporation (KOA) to work with City Staff to complete the Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP). This LRSP provides a broad safety analysis that was conducted for the entire City. An LRSP analyzes collision data, assesses infrastructure deficiencies through an inventory of roadway system elements, and identifies roadway safety solutions on a City-wide basis. The LRSP framework and process was created by the State to help local agencies develop safety projects that can be submitted for funding by the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). HSIP funding eligibility requires an LRSP or equivalent plans such as a Vision Zero Plan or Systemic Safety Analysis Report. This report has been prepared per Caltrans LRSP guidelines and the Caltrans Local Roadway Safety Manual (LRSM) version 1.6 dated April 2022. This LRSP was approved by the Public Works Commission at the May 8, 2023, meeting.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Plan to provide a roadmap for City traffic improvements and maintain eligibility to receive HSIP funds in the future.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following action:
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 23-065, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY O...
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