HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2010-262RESOLUTION 2010 — 262
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO APPROVE RESTRIPING OF
EAST 8TH STREET BETWEEN PALM AVENUE AND HARBISON AVENUE
FROM FOUR TRAVEL LANES TO THREE TRAVEL LANES WITH
LEFT -TURN LANES AT INTERSECTIONS TO ENHANCE TRAFFIC SAFETY,
MAINTAIN PARKING, REDUCE CUT -THROUGH TRAFFIC, AND
PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH PLANNED TRAFFIC CALMING
AND SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS ON EAST 8TH STREET,
WEST OF PALM AVENUE TO HARBOR DRIVE
WHEREAS, as part of National City's General Plan Update, 8th Street has been
identified as a "Community Corridor" to enhance pedestrian safety and access, provide traffic
calming and streetscape elements, and promote walkability; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to redevelop 8th Street into a true Community Corridor, the
City applied for and was successfully awarded funding through the following three competitive
grant programs:
1. TransNet Smart Growth Incentive Program: $2 Million grant award with
$500,000 in City matching funds and $2 Million in leveraged funds;
2. Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program: $900,000 grant award with
$130,000 in City matching funds and $200,000 in leveraged funds;
3. State Safe Routes to School Program: $450,000 grant award with $150,000 in
City matching funds and $500,000 in leveraged funds; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to utilize these grant projects to deliver traffic calming,
streetscape, and pedestrian safety enhancements on 8th Street from Harbor Drive to Palm Avenue
by reducing the roadway cross-section from four travel lanes to two travel lanes with tum lanes at
the intersections between National City Boulevard and Highland Avenue, and reduce from four
travel lanes to three travel lanes (one westbound and two eastbound) with turn lanes at the
intersections between Highland Avenue and Palm Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of National
City hereby authorizes the City Engineer to approve the restriping of East 8th Street between Palm
Avenue and Harbison Avenue from four travel lanes to three travel lanes (one westbound and two
eastbound) with left -turn lanes at the intersections to enhance traffic safety, maintain parking,
reduce cut -through traffic, and provide consistency with planned traffic calming and safety
enhancements on East 8th Street, west of Palm Avenue to Harbor Drive.
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Resolution No. 2010 — 262
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of Novembel 2010.
on Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST
ael R. Dalla, ity Clerk
• 'PROVED A JTO FORM:
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City Attorne
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
November 23, 2010 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Sotelo-Solis, Van Deventer, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City CI rk of the City 2 National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-262 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on November 23, 2010.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy