***RESOLUTION - Exempting Applications for Speed Humps on Local Streets Adjacent to Public and Private K-12 School Campuses from Certain Requirements of Resolution No. 2022-035 (Residential Street Speed Hump Policy) (Subject to Mayor Veto)

REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember District 1, City Council BY: LAURA RIOS, Chief of Staff District 1, City Council SUBJECT ..Title ***RESOLUTION – Exempting Applications for Speed Humps on Local Streets Adjacent to Public and Private K-12 School Campuses from Certain Requirements of Resolution No. 2022-035 (Residential Street Speed Hump Policy) (Subject to Mayor Veto) ..Body RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution exempting qualifying applications submitted by public and private K-12 schools for speed humps on local streets immediately adjacent to school property from specified provisions of the City’s Residential Street Speed Hump Policy (Resolution No. 2022-035) and establishing those applications as the highest priority category for funding and installation, subject to applicable engineering, safety, operational, and funding requirements EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proposed resolution is to improve the process by which schools may seek traffic calming measures on streets bordering their campuses. The City’s current Residential Street Speed Hump Policy requires substantial neighborhood petition support before an application may proceed. Although appropriate for many residential requests, that process does not fully account for the distinct traffic conditions and pedestrian activity associated with school campuses. The proposed resolution would permit the governing body of a public or private K-12 school, or its authorized representative, to apply for speed humps on a local street immediately adjacent to the school’s property without meeting the policy’s neighborhood support thresholds. It would also waive two specified roadway eligibility provisions and assign qualifying school applications to the highest priority for funding and installation. The resolution does not authorize automatic installation; all remaining applicable eligibility and engineering safeguards continue to govern each request. BACKGROUND On October 28, 2021, the City Council rescinded the 2006 Pavement Undulation Policy, which had prohibited the installation of new speed humps on City streets, and directed staff to establish a replacement policy. On February 10, 2022, the Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-035, establishing the Residential Street Speed Hump Policy and procedures for requesting and evaluating installations. Under the current policy, an application must demonstrate support from at least 75 percent of the addresses surveyed and at least 60 percent of the addresses occupied along the affected block. These thresholds can present a procedural barrier when the request originates from a school seeking to address traffic conditions immediately outside its campus. Schools serve students, families, employees, and visitors whose use of the surrounding streets may not be reflected in a neighborhood petition. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS This item is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act LOCAL PREFERENCE Local preference was not considered because this project does not include a bid or award of a construction or service contract. Local preference, if applicable, will be considered at the time of contract award. FISCAL IMPACT N/A. Attachment: Resolution