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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - November 4, 1987 (48)APPROVED FOR AREA OF WOODBRIDGiE MIDDLE SCHOOL CC -24(b) CC -43 CC -45(a) CC -48(a) rTTY CCWI�r)r MCCT'A!P NOVEMREQ=. 4, 1987 This agenda item was introduced by City Manager Peter-_-_ The following staff report was given by Public Works director Ronsko: In the spring of 1987, the Lodi Unified School District (LUSD) requested the Public Works Department install a crosswalk and conduct an adult crossing guard study ,t Lower Sacramento Road and Eilers Lane. At the June 3, 1987 Council r*eeting, City Council approved the instal'ation of three crosswalks in the area and directed staff to re-evaluate the need for an adult crossing gtfard in the fall of 1987. Recently, Turner Road from Lower Sacramento Road to Mills Avenue has been widened and re -striped for four travel lanes. A traffic signal is under construction at Lower wcramento Road/Turner Road. Staff performed the necessary studies for ai, adult crossing guard in accordance with the guidelines adopted by Caltrans. The guidelines require that at least ap elementary school pedestrians (including student bicyclists) use the crossing while doing to or from school each of an, two hours daily. An exhibit was presented which indicated , the vehicle and pedestrian counts for Lower Sacramento Road!Eilers Lane and Low -r Sacramento Road/Turner Road. The counts do not meet the minimums required by Caltrans. The City of Lodi's crossing guard agreement with the LUSD states that the City has a statutory duty to reimburse the School District for costs of employing school crossing guards if the requisite criteria are met. The primary criterion is the data shall be measured against the warrants of the Traffic Manual published and adopted by Caltrans. Since this criterion is not met, the City staff cannot recommend reimbursing the LUSD for costs of an adult crossing guard. This type of funding comes }m the City's street maintenance accounts. However, th 0 can employ an adult crossing guard at these loc.. with LUSD f, nding. o i?c?? � rV� ~t:: %o str -c ll, it`4'^ t t� C5: Y anS criteria. 1�4^ce t minimums ar met 3t !_ower lacran.ent.o Road/ Ei 1E—S ? a n ir. the im,orrf n q aJ d Lowervacramert- Rc-a !Timer t7`.`ad in th'` . a° f t e, rn, nr�i?�Y ��e .i, `.,''u i1 ;.i in, :?YY -0 -VE-. a guard on that {oasis. During the traffic count,, staff ohserved many bicyclists are not abiding by the traffic laws. Staff suggests the Woodbridge toddle School staff work closely with the Police Department in educating the students. F lengthy discussion followed with questions being directed to staff. Mr. Bob Gross, Vice Principal, Woodbridge Middic School, spoke in favor of the crossing guard. On ;notion of Council Member Snider, Reid second, Council approved the placing of a crossing guard in the subject area at the City's expense. or: I PUBLIC WOPKS T0: FROM: MEETING GATE: AGENDA TITLE: ratXXT•X—C r-t'►COUNCIL Tji110? a City Council City Manager November 4, 11987 Review Adult Crossing Guard Study in the Vicinity of Woodbridge Middle School RECOMMENDED ACTION: None. BACKGROUND INFORMATIOP�: In the spring of 1987, the Lodi Unified School District �LUSG requested the Public Works Department install a crosswalk and conduct an adult crossing guard study at Lower Sacramento Road and Eilers Lane. At the June 3, 198; Council meeting, City Council approved the installation of three crosst:aiks in the area and directed staff to re-evaluate the need for an adult crossing guard in the fall of 1987. Recently, Turner Road from Lower Sacramento Road to Mills Avenue has been widened and restriped for four travel lanes. A traffic signal is under construction at Lower Sacramento Road/Turner Road. Staff performed the necessary studies for an adult crossing guard in accordance with the guidelines adopted by Caltrans Exhibit A). The guidelines require that at least 40 elementary school pedestrians (including student bicyclists) use the crossing while going to or from school each of any two hours daily. Exhibit B presents the vehicle and pedestrian counts for Lower Sacramento Road/Eilers Lane and LGwer Sacramento Road/Turner Road. The counts do not meet the minimums required by Caltrans. The City of Lodi's crossing guard agreement with the LUSD states that the City has a statutory duty to reimburse the School District for costs of employing school crossing guards if the requisite criteria are met. The primary criterion is the data shall be measured against the warrants of the Traffic Manual published and adopted by Caltrans. Since this criterion is not met, the City staff cannot recommend reimbursing the LUSD for costs of an adult crossing guard. This type of funding comes from vhe City's street maintenance accounts. However, the LUSD can employ an adult crossing guard at these locations with LUSD funding. Council does not have to strictly follow the Caltrans criteria. Since the minimums are met at Lower Sacramento Road/Eilers Lane in the morning and Lower Sacramento Road/Turner Road in the afternoon, the Council may approve a guard on that basis. APPROVED: nater P} LE NO. CCROSS2/TXTW.02M October 23, 1987 City Council N, veipber u i P? r Page During the traffic count, staff observed many bicyclists are not abiding by the traffic laws. Staff suggests the Woodbridge Middle School staff work closely with the Police Department in educating the students. r /lack L. Ronsko Publi Works Director t /PJF/ma Attachment cc: Street Superintendent Police Chief Woodbridge School, Attention: Bob Gross San Joaquin County Public works, Attention: Ben Marraccini Lodi Unified School District, Attention: George Ellis CCROSS2/TXTw.02M October 23, 1987 -%,h b A 103_6 SCHOOL AREA PEDESTRIAN SAFETY Traffic Manual S497S As noted in Section 10-x.3.4, an adequate crossing gap in approaching traffic shculd occur randomly at an average rate of at least once each minute during the school crossing periods. 10-4)8.1 General 10-07.4 Special Conditions A School Safety Patrol shall not be assigned where inadequate stopping sight distance prevails, unless flashing yellow beacons are installed for operation during School Crossing hours. Adulf Crossing Guard 10-08 Adult Crossing Guards are a supplemental tech- nique and not a traffic control device. They may be assigned (CVC 2815) at designated school crossings, to assist elementary school pedestrians at specified hours when going to or from school. The following suggested policy for their assignment applies only to crossings serving elementary school pedestrians on the "Suggested Route to School." An Adult Crossing Gaud should be considered when: 1. Special problems exist which make it necessary to assist elementary school pedestrians in cross- ing the street, such as at an unusually complicat- ed intersection with frequent turning move- ments and high vehicular speeds; or 2. A change in the school crossing location, is immi- nent but prevailing conditions require school crossing supervision for a limited time and it is infeasible to install another form of control for a temporary period. 10-08.2 Warrants for Adult 'Crossing Guards Adult Crossing Guards normally are assigned where official supervision of elementary school pedestrians is desirable while they cross a public highway on the "Suggested Route to School", and at least 40 elementary school pedestrians for each of any two hours daily use the crossing while going to or from school. Adult crossing guards may be war- ranted under the following conditions: I. At uncontrolled crossings where there is no al- 10-09.1 General ternate controlled crossing within 600 feet; and a. in urban areas where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 350 in each of any two daily hours during which 40 or more school pede- strians cross while going to or from school; or b. In rural areas where the vehicular traffic vol- ume exceeds 3M in each of any two daily hours during which 30 or more school pede- strians cross while going to or from school. Whenever the critical approach speed ex- ceeds 40 mph, the warrants for rural areas should be applied. 2- At stop sign controlled crossings a. Where the vehicular traffic volume on undi- vid«cd highways of four or more lanes exceeds 500 per hour during any period when the school pedestrians are going to or from school. 3. At traffic signal --controlled crossings: a. Where the number of vehicular turning movements through the school crosswalk ex- ceeds 300 per hour while school pedestrians are going to or from school. b. Where there are ciraxastances not nor- mally present at a signalized intersection, such as crosswalks more than 80 feet long with no intermediate refuge, or an abnor- mally high proportion of large commercial vehicles. Pedestrian Separation Structures 10-09 Pedestrian Separation Structures eliminate vehic- ular -pedestrian conflicts but are necessarily limited to selected locations where the safety benefits clearly balance the public investment. Separation structures are supplemental techniques for providing school pedestrian safety and are not traffir control devices. 10-M.2 Warrants Pedestrian Separation Structures should be consid- ered where the following conditions are fulfilled. 1. The prevailing conditions that require a school pedestrian crossing must be sufficiently perma- nent to justify the separation structure; and 2. The location must be on the "Suggested Route to School- at an uncontrolled intersection or midblock location along a freeway, expressway or major arterial street where the width, traffic speed and volume make it undesirable for pede- strians to cross; and Cl �i C 4----108 8,3P; (08,00 Q1 a TABLE Q= �M TURNER RD 44ivoj j CROSSWALK TYPE Of t rntn9 O13,OPi(48,OP)----s Afternoon 1 T FILERS LN 1..1111 I 4----108 8,3P; (08,00 Q1 a TABLE Q= w TURNER RD 44ivoj j CROSSWALK TYPE Of t rntn9 E Afternoon 1 T Warrant 1 h t INTERSECTION LOCATION CONTROL iCOO n Ded 4 YeFPed Setisffed Low r Sacrme"to/Ellers North g 802 WOODLAKE CIR 1016 4 350 40 Ito Nest Stop T1tt--"31 ••►r•,N ►I I.w w.N WHAM ►M 106 in r No Lower Sscrastento/Turner North S19na12 665 15 969 11 0s O tb aa Of •. 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