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Meeting Date:	02/26/2018
Resolution 2018-13 - Authorizing Installation of a Speed Hump on Aberdeen Drive in the Somerset Subdivision
Submitted by:	Jay Evans, Administration
Department:	Administration

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Subject

Resolution authorizing installation of a speed hump on Aberdeen Drive in the Somerset subdivision

Background

The City’s speed hump policy establishes certain minimum criteria for the location and installation of speed humps on certain public streets. The criteria includes the types of streets that are eligible for speed humps, the conditions that warrant consideration for speed humps (speeding problems or excessive cut through traffic), the acceptable location of speed humps relative to intersections, curves, hills, etc., the design standards for speed humps, and a requirement for a petition indicating 2/3 of the residents living in proximity to the proposed speed humps are in favor. In addition, the homeowners requesting installation of the speed humps must agree to pay 60% of the cost of installation, with the City picking up the remaining 40%.

The City previously established Aberdeen Drive as an appropriate location for speed humps, and three (3) are currently installed. Somerset Homeowner's Association has requested the City of Brentwood install an additional speed hump in the vicinity of 1540 Aberdeen Drive. Pursuant to the Speed Hump Policy, the homeowner's association has provided signed petitions from 69% of the residents along Aberdeen Drive in support of the speed hump. The HOA has also voted to officially request the installation and has agreed to fund 60% of the costs.

The request comes in response to a meeting held on-site in September 2017 between Somerset residents and staff to discuss perceived speeding along Aberdeen Drive. Though a subsequent speed study did not validate residents' concerns with regard to speed, staff did recognize the unique circumstances along that section of road that have lead to apprehension about pedestrian safety. Aberdeen is a direct route to school for students at Crockett Elementary and Woodland Middle Schools, generating a considerable number of young children walking this route that does not have sidewalks. A considerable curve in the road, the volume of vehicular traffic, and the parking of vehicles in the right-of-way, combine to make Aberdeen a challenge for both pedestrians and drivers.

Of the three (3) existing speed humps along Aberdeen Drive, two of them are north of the proposed location at 1540 Aberdeen Drive, and one is south of this location. The distance between speed humps 1 and 2 (as shown on the attached map) is approximately 535 feet. The distance between speed humps 2 and 3 is 850 feet. Neighborhood residents feel the distance between humps 2 and 3 is too great, and that installation of an additional hump would be a safety improvement. Staff agrees, though it has offered that the only meaningful remedy is the installation of sidewalks along Aberdeen. Until such time as sidewalks are a reality, an additional speed hump may be a beneficial to pedestrian safety.

If approved, the speed hump will be installed by the City's road contractor in the next 60 days. The estimated cost is $4,000 ($2,400 paid by the Somerset HOA, and $1,600 by the City).

Please contact Assistant City Manager Jay Evans with any questions.

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the resolution authorizing installation of a speed hump on Aberdeen Drive.

Fiscal Impact

Amount :	$1,600
Source of Funds:	General Fund - Public Works
Account Number:	110-43120-82640

Fiscal Impact:

Adequate funds are available in the FY 2018 budget for this purpose.

Attachments
Resolution 2018-13
Location Map
Letter from HOA
Petition Tally
Signed Resolution