HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 18484: TRAFFIC STUDY ON REVEREND DR. RANSOM HOWARD ST. SPEED LIMTS (REQUESTED BY CM LEWIS) P.R. No. 18484
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
INSTRUCT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY ON
WEST REVEREND DR. RANSOM HOWARD STREET BETWEEN
THE LIMITS OF HOUSTON AVENUE AND ABE LINCOLN
AVENUE AND ABE LINCOLN AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 82 TO
DETERMINE IF THE SPEED LIMITS ON THE REFERENCED
STREET SECTIONS CAN BE LEGALLY INCREASED
(REQUESTED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS).
WHEREAS, a request has been received to increase the speed limit(s) on West
Reverend Dr. Ransom Howard Street to forty (40) miles per hour; and,
WHEREAS, speed limits cannot be arbitrarily changed, and any changes must
be preceded by an engineering study of existing speeds and other relevant conditions
that might be affected by increasing speed limits; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Public Works Department and Police Department are
capable of performing the necessary traffic study, including speed surveys to establish
the 85th percentile speed of vehicles currently using the street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
THAT, the City Manager of the City of Port Arthur is hereby authorized to
instruct the Public Works Department and the Police Department to conduct a traffic
study on West Reverend Dr. Ransom Howard Street between the limits of Houston
Avenue to Abe Lincoln Avenue and Abe Lincoln Avenue to Highway 82 to determine
if the speed limits on the referenced street sections can be legally increased; and,
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THAT, the results of the study be presented to the City Council, and that an
ordinance be prepared for action by the City Council should any speed limit increases
be warranted on the referenced street sections.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS day of ,
2014 at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the
following vote:
AYES: Mayor ,
Councilmembers:
NOES:
Deloris Prince
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sherri Bellard Valecia Tizeno
City Secretary City Attorney
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APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
John A. Comeaux, P.E.
Interim City Manager
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Sue McDe • , P.E.
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
INSTRUCT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY ON
WEST REVEREND DR. RANSOM HOWARD STREET BETWEEN
THE LIMITS OF HOUSTON AVENUE AND ABE LINCOLN
AVENUE AND ABE LINCOLN AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 82 TO
DETERMINE IF THE SPEED LIMITS ON THE REFERENCED
STREET SECTIONS CAN BE LEGALLY INCREASED
(REQUESTED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS).
WHEREAS, a request has been received to increase the speed limit(s) on West
Reverend Dr. Ransom Howard Street to forty (40) miles per hour; and,
WHEREAS, speed limits cannot be arbitrarily changed, and any changes must
be preceded by an engineering study of existing speeds and other relevant conditions
that might be affected by increasing speed limits; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Public Works Department and Police Department are
capable of performing the necessary traffic study, including speed surveys to establish
the 85th percentile speed of vehicles currently using the street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
THAT, the City Manager of the City of Port Arthur is hereby authorized to
instruct the Public Works Department and the Police Department to conduct a traffic
study on West Reverend Dr. Ransom Howard Street between the limits of Houston
Avenue to Abe Lincoln Avenue and Abe Lincoln Avenue to Highway 82 to determine
if the speed limits on the referenced street sections can be legally increased; and,
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THAT, the results of the study be presented to the City Council, and that an
ordinance be prepared for action by the City Council should any speed limit increases
be warranted on the referenced street sections.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS day of ,
2014 at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the
following vote:
AYES: Mayor ,
Councilmembers:
NOES:
Deloris Prince
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
,,eJ '
Sherri Bellard Valecia Tizeno
City Secretary City Attorney
P.R. No. 18484
8/14/14 tern
Page 3 of 3
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
John A. Comeaux, P.E.
Interim City Manager
c
Sue McDermott P.E.
Director of Public Works/City Engineer