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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.4 - 3057 Emergency Vehicle Designated Parking - Clar Page 1 of 2 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 4, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager SUBJECT: Emergency Vehicle Designated Parking on Clark Avenue Prepared by: Sai Midididdi, Associate Civil Engineer (Traffic) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider establishing an emergency vehicle parking zone along the east side of Clark Avenue south of Dublin Boulevard fronting the Public Safety Complex. This action will provide exclusive street parking for emergency response vehicles in front of the Public Safety Complex. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Resolution Amending the Dublin Traffic Code Approving an Emergency Vehicle Parking Zone Along the East Side of Clark Avenue South of Dublin Boulevard Fronting the Public Safety Complex. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost to implement the emergency vehicle parking zone by installing appropriate signs can be accommodated in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Street Maintenance Operating Budget. DESCRIPTION: Staff is proposing installation of an emergency vehicle parking zone along the east side of Clark Avenue, south of Dublin Boulevard, in front of the Public Safety Complex. Dublin Police Services and Dublin Fire Services requested the establishment of a reserved parking zone to provide exclusive on-street parking for emergency vehicles at this location. Based on the roadway geometry and width of the street, Staff is recommending that the proposed restrictions be limited to 180 feet along the east side of Clark Ave nue as shown in the attached Location Map (Attachment 2). The proposed parking area is between the two Clark Avenue driveways that provide vehicle access to the Public Safety Complex. Page 2 of 2 STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: None. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: None. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution Amending the Dublin Traffic Code Approving an Emergency Vehicle Parking Zone Along the East Side of Clark Avenue South of Dublin Boulevard Fronting the Public Safety Complex 2. Location Map RESOLUTION NO. __– 20 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN * * * * * * * * * AMENDING THE DUBLIN TRAFFIC CODE APPROVING AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE PARKING ZONE ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF CLARK AVENUE SOUTH OF DUBLIN BOULEVARD FRONTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX WHEREAS, on-street parking is currently unrestricted along portions of the east side of Clark Avenue south of Dublin Boulevard; and WHEREAS, there is a need to provide emergency vehicle parking along Clark Avenue for convenient access and efficient vehicle response to emergencies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby adopts the following parking regulation: Section 1: The following language shall be added to Chapter 6.32 Limited Parking Zones of the City of Dublin Traffic Code: Section 6.32.0.11 Emergency Vehicles Only Clark Avenue On the easterly curbline from a point 196 feet south to 376 feet south of the southerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of February 2020, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: _______________________________ Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________________ City Clerk