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Home My WebLink AboutCC AG PKT 2004-06-28 #J • ti-k AGENDA REPORT '° DATE: June 28, 2004 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager FROM: Douglas A. Dancs, P.E. Director of Public Works /City Engineer SUBJECT: COUNCIL ADOPTION: MANUAL OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (MUTCD) SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The proposed City Council action will adopt Council Resolution adopting the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Manual on Unifonn Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2003 Edition as amended by the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement and authorize the Director of Public Works /City Engineer to make changes as required by new regulations and for the protection of public health and safety. BACKGROUND: On May 20, 2004, the State of California, Department of Transportation adopted the MUTCD 2003 and the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement in order to conform with traffic control devices used nationwide concluding a four year process. This uniformity enhances transportation safety and efficiency for both California residents and visitors, alike. On February 13, 2004, City Council approved standard plans for both water and sewer facilities and on March 22, 2004 approved standard plans for street facilities. With the recent adoption by Caltrans for the MUTCD, staff is recommending that the City also adopt Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2003 Edition as amended by the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement as the standards for traffic control devices. These standards will promote uniformity and reduce liability. The Director of Public Works /City Engineer will also be authorized to make any changes as required by a new regulations and to protect public health and safety. The MUTCD is quite voluminous and is available for review at the Public Works counter, viewable and printable on the internet, and available for purchase from bookstores selling technical books. Agenda Item FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Council Resolution adopting the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2003 Edition as amended by the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement and authorize the Director of Public Works /City Engineer to make changes as required by new regulations and for the protection of public health and safety. Prepared By: Concur: 9 Mark K. Vukojevic, P.E. ou ._ _ :.ncs, P. Deputy City Engineer Director Public Works /City Engineer N P ED A ► D APPROVED: t i John B. , 2 aho ski, C y anager achment: Caltrans Memorandum, MUTCD adoption Resolution No. Agenda Item Stxtc = = "' %a ?iicr;r Business. Transportation and housing rA eencs I)E►'AR9MENT t)F `FRA\S►'OITA•ilO M e m o r a n d u m /7e.t your power.' Be enerJc cijieierrtl • To: DISTRICT DIRECTORS Date: !vlav 20, 2004 DiVLSTON CHIEFS ALL TRAFFIC MANUAL HOLDERS From: KARLA Sl.TLIFI Chief Division of Traffic Operations subject: The Department Adopts FHWA's MUTCD 2003 to Replace the Traffic Manual. As of today, May 20. 2004 the Department of Transportation has adopted the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2003 Edition as amended by the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement, to prescribe uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices in California. This action was taken pursuant to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code Section 21400 and the recommendation of the California Traffic Control Devices Committee (CTCDC). The MUTCD 2003 Edition and the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement supersedes and replaces all the traffic control device topics (Chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 1 1, 12 and the traffic signals portion of chapter 9) in the 1996 Caltrans Traffic Manual, as amended, and all previous editions thereof. The non - traffic control device topics (Chapters 1. 2, 3, 7 and the lighting portion of chapter 9) will be 'retained in their current form until they are assimilated in other appropriate documents. The MUTCD. 2003, California Supplement and Chapters 1, 2, 3, 7 and the lighting portion of C h apter 9 are available on the Internet at the Following web sites: http:!3mutcd. fliwa.dot.gov/ hitp: //WWW.dot.Ca heir 'tra fro psi'si;nteel)/mutcdsLipp/ http:/;'www_ dot.ca_ govt hol traffopsr icmanual.htm The adoption of the MUTCD 2003 and the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement will lead the ' State of California to conform with traffic control devices used nationwide. This uniformity enhances transportation safety and efficiency for both California residents and visitors, alike. The California Supplement electronic version posted on the California Supplement web site is the official California .Department of Transportation publication. A printed version of the MUTCD 2003 California Supplement is not currently available for purchase from the California Department of Transportation. The MUTCD 2003 California Supplement may be downloaded and printed. '•Catrar:a inw,vr's nro/'ilir; uz'russ t ?u' ;r „ro7itt • DISTRICT DIRECTORS, et al May 20, 2004 Page 2 Over the next few weeks the Department and FHWA jointly plan to hold statewide training to identify the key changes necessitated by the adoption of the MUTCD. The target audience for this training will be the Department, the Public Utilities Commission, Cities, Counties, and other public and private transportation professionals. Presentations and schedules for this training will be posted on the California Supplement web site. For more information regarding California's efforts to increase national uniformity for traffic control devices by adopting the MUTCD and the California Supplement, please contact Mr. Johnny Bhullar of my staff at (916) 654 -7312 or via e-mail at johnny_bhullar @dot.ca.gov. c: Johnny Bhullar, HQ Traffic Operations • • • "Caltrans improves mobility across California"