HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 13792 (Class II Bikes Lanes)RESOLUTION NO. 13792
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND UPHOLDING STAFF'S DECISION TO
INSTALL A CLASS II BIKE LANE ON POINT SAN PEDRO ROAD WITHIN THE
CITY'S JURISDICTION
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael Bicycle and Pedestrian Master
Plan, as adopted in 2002 and revised in 2011, identifies Point San Pedro Road as an
Existing Class IIUProposed Class Il Bikeway (Class Il where feasible); and
WHEREAS, the County of Marin has completed the resurfacing of
Point San Pedro Road from Union Street to the San Rafael Rock Quarry entrance with
the exception of the final striping of the shoulder area within the City jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, it is the City Council's policy, as identified in the San
Rafael Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, to require staff to implement the following:
Where feasible, include planning and design of bicycle and pedestrian
facilities as an integral part of the process for all transportation
improvements.
2. Seek funding for bicycle projects through regional, state and federal
funding programs.
3. Coordinate with multi jurisdictional planning, funding applications, and
system integration when appropriate.
WHEREAS, City staff is recommending the installation of a Class II
bike lane along Point San Pedro Road within the City's jurisdiction, with the exception
of installing a Class III bike lane in the locations shown on Attachment 1 (Exhibit C to
the staff report), attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
WHEREAS the installation of a Class 11 bike lane at this time does not
violate any conditions of approval for the Village at Loch Lomond contained in City
Council Resolution No. 12332; and
WHEREAS modifications to the striping in front of the Village at Loch
Lomond can be modified at a later time if the parking study, performed 1 year after
occupancy, or as soon as practicable, shows that parking is necessary on Point San
Pedro Road; and
WHEREAS, the County of Marin has already installed signage and
striping for sections of Point San Pedro Road that are within their jurisdiction;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of San Rafael that it approves and authorizes the Public Works Director to instruct the
County of Marin to install Class II bike lane signage along the recently resurfaced
sections of Point San Pedro Road that are within the City's jurisdiction, with the
exception of installing Class III striping and signage in the locations shown in
Attachment 1,
I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a
regular meeting of the Council of said City on the 18th day of August, 2014, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Connolly, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk
File No.: 16.06.79