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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2015-06 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA; UPDATING AND MODIFYING RESOLUTION NO. 2014-22 WHICH SETS FORTH THE CITY'S LIST OF STATE ROAD AlA IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES; REQUESTING FDOT PROVIDE AN UPDATED TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THE PORTION OF STATE ROAD AlA LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS; SEVERABILITY; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT"), the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization ("TPO") and the AlA Action Team, which consists of a group of organizations, businesses and residents along the State Road AlA Corridor, seek to address multimodal transportation along Al A from the Pineda Causeway(State Road 404)to State Road 528 in the City of Cape Canaveral; and WHEREAS, in order to address such multimodal transportation, FDOT engaged the services of Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. ("Kimley-Horn"), to perform the State Road AlA Multimodal Improvement Corridor Planning and Engineering Analysis ("AlA Analysis"); WHEREAS,the vision for the AlA Analysis is to have a corridor that functions as a safe and efficient multimodal corridor that connects and supports the economic viability of several communities and is also aesthetically pleasing while providing a sense of community through innovation, design and connectivity; and WHEREAS, the AlA Analysis is intended to streamline development of feasible improvement strategies to address locally identified transportation,community planning and urban design issues such as corridor beautification, way-finding signage, undergrounding of utilities, traffic calming, pedestrian and bicycle facility enhancements, improved transit service, intersection improvements and other infrastructure improvements; and WHEREAS, as part of its engagement of services to FDOT, Kimley-Horn requested that the City of Cape Canaveral and other stakeholders of the AlA Analysis provide information related to each stakeholder's top priorities for the State Road AlA corridor; and WHEREAS,the City Council desires to promote the safety,efficiency,innovation,design, connectivity and aesthetics of the State Road Al A corridor and has prioritized the City's desired improvements related to that portion of the State Road AlA corridor located within the City; and City of Cape Canaveral Resolution 2015-06 Page 1 of 3 WHEREAS, the City Council on July 15th, 2014 approved Resolution No. 2014-22 approving the City's list of State Road AlA Improvement Priorities and the City Council hereby desires to modify and update such priorities; and WHEREAS, the City Council is aware of a City-wide increase in bicycle ridership and pedestrian activity and desires to promote safe and attractive bicycle and pedestrian crossings and amenities along State Road A1A; and WHEREAS, the City Council additionally desires that FDOT provide an updated traffic study for that portion of the A 1 A corridor located within the City of Cape Canaveral; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals contained in the preamble to this Resolution are incorporated by reference herein. Section 2. Approval of AlA Priorities. The City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral hereby approves a modified list of the City's priorities for improvements to that portion of State Road AlA within the City of Cape Canaveral, as attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit"A." It is intended that underlined type indicates additions to, and strikeout type indicates deletions from, the text set forth in Exhibit "A" that was initially approved via Resolution 2014-22. Section 3. Request for Updated Traffic Study. The City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral hereby requests that the Florida Department of Transportation provide an updated traffic study for that segment of State Road A 1 A located within the City of Cape Canaveral which accounts for weekday and weekend day peak visitor traffic periods including all cruise ships embarking/disembarking from Port Canaveral. Section 4. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto. Section 6. Effective Date.This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida. ADOPTED in regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, this 19th day of May, 2015. City of Cape Canaveral Resolution 2015-06 Page 2 of 3 Q $J.NNAV.'',` L 14 ^fit `► _...e.►ri t� ; I Co ‘-‘ QicitSet) Rocky Randels, Mayor ATTEST, ,a 4 ►444/4., �•e ......- 4 4(1* An a Apperson, C City Clerk Name For Against John Bond Absent Robert Hoog Motion Buzz Petsos Absent Rocky Randels x Betty Walsh Second Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for the of Cape Canaveral only by: Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney City of Cape Canaveral Resolution 2015-06 Page 3 of 3 Resolution No. 2015-06 Exhibit"A" Page 1 of 3 Exhibit "A" City of Cape Canaveral Prioritized SR AlA Improvements Public Safety Priority Items 1. Lower speed limit to 35 m.p.h. {i.e., 35 miles per hour). 2. More crosswalks: Crosswalks need to be safe and at key locations (i.e.,bus stops, car rentals, commercial areas, etc.). .•. ' - - - •- • ' • • -- - . - _ , • intersections)Install signalized crosswalk system and decorative crosswalks at two critical SR AlA pedestrian crossing locations as follows: a. Columbia Drive (across SR AlA to Church Ln.). This is a location where many children cross SR AlA; and b. SR AlA between 7 Eleven Yogi's Food&Discount Beverage(6850 N.Atlantic Ave.)and Thrifty Car n ent„l Eberwein Commercial Plaza (6811 N. Atlantic Ave.). This is in the vicinity of a high residential population on the west side of SR AlA which frequents the convenience stores on the east side of Al A. 3. Intersection improvements: a. Installation of brick pavers or STS Paveway Systems crosswalks; and b. Construction of a right turn lane on westbound Central Boulevard to accommodate northbound turn movement onto SR AlA. c. Add northern crosswalk across A 1 A at Central Blvd. d. Sequence light timing to eliminate right-turn-on-red and left-turn-on-green vehicle movements while crosswalk is in use by pedestrians. 4. Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Improvements: Cape Canaveral encompasses 1.9 square miles in area and has a population just over 9,900. Because the City does not have a very large land area, most local trips are within a reasonable walking or cycling range. Census data show that in 2012, 49% of the population was 55 years of age or older, and 4.3% of the population was between 5 and 14 years of age. The school age population needs to be able to get to school safely. Most of the 379 students at Capeview Elementary live within walking or biking distance to school. Forty-three elementary school students are bussed to school, and a total of 216 middle school and high school students living in Cape Canaveral are bussed to Cocoa Beach Junior Senior High School. They must be able to reach their assigned bus stops safely and have a safe place to wait for the bus. Resolution No. 2015-06 Exhibit"A" Page 2 of 3 The popularity of cycling has been growing since 1995, especially among older riders. More than one third of the increase in bicycling is coming from people between the ages of 60 and 79. Ridership rates in the 60-79 age group has increased over 320%since 1995. This trend is observable in Cape Canaveral, where many older riders use the Ridgewood Pedway. a. Construction of wide sidewalks or pedways (appropriately marked/stenciled for bicycles) along SR AlA to more safely accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists; most sidewalks along SR AlA are not ADA compliant. Construction of wider pedway(8'— 10')along east side of SR AlA from North Atlantic to south of the City. This concept will need to be coordinated with commercial property owners. b. Construction of improved decorative crosswalks within existing intersections; provide additional mid-block crosswalks to provide safer pedestrian/bicycle movement across SR A l A at selected locations. Crosswalks and bus stop locations should be aligned. dc. Coordination of a bikeway (10' - 12') from the Port's Cove, underneath flyover, and connecting to the City's riverfront parks (Banana River and Manatee Sanctuary). Construction of improved bike lanes by width, striping,reflectors and signage;installation of bike racks and rest areas in shaded landscape settings. 5. Realignment of International Drive: This will require right-of-way (ROW) acquisition funding to realign International Drive with North Atlantic Avenue. This improvement must address not only the roadway alignments,but also stormwater drainage(possible wet detention pond)and pedestrian/bike crossings. Include marked crosswalks on all sides of this intersection. 6. Urban roadway profile: a. Installation of wider landscaped medians with managed turning movements; low landscaping in medians to maintain driver visibility, with higher landscaping along sidewalks/pedways. b. Installation of landscaping from North Atlantic Avenue to south of City on the sides of the roadway with cluster landscape settings. c. Installation of street furniture and decorative lighting (solar powered lighting where possible). d. Construction of curb and gutter along both sides of roadway. This will require limited/as- necessary right-of-way acquisition funding for stormwater ponds and clipped corners at intersecting roadways. Consider bio-swales within landscaping plan for SR AlA; bio- swales will need to be located near existing storm drain inlets so stormwater overflow can enter system. 7. Construction of stormwater improvements that address ponding and water quality, including pre-treatment for nitrogen and phosphorus; stormwater gardens might be considered in historic ponding areas. These improvements will need to be low-maintenance and near stormwater outfalls. Resolution No. 2015-06 Exhibit"A" Page 3 of 3 City Vision Items 8. Reduction in overhead lines to include undergrounding of utilities and replacement of existing utility poles with decorative poles. There are over 100+ overhead wires crossing SR Al A in the City. Any reduction in these wires (without impacting existing services) would improve the aesthetics of the entire corridor. 9. Synchronized signal timing. Vary timing to allow for industrial traffic times. 10. Provide two or more bus turn-off lanes including shelter and bicycle rack. Coordinate with bus traffic routes and high volume pick-up points. 11. Support City signage at both ends north and south entrances of the City, coordinated with new City branding. 12. Provide Kiosks kiosks placed along landscaped walkways directing pedestrians to Parks, Police and City facilities. 13. Wayfinding signage. __. -- -. - _ - . _; . . -.. . . -. . - City themes,etc,Effective wayfinding signage will be efficiently limited in number,enhanced with landscaping and consistent with the City's new brand.