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Escondido commission approves 19 speed surveys, forwards one new speed-limit ordinance to council (5–0)
Summary
The commission approved 18 engineering speed surveys to retain posted limits and voted unanimously to forward one new segment (requiring an ordinance) to City Council; staff cited California METCD, AB 43 and the California Vehicle Code as the basis for surveys and enforcement.
The Transportation and Community Safety Commission voted to approve a bundle of engineering and traffic speed surveys and to send one new segment requiring a city-council ordinance for a posted speed to the council, a staff presentation and roll-call vote showed.
Staff reported 19 speed surveys: 18 recommended retaining existing posted speed limits and one (a new segment) would require a city-council ordinance to establish the posted limit. The presentation referenced the California METCD and the California Vehicle Code, and staff noted AB 43-related guidance that affects setting school-zone speeds. Ali, a city staff member who presented the technical material, explained that speed surveys determine the 85th-percentile speed used to set posted limits and that police use the resulting posted speeds for enforcement decisions. "PD uses them for enforcement," Ali said, noting officers exercise discretion and that a tolerance of about 5–7 mph above the posted limit is common.
Commissioners moved and seconded the recommendation; voting was conducted electronically and the motion to approve the surveys and forward the one new speed-limit ordinance item to council carried 5–0. The transcript does not identify the mover and seconder by full name in the recorded roll call. Staff said the group of speed surveys is scheduled to go to City Council on the 28th of the month for approval.
