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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: 07-6-2009 Engineering, Planning & Shawn Napier, P.E. Director of Council Date: Development Engineering, Planning & 15. 07-13-2009 Develo ment RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve an ordinance establishing maximum and reasonable rates of speed on certain portions of F.M. 905. POLICY ISSUE(S): TxDOT Speed Limits BACKGROUND: We have been asked by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to revise the speed limits on F.M. 905 within the city limits. A speed zone map was submitted by TxDOT. A change will be made to the map showing our current city limits and the speed limit will be increased from 45 mph to 50 mph. According to TxDOT's Kim Walker, the average speed in the area was 57 mph which he reduced to 50 by telling Austin there were multiple driveways and that it was an urban area. The last two accidents in that area were in 2006 both involved one car, (one bad brakes and one dog in the road) property damage only. Mr. Walker does not think Austin will change their minds because the drop would be 12 mph below the 85th percentile and the cut off is 7 mph (which he has already invoked) and 11 mph with multiple accidents (5 in a 12 month period). If Council does not approve the requested change, the Transportation Commission has the authority to make the change unilaterally. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A EXHIBITS: Ordinance, Aerial ACTION: BUDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order Expense $ ❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution Budgeted Amt. $ ❑ Presentation Z Ordinance y'j'D Actual $ ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other Acct. Name Acct. Number FISCAL NOTES: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Z Administration 0 City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ Municipal Court ❑ Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police Z Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities City of Paris 1 O 001 g~ Revised 2/04/08