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August 5, 2002 Subject Ordinance to Amend Redwood City Code Sections 20.44, 20.45, and 20.45.1 Recommendation Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 20, Article IV, Sections 20.44, 20.45, and 20.45.1 of the Redwood City Code, to update the legal speed limit on various designated streets, including deletion of subsection 20.44.A that had designated a 30 mile per hour speed limit on the portion of Alameda de las Pulgas between Brewster Avenue and Whipple Avenue. Background The recommended Ordinance Amendment to the Redwood City Code involves general changes to bring Code Sections 20.44, 20.45, and 20.45.1 up to date by: 1. correcting inconsistencies between speed limits set forth in the Code and existing posted speed limits; 2. deleting street segments that do not need to be included in the Code because the existing posted speed limit conforms to the prima facie speed limit as set forth in the California Vehicle Code (namely 25 mph for streets in defined residential or business districts); 3. adding new street segments that must be included in accordance with the California Vehicle Code. 4. removing overlapping (redundant) street segments; 5. changing the limits of certain segments to incorporate a longer street segment or shorten the segment to eliminate portions outside the City's Limit, and 6. correcting obsolete street name references. None of these general changes to the Code would actually change speed limits currently posted on the subject streets. In addition to these general changes, the recommended Ordinance Amendment includes reducing the speed limit on Stafford Street between Whipple Avenue and the San Carlos City Limits from 35 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour. A recent speed survey performed on this segment resulted in an 85th-percentile speed of 34 mph.