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Home My WebLink About2011 07 25 Informational 103 Ranchlands Paving ProgramCOMMISSION AGENDA CONSENT INFORMATIONAL X ITEM 103 PUBLIC HEARING REGULAR MGR /DEPT July 25, 2011 Meeting Authorization REQUEST: The Public Works Department providing the City Commission information regarding the completion of The Ranchlands Paving Program and the evaluation and establishment of posted speed limits in The Ranchlands SYNOPSIS: The Ranchlands Paving Program was completed in June 2011 and consisted of the installation of asphalt paving on approximately five miles of existing dirt roads in The Ranchlands. The newly paved streets were designed as low-speed rural residential streets. Speed data was collected by the Winter Springs Police Department and City Engineering Staff at various locations after completion of the paving. The speed data collected supports the goal of maintaining low vehicle speeds in The Ranchlands, and speed limit signs will be posted accordingly. CONSIDERATIONS: The Ranchlands Paving Program was completed in June 2011 and consisted of the installation of asphalt paving on approximately five miles of the following dirt roads in two construction phases (see map attached): Phase I – Completed June 2010:  Bahama Road – from Moss Road to Shore Road  Moss Road – from Panama Road to Tradewinds Road  Hayes Road – from Bahama Road to Tradewinds Road  Tradewinds Road from Edgemon Avenue to Hayes Road Phase II – Completed June 2011:  Tradewinds Road – Hayes to Fisher  Sunrise Avenue  Arnold Lane  Williams Road  Morton Lane  Herrell Road  Stoner Road  Jackson Circle City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 2 of 10 The total cost of the completed project, including design, permitting, and construction, was approximately $1.9 million, which came in under the originally estimated cost of $2.0 million. The project was funded entirely by the Road Improvement Fund (One-Cent Sales Tax). The design engineer for the project was CPH Engineers, Inc., and both phases of construction were completed by Central Florida Environmental (CFE) Corporation. The asphalt paving subcontractor was The Middlesex Corporation. The Ranchlands Paving Program had an extensive public outreach component throughout the planning, design, and construction phases of the project, including the following activities:  Conducting a public information meeting at the beginning of the project to collect input and identify important issues  Conducting a Non-Binding Straw Ballot for all Ranchlands property owners  Distributing preliminary design plans to all residents on a block-by-block basis for review and comment  Meeting individually with property owners to field review specific design issues  Distributing final design plans to residents to verify that all issues have been addressed  Keeping residents informed about the project status and notifying them about any upcoming Commission meetings related to the project  Working closely with residents during construction regarding items such as: driveway design and construction, drainage concerns, property restoration, tree protection, mailbox relocation, and irrigation repairs City Staff and the The Ranchlands residents used a variety of methods to communicate with each other throughout the project, including e-mail, telephone, direct mailings, text messaging, and onsite meetings. The onsite meetings were particularly effective for both Staff and the residents. The public response to the completed paving project has been overwhelmingly positive to date. Traffic Speed Evaluation and Setting of Speed Limits: Based on input from the Ranchlands residents and Staff’s evaluation, The Ranchlands paved streets were designed as low-speed rural residential streets, with a pavement width of 18-feet on all streets except Stoner Road. On Stoner Road, the pavement width was reduced to 14-feet based on the low traffic volume, existing dirt road width (approximately 14-feet), and the residents’ strong desire to preserve the existing tree canopy. After all paving was complete, speed data was collected at various locations by the Winter Springs Police Department (WSPD) and City Engineering Staff. The WSPD data was collected using the SMART trailer with the LED display turned off. City Engineering Staff collected a additional speed data using a hand-held radar gun. Table 1 on the following page summarizes the speed data collected. The following definitions are provided to assist with understanding the data. Average Speed: The arithmetic mean speed for all recorded speed measurements City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 3 of 10 th 85 Percentile Speed: The speed at or below which 85 percent of the observed vehicles are traveling Table 1 – Ranchlands Speed Data Total Average 85th Percentile LocationDateVehiclesSpeedSpeed WSPD Speed Trailer: Sunrise Ave at Morton Lane4/21/201128421.0826 Williams Road at Fisher Road4/25/201133722.1328 Williams Road at Sunrise Ave4/27/201132321.6626 Morton Lane at Fisher Road4/28/201125020.9026 Morton Lane at Sunrise Ave4/29/201120021.6626 Sunrise Ave at Morton Lane5/4/201124220.7526 Williams Road at Fisher Road5/9/201135422.0027 Williams Road at Sunrise Ave5/10/201133721.4527 Herrell Road at Morton Lane5/11/20112715.5922 Tradewinds at Hayes Road5/12/201163523.7928 Hand-Held Radar Gun: Tradewinds Road at Moss Road5/20/20112620.3126 Bahama Road at Hayes Road6/1/20112722.9330 th Overall, the average and 85 percentiles are relatively low and are consistent with the design intent to maintain low-speed residential streets in The Ranchlands. Based on Staff’s review of the speed data collected, and in consultation with the Winter Springs Police Department and the applicable standards, Staff is proceeding with posting of the following speed limits in The Ranchlands:  Shore Road from Sailfish to Panama: 25 mph (no change)  Panama Road: 25 mph (no change)  Hayes Road from Bahama to Tradewinds: 20 mph (no change)  Tradewinds Road from Edgemon to Hayes: 20 mph (currently posted at 25 mph)  Tradewinds Road from Hayes to Fisher: 20 mph (no change)  Moss Road: 25 mph (no change)  Bahama Road: 25 mph (no change)  Sunrise Ave: 20 mph (currently not posted)  Arnold Lane: 20 mph (currently not posted) City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 4 of 10  Morton Lane: 20 mph (currently not posted)  Williams Road: 20 mph (currently not posted) At this time Staff does not believe it is necessary to post speed limit signs on Stoner Road, Herrell Road, and Jackson Circle. The following pages show before and after photos at various locations within the project. Bahama Road – Before Bahama Road - After City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 5 of 10 Morton Road – Before Morton Road - After City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 6 of 10 Morton Road – Before Morton Road – After City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 7 of 10 Tradewinds Road – Before Tradewinds Road – After City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 8 of 10 Tradewinds Road – Before Tradewinds Road – After City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 9 of 10 Moss Road – Before Moss Road – After City Commission – Regular Meeting July 25, 2011 Informational Agenda Item # 103 Page 10 of 10 FISCAL IMPACT: This agenda item is for information only and has no fiscal impact. COMMUNICATION EFFORTS: This Agenda Item Has Been Electronically Forwarded To The Mayor And City Commission, City Manager, City Attorney/Staff, And All eAlert/eCitizen Recipients, And Is Available On The City’s Website, LaserFiche, And The City’s Server. Additionally, Portions Of This Agenda Item Are Typed Verbatim On The Respective Meeting Agenda Which Has Also Been Electronically Forwarded To The Individuals Noted Above; And Which Is Also Available On The City’s Website, LaserFiche, And The City’s Server; Has Been Sent To City Staff, Media/Press Representatives On File With The City, And All Individuals Who Have Requested Such Information; And Has Been Posted Outside City Hall; Posted Inside City Hall With Additional Copies Available For The General Public; And Posted At Five (5) Different Locations Around The City. This Agenda Item Is Also Available To Any New Individual Requestors. City Staff Is Always Willing To Discuss This Or Any Agenda Item With Any Interested Individuals. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Commission review and accept the information in this agenda item. ATTACHMENTS: 1.Ranchlands Paving Map ëÜÏÚÕÑÜÏÙÊíÜÇÔÏÖðÜÍ êïí îìëîíìíðëïíéîðêîïë ëïçëïçìîèìîè ííëêðîêïë ìîêìîê îðè ìíðìíð îíî îìí íîìêïï îíðíðì îìï ìîììîì îïî ìîðìîð íðé ííí îíç êðç îðî îíé íðð ìïèìïè ííï íðï êðé íîç ìîîìîî ìïîìïî íîê îíë îîèêðë íîé îðð îîì îîî ìïðìïð êðí îîêîîðíîë íðê ìïêìïê íðí îïè îðì îîè ìïììïì íðç îïì îíéîíéìïçìïç îîê ìðèìðèìíïìíï îïð îíëîíë íðë ìííìíí ìðììðììîïìîï îðê ìïéìïé îíï íðè îîéîîé íðð îíðîíð ìíéìíé íïï ØÑÎÉÑÑÜ îðê ìðîìðî ìîíìîí ïðî ìðêìðê îèê îîèîîèìíëìíë îîì îîëîîë íðé ïðì îèð ìððìðð îîíîîï îîë îîé íïííïí íïð îïç îîêîîê íðì îîïîîï îîç ìïëìïë îðè ÝÌ îðí îîîîðç îïçîïç ïðï îîìîîìíïïíïïíïëíïë ìðéìðéìïíìïí îîíîîí íðç îîðîîð íïîîíïîëð ìðëìðë ììí îïéîïéíðçíðç îìð îðéîðë îîîîîîíïîíïî ìðçìðç íðè îïè îïð íïðíïð îîï ìïïìïï ïðí ìðïìðï íïìíïì îïé îïèîïè íðèíðè íðë îïï îïêîïêìðíìðí îïê íïð îïíîïí íðìíðì îïç ìððìðí îïî ïðë íðîíðî îïëîïë îïîîïî íïí îïìîïì îïë îïïîïï íðêíðê ìíí îïí îïé îðëîðë ìðëíïî íððíðð îðçîðç ìðî ìíï îçð îïì îðéîðé íðð íïë îïðîïðîðíîðí îïî íïë îïëìðé îéð ìîç ìðì ïðç íïì îðïîðï ïðî ïðì îðèîðè îêð ïðê ïðè ìíèîïð ìîé îïíìðç ïïð îðêîðê ìíê ìðê ïïî ìíì ìîëîíð îððîðð îðìîðì îðè îèë ïïì ìïï ìíð îïï ìðè îðîîðî îéë íððìðí ìîèìîí îêë ìðï îðê ìïí îðçìïðìðð íïç îëë ìíè ìîï ìíç íïð íðî ïïí îðì ìðí îðë ìîì ìðî ïç ïé ïëìïé îðð ìíê ïïë îïíðì ìëï ìíé îðîìðëíëç ìîîìïí íïì îðî ìðì íêè îîð íïêíðé ìíìíëê îìë íîë ìðç îîîðììíëíðê íïî íëé ìîð ëðí ìðé ëððìðê ìïì ìðé ìíêê íðç ìðíîïê ìíî ïê íïè îð ïèííð ìíí íðè ìðïíîð íëë ìðç ìïè ëðë ìïê íêì ìðè ìïî íîð îðëëðî ìíð íïð íëí ìíï ìïð îíë ìïï ëðéíêî ìïî ìðè íîî ìðê ìðì ëðì íëï îðé íïî îîë ìîçíëð ìðð ìîê íêð îïë ìïí ëðçíîì ìîð íìç îðë ëðè íìè îïï ìîé îðç íëè íîê ëïï ìïë íïì íìé íìê ìîë ëïð íëê ìîí ëïíííð ìïéíìë ìïç ìîï éíìì ìîë ííð ìîííëì ìîï ìïçíìí ííë íìð ìïé ìïë íìî ìïí íëî ìïï ìðç íìï ìðé íîë ìðë ìðíìèë ìîî ìðï ìéï ìîð îïé ìïèííç îïë ìîì ìïêêðð ìïì îïí ííé íîéìèí ëðð ííë ííí êðï íîç ííï îïï íðè ìèï íðê íðì îðç ëðð êðî ëðî îïðêðë îðéîèð îðè ïð íìë è ïî êêðìîéð ëðî îðë ëðì ëðí êðé îðê îêð ì îðí íéëîëð êðê îðì í îìð ëðë îíðë ë ìðï îíð îéë ìðí ïðð íëë îîð ëðé îðîîðï ï ìðë îêë êïï íðé ïðî îëë ëðç ìðé íéé îìë ëïï ìðï ïðì ìðç îíë êïí ìðð ëïíïðï ìðîïçð êïî îîë ëïð ëïëìïï ìðì ïðê ìðí ïðííéç ïðè îïë ïïð ïïî êïì ìïíêïë ìðê ìîé íéð ìïë êðì ïðë ìîëìðè ìïéêïê ïéð ïðé ìîí íèð ìïç ìîï ïðç ìïðíèï ïïï êðê ïïí îðî ïêð ïçë ïïë ìïî ïëð ïèë íçð îðì ð êðè ìîè ïéë ïìð ìïì ìîê îðé ïêë îðê ìïêïíê ìîì ìïè ïíð ìîî ìîð ïëë íèí îðèïîð ïìë îðç ïíë ïîë îïð éðì îïïéðëìïï ìïð ïðð îïî ïðî ïðê îïìïðì éðé ïïð éðê îðë ìðð îïí êïð îðé ìðéîïï ìðð ÍÐÑÑÒÉÑÑÜ ÝÌ éðç îðç ìðë êïî ìðë éïï ìðç êïì ìïí éïð éïí ìïî ØÑÔÔÇ ìïì ìïð êïêìïï îçð îèð îéð éïë éïî ÝÌ îêê ìïë îêð êïè îëê ìïð ìïé ìïê êîïîëð éïé éïì êîð î ìîð ïéè ìîð îíð ïéê îëë éïç îðì ïéì éïêîîð ïéî îðí ìïéð íîî íîðêîîîïðïêè íîì îðë íïè íîê×ÒÕÉÑÑÜ îíë îìí ïêê îíí éîï íïê ïèð ïéé îðð êîí íîè ïéë êîì îðè ïéðïéï îðî ïéí ðíïìîðê ÝÌ îðì ïêð ïêì éîí íïç ïêç íîëêîê ïìð íïî îðïìíð îðí íîé íïëéîë îðë îïé ïíð íîç îðé îïë ïêî êîè îðç îïïïîð îïí íïðïïê ïëë éðê íïïëðë ïíë éðíïïð éîé éðì ïêé êíð íðè éðì éðî ïïðïêð ïîë ëðð íðçêîé éðè êíî íðêóÞïîð éðë ïïë éëðéðê ïðï íðê ëïð êîç êíì ïíð íðéïëè éëî éðè éðé éðï éðç éðí êíê íðì éðë ïîë êïç êîðïìð íðë ëïð êíè êïé éëì éðçéïð éíï éðé ïëê êïè éîîîîð íðí îìð êîï êíí îïë éëêéïíéïî îîë éíí éîì êîê ïëì êîî êíëëîð éïì êìî îìë êîë êîìêîí ïéð îíë éïé éíë îëð ëîð êìì îðî î éïêîðìîðð îðê îîê îêðïëî îðè îîç îïð êìê ëïð îïî îîì íèì îïì éïè îïê îîî êìèîïè êìí îîð îëë îéë éíé îðí ïëð îðï ëïëêðð îîé îêë êìë êðî êëð îðéêðê ëíðêðè êðì îðç éíç îïï íçï êðî îïí êìé íèè îïë êðïîîíïìè îïé éîé îîïîïç ëïð íçíéíð êðï éìï êïð êðì ïèð êëï íçð êðí êðë éíðïéð êðé êðíéîç ïëðïìê êðêêðç ïêð éíî íçî êëí éíîïçë ïëð ïçï éíìïìð ïìðëîð ïèë íçì êðë éíï éíê ïíð êðè éíì ïéë ëìð ïîð ïìì êëë ïîð êðééíí éíèïêë ïëë ïëë ëðð éíëéíê êïð ëðî ïìë ïïð øÉÛÍÌ÷ ëîë éìë êëèéíé ëðì êëéïíë êðç éìðïìî ïìëïîë ëðê ëíð éíè îïð éíçëðè ïðë øÛßÍÌ÷ êïî ïíë éìç ëïð éìï ïðë êêðîðë éìð ëðï êïï êëçîêð ïîë îëð ïïë ëðí øÉÛÍÌ÷ïìð éìî ëðë êïìëëð éìì ëðé éëï êêî îìð êêï éìê ëïï ïíéóÞ êïí éìè ïíè êïë éëí ëðç ÑÍßÙÛ îîð êïê êêì éëð éëë êêí îíð îïë éëî éëé îè êïé êïè ÝÌ éëìîèë ïíê îçë ìðð éëç îéë ìðî êêë éëê îîë îëë éêïìðì éëè êîðêïç ìðê îìë éêíîíë èèé êêé ìðè ïíì éêð íðìðï éêî ìðí êîî éêë éêì ïíí îçìðë êêç ìïð éêê êêè êîìïíî êðì êðì éêé êðï ìðé êéï êîê êéð íí éêç ìðç ïíð ééï êéí íðð ééí íëêðê ééëíðî íî êðë êðê íé ééé íðì ééç íðï îðè éèï îïî êðè íðë êðé íè íðí îïì êðè îðê ïîì îïë îðç îðì êðç êïð éðëîïê îðê ïîî ïîï îðì îðé îðï êïï îðé îðëêïî îðí ïîð ïïç îïèîðî îïç îðð îðë ïïè êïí êïì îðí îîð îðï ïïê îîï êïî îðè êïë îðê êïê îðì ïïì îîî ïïï îðç îïï îðï îðé ïïî îðí îðë êïè ïðç êïé îîì êïê ïïð ïðé îîë ïðè îîê ïðë êïç ïðí ïðê îîî ïðï êïèïðì îðî îîèîîð ïðî éðð ïðð îïè îîï îïê îðì îïì îðï îðê îðè îíð îðí îïç îïé îïë îðë îïí îðé îïï îðç îêë îíî îêè îíí îíé îêí îëë îëé îíì îëí îíç îëç îêê îíê îëï îìï îíè îëì ïØÆÑÄíÜÇØÙêÉËØØÉ îêî îëè îêð èðî îëî îìð îìí îìç êèï îìî îëð ë ê îìì îìê îìè