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Conduct a public hearing to receive and accept the 2021 Annual Carmel Valley Traffic Report on traffic volumes for Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 (on Carmel Valley Road), pursuant to the 2010 General Plan, Carmel Valley Master Plan (CVMP).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive and accept the 2021 Annual Carmel Valley Traffic Report on the traffic volumes for Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 (on Carmel Valley Road), pursuant to the 2010 General Plan, Carmel Valley Master Plan (CVMP).
SUMMARY:
The 2010 General Plan includes policies that require annual monitoring and reporting of traffic volumes and travel times on Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 of Carmel Valley Road. If the annual monitoring reveals that traffic volumes are exceeding certain thresholds, the Board of Supervisors must conduct a noticed public hearing.
Public Works, Facilities and Parks generally monitors 13 road segments listed in CVMP Policy CV-2.17 annually. Only six (6) of those segments are required to be reported on for the annual report (Policy 2.17 (a)). The required monitoring was completed for the month of October 2021 for Segments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 of Carmel Valley Road. For the month of June 2021, data was available for only Segments 4, 6, and 7, using the available data an evaluation report of traffic volumes on Carmel Valley Road and Rio Road has been prepared. The Average Daily Traffic (ADT) and Percent Time Spent Following (PTSF) results are shown in Attachment B. For this monitoring period, Segment 3 exceeded the ADT threshold set by Policy CV-2.17. Segments 6 and 7 exceeded the PTSF threshold set by Policy CV-2.17. Additionally, Segments 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 are within twenty percent (20%) of ADT threshold, as shown on Attachment C. Attachment D shows the Traffic Volumes from 2015 to present for all segments. Consequently, pursuant to Policy CV-2.17, a public hearing before the Board of Supervisors is required. The remaini...
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