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RESOLUTION NO. R-52-12 <br />1 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA <br />2 AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2119 TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL <br />THROUGH STREETS AND STOP INTERSECTIONS (SAN BERNARDINO <br />3 AVENUEIWILDROSE AVENUE). <br />4 <br />5 WHEREAS, the City of Colton ("City") is a municipal corporation duly organized and <br />6 existing pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and, <br />7 <br />WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 21354 authorizes a local authority to <br />8 designate any highway under its jurisdiction to designate any intersection as a stop intersection <br />9 and to erect stop signs at one or more entrances thereto; and <br />10 WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 385 defines a "local authority" as the <br />legislative body of a city; and <br />11 <br />WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 21101 authorizes the City Council of the <br />12 Colton to designate stop intersections by resolution; and <br />13 <br />WHEREAS, City staff has received complaints and concerns about traffic safety at the <br />14 intersection of San Bernardino Avenue and Wildrose Avenue; and <br />15 WHEREAS, there is substantial evidence upon which the City Council may <br />16 reasonably adopt the stop sign design provided for in this Resolution. Such evidence includes <br />the following facts: <br />17 <br />18 1. The subject intersection has high volume of vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle <br />traffic that causes an average vehicle delay of at least 30 seconds during the <br />19 highest hour due to the existing residential neighborhood, particularly at the <br />north corner of the intersection. <br />20 2. The vehicle delay described above creates an unsafe condition for motorists. <br />21 3. The Colton Traffic Safety Committee reviewed the location and voted to <br />recommend approval of the stop signs at the subject intersection. <br />22 4. The City desires to provide every precaution against injuries to persons <br />traveling through the subject intersection; also <br />23 <br />24 WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the plans for the proposed intersection and <br />has determined that the proposed stop signs are the best way, given the City's resources, to <br />25 provide protection for motorists and pedestrians who use this intersection. <br />26 WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have <br />27 occurred. <br />28 <br />