HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 20 - Westport Parkway Hawk Pedestrian SignalMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER �-
MEETING DATE: JUNE 7, 2016
SUBJECT: WESTPORT PARKWAY HAWK PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council consider adopting an ordinance amending Section 23-37, Pedestrian
Crossing Red Beacon Display, authorizing the installation of a High intensity Activated
crossWalK — (HAWK) pedestrian crossing signal at 625 Westport Parkway and take any
necessary action.
FUNDING SOURCE:
GarneStop has deposited $49,400 with the City for the installation of this signal which will
be operated and maintained by the City.
BACKGROUND:
City Staff was approached by GameStop to develop crosswalk options to protect
employees traveling between corporate facilities on the north and south sides of Westport
Parkway. Based on the effectiveness of the existing installation on Mustang Drive in
reducing pedestrian accidents, staff recommends installing a HAWK pedestrian signal.
Flashing red beacons are a relatively new approach to pedestrian crossing safety on high
volume and high speed roadways. HAWK systems, as they are sometimes called, engage
with a flashing yellow beacon that then progresses to a solid red beacon requiring a full
stop. The beacon will then transition to a flashing red beacon which is similar to a stop
sign allowing vehicles to proceed if no pedestrians are present.
The crossing is located at 625 Westport Parkway and provides adequate distance for
motorists to reach speeds at or above the posted 40 mph speed limit. This speed coupled
with the high volume of trucks and employees crossing between facilities, presents a
problem that we need to address.
Staff recommends approval.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 23, TRAFFIC, SECTION 23-
37, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING RED BEACON DISPLAYS;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this
ordinance have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this ordinance to be in the best
interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated hereinabove are found to be true and correct
and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That Chapter 23 Traffic, Section 30-37 Pedestrian Crossing Red
Beacon Displaces of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding
the following location:
"(b) At 625 Westport Parkway, eastbound and westbound."
Section 3. That the City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to have
the proper traffic signs erected, constructed, and placed at such points along said
highway, streets or alleys, or portions thereof under construction, maintenance or repair
so that travelers will be reasonably notified of said traffic regulations.
Section 4. That all ordinances or any parts thereof in conflict with the terms of
this ordinance shall be and hereby are deemed repealed and of no force or effect;
provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed
and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of Grapevine, Texas shall be deemed
repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances
have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding of not guilty, nolo contendere, or
dismissal.
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in a sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a separate offense shall
be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 6. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace
and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance
become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 7th day of June, 2016.
AJ •a
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Tara Brooks
City Secretary
John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
Ordinance No. 2