From
Anda Upchurch
Title
Ordinance amending Schedule III of the Traffic Register setting effective times and 20 mph reduced speed school zone on Church Street between NE 2nd St and NE 4th St for Uplift Grand Preparatory Academy
Presenter
Walter Shumac, Director of Transportation
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Uplift Grand Preparatory Academy has established 301 and 210 E. Church Street for a combined elementary and middle school. The school uses 301 E. Church Street for their classrooms and 210 E. Church Street for meals and recreation facilities. The school classes started on August 5th, 2014. This ordinance is to establish a school zone for the school with a speed limit reduced from 30mph to 20mph on Church Street during arrival and dismissal times. School starts at 8:00am with students arriving as early as 7:30am. Primary grades are dismissed at 3:30pm with middle school grades dismissed at 4:00pm, except for Wednesdays when dismissal is at 2:00pm and 2:30pm for primary and middle grades respectively. This school zone is established to be effective from 7:15am till 8:15am Monday thru Friday for morning arrivals. The school zone for dismissal effective times will be from 3:15pm till 4:30 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday the effective time for the school zone will be from 1:45pm till 3:15pm. School speed zone flashers and signage will be installed at both ends of the school zone and will flash only during effective times to indicate the school zone is in effect.
Financial Consideration
The revised 20 mph reduced school speed zones will be established using new school speed zone flasher assemblies and static signs. Two new school speed zone flashers are available in current inventory. The flashers were purchased from the Street Capital Projects Fund (400192), WO #01408303 (FY14 School Flashers) which has since been closed. The estimated cost of the static signage is $1,000 to be paid out of the Signs and Markings Maintenance Budget, account 251910-63115.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING SCHEDULE III OF THE TRAFFIC REGISTER TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL ZONE ON CHURCH STREET BETWEEN NE 2ND ST. AND NE 4TH ST. WITH A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT OF 20 MPH DURING ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT Schedule III - Establish Maximum Speed Limits of 20mph for the school zone by adding the following:
STREET OR PART MAXIMUM TIME EFFECTIVE
THEREOF SPEED
Church Street 20 MPH 7:15am to 8:15am M-F
From: NE 2nd Street to 3:15pm to 4:30 pm M,T,Th,F
NE 4th Street 1:45pm to 3:15pm W
SECTION 2. THAT this section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 3. THAT all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. THAT this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 19TH DAY OF August, 2014.