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TECHNICAL 1VhMORANDUIV
Ciy,of"~P'etaluiua, Traffic Engin
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ecf -- Emergency"ResponseSignificance Criteria
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DISCUSSION"
Derek Farther, Project Planner, City of:Petalitma
Curt Bates, City Engineer, City of Petaluma
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Winzler & Kelly
February 2, 2010;
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In response to pulilic comiieits iegarclicg tieatinent of:emeigei~cy service response times.; in the
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East Wasliiiigton Place Project CIR, the,following discussion acid response,l--as been prepared in
coordination"«jtli the City Police°Clief aril the Ct}7 Fiie Chief
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Ttie DEIR provides lie f~llo~ving'Energency Access Inlpact.Cttieria;;
1'6., Czrzrse;cr siibsttntrul ~ecr ease rz 'tr~n'el speeds of~ ~?rrrztcrr y erzer gef~cy re:sporrse r•vzrtes
such tlrerl ernergerzct?~~el~rcles ~t7ozrlcl be sgr~rfrearztly ~leldye~l -(DEIR p. ;F; I3-47)
'T11e'`primazy emergency restonse route" for fiie;~atid' emergency service~velicles niost.likely to
ve.impacted by the pio~ect trips is East ~~Vashington Street in ;the vicinity of the protect. This:
defermination'is.based mi the" location of. the prnaiy velitcular siteaccess (Johnson Dri~•e)
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H_igh~Tay 101. riteicllange;:atid.tle:general,;laek of east-«rest"cross to«nl coiurectors; Given the
location of the. City's. three -fire siati'ons, tv,>o oi:McDowell Boulevard and oi3e ~}'itlin the
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Do«~ntouTn, d=iiiuute resparise tinle'bounclai-ies from.each of tlie. statons~converge-at last
Wasliiiigton Street in the vicntty of the pro~eef; Therefore~themaddLLifion of project trips`to the
adjacent"street. t~eti~Toi;lc,is not:expected to:cause a tedttetion in travel. speeds along~;tliis
route.sut~icient to cause sig>tf cant delaysafor;emergeney"vehicles, ~n~laen tle"iedtiiariai~cy of
approach access by.fi;e-response crews; the ability of emergecy restonse:veliicles to'override
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tragic contrgls~"~}~itli lights, sirens;, and signal pie-eilipton; aiicl the ability to travel::ii oppcjsig":
tra~rel anes iii congested conditions "is considered.
Because•police einergciicy response:does iibt ret~tiriely conie,from.a,faed locatron~ the lcication
of iesjaondingpatrol.cais aicl_offi"cers varies. Howe~Ter the I'etalwna Police Department;has
concluded that the project ~~ould not create the;need fgr.addtotlalfacilities such as:a..substaton;,
or~regiu`e expaisioii of police:facilities orpersatuiel. (DEIR p 4.12-2) With adequate".personnel
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`and etlui~inent to handle calf; the:ability of police velicles,to o~eilide traffc coiitols ivtli
lights, si•eus; and-signal pre=einption; and the ability tia~~el in_opposiig tra~~el lanes'ii1 congested
conditions, police.response-Buie. is riot lie+eapected to he.sigiufcantl}~ delayed because of
additi .oral trafhc.geneiated, ly the po~osed project:.
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