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RESOLUTION NO. 11094 (2020 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE BICYCLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN (AMENDED 2019) TO UPDATE THE
ALIGNMENT OF THE BEACH/KING NEIGHBORHOOD BICYCLE
BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo (City) adopted a Vision Zero policy to eliminate
all fatal traffic deaths and severe injuries by 2030; and
WHEREAS, the Circulation Element to the General Plan has modal split objectives of 20
percent for bicycles and 18 percent for walking, carpool, and other forms of transportation; and
WHEREAS, the potential environmental impacts of the 2013 Bicycle Transportation Plan
have been evaluated in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to an initial environmental study (ER71 -13) and a Negative Declaration of environmental
impact was adopted by the City Council pursuant to Resolution 10471 (2013 Series); and
WHEREAS, the Bicycle Transportation Plan currently includes the Beach/King Bicycle
Boulevard with an intent to provide a low traffic impact north/south through route for bicyclists
that serves the downtown core for neighborhoods south of the downtown core and west of Broad
Street; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the term “neighborhood greenway” is a more
fitting term than “bicycle boulevard” in terms of accurately representing the broad scope of
elements typically included in bikeway projects that feature traffic calmed shared streets with
pedestrian infrastructure, landscaping and aesthetic enhancements; and
WHEREAS, the Nipomo/Hutton/King Neighborhood Greenway is the proposed
alignment that is not identified in the 2013 Bicycle Transportation Plan; and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2019 the Active Transportation Committee reviewed the
proposed alignment on Nipomo/Hutton/King at a public hearing and recommended that the City
Council amend the alignment of the Beach/King Bicycle Boulevard in the Bicycle Transportation
Plan to the Nipomo/Hutton/King alignment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. This Council, after consideration of the alignment
Nipomo/Hutton/King Neighborhood Greenway as recommended by the Active Transportation
Committee, staff recommendation, public testimony, and reports thereof, makes the following
findings:
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a) The proposed alignment of the Nipomo/Hutton/King Neighborhood Greenway will promote
bicycling and walking by making these activities safer, more accessible, and attractive;
b) The proposed alignment will further General Plan goals to increase opportunities for bicycling,
walking and other forms of sustainable transportation;
c) The proposed alignment will provide greater potential to increase active transportation mode
share due to a more accessible route to access neighborhoods both north and sout h of the
downtown.
SECTION 2. Approval. The 2013 Bicycle Transportation Plan is hereby amended by the
City Council to update the Beach/King Bicycle Boulevard to the Nipomo/Hutton/King
Neighborhood Greenway as depicted in Exhibit A and Resolution 10471 (2013 Series) approving
the 2013 Bicycle Transportation Plan is superseded and the 2013 Bicycle Transportation Plan as
amended shall hereafter be the official City’s official plan.
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SECTION 3. CEQA Determination. The City Council finds that the changed alignment
from Beach/King is not a substantial change to the project and environmental review previously
approved; the realignment will not result in any additional or more significant effects; and that the
realignment does not require any new or different mitigations, render any previously infeasible
mitigations to be feasible. Thus, the amendments to the Bicycle Transportation Plan do not trigger
any of the circumstances set forth in CEQA Guideline Section 15162.
Upon motion of Vice Mayor Gomez, seconded by Council Member Pease, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Christianson, Pease, Stewart, Vice Mayor Gomez and
Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 17th day of March 2020.
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Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________.
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk