20-977RESOLUTION NO. 20-977
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE,
CALIFORNIA, PLEDGING TO TAKE ACTION TO PROVIDE NON-
MOTORIZED AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY THROUGH EDUCATION,
PLANNING, AND ENGINEERING - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG) SAFETY MODEL
WHEREAS, California has made progress in enhancing safety, the 2015 California
Strategic Highway Safety Plan reports a 30.4 percent reduction in fatalities and a 17.5 percent
reduction in severe injuries between 2005 and 2012 as vehicle-miles traveled remained fairly
constant statewide; and
WHEREAS, however, traffic deaths are the second leading cause of deaths in the
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region of six counties, 191 cities, and
roughly 19 million people; and
WHEREAS, on average, each year 1,500 people die in traffic collisions, 5,200 are
seriously injured, and 136,000 are injured in the SCAG region; and
WHEREAS, children are disproportionately impacted by traffic collisions, and 446 children
under age 16 were killed while walking in California between 2003 and 2010; and
WHEREAS, traffic injuries and deaths in the SCAG region disproportionately impact
young adults, older adults, and people with disabilities, as 42 percent of collision victims were age
18-34 and 26 percent of pedestrian fatality victims were age 65 or older between 2001 and 2016;
and
WHEREAS, non-motorized trips represented 12% of all trips, but 25% of all traffic
fatalities, in the SCAG region between 2001 and 2016; and
WHEREAS, jurisdictions recognize that non-motorized safety is an equity issue, and that
pedestrian injury rates in the SCAG region were significantly higher in high-poverty, predominately
Black or African American, and predominately Hispanic or Latino census tracts between 2005
and 2014; and
WHEREAS, the National Safety Council reports that the calculable costs of motor-vehicle
crashes are wage and productivity losses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, motor
vehicle damage, and employers’ uninsured costs; and
WHEREAS, an average cost of each traffic death is $1,542,000, traffic injury is $90,000
and property damage only is $4,200; and
WHEREAS, fatalities and injuries on our streets are unacceptable when they are
preventable; and
WHEREAS, streets and transportation systems have traditionally been designed primarily
for maximum vehicular capacity and mobility, rather than the safe accommodation of all modes
and users; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Menifee goals include protecting the safety, health and security of
its residents, businesses, employees and visitors; and
WHEREAS, SCAG has developed safety targets to reduce fatalities by 3 percent and
serious injuries by 1.5 annually and reach Towards Zero Deaths by 2050; and
WHEREAS, the SCAG Go Human Campaign focuses on safety and reducing traffic
collisions and encouraging people to walk and bike more in the SCAG region; and
WHEREAS, successful traffic safety programs are a result of both a complete government
approach (i.e. interdepartmental, coordinated initiatives) and community support of Safety goals
and action plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Menifee pledges to take action
on the essential elements of traffic safety, including activities related to education, enforcement,
engineering, evaluation, encouragement, and equity.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18 day of November 2020
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Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________
Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF MENIFEE )
I, Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 20-977 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the 18th day of November 2020 by the following vote:
Ayes: August, Deines, Sobek, Liesemeyer, Zimmerman
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
_______________________________
Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk
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