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While there had yet to be an official City study, Mr. Schwartz asked Commissioners what future information needs they anticipated needing from staff Chair DeBenedet noted that this could be further discussed under Item#7 on tonight's agenda. Ms. Bloom noted that the software tool to work with the City's Pavement Condition Index (PCI) software from the Local Road Research Board she was working with should be available for the Commission to view at their October 2011 meeting, clarifying that this would be a viewing of the tool, not a report, since that data was still in process, but the tool would provide the science behind the documentation and provide industry standards to address truck weight and loading on local streets, not just as it related to garbage trucks. 5. Draft of Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy Ms. Bloom noted that the Commission had reviewed the City of Blaine's Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy at its June meeting; and staff had been directed to draft a similar policy (Attachment A), specific to Roseville, using the Blaine format. Ms. Bloom noted that the first draft had been provided to Commissioners in the agenda packet for discussion and feedback. Ms. Bloom advised that Member Gjerdingen had provided written comments from his initial review, and she brought those specific items to the attention of the entire Commission for their feedback. Some of those items included: referencing comments related to traffic volumes increasing in Roseville to determine roof or a qualifier, such as the Comprehensive Plan's Transportation Section map by 2030 and projected changes on State Aid routes; how to and a purpose for checking high volume roads, when nothing is based in fact or a percentage of annual increase and what communication was being attempted; perception that traffic is increasing overall, whether on neighborhood streets or larger streets throughout the community and region; and how the Implementation Portion of the document would validate the policy with actual data. General Comments • Add a"Definition" section • Ensure consistency in terms and definitions throughout the document Section 1.0 Introduction • First sentence: consider changing "issues," to "concerns," related to traffic values • 3rd Paragraph, first sentence: consider changing "residents" to "constituents" • 2nd sentence: strike "in residential areas" to clarify local streets—redefine • Behaviors based on perceptions of"a local street" (e.g. Long Lake Road) • Rationale for concentrating on residential streets, not business streets Page 4 of 12