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While the city will cost share only the implementation costs, the consideration of future maintenance costs are also a factor for determining the most appropriate strategy. While the implementation of a traffic sign may appear to be the least expensive option at only $250, the additional per year cost of annual maintenance needs to be considered. A comparison of the annual costs for the most common strategies for speed reduction, increased enforcement and speed humps, is included in Table 34. Step 5 - Receive Neighborhood Feedback After the completion of the traffic study and the development and evaluation of potential strategies, the city will either hold a Neighborhood Meeting or distribute a letter to inform the community on the process and results of the traffic study and provide information on the recommended strategies. Based on the engineering study and input from xesideatscitizens, the city will make a preliminary determination and recommendation for the need of traffic management strategies. Step 6 - Traffic Management Strategy Recommendation and Approval Once the traffic study results, management strategies, and cost estimates have been provided to affected neighborhood residentscitizens, a survey /petition will be circulated to ascertain whether or not the neighborhood approves of the recommended strategy and are willing to cover the potential costs of implementation. The recommended strategy will not be implemented without the support of 65% of the projeGt ReighborhoG4benefited area and 5951 % of any affected neighborhood. Once approval is obtained from the neighborhood the strategy will be presented to the City Council for approval. Step 7 - Implement Temporary Strategy and Monitor In most cases, the strategy will be implemented with temporary materials and remain in place for approximately three to six months depending on the type of improvement. The strategy will be evaluated to determine if it addresses the identified problems and is consistent with the Neighborhood Traffic Management Programlaa goals. During the test period resi . ^ ^t- scitizens may provide comments to the City Engineering Department regarding the improvement. At any time during this test phase appeals of the decision for installing the strategy can be submitted and forwarded to appropriate staff. If it is determined that it is not practical to install a temporary strategy, this step can be eliminated. 11 11/15/11