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to promote safe neighborhoods with respect to traffic for all users of the roadway, and to alleviate conflicts between real and/or perceived traffic using the same corridor; defining the jurisdiction of roadways in the Definition Section to clarify the type of streets and to be consistent with and reference the Transportation Plan of the Comprehensive Plan (e.g. local streets, arterials, or collectors). 4.0 Procedure Summary Step 1 Ms. Bloom summarized the various steps proposed, based on staff s review of the City of Edina's TMP and the relationship to and definition of benefitted areas, project areas, and benefitted neighborhoods, and the implementation based on 51% of the neighborhood; effectiveness of an application from an individual versus a petition of more than one individual; and how to define project areas. Discussion included project areas defined as a block between cross streets; recognizing the need to define dead-end streets and/or cul-de-sacs differently as project areas; assessment area(s)for affected neighborhoods determined by staff unless there was a disagreement between staff and the neighbors on defining the project area, at which time the Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission would serve as the third-party appeal group to provide an unbiased resolution or if staff determines the affected area should be broadened; and preference to keep the process as simple as possible in determining the project area; clarifying the definition of the project neighborhood as the stretch of street between intersections or the entire cul-de-sac; and identifying the notice area for the entire affected area. Section 2.0 Policies Member Stenlund noted the need for consistent language for"strategies" and/or "devices." Section 3.0 Definitions Discussion included consistent identification of collector and arterial streets, with staff suggesting further internal review following staff s changing the language to "local streets," and whether the context still remained; with consensus to remove lines 5 — 16 in their entirety with the exception of the fifth sentence that was to remain intact; and intent of the processes and strategies for local streets to "improve neighborhood traffic conditions." Step 3 —Data Collection and Traffic Study (page 5) Discussion included steps to determine if a request falls under the guidelines of the internal Traffic Safety Committee or the Traffic Management Plan for initial review; the process of an engineering study, as needed, in that process; and informing the neighborhood before any application has staff time invested; affected area versus benefitted or impacted area; establishment of project boundaries; and the role of the Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission and how/when requests are considered: annually or as they're Page 4 of 12