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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 theimplementation of a traffic sign may appear to be the least expensive option at only $250, theadditional per yearcostof annual maintenance needs to be considered. A comparison of theannual costs for the most common strategies for speed reduction, increased enforcement andspeed humps, is included in Table 3. Step 5 -Receive Neighborhood Feedback After the completion of the traffic study and the development and evaluation of potential strategies, the city will eitherhold 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 citizens, the city will make a preliminary determination and recommendation for the need of traffic management strategies. Step 6 -Traffic Management StrategyRecommendation andApproval Once the traffic study results, management strategies, and cost estimates have been provided toaffected neighborhood citizens, a survey/petition will be circulated to ascertain whether ornot the neighborhood approves of the recommended strategy and are willing to cover thepotential costs of implementation. The recommended strategy will not be implemented withoutthe support of 65% of the benefited areaand 51% 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 Programgoals. During the test period citizensmay 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 the City Engineer. If it is determined that it is not practical to install a temporary strategy, this step can be eliminated. Step 8 -Strategy Evaluation If it is determined that thetemporary strategy does not achieve the intended goals of reducing speeds, cut through traffic or other identified problems, the City Engineering Department will review other potential strategiesand recommend the elimination of all strategies or test the installation of a different strategy. Effective temporary strategies will be brought to the city council for approval for the installation of apermanent form of the approved traffic management strategy. Step 9 –City Council Action Based on the strategy evaluation and survey, City staff members prepare a feasibility report and recommendations for the City Council. The report outlines the process followed, includes the project findings, states the reasons for the recommendations and includes a preliminary assessment roll. The feasibility report and preliminary assessment roll will be presented for a 11 City Council Review Draft- 4/06/12