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Step 5 –Receive Neighborhood Feedback 1 2 A neighborhood meeting will be held, or a summary letter will be sent, to present the 3 conclusions of the traffic study and discuss appropriate next steps in the process. At this time a 4 surveywill be sent out to determine neighborhood support for the recommended traffic 5 management strategy and to receive input from affected citizens. Step 6 -Traffic Management Strategy Recommendation and Approval 6 7 The recommended strategy will not be implemented without the support of 65% of the Benefited 8 Areaand 51% of theAffected Neighborhood.In addition to neighborhood approval,the City 9 Council must also approve the implementation of the traffic management strategy. Step 7 -Implement Temporary Strategy and Monitor 10 11 If a strategy is approvedit may be possible to implement first a temporary strategy.If a 12 temporary measure is used, it will be monitored fora minimum of3 months to determine its 13 effectiveness. Step 8 -Strategy Evaluation 14 15 Results from the monitoring of the temporary measure will be used to determine if the strategy 16 willbe recommended for finalapproval from the City Council. If the temporary measure is not 17 effectivethe Engineering Divisionwill revisit the analysis and development of strategies (Steps 18 3 and4) or choose to not continue the process. Step 9 -City Council Action 19 20 Based on thestrategyevaluation, City staff members will provide a recommendation to the City 21 Council regarding the proposed traffic management strategy. Step 10 -Design, Final Assessment Roll and Construction 22 23 If the project is approved, City staff prepares and recommends the final projectas required 24 under authority granted by Minnesota Statute Chapter 429. Step 11 -Monitoring 25 26 Once a traffic management strategy has been implemented the City will continue to conduct 27 periodic monitoring of the site to collect data for future implementation of strategies and to 28 document the effectiveness of the installed strategy. This program and the associated Toolbox 29 maybe amended at any time by the City Council. 5.0 Procedure Details 30 Step 1 -Study Request (Application) 31 32 Citizensmay identify candidate streets or areas for traffic improvements. The key to any 33 successful traffic management strategyis choosing the most appropriate tool for the specific 34 situation. The requesting neighborhood must identify the specific street or intersection involved, 35 direction of traffic, day of week, time of day and other important data. Some request maybe 36 handled by phone or verbally from citizensto City Staff, which could result in increasedpolice 37 enforcement or placement of the City's speed display equipment. Any requests for permanent 38 traffic management strategies require a written application with 51% of the Project 39 Neighborhoodsigning the application. Appendix B provides a sample petition. 40 Application of these strategies on arterial streets is excludedfromthisprocess. 5 City Council Review Draft- 6/29/12