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City of Des Plaines Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy 6. If less than 51 percent of the affected residences submit counter petitions, then the SSA application will be presented before the City Council for review and potential approval at the next available City Council meeting. Note that authority for approval of SSA's and City expenditures for projects rests with the City Council. A favorable vote by the neighbors and /or the STAC still requires the approval of the City Council. Step 5 Implementation Upon approval of the Special Service Area by the City Council, the City will proceed with implementation of the proposed traffic calming measures. The residents will be kept informed of the project progress. Note: Some measures such as speed humps tend to find general support from residents on the street; however no one wants the device in front of their home. The City will take into account the individual circumstances on each street and recommend a design that minimizes any adverse impacts. However, the placement of measures is to be in accordance with the published technical literature, national standards and guidance, and accepted best practices as determined by the Public Works and Engineering Department, and is not a political process. The location of the proposed traffic calming measures will be depicted as accurately as possible in the concept exhibit sent to residents with the Neighborhood Survey in Step 3. Step 6 Evaluation of the Traffic Calming Measures after installation The Public Works and Engineering Department will collect new traffic data after the implementation of the traffic calming measures in order to conduct a before -after evaluation. The results of the evaluation will be shared with the residents and will be reported back to the STAC in order to build a knowledge base for future decision making. Page 10 of 12 Request for Removal of Installed Traffic Calming Measures It has been the experience in some communities that after speed humps in particular are installed, residents have changed their minds and requested that the City remove the speed humps. Due to the cost involved in installing traffic calming infrastructure measures, the City has an interest in avoiding the arbitrary removal of installed measures. As such, if after the installation of the measures the residents determine that they no longer want the installed measures, and provided that the traffic calming measures were installed correctly per plan and there is no evidence of new unsafe conditions as a result of the traffic calming measure, then the following process can be pursued by residents to remove the traffic calming measure: Representative of the neighborhood must submit to the City a new petition with signatures from 65% of the households on the subject block, indicating desire to remove the speed hump. The petition must accurately indicate the potential additional costs to the residents as detailed below. The measure may be removed during the next scheduled resurfacing, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of the street, depending upon the measures installed, at no cost to the residents. For instance, speed humps consist of asphalt and can feasibly be removed during a typical resurfacing. Curb extensions, however, typically involve concrete curb and drainage work that is beyond the scope of a resurfacing project. Therefore, they would not be eligible for remove until the next significant