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Page 6 of 6 <br /> <br />Neighborhood Experience: Staff continually receives requests to implement “traffic <br />calming” measures in all areas of Redwood City. The community process for most <br />neighborhood traffic calming efforts is intensive, and opinions on the specific measures <br />usually vary. Given staff resource and capital constraints, it is not possible to <br />immediately implement all requests. The Council could ask the Complete Streets <br />Advisory Committee to review the current traffic calming program and recommend <br />opportunities for improvement. The Complete Streets Advisory Committee could also <br />review the current permit parking program and recommend opportunities for <br />improvement. <br />Public Safety: Some members of the community have raised questions about the <br />ability of our police and fire departments to keep up with calls for service. The Council <br />could ask staff to assess current calls for service and propose adjustments, if needed, <br />to staffing and/or service approaches as part of the FY 2016-17 budget process. <br />Community Engagement and Integration: A final category of interest may be framed <br />as community engagement and integration. This includes enhanced opportunities for <br />residents to be involved in City decision-making, community building, and opportunities <br />for community members to be in constructive dialogue together. The Council could ask <br />the Council Communications Committee to identify strategies to increase community <br />engagement and community building, and ask staff to propose any needed adjustments <br />as part of the FY 2016-17 budget process. This could include both online and in-person <br />opportunities for residents to be active in the community, and in dialogue with each <br />other. <br />Staff looks forward to the generation of ideas at the February 8, 2016 study session and <br />the opportunity to support steps the City Council wishes to undertake. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />There are no alternatives necessary as part of the Study Session discussion. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There are no fiscal impacts associated with this report. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />This study session is not a Project under CEQA. <br /> <br />MELISSA STEVENSON DIAZ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />8.A - Page 6