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6.1C Page 2 and 2) at either Euclid or Cannecticuf; 3) traffic circ(e at Chestertan (east}; and 4) chokers at Chesterton (wesf). Once installed, stop signs are considered permanent, whiie the traffic circle and cl�okers would be installed for #rial periocfs. Meeting participants then broke into small groups to discuss and rank the options, and the resuiting ranking matched the order presented above. The City Manager indicated fihaf the City would offer the neighborhaod aEl four aptions, pendsng t�e gathering of the necessary fe�ei of community support. As action items, the community committed to: find three voiunteers to be trained to vperate a radar gun; coliect petition signatures for the proposed traffic calming devices; and take a vote a# the next meet4ng of tl�e neigf�borhood traffic carnmittee or� whether to pursue at!-way stops at Euclid or at Connec#icut. City staff committed to: provide pictures of each irttersedion showing the proposed traffic calmin� devir,�, which community members cou[c! use in �irculating petitions; send a fe±ter to the greater �te'tghbo!'hood t0 Eet residen#s know th�t the Committee would be circulating petitions; and coilect data within fi months of devic� installation. Since the Apri! 20�6 meeting, the McGarvey Neighborhood Traff►c Committee has been activeiy following u�on severai items: • Laan�d use af a City radar gun, and "reminder" Eetters sent from the Recfwood City Palice Deparfinent ta observed speeders, • Lavm signs noting"Slow-Chitdren at Play" • Ci�culation of petitions throughout the neighborhood to gauge support for the triai measure options • Meetings with and email contact wi#h City staff to discuss petition resUlts and ongoing issues and action items. In Fall 200�, speed feedback eiectronic display signs were installed on McGarvey near Gonnecticut Drive (eastbound} and Euclid Avenue (westbound), where school crosswafks are located. These signs were paid far as part of a grant #he Poiice Department abt�ined through tl�e State 4�ce af Traffic Saf�ty, which provided for installatior� of similar si�ns at various school crasswalks around the city. The McGarvey Neighborhaod Traffrc Committee was provided with photos/images and infarmatian about a variety of traffc caEming options, and the City sent a rtotice to the entire neighi�art�aod encouraging residents fo participafe in the petition prtxx�ss. The Committee then ci�culated peti#i�s to gauge the ievel af community support for each optian, as outlined below. As a result af discussior�s between City staff and the Committee members, an additional option was developed for consideration — chokers on McGarvey at Femside. These community support resu[ts are derived from two pe#ition circu[atians (after fheir first effart, the Commiftee re-canvassed the neighborhood in order ta ensure ail relevant residents were contacted}. • Chokers on McGarvey at Chesterton {westl (chokers ar� curb extensions that narrow a street at certain points; see Aftachments 3 and 4} -- this option requires agreement by 60% of the 26 househoids within one block, and agreement by aI! households directiy at tt�e intersection. o The petitions showed that if did receive both the 60% s�pport, and support by all four residenc�s direetiy at the intersection.