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09/12/2016 THE REOUEST PROCESS In most circumstances a resident or a group of residents requests that the City lowa the speed or volume of traffic on a streek Following this request�e requeator will receive a copy of thia policy and the attached application,Exhibit B. Requestors wishing to continue the process must fill out the tr�c calming application and obtain a signature of support from one additional propeaty owner on the requested street,then submit it to the City. At the time of the initial request the Police Department will be notified of the requeetor's traffic concems. Engineering will review the exiating signage and atriping along the requeated atreet to see if minor modifications can mitigate the concems. Following receipt of d�e application the City will schedule data colledion and complete a traffic evaluation of the requested etreet(s). Once collected the data will be analyzed to s�if the City's minimum traffic calming standards are met. If they aze,the request will be prioritized and the resulta reported to the applicant. If the minunum standards aze not me,t and thae are no special circumatances that warrant additional consideration,the requeat will be closed with no further action and the applicant notified. A location that has been evaluated cannot be ra-evaluated for at least one yeaz. Upon successfully passing the request procesa,the application will be placed on fhe City's active tr�c calming appGcation liat Placement withitt the list will be determined by the score the project receives based on the data collected for the location. Due to staff and financial neaources required for these type of projects,Redwood City muat prioritize requesb to address the areas of highest need first. The application with the highest acore will be placed at the Lop of the list and will be first to receive funding for development and implementation. The scoring crit�ia are liated in Table 2. THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Once a request reaches the top of the priority liat it will move into the Development Phase of the process and the applicant will be notified. First step is for the requestor to confum neighborhood support by providing the City a petition eigned by residents in the tr�c calming azea. Greater than 50 percent representation of the propeities in the area is required to move forward with the deaign of a traffic calming plan. If greater�an 50 percent support cannot be obtained, the request will be closed with no further action by the City and the applicant notified. Following the successful submittal of the petition,the requestor and the City will m�t to discuss initial design ideas and concerns. The City will use feedback from this meeting along with the previously-completed analysis to develop an initial deaign for the traffic calming plan. Depettding on the size and scope of the requrated tr�c calming area ihe City may requeat the assistance of a consultant to develop the plan. If tlus is neceasary, additionai time will be needed to secure the services of the consultant. At the completion of the initial design the City will achedule a neighborhood meeting to review the design and allow fhe neighborhood to provide comments and feedback. Thia meeting may be held at a residenYs house or at an offsite location depending on what is moat comenient and ac,cesaible for the neighborhood. At the meeting residents will be asked to approve the design of the plan, If a generai consensua is obtained the process will move forward. If there is no consensus on thc plan design at the meeting,the reaidents will be aeked to select a steering committee to work with City staff on the redesign of the traffic calming ptan. Upon completion of a r�evised plan with tt►e help of the steering committce,the City will hold a second neighborhood meeting to share the plan and solicit Page 9 of 13 ATTY/RES0.0088/CC RESO TRAFFIC CALMING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS RESO.N0.15522 REV:09-01-16 JS MUFF N0.702