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City Council Meeting Minutes November 28, 2017 Page 4 of 16 Director Kowar asked the audience about their experiences with traffic and neighborhoods He noted everyone wants safe streets. He added safety can be subjective; people use both emotion and knowledge to address these issues. Tonight is a chance to create parameters on safe streets and how staff addresses concerns. The perception of speeding created the recent sign campaign by neighbors. The goal tonight is to make a difference on safety in the community as a whole not just on one street. Kowar stated over the past years we have added bike lanes on artenals shrinking travel lanes, added vision clearance on downtown corners, added crosswalks, added new signage, added no right turn signs, and added mirrors to downtown alleys. We have done this in the existing budget, listening to the community, and determining where people want issues addressed. Staff recommends a Traffic Management Policy. He noted with or without a policy some people will speed Traffic engineers look at the 85th percentile to set the speed on streets. He reviewed some data from streets in town, noting we need a policy that identifies what is speeding in Louisville Boulder and Thornton state they take action if it is more than 3 mph over the posted speed limit. We need a local policy to address local concerns This policy may inform the Transportation Master Plan, but doesn't have to wait until it is complete to address the problems. Staff routinely receives concerns and requests for traffic management changes for specific streets or neighborhoods. A Management Policy will allow staff to respond and evaluate requests in a consistent manner. He outlined how this will work starting with Phase 1: Evaluation; then Education both immediate and ongoing, Enforcement and if needed Phase 2: an engineering design response. Phase 1 would include neighborhood input and discussions of what options might be available. Director Kowar reviewed some ideas the City could use, some costs involved, and how pnorities could be set He asked Council to consider the following: • Should we address this now or wait for transportation master plan? • Is 3 mph a good target? • Is criteria acceptable? • Is cost share an option? Mayor Muckle asked for public comments Jill Proctor, 265 South Carter Avenue, stated her concern is the speeding on her street. It is a problem. Crossing Hoover is a challenge as many people don't stop for the crosswalk There are many kids on her street and they worry about their safety. Curtis Hubbard, 450 West Street, stated many people care about speeding He would like a robust public engagement process for residents who can't attend evening