1. Signatures of 50% of the homeowners in the neighborhood requesting traffic calming requesting City staff perform a traffic calming study

• This step can be by-passed if a City Commission resolution is adopted directing staff to perform the study

    2. City staff hires a consultant to collect the data and the analysis is performed in-house

    3. If traffic calming is warranted, the traffic calming plan is presented to the neighborhood in a public hearing

    4. Ballots are mailed to all homeowners in the neighborhood to obtain their approval  

• Two-thirds (2/3) of the balloted homeowners must approved the project

• This step can be by-passed if a City Commission resolution is adopted approving the project following a public hearing

    5. Ballots are sent to the homeowners directly affected by the proposed traffic calming device.  100% of the affected homeowners must concur with type and placement of the traffic calming device for the device to be approved and installed at the proposed location.

• In the case of a mid-block speed table, the homeowners whose properties are adjacent to the proposed speed table must be balloted and all homeowners must concur for the speed table to be approved and installed at the proposed location.  

• In the case of a traffic circle at an intersection, the homeowners abutting all corners of the intersection must be balloted and all must concur for the traffic circle to be approved and installed at the proposed intersection.

    6. If the locations are approved as per above, staff will identify funding for the design and construction of the project.

In 2017, at the request of the City Commission, the Transportation and Mobility Department engaged a consultant to collect speed data on streets within Sunset Islands 1 and 2 to determine if traffic calming is warranted.  The 85^th percentile speed (speed at or below which 85% of motorists are traveling) ranged between 20 MPH and 29 MPH  (attachment).  Based on this data, the posted speed limit in the islands was lowered from 30 MPH to 25 MPH.  At that time, based on the low vehicular volumes and speeds collected, traffic calming was found to not be warranted.

Pursuant to recurring concerns from the Sunset Islands 1 and 2 Homeowners Association with speeding and pedestrian safety on the islands, this item was referred by Commissioner Steinberg at the January 15, 2020 City Commission meeting to the Neighborhoods and Quality of Life Committee.