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3. If the resident is not satisfied with the recommended course of action the decision may be appealed to the Staff Traffic Committee. The Committee will listen to the resident, review the situation and make a determination as to whether further actions are warranted. The Committee may recommend that the Neighborhood Traffic Calming program should be pursued. 4. If at this point the resident is still not satisfied with Staff response they may appeal it to the City Council. Level 2: Neighborhood Process Applying for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program If routine procedures cannot resolve the problems and they require non-routine measures or affect multiple streets, a neighborhood planning process is initiated to involve the residents of the neighborhood and other affected users of the facility. Since traffic calming devices impact the whole neighborhood, and can be quite expensive, it is necessary to determine that there is adequate support for the process before beginning. The steps below describe the petition process required to gain adequate neighborhood support. 1. To initiate the process, the boundaries of the affected neighborhood shall be determined by the Traffic Engineer with input from representatives of the proposed study area. 2. The neighborhood must then petition the City and demonstrate their interest in the study by obtaining support from at least 51% of the households in the study area (as defined in step 1). The petition shall be approved as to form and content by the StaffTraffic Committee prior to circulation. 3. If the necessary support is obtained through the petition process, the petition will be reviewed to evaluate the priority level of the neighborhood based on the priority scoring sheet. The prioritization process is intended to address the limited resources available in terms of City staff time and capital budget and to work with the neighborhoods that have the most pressing problems first. When a particular location reaches the top of the prioritization list it will enter into the next phase of the process. Requirements of the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program The following paragraphs describe the process required to implement the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program. Data Collection City staff will collect and evaluate enough data to provide an adequate picture of the current conditions throughout the neighborhood. Data to be collected may include speeds, volumes, accident and other information needed to define the problem and measure the success of the plan.