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Development of Alternative Plans: Based on the outcome of the first neighborhood meeting, staff will develop alternative traffic calming plans to address the problems within the design and operational guidelines of the Transportation Element. The alternative plans will conform to the design standards of the Engineering and Transportation Department, and will be reviewed by the Police Department, the Fire Department and the Public Works Department prior to distribution to the public. The Fire Department must approve the location and design of all traffic calming devices. The alternative plans will also be limited based on available funding. These alternative plans will be presented to the neighborhood residents in a second meeting for public review and comment. Second Neighborhood Meeting: The purpose of the second neighborhood meeting is to determine the neighborhood's preferred alternative. This will include a review of the alternatives, discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative and selection of the preferred alternative. It may be necessary to have more than one meeting on this topic in order to develop consensus for a preferred alternative. Trial Project: Staff may recommend a trial project phase for extremely extensive traffic calming projects to study the effects of diverted traffic and to determine the effectiveness of the traffic calming measures. The trial project period may last from six to nine months. Diverted traffic is traffic that is diverted off of the roadway treated with traffic calming measures and is placed on a different travel path. The goal is to encourage this diverted traffic onto appropriate roadways, such as collectors and arterials, rather than onto other local residential roadways. However, it is acceptable to see a small increase in traffic (approximately 10% increase of the existing roadway volumes) on other parallel residential roadways. It is important to note that trial projects tend to not be as effective as permanent installations. Trial projects are much less attractive because they usually consist of pavement markings, cones or rubber in the roadway to mimic the shape of the traffic calming device. There is no new landscaping associated with trial projects. It is important to communicate this to the neighborhood if staff recommends a trial project. After the trial period, another neighborhood meeting will be held to discuss the effects ofthe trial project and implementation of permanent measures. Final Approval Ballot Requirement: Once the permanent project is finalized, another neighborhood ballot measure is required to approve the [mal plan. A ballot will be mailed to each resident. If the resident is not the property owner, a ballot will be mailed to both the property owner and the resident with each receiving an equal vote. The ballot form will include the locations of the measures, advantages and disadvantages of the Traffic Calming Plan. A positive response from 67% of the returned ballots from the property owners and residents within the neighborhood boundary is required. A minimum of 50% of the mailed out ballots must be returned. 100% of the property owners that are directly impacted by the traffic calming measures being placed adjacent to their property will be required to approve of the Traffic Calming Plan. This includes those residents that are impacted by parking restrictions due to traffic calming devices. If a traffic calming project is considered controversial or has major impacts in traffic circulation, City staff may present it to the Planning Commission for approval. City of San Leandro, Engineering and Transportation Page 6 of 23 4/20/06 NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM