2020-54 - Council Budget Priorities FY2021

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2020 Council Budgettriority Submission Form for consideration as part of the 2021 Budget Finance Committee Title of Project or Policy Priority: Submitted by: John Litten City Departments to be involved: Due date: Monday August 31, 2020 Traffic Calming & Speed Management Planning, Public Works, Police Potential community partners: NOACA Which of the Community Vision focus areas does your priority address? Check all that apply: Commercial Development Safety Housing Mobility Community Wellness Education & Culture 1. Provide a brief narrative description of your idea: Given the impending traffic calming pilot on Marlowe Ave, a high accident area, I wanted to formalize and budget for an attempt to make the pilot more widespread. Since the pilot process began, I have heard from other streets that are interested, and if the pilot is successful in lowering speeds and decreasing accidents, we should make it available to them. 2. Briefly explain how this will benefit the community: Lakewood has a 1890's design with 2019+ traffic problems. We often cannot redesign our streets to address these problems, but we can do more to impact driver awareness and behavior. The budgeted expenses seek to both increase the city's capacity for speed management and add permanent speed tables with proper signage to calm traffic in high accident/speeding areas. 3. Estimated expense (provide a range): $40,000 - $50,000 4. If applicable, describe any past proposals or discussions that are related to this priority. The aforementioned speed table pilot will officially be installed in September 2019. 5. If applicable, describe any preliminary discussions you have had with colleagues, the administration and/or your constituents about this priority. The pilot and the research behind it was led by the administration. Specifically the planning department. My part has been to encourage resident feedback. We were able to obtain over 50% buy -in from Marlowe residents for the pilot with little push -back. Colleagues have been a part of the conversation throughout.