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GLOSSARY <br />Advisory Poll Participants or Those to whom poll forms arc distributed, within a given area of impact, <br />Residents as a result of their being in one of the following groups: <br />1. Residents of dwelling units with its own mailing address (one poll <br />from per dwelling unit). <br />2. Owners of vacant land (one poll form per parcel). <br />3. Tenants of non-residential units, including those with business and <br />commercial uses (one poll form per unit). <br />4. Designated representatives of properties with institutional land uses, <br />such as schools, government offices, and non-profit organizations (one <br />poll form per parcel). <br />Area of Impact: The street segment with the proposed speed hump and/or the adjacent <br />streets that arc likely to be affected due to significant increase in traffic <br />and/or speed. <br />Daily Traffic: A typical 24-hour traffic volume, including both directions of traffic. <br />Eighty-fifth Percentile (85%- The speed below which 85 percent of all traffic on a given street segment <br />tile) Speed: is traveling. <br />ETAC Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission (ETAC) is an <br />advisory commission appointed by the City Council_ The commission <br />acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council in reviewing <br />environmental and transportation issues. <br />Mobile Radar Trailer: A portable trailer that is capable of detecting speed of oncoming traffic <br />and displaying that speed for the driver. <br />Police Enforcement: Police officer monitoring the speed by radar and issuing speeding tickets <br />as applicable. <br />Residence: One legal address or legal dwelling unit, i.e., a "four-plex" consisting of <br />four legal addresses. <br />Speed Awareness Letter: A letter containing speeding information to raise awareness of the <br />residents in the neighborhood about the speeding problem in the area. <br />Police enforcement has shown that it is usually residents living in the area <br />who are doing the speeding. <br />Speed Hump Warrant: A minimum set of criteria which, when satisfied, justifies the installation <br />of speed humps. <br />Speed Hump: A permanent section of raised pavement (asphalt) that is 12 feet wide, <br />parabolic in shape, raising from street surfaces to an approximate height <br />of 2 5/8 inches to 3 inches at the center. <br />City Council 5-6 7/20/2021 <br />Updated 5118121 <br />