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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 4, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />INSTALLATION OF SPEED HUMPS <br />ON ARAPAHO STREET <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Accept the advisory poll results, and approve the installation and funding of speed humps on <br />Arapaho Street. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Windsor Village Neighborhood Association has requested the installation of speed humps on <br />Arapaho Street between Lingan Lane and Hood Avenue. In response to this request, <br />neighborhood meetings were conducted on June 8 and August 10, 2010 to explain both the speed <br />hump and advisory polling processes. Mailing of the advisory polls to the residents in the area of <br />impact occurred on July 26, 2010 with a poll return date of August 13, 2010 (Exhibit 1). <br />The advisory poll results are as follows: <br /> Arapaho St. <br />Total Ballots Mailed 144 <br />Total Ballots Received 24 <br />Rate of Return 17% <br />Invalid Ballots 0 <br />Total Valid Ballots 24 <br />Valid Ballots Not in Favor of the Speed Humps (8%) <br />Valid Ballots in Favor of the Speed Humps (92%) <br />Since there is neighborhood support for speed humps, staff is recommending the installation. If <br />the City Council approves the installation, staff will prepare the design, specifications, and bid <br />package with construction expected to begin late 2010. <br />65A-1