* ity of Edmenton Parks and Road Services 14 Foor, Century Place CITY OPERATIONS. 18803 - 1028 Avenue Edmonton, ABT5) 343 pad Tel: 780.496.2678 Fax: 780.496.1757 Emait Gord.Cebryk@edmanton.ca Memorandum December 14, 2016 To: City Council Copy: Executive Leadership Team City Clerk City Solicitor From: Gord Cebryk, Branch Manager Subject: Community Speed Limit Reduction Process - Procedure Amendment Administration continues to receive requests for the implementation of 40 km/h speed limits in specific communities. This memo is in response to various conversations on this topic with members of Council and citizens. Areview of the Community Traffic Management Process (CTMP) has been undertaken and a revised City Procedure will be issued for the implementation of reduced speed limits in the first quarter of 2017, in accordance with Speed Reduction Policy C566. In the interim, requests for a neighbourhood speed limit reduction will be reviewed, speed and related data will be gathered, and an evaluation conducted to ensure that the request qualifies for further consideration. The information will then be provided to the requester so that they are able to initiate the community engagement process necessary to support the speed limit reduction request. Community support requirements will be based on the existing CTMP, which requires a minimum response rate of 30% of the community members, with no less than 67% of the respondents in support of the initiative. Previously, the required response rate had been established at 100% which was very difficult to achieve.‘Administration is also carrying out a Public Engagement process to understand the City-wide residential speed limit that would be best supported by Edmontonians. This ‘engagement work will support the ongoing discussions with the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta in regard to permitting municipalities to establish their individual default residential speed limits. The findings from the public engagement process will be presented to City Council in the second quarter of 2017. if you have questions or concerns related to this issue, please feel free to contact Gord Cebryk at 780-496-2678. GC/kk