Vote: approved

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9. HEARING FOR PROPOSED ORDINANCE P-29 -- TRAFFIC CALMING Pursuant to A.R.S. 11-251.05, convene the public hearing to solicit comments and consider the adoption of proposed Traffic Calming Ordinance No. P-29. The proposed ordinance would authorize the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to address county property owners’ concerns related to a vehicular cut-through traffic and excessive speed on certain local roads. This would be accomplished through a traffic calming program supplemented by voluntary financial contributions by property owners. MCDOT currently employs traffic calming measures such as speed humps and other appropriate strategies, according to approved engineering standards, to prevent excessive cut-through traffic and excessive speeds on local roads. MCDOT annually sets aside limited funds for traffic calming, through its Transportation Improvement Program, as approved by the Board of Supervisors. More calming measures could potentially be applied to local roads, in response to property owners’ requests, if the Department of Transportation were authorized to accept supplementary, voluntary financial contributions by property owners. Supervisory District: All (C-64-12-001-M-00)