Resident asks council to revisit traffic-calming policy; council agrees to staff meeting

Dave Heisinger (identified in the record as a Plantation resident) addressed the City Council on May 21 to press for changes to the city’s traffic-calming process and policy, which he said was adopted in August 2022. He described early outreach and his attempts to meet with staff and council members and said he prepared a preliminary agenda for staff discussion but received no substantive response until April 2025. Heisinger told the council he found that public notice and turnout for the policy adoption meetings were limited and questioned aspects of the policy’s definitions, including whether a household vote counts as a single vote and how the “area of concern” is defined.

Heisinger’s request: He asked the council to “direct staff to meet with me and honestly and earnestly listen to my points and, like make some changes to the policy.”

Council response: Several council members said they had met earlier with Heisinger and agreed that another staff-level meeting would be appropriate. Council members requested a meeting that includes the city engineer and Director Shailan (traffic/engineering staff) to review his proposals and to explain city procedures; council president and other members expressed support for re-examining the policy and for administration to take another look.

Next steps: Council agreed to schedule a meeting between staff (including engineering) and Heisinger to discuss possible adjustments to the policy and to report back; no formal policy changes were adopted at the May 21 meeting.