City Council Study Session Summary 2016 04 21 JT

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City Council Study Session Summary April 21, 2016 Page 2 of 5 Louisville Staff Present: Malcolm Fleming, City Manager Heather Balser, Deputy City Manager Aaron DeJong, Economic Development Director Kurt Kowar, Director of Public Works Beth Barrett, Library Director Dawn Burgess, Executive Assistant to the City Manager Superior Staff Present: Matt Magley, Town Manager Alex Ariniello, Director of Public Works Call to Order— The meeting was called to order at 7:30 am by Mayor Pro Tem Lipton Mayor Pro Tem Lipton said the Mayor Muckle was called away unexpectedly. Lipton warmly welcomed Superior to the Coal Creek Golf Course Discussion — Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) — DRCOG Award Recipient City Manager Fleming said Louisville and Superior jointly won an award for the DDI. He thanked Superior for the great collaborative effort. Landscaping will start soon. The DDI is on the cover of Public Works magazine which was circulated. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton gave special recognition to public works departments of both cities for their efforts on the DDI. Trustee Dozal and Council member Stolzmann were at DRCOG recently and asked for money to synchronize traffic lights surrounding the DDI. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is running and coming together very well on US 36. Both communities have benefited. Council member Stolzmann will coordinate transportation to DRCOG Awards dinner and asked that people who would like to travel together contact her. Stripping is fading and is essential on the interchange /DDI. If permanent stripping can't be done quickly, Superior trustee Dozal suggests re -doing temporary stripping. Council member Keany reminded everyone that Superior and Louisville have won a joint award previously on the sharing of sales tax on the current Town Center property. He said the neighboring communities work very well together and he appreciates the relationship.