City Council Minutes 2016 08 30 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes August 30, 2016 Page 4 of 6 done next year and the street is repaved we won't revisit this for many years until paving is needed again. ' Councilmember Leh would like a larger conversation about how we define and what we want for "Streetscape" and what opportunities there might be for partnering with the private sector on these types of projects. Councilmember Maloney stated maybe some smaller things can be done in 2017 such as extending the medians to create pedestrian refuges for people crossing. He would like to see that, but not lane reduction or bulb outs. Members generally agreed. Mayor Muckle asked staff to bring back suggestions on this topic. Members agreed. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked why some of the playground replacement was moved to the Open Space & Parks Fund from the Lottery Fund. City Manager Fleming stated it was because the Lottery Fund could not afford it. Councilmember Stolzmann stated she thought all playground replacement was to come from the Lottery Fund and other projects moved to the Open Space and Parks Fund so projects are not divided between funds. City Manager Fleming suggested moving trail connections out of the Lottery Fund and some others to the Open Space and Parks Fund and putting all of the playground replacement in the Lottery Fund. The goal is to have projects funded discreetly from one fund. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if the Open Space Advisory Board (OSAB) had given input on the underpass projects coming from the Open Space and Parks Fund. Director Stevens stated they have seen it but not in detail. He added that OSAB's current priorities are wayfinding and trails. Trails are fully funded in the proposal but wayfinding was removed based on direction from earlier Council meetings. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton would like to see some of the wayfinding put back in. He stated he was disappointed wayfinding was removed after OSAB spent such a great deal of time on it. Mayor Muckle agreed. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked for some signage included with the trail connections. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if there will still be an annual transfer from the general fund to Open Space and Parks Fund. City Manager Fleming stated that based on previous Council direction he is continuing with the general fund transfer to the Open Space and Parks Fund. Director Watson stated the amount will change some with the shift to program budgeting. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton supported the fund transfer as long as the transfer can be scalable based on the needs of a given year. Councilmember Keany noted there is still a need for wayfinding signs, just not huge, expensive signs. They should be small signs that help people know where to go.