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City Council Meeting Minutes October 18 2016 Page 11 of 14 Neighborhood and the commercial areas. He doesn't support reducing the lane on McCaslin Boulevard. Alex Bradley, 1385 Caledonia Circle, added her concerns that residential growth is impacting schools negatively. Don't make Louisville like Boulder. Nick Kallan, 967 West Yale Court, is concerned with the impacts of additional residential on the fiscal health of the City. He asked what is the fiscal goal of the city. He is also concerned with traffic impacts. Mayor Muckle asked the traffic consultant what the traffic impacts would be of the lane removal. Curtis Rowe, of Kimley Horn the City's traffic consultant, stated the lane removal on McCaslin Boulevard is only from Cherry Street and Via Appia. The third lane at this time is only an auxiliary lane, it doesn't go through at Via Appia or Cherry Street and therefore doesn't affect the through capacity of McCaslin Boulevard's north/south traffic. He stated the traffic plan proposes increased street connections that could reduce traffic on McCaslin Boulevard by almost one-fifth. Approximately one-third of the current traffic using McCaslin Boulevard is nonresident. The plan provides new street connections to offset increasing traffic. Councilmember Maloney asked about the proposed traffic circle at McCaslin Boulevard and Dahlia. Mr. Rowe Stated a roundabout is an appropriate measure for that intersection and such roundabouts do improve safety compared to a signalized intersection. Director Zuccaro noted regional traffic impacting Louisville will increase significantly by 2035 with up to 38% being cut through traffic. Councilmember Loo stated she doesn't support the roundabout. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked for the roundabouts to be removed from the plan. Mayor Muckle stated he supports it because they are safer and the through put is much better than a signalized intersection. Councilmember Stolzmann doesn't support it because of the cost. The consensus was to remove the roundabout. Mayor Muckle supported the proposed road network. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated all of the connectivity and road systems are good, but the final decision will be based on fiscal information and he needs the additional fiscal information for that. Councilmember Keany asked if the zoning changes are impacting the fiscal model. Councilmember Stolzmann stated it could. Councilmember Keany asked if there is no appetite to change retail zoning to residential then why wait for the fiscal model information to make further decisions.