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City Council Meeting Minutes February 21, 2017 Page 10 of 17 requirements for future buildings He stated his belief that this concept is the right thing to do for this area and to help create a market edge and help get new office tenants for Centennial Valley. Mayor Muckle asked for public comment. None heard. Mayor Muckle stated he supports the Package A proposal with Koelbel It helps with first and final mile connections with the Bus Rapid Transit, helps make the area marketable, and is a nicer road and streetscape. The benefits are worth it Councilmember Loo stated she supports Package A with the reduction of the road to one lane in each direction. She has not gotten negative public input on this. She thinks it is a great opportunity to partner with a corporate citizen and it will benefit this area. She does not agree the added parking is helping just the developer, it helps the entire area and offers free parking the same way there is free parking everywhere else in town. She stated these improvements will really help the pedestrian access in this area. Councilmember Leh stated his support for this for the first and final mile connection and to make the area more walkable. These upgrades make it a more pleasant place to be. He trusts Mr. Sheets when he says these upgrades help make this area more marketable for new office space and Koelbel is willing to pay a large share. It is a win- win situation. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he doesn't support Package A because he feels adding the on street parking is only a benefit to the developer; he feels it is taxpayer subsidized parking. He doesn't think it is fair to residents to do this. The entire Centennial Valley area needs to be re -thought and re -planned for the future to address not just parking, but also density and bulk in the area This street and parking need to be considered in a larger picture This is a paving project that is dnving a planning process and it should be the other way around. Councilmember Loo asked how many on street parking spaces are being created with Package A. Director Kowar stated he estimates 265. Councilmember Maloney stated he agrees with Mayor Pro Tem Lipton that the planning process should be looking at changes to the area first before this That said, both Package A and B provide benefit to the City. He supports Package B more than A The paving contract shouldn't guide the planning process. Councilmember Stolzmann stated everyone agrees the street needs to be repaved. She noted in most areas in town allow for on -street parking and in no instances do we count street parking towards off street parking requirements for new development so this is not subsidizing the parking for development. She supports Package A; the benefits outweigh the costs. She particularly likes the first and final mile connections.