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City Council Meeting Minutes July 5, 2017 Page 8 of 18 Council member Loo felt this was a partisan resolution She felt the City had stayed away from partisan activities and encouraged the Council to reaffirm what they had accomplished but did not support this resolution She spoke of an article she had provided from the Wall Street Journal where a researcher was drummed out of his profession for his views on climate research Council member Leh appreciated Council member Loo's comments. He felt the resolution presented by Mayor Pro Tem Lipton encompassed a Louisville view and he felt he could support that Residents seem to support this type of resolution and many are involved in climate science He noted resolutions are aspirational documents and this encourages volunteering by citizens and businesses to do their part Council member Keany appreciated the alternative resolution but suggested leaving out reference to the Pans Climate Agreement. He found sustainability important but found the Paris Climate Agreement too political Mayor Muckle supported leaving in reference to the Paris Climate Agreement. Mayor Muckle moved Council approve Resolution No. 34, Series 2017 as presented by Mayor Pro Tem Lipton Council member Stolzmann seconded Voice vote 5-2 with Council member Keany and Council member Loo voting no DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION — CITY-WIDE WAYFINDING PLAN Director Zuccaro noted this was follow-up concerning the City -Wide Wayfinding Plan The signs were developed as a part of the small area plan process There was community input; the designs were narrowed down to three options and a final design being proposed with a phased rollout The budget item for approximately $140,000 is for installation of the first phase of the signs. Council asked for a mockup to be placed at one of the entryways to review the size and Iettenng. On May 24th staff installed a mockup sign at US36 and McCaslin. City Council and members of the community had the opportunity to drive by the sign and provide input Some mockup directional signs were also placed. US 36 bikeway directional signs are also proposed. Mock ups were available to view Four options were available with 2 including the bikeway signs and 2 without Council had indicated they preferred Option 4 with entry signs and US 36 bikeway signs Some of the input received was the sign was small and difficult to read More analysis showed the current 4 inch tall letters are likely too small for legibility 15 inch high letters would have the most impact. Staff recommends Council approve one of the proposed Phase 1 options to allow implementation of the preferred sign package.