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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />February 6, 2018 <br />Page 7 of 12 <br />2017 Council meeting. City Council directed staff to begin making noticeable progress <br />related to citizen concerns around traffic management within neighborhoods and more <br />specifically, fix issues related to distracted driving, speeding, and pedestrian safety To <br />date staff has performed <br />o Mockup field trials of calming solutions. <br />o Began outreach and engagement planning and materials' efforts for the "Little Lou" <br />Campaign <br />o Coordination with the local schools, Police, and Fire <br />o Design and cost estimation of solutions. <br />o Incorporation of solutions as bid altemates into current bid packages. <br />Staff is providing this update to ensure they are not getting ahead of City Council and to <br />discuss cost considerations related to budgets and the information campaign. A variety of <br />budget options and possible fixes are available <br />Director Kowar stated when looking at the big picture the bids for street maintenance and <br />repair come in over budget and to incorporate these ideas an additional $300,000 dollars <br />would be needed. <br />Councilmember Loo noted the marketing campaign areas and asked if the neighborhood <br />south of Harper Lake should be added. Kowar stated that could be done Councilmember <br />Loo would like to make sure the areas with kids' bus stops are included at some point <br />Councilmember Loo asked if the campaign materials could include a child of color. <br />Councilmember Stolzmann asked about location #5 and would like to extend the median <br />to the east and leave the cross walk in the current location. Kowar will look at <br />incorporating the idea. Councilmember Stolzmann asked about Alder Street. Kowar noted <br />red paint would be used to neck down with reflectors bordering the paint. <br />Councilmember Leh asked if these proposals are likely to work. Director Kowar stated <br />staff looked at a number of configurations and found these to be very effective for <br />pedestrians but do not restrict the access for first responders or snow plows Staff thinks <br />these will be effective. <br />Public Comments <br />Rachel Fox, 346 S. McKinley Court, stated she and her children cross Bella Vista and <br />Hoover for school. She thanked Council for these efforts She asked if the red bands at <br />the intersections address drivers going around someone stopped for a pedestrian in the <br />crosswalk. She would like the crosswalks repainted soon and asked about a timeline for <br />the traffic management plan <br />