City Council Agenda and Packet 2018 07 17

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City Council Meeting Minutes July 3, 2018 Page 4 of 11 Councilmember Maloney asked if those three projects are the best projects. Councilmember Stolzmann stated the list was decided to be the best regional list. Councilmember Maloney noted he would support using the Subregional money ($8.15M) to support the regional projects. Mayor Muckle and Councilmember Loo agreed. Mayor Muckle stated he supports criteria that moves the most people and solves congestion, helps air quality, and also what help the smaller towns get funding. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if any of the conversation is designed to restrict growth. Without consideration of reducing development it will be the same problem in a few years. Perhaps that should be an incentive or part of the criteria. Councilmember Loo asked how affordable housing and mass transit might fit in that conversation. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he wasn't addressing that, just that adding more roads only attracts more people and the process continues. Councilmember Stolzmann stated the conversation about growth boundaries and transportation aren't currently connected to these transportation dollars. Councilmember Stolzmann asked if a compromise is proposed to perhaps only do a third of the money toward the regional projects, would Council be supportive. Council was supportive. Councilmember Stolzmann noted if the regional projects are not approved, then she believes the projects would have to be scored in the subregional process. Transportation Matters - Deputy City Manager Davis noted the City of Louisville recently participated in an initiative to work with local businesses throughout the region to talk with them about transportation challenges and look at the Northwest Area Mobility Study (NAMS) projects our region has prioritized and get their feel for how it might or might not address what their needs are. Davis asked for direction on whether or not Council is interested in pursuing any changes to local policy to implement new safety stop legislation in light of SB18-144. The bill allows for local regulation to be implemented so a bicyclist approaching a stop sign must slow to a reasonable speed and, when safe to do so, may proceed through the intersection without stopping. A bicyclist approaching an illuminated red traffic control signal must stop at the intersection and, when safe to do so, may proceed through the intersection. We don't have to address this issue unless we want to change our own rules. Staff has discussed the pros and cons of this and what resources it would require. When discussing with our neighbors, they are not making changes at this time. Staff suggests waiting to see what other communities do before making changes. 31