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City Council Meeting Minutes January 15, 2019 Page 4of9 Councilmember Stolzmann stated this new information is clear we are not meeting the five-year goal, it will be very expensive to do that, and we still need to address the back log Councilmember Stolzmann stated Council set the numbers to make sure everyone has a good street. Given the new information, she feels we need to figure out a way to fund the program so we can reach our goal of 75 sooner than 2028 Councilmember Loo stated if there is a way to reach our goal sooner than later we should find more money Mayor Muckle stated this seems a good plan so far; the bad roads are going away and the numbers are going in the right direction He recommended seeing where this year's bid numbers are and if they are low we should see if we can add more to it. Councilmember Maloney agreed the direction is good He too would like to see streets scoring higher We need to continue down this path and be committed We won't know if we have more money until middle of the year Stay the course. Councilmember Keany agreed Director Kowar stayed it will likely be hard to add on to contracts after bidding because of scheduling issues. The goal is to spend the money we have this year to get the best product without putting the schedule at risk. Councilmember Maloney asked when the final report will be available. Director Kowar stated it should be within a few weeks. Councilmember Maloney would like that info midyear when we know if we have more funding available Councilmember Stolzmann stated it is frustrating this conversation was not tied to the budget process so we could have budgeted more money for this year Next year this should be tied to the budget discussions. Councilmember Loo asked Council to not get complacent about streets in the coming years. Spend the money to keep the streets in good shape. UPDATE — NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Director Kowar reviewed the progress since 2016 including improvements, the media campaign, and the results of lower speeds in the targeted areas. Most of the areas show lower speed after the improvements Councilmember Loo asked if these results will stay consistent. Director Kowar stated we won't know but will do speed studies to follow this Councilmember Leh stated these results were impressive.