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City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2019 Page 12 of 13 Councilmember Stolzmann noted the process gives more points to group projects, money to Marshall Road helps its scoring as does Lafayette giving funds to our 104th trail project. Councilmember Leh asked why the costs on the underpass have gone up so significantly in the recent analysis, what is the lion's share of that attributed to Director Kowar stated there are many things, including working so close to existing buildings, increasing construction costs, it is layers of both soft costs and direct costs. Councilmember Leh asked if the at -grade improvements will affect safety and timing given the increased regional traffic. Director Kowar stated their analysis along the corridor shows the timing is about a 30 second slowdown Councilmember Leh stated the public feedback has been all about an underpass but we continually get stuck on the costs. At some point $8 7M is an incredible amount to spend on one location We can do a lot more good for a lot more people with the at -grade crossings and improve connectivity Councilmember Loo stated the underpass is too expensive to support. She supports the at- grade but doesn't want it to slow down traffic. South Boulder Road flows as well as it can during rush hour and a lot of traffic mitigation is not what we really want, residents won't want it if it slows it down She supports the Hwy 42 plan and is ok with the 104th and Marshall Road projects as they would benefit our residents for a low cost. City Manager Balser confirmed staff will remove the underpass application Mayor Muckle proposed a priority list of the Highway 42 Plan, South Boulder Road at - grade improvements, and then the others. All agreed CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT None COUNCIL COMMENTS, COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Councilmember Leh reviewed the recent BRaD meeting and their 2019 work plan There was an interest in trying to focus attention on the McCaslin Boulevard study and the GDP amendment as well as the Transportation Master Plan