City Council Study Session Summary 2009 05 11

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City Council Study Session Summary May 11 , 2009 Page 2 of 4 with Lafayette. A preliminary meeting was suggested to see what might be explored with BCC. US 36 DEIS/Northwest Rail- Update An Impact Statement will conclude this fall with a record of decision. Communities can now do site plans. There are transit and stimulus opportunities for funding. Ideally communities should collaborate on applications, specifically corridor communities and RTD. Local funding will need to be available when the Federal funding comes through. Right now corridor communities are in a good position to work with Denver. RTD will most likely request voters to increase sales tax in 2010, possibly pushing for 2009. Boulder County Transportation Tax Update BCC indicated that revenues were down 10% compared to 2008. Information about the revised LYNX bus route was provided. The LYNX is a pilot program with RTD expected to take over if ridership numbers are met. Trail connections are under construction linking Superior, Louisville, Lafayette, and Boulder. Within one year a complete connection is anticipated. Louisville would like BCC to consider discussing Hwy 42 designs, plans, and phases for the project. Consider including landscaping, medians, and an environment that promotes traffic calming in the area. Louisville/Superior IGA Update An IGA between Superior and Louisville for library services has been finalized. In the future Superior will request an approval of a property tax increase from voters to provide for continued services through Louisville or to build a local library. The IGA was celebrated during Library Week in April. BCC questioned if there was a need or enough support to build an additional library in the area. Library services could be an example of reciprocity opportunities between the cities. ARRA Potential Funding/Projects Louisville will not receive a direct allocation, and felt that BCC had an opportunity to support Louisville in several projects. Louisville Council and Staff expressed an inequity in the formula for providing block grants to cities in the County. Cities with a population under 35,000 received zero funding. This inequity should be addressed, and monies distributed to communities that did not receive grants. Communities were encouraged to coordinate and submit joint applications. Boulder County could be helpful in determining community projects. Harney Lastoka IGA Amendment - Parking Issues The IGA between Louisville and Lafayette for new ball fields was discussed. Existing parking could be utilized to its maximum potential, as well as the re-use of water. Currently there is a negative perception of too much parking. Louisville requests BCC support of adopting an amendment to upgrade parking, not an