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 <br /> <br />There is currently no money budgeted in the NW Pkwy proposal for this connection <br />th <br /> <br /> <br />There is currently no money in the City’s budget for a signal at 96 Street (estimated to be <br />$75,000 - $100,000), should it be warranted once the connection is complete <br /> <br /> <br />Carter Burgess will continue with a neighborhood circulation study for the next 2-3 months <br /> <br />There was discussion on the condition of the bridge and the road surface. The question of how large <br />the bridge should be (2 lanes versus 4 lanes) was also discussed. It was estimated that it could take <br />until mid-year to obtain more solid cost figures, presupposing that the City will have money in the <br />th <br />budget for this project. A suggestion was made that 96 Street should remain connected to Pine <br />Street for easier access to STK and Avista for emergency vehicles. <br /> <br />Public Comments <br />Tom Rafferty, a resident of Rex Street, would like the City to also consider a Bella Vista connection <br />in conjunction with this project to relieve cut-through traffic on Rex Street. <br /> <br />Ronda Grassi & Nancy Love, Downtown Business Association, requested better notification of City <br />Council meetings on topics that affect the DBA. <br /> <br />Bill Simmons, City Manager, provided the following recap of recent meetings: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The Community Investment Fee Liaison Committee met this morning. A final draft report <br />will be available in approximately two-three weeks. <br /> <br /> <br />The City Facilities Committee met this afternoon with the design team for the Via Appia site. <br />Cost estimates, including proposed recreational facilities on the site, range from $5.6 million <br />to $6.1 million. <br /> <br /> <br />A meeting was held in mid-December regarding the Hwy 42 revitalization plan. A proposal <br />from Civitas and Szymanski & Ray was reviewed. The proposed plan does not affect the <br />neighborhoods and is not rail dependent. Staff was directed to request scopes of work from <br />both companies. <br /> <br />Heather Balser reported that RTD would be voting next Tuesday to fund their portion of the EIS for <br />commuter rail, @ $7.5 million. <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br /> 2 <br />