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City Council Meeting Minutes October 1, 2019 Page4of9 Director Zuccaro reviewed the current CIP funding available for the next four years for TMP projects Staff would like feedback from council on top priorities for implementation for the next two years Director Zuccaro detailed some of the downtown connection enhancements that could be done in connection with the 2020 paving of Pine Street This includes options for intersection and sidewalk improvements Public Comments Aaron Clark, 957 Sunflower Street, stated this is a family oriented community and he would like to see implantation of the Fun Routes to School to make Louisville unique This has been done in other communities with little infrastructure and little cost and it would give the kids something interesting and fun in getting to school This is a minor investment that would set this community apart Councilmember Loo stated it is an impressive piece of work She doesn't think this is an auto -friendly document. She would have liked a statistically valid survey of residents showing exactly what people like and don't like Many people don't like the current safety improvements and find they are distracting She added that many people feel these ideas will actually gum up traffic in town Councilmember Leh stated he doesn't think the plan is unfriendly to auto transportation but rather is not focused on that We are going to need to make changes in the next 10- 20 years and we will likely move away from automobiles It is good to think about being bold in that area The problems with traffic are not going away and we need to address that. He noted all of these projects require money and it will take some financial pain to build them all and could require a bond issue Councilmember Stolzmann stated the public engagement process for this was excellent She stated she is prepared to vote on this tonight. She stated she has gotten a lot of positive feedback on the Fun Routes to School and we should prioritize this For Pine Street she supports the intersection improvements for next year For five-year priorities, she stated people would like some significant work on underpasses She would like to poll residents on how they want to see these funded Councilmember Maloney stated the TMP is needed to inform the fiscal model and it will help us frame transportation and capital planning He also is prepared to support this tonight He stated the discussion of priorities should be later He likes the Great Streets program and likes that the Plan is informative but not prescriptive He also likes the Fun Routes to school He agrees the only way to fund these is probably an initiative The current budget won't pay for much of what we want Pine Street should be updated and used to set the stage for Great Streets There are a lot of crossing and underpasses, but