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City Council Meeting Minutes October 1, 2019 Page 5 of 9 we cannot afford all of them We need to address those for health and safety with either adding underpasses or at -grade improvements Councilmember Loo suggested the Council form a Transportation Advisory Committee for this project to get diverse opinions from the community and use that information for a possible funding initiative She stated she likes the Fun Routes to School but notes the dirt trails may encourage more social trails where we don't want them and they could be messy Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated the plan has a lot of balance to it and we are evolving away from cars He is very enthusiastic about the Great Streets as we need to slow down traffic in neighborhoods and we are getting a lot of bang for our buck by doing some of these simple things This is an aspirational document and is not specific, that is what future Council's will have to figure out. He stated he is comfortable adopting it tonight knowing it will evolve as the City does Councilmember Keany stated he too is prepared for adoption and to tee this up for future councils to determine how to move it forward The improvements on Pine Street make sense to do in 2020 and could be a precursor to the Great Streets program He agrees the Fun Routes to School is a good idea This was a great collaborative community effort Mayor Muckle stated the plan is exciting and a great document He likes the Great Streets Program and having these principles and plans in place to inform other projects He also supports the Fun Routes to School He supports intersection improvements on Pine Street next year He stated he is prepared to support this this evening He noted that as a practical matter we should make safe crossings a priority within our budget Councilmember Leh stated he can support this as an aspirational document with details to come later He agrees underpasses are what people want and they are important. He also supports the Pine Streets improvements to demonstrate a commitment to these projects He noted the safety improvements we have done have had a big impact and have been both effective and cost-effective Councilmember Maloney moved to approve Resolution No 34, Series 2019, seconded by Councilmember Leh Voice vote all in favor REVISED RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR 2020, REVISED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN FOR 2019-2024, & REVISED LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN FOR 2019-2024 — PUBLIC HEARING (advertised Daily Camera 9/22/19) Mayor Muckle introduced the item and opened the public hearing