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Joshua Vaughn said he was in support of the pilot project and as a bicyclist he felt safer on Farm Hill Boulevard. Mr. Vaughn said he had mostly encountered only positive changes and did not fzel the negative changes should stop the program. Martin Kamph said he believed that the city did not adequately notify residents of the pilot program and would like better notifications in the future regarding major projects. Curt Relick said although he had encountered some negative impacts with the recent changes on Farm Hill Boulevard, he felt that the overall changes would have positive outcomes for the city. Mr. Relick said he would like for the program to continue through completion and let the data provide the results for the project. Chris Gellrich said he was appreciative of the Council's interest in public safety and was supportive of the project. Conny Barton said she was supportive of the pilot program and wanted it to continue. Ms. Bartin said she believed that the new changes would need time to take effect and that she would like to review the data when the project was completed. Mark Payne said he received no notification of the pilot program and was not happy to return home from work to find the curb outside his house painted with a red stripe. Mr. Payne said he would like to see radar signs along the road to indicate to drivers how fast they are driving. •-- Jeff Missad said he was supportive of the project and would like to review the data analyzed at completion of the project and allow the changes that have already been i�. made to take effect. Eva Markiewicz said she felt that law enforcement was needed elsewhere around the city and they should not be placed on Farm Hill Boulevard for the purpose of a deterrence to speeding motorists. Ms. Markiewicz said she was supportive of the program and would like to have the pilot project run through completion rather than cancelling it prematurely. Pam Chang said that in the seven years she had lived in Redwood City she had seen an increase in traffic and has had to find different methods to go home that do not include driving along Farm Hill Boulevard. LisaMarie Lombardi recommended that a lighted crosswalk be installed at the Farm Hill and Emerald Hill intersection and that she had noticed a lot of drivers not utilizing the left-hand turn lanes to turn left. Ms. Lombardi suggested that community officers visit the local schools to educate children on bicycle safety. Chris Matthews said since the project had begun his home was safer in regards to traffic in front of his house and the additions of the bicycle lanes had already had a positive impact to his neighborhood. Mr. Matthews said he was supportive of the project and said he would like to review the collected data based on facts and not on opinions. Council Discussion Mayor Gee thanked the members of the community who attended the meeting or who SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIUSUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD/ September 21, 2015 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 8 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 484