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5 � . TOPICS - Phase II City Mana��r Fales referred to his report of April 4, 1974� attach- , ing repart of the Direc�or c�f Pi;bl�ic Works regarding approval of plans a,fld specifications and call for bids for TOPICS Project - � Phase II. Mr. Fales observed that the item is included in the � t 197�-7� Ca�ital Imgrovement Program and that the time �ch�dule r ne�e�sary to award the contract is somewhat longer than usual � ' i becaus� c�f the involvement of other �a��erru�riental agenc3.es. i ; Mrs. Fr�,x�ces Osborn, 211 Winslow Street, objected to the proposed '' wi en ng of ins ow Stree�� asked why such widening is required, � and �ug�es�t�d fr�nd� for the proposed project woulc� be better � sp�nt �lsewherP. i i Fred Sennewald, Depu�y Director of Pub�ic Works-Engineering Service�, referred to the posted G�neral Plan, observing th�,t ± the prc�pas�d widening of Winslow Street is part of an overall ; City proje�t which calls for an addit�.onal needed north-south ; arterial skirting the downtown area. Nir. Sennewald advised that th� �aro�os�d pro,�ect is eligible for TOPICS funds because ` it �as been determined by those quali�ied to make the determina- � tion tha�t a traffic battleneck ex�_sts. � � ; Jan'i�s Osborn, 205 6dinslow Street, suggested that improvements ` on RF�pp�e�venue would be preferable to widening Winslow S�reet � as a me�s of improving the traffic si��a�tian in �i�e area. ; Mayor Keckley explained that the p.rogosed widenir�g is �aar�t of ; the averal�. traffic circulation plan f�r the Gity, and widen:ing ' and �igr�a�.ization are safety factors. € � � � Ro.z� Soucy, 506 Sa.mpson Street, su��ested th�,t impraving Whipple � vynue wa�Id solve traffic problems in �he area and ttzat there � is no need fnr Y�tinslow Street to b�e a cro�s-town arterial. City M�,n<��er ��.les advis�d that the subiect recommendations represen.t th� best thinkir�g o�' �hose 3.r� the D�parf:ment of Public Works with expertise in the field af' traff.ic c3.rcul�.tion. Such ; rec:or;�men�ations are prepared in suff'icient detai� by �t��'f in ' or�er that the Council r�ay have f�.tll. 3.n�'c��natl.on up�n which to mak.� fizzal decision whe�,her or not �.o pr�c:eedo Project� are presented to Council on a priority t��,:i�, with a sensible traffic system for the dc�wntown area tzav�ng �, hi�;h priar�.t�r. F ; Jame� �sborn (see above) , sug�es�ed improvements and �.n a.adi- 4 tional l�:f�-turn la�e at the inters�ction of �'hi.�p1�: Avenue an�l � Indu�trial rather than ir�prove Winslow �tree�. ? Mrs. Frances Osborn {spe above) stat�cl �hat a buil.d�r i��,.e� �olc� � er t ,e pr�pose w dening v�' Winslow �t;r�et h�,d �aeen aec3d��1 scme �i.mc �,�o. City M�.nager Fales ad�ris�d that the f'irial de- i ci�i.r�ri tc> proceed with the widening is yet to Ue maae by the Cit� �ouncil and that the item has been included in th� Capita:L Im�ro��e�nen y Program sin�ce last Jun�. � Mr. S�ra�iew�ld replied to questions con�ernin� detai3s of the pr�tje�t and pointed out that 3.n an �.ttempt to obtain some traf- �,,� fif�° r�I.ief, the City had tried using two left turn lanes on Whi.�pi�, but lack of' success prompted the re��urn to one such lan�. ; � � Re .Mtg. ; �.i�i7�. a�.�.y �:� - _ � _�_.�� .� -�-�. -�-�.,�,.-�.��..�� _ . . ._. ��