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Recommendation: Approve, by motion, the contract documents for the Redwood Shores Slurry Seal Project which include the roadway re-striping plan, and approve, by motion, the public bidding of this project (item postponed). (702) Minute Order 08-093 Mayor Foust asked to hear from speakers first. She provided an overview of the slurry seal project and striping of the parkways for bike lanes, and the reasons why this was brought back for further community comment and Council discussion. Public Comment Adrian Brandt appreciated that community input had been solicited and voiced his support in restriping that would increase the wridth of the current path, along the parkway, which is in his opinion not a true bike lane. He asked that the issue be revisited. Bryan Beck encouraged the City to consider expansion of the bike lanes. . Nancy Krop expressed excitement over the proposed lanes and had questions as to its feasibility, and found data to support this feasibility. She believes there is interest, people will use it, and it will enhance safety, health and environmental concerns. John Langein supported prior comments and opined that other areas had successfully modified paths and wanted the same for Redwood Shores Parkways. Council Discussion Council asked for clarification on the footage and clearance in this area, and if this was the only area asking for this type of clearance. Council also inquired if other possibilities were brought up, and if it might be safer to cone off the area while landscape workers work. City Manager Ingram stated that the foot width was chosen based on the root problem for that area of the path, along the median. He stated the 2-foot buffer was also enough for landscape personnel safety. Mr. Ingram was not sure staff had told the public in prior meetings if there were other options available. Council stated if they were going to spend $750,000 they wanted to make sure the community was in agreement on the restriping. Council also asked for clarification on what type of information was sent to community members in outreach and how this factored into the decision-making process. Acting Development Director Chang stated the majority of the budget was for repaving and that only a small portion of that would be for restriping. He stated letters were sent, but the responses were not significant, so they sent the word out for further community input. Council asked that context to be given with regard to the lane widths, and was told by Mr. Ingram that there are a few streets in the downtown area with 10-foot wide lanes and gave examples to give a feel for what these 10-foot lanes would be like. Mayor Foust stated it was di�cult to compare the downtown streets with the parkways since each type of street had unique concerns making it difficult for a true comparison. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MAY 19, 2008 MINUTES • PAGE 5 MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 Page No. 100