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TransportationCommission | 2020-11-18 | 9 | Vice Chair Nachtigall thanked City staff for a comprehensive staff report. She supports the project's safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists, the roundabout recommendations and minimizing tree removals. Chair Soules stated that Commissioner Kohlstrand expressed a concern about increased traffic on Eighth Street, which would get heavy traffic diverted from Webster Street. Chair Soules also stated that the public street is not there for private parking storage. She expressed concerns about diversions and outreach to renters. Staff Payne replied that all residents along the corridor including renters received notifications as well as property owners. Public Comments for #6A Jeanine Gravem stated that the notification was not done well for Sherman Street in that she first heard of the project when she received the postcard for the recent workshop. Donna Gravem stated that the City should take into consideration the age of the Sherman Street area. Many of the houses were built before cars were common, so there is not a lot of off-street parking. Please take that into consideration. Cynthia Cooper appreciates that Chair Soules heard the parking concerns and she supports a parking permit idea. She agrees that Eighth Street can be challenging, and it can be tough to get off the island. Commissioner Comments and Discussion for #6A Vice Chair Nachtigall made a motion to support the final concept Chair Soules added the following friendly amendments: to minimize tree removals and maximize tree plantings, to look at ways to mitigate parking loss, to ensure that the outreach is sufficient, to mitigate traffic diversion and transit performance issues and to bring back traffic diversions, parking and the landscaping plan to the TC. Commissioner Hans seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. 7. Announcements / Public Comments Jim Strehlow stated that the current Atlantic Avenue and Constitution Way light timing is bad and need to wait a long time as a pedestrian and a bicyclist so the loop detectors need to work better. 8. Adjournment Chair Soules adjourned the meeting at 9:24 p.m. Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2020 9 | TransportationCommission/2020-11-18.pdf |