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WORK SESSION MEMORANDUM
Date: August 21, 2024
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Through: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Tyler Marr, Deputy City Manager
Drew Brooks, Deputy Director of PDT
From: Clay Frickey, Planning Manager
Subject: August 13, 2024 Work Session Summary: 15-Minute City Council Priority
BOTTOM LINE
The purpose of this memo is to document the summary of discussions during the August 13,
2024 Work Session related to the 15-Minute City Council priorities. All Councilmembers except
Mayor Pro Tem Francis were present.
DISCUSSION SUMMARY
City Council was generally supportive of the direction of implementing the 15-Minute City
priorities. Council discussion focused on the following:
• Clarity on types of bike lanes – buffered vs. separated
• Support for the proposed Place Based Assessment.
• Support for direction of the Strategic Trails Plan.
• Clarity on how trails contribute to the City’s transportation network and contribute to the
15-Minute City.
• Clarity on the relationship between the city and other agencies with regard to the build
out and jurisdiction of the larger trail network.
• Include safety education strategies regarding interactions among a diversity of users,
including the aging population on trails.
• Expressed concern for prioritizing safe routes to school and overcoming obstacles such
as major roads.
• Recognition that school of choice plays a role in developing a 15-minute city and that
many families travel outside of a 15-minute proximity.
• Desire for Natural Areas to serve their purpose as open space and wildlife corridors
rather than contributing to the City’s transportation network.
• Support for the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan.
• Desire for Transportation Capital Improvement Plan to more explicitly address
environmental factors.
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NEXT STEPS
• On-Going Communication w/Councilmembers: Community events, project
announcements, funding opportunities, project tours
• Land Use Code Phase 2: Commercial Centers and Corridors: Q4 2024 Council Work
Session
• 10 Year TCIP: Q4 2024 Council Work Session on Draft Plan
• Place Based Assessment: Progress update memo Q4 2024
• Strategic Trails Plan: Draft, proposed trail map and recommended policies Q4 2024 –
Q1-2 2025
cc: Caryn Champine, Director of PDT
Brad Buckman, City Engineer
Aaron Iverson, FC Moves Manager
Courtney Geary, Active Modes Manager
Dave “DK” Kemp, Senior Trails Planner for Parks
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