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to have it done. For the four homes constructed, it will be an expensive item. The City still has it in the Bicycle Master Plan and identified through that plan; however, there is no funding source to put in 200 feet of bike lane. Mr. Dolan noted there is also some permitting issues associated with it; environmental issues of moving the creek was real, and the appropriate agencies responsible were not enthusiastic about it. They did not want to lose the current riparian habitat and they opposed that part of the project as originally envisioned. Councilmember McGovern said she has difficulty with the City having a Bicycle Task Force and this situation is identified and halted, as the area is critical and unsafe. She asked Mr. Tassano to investigate how far the City could increase the roadway out on the curve to provide for more room, as it is an unsafe situation. She asked if there were dollars for bicycle funding. Mr. Tassano said staff had requested funding for a section of Foothill north by Highland Oaks, which was not approved, and another section further north, as well. Staff pursues funding but must show the benefit per the linear feet of improvement, and this is a difficult project. This is why there is some benefit of doing what can be done now to provide additional shoulder. Councilmember Sullivan said his understanding has been all along that the plan for Foothill Road was to make it two bike lanes and a median. He was not sure about the civic section, but the section further south over the hill was going to occur with the Merritt property. Mr. Tassano said correct; in this section there would not be a raised landscape median because in part because of the creek, as well as the section south of the Yee property, where the retaining wall gets significantly larger. Councilmember Cook Kallio stated that the northbound bike lane looks larger than the 3.5 feet, and Mr. Tassano said it is because it is next to a raised curb. She suggested moving this over one foot, and Mr. Tassano said this is correct; it would be moved over as well as the center line leaving an 11 foot travel lane. Councilmember Cook Kallio said there were about 10 children killed on this road, and she understands why there is a median there. She asked how wide the sidewalk is, and Mr. Tassano said it was close to the minimum with the utility poles. Councilmember Cook Kallio questioned whether the City could calm the curb as an alternative in terms of making the bike lane safer. Mr. Tassano referred to this as a rolled curb, and he felt this was a good question, as he was not sure if a bicyclist would ride up on it to avoid a collision. However, he could look into this; however, his experience is that once installed, every pedestrian that walks on the sidewalk feels unsafe. He noted there are several hundred pedestrians walking to and from the school. Councilmember Cook Kallio said if the bike lane was moved over 1 foot, she asked about how many feet could be on the other side, and Mr. Tassano said there could be up to 4 feet, but it becomes a balance of how far that deflection is for traveling southbound. Councilmember Cook Kallio questioned what would the speed limit need to be reduced to in order to make it work, and Mr. Tassano said he thinks it should be reduced to 35 mph and provide warnings. Mayor Hosterman questioned the difference in safety between a striped median and a raised median. Mr. Tassano said generally, there is a better level of comfort when driving with a raised median. He said they have not noticed any changes in collisions, but there are not many anyway. Mayor Hosterman opened the public hearing. City Council Minutes Page 11 of 16 June1, 2010