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9     Ms. Galvin asked for #3 of the Complete Stre ets Policy to be revised to say “Keep the street pavement widths to the minimum necessary to ensure pe destrian safety and comfort, including but not limited to ample sidewalk widt hs free of obstructions, st reet trees planted in accordance with best practices, well-positioned a nd sized street lamps, and clearly identified crossings.” Mr. Tolbert said you do not want to overdesign travel lanes for the automobiles. Ms. Szakos said we can simply state that automobile travel lanes will be kept to the minimum widths necessary. Ms. Galvin agreed. Ms. Galvin asked to add "provide bicycle a ccommodation either along or parallel to all arterial and collector streets" to #5. Ms. Szakos agreed. Ms. Galvin asked to revise #6 to say “Pla nt trees along all str eets be they newly constructed, reconstructed, or relo cated, using a variety of strate gies as necessitated by existing physical conditions and in accordance with the guidelines from the Tree Commission.” Council agreed. Ms. Galvin asked that #7 include the Dire ctor of Stormwater Utility and the Urban Designer. Ms. Galvin said she is willing to gi ve up "approval by Council" if this gets additional staff review. Mr. Jones said staff will run al l major decisions by Council so they are kept informed. Council agreed. Ms. Galvin requested adding “apprise the offi ce of economic development on street design relative to redevelopment” to the list of actions the City will ta ke in support of the Complete Streets Policy. She also requested adding the wo rds "and map" to letters a-d under bullet seven. She requested adding “and increases in numbers of people cycling to work ” to letter a, adding “by type of street and increases in numbers of people walking to work” to letter b, and adding “e. Resident satisfaction as measured by surveys, co rrespondence, etc.” under bullet eight. She also requested adding update the street design guide lines "as necessitated by comprehensive plan updates" to the final bullet. Council agreed w ith these changes. Ms. Galvin made further suggestions to staff regarding the implementa tion policy. Staff said th ey will implement the changes and send a final copy to Council. Ms. Szakos asked to add public engagement for all tasks in June 2015. On motion by Ms. Galvin, seconded by Mr. Huja , the resolution was moved as amended. Ms. Smith requested adding “Transit Riders ” and “Water Resources Protection Program Advisory Group” to Task 5 under Stakeholder Review Meetings. Ms. Galvin accepted the amendment. The resolution passed. (Ayes: Ms. Smith, Mr. Huja, Ms. Szakos, Ms. Galvin; Noes: Mr. Fenwick.) ORDINANCE: Water Street Planned Unit De velopment (PUD) Re zoning (carried) Water Street Planned Unit Development (PUD) Rezoning Mr. Mike Smith presented to Council. He ga ve an overview of the project and addressed concerns Councilors noted during the Planning Comm ission meeting.