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<br />It was stated that there had been discussions about making the roundabout more symmetrical. <br />Regarding the curb-line, it was stated that the drip-line of the trees in front of City Hall already <br />hung out over the curb and when one walks on the sidewalk in this area, they would not notice <br />the symmetry and moving the curb-line would perhaps give more foreground to the building and <br />any non-symmetry would go unnoticed. <br /> <br />Follow-up from staff was requested regarding the status of the roundabout plans and what had <br />previously been before the HPC. <br /> <br />A question was asked about plans to open Trinity Avenue. Mr. Wilson stated that it was still <br />being debated and they were looking at modifying the parking at that location. He stated it <br />would be safer if they remained closed; no decision had been made yet. <br /> <br />Ms. Paulette Carr, 7901 Gannon Avenue, Councilmember representing Ward 2, stated that the <br />redesigned drawing from when City Council voted to approve the roundabout showed that it was <br />to be moved to the east to be more symmetrical and asked Mr. Wilson to explain why that design <br />change was not made. <br /> <br />Mr. Wilson stated that the Department of Public Works and Parks had hired a separate consultant <br />to review the possibility of moving the roundabout to the east so the existing curbs would remain <br />in place and that would be the traffic pattern. They went back to the original engineers with the <br />proposed revision and the original engineers disagreed with the proposed change. Mr. Wilson <br />stated that, due to time constraints, they had to ask the engineers to redesign the layout to be as <br />symmetrical as possible. However, shifting the roundabout to the east resulted in the angled legs <br />of Trinity Avenue to be directly across from each other and cause traffic issues. <br /> <br />It was requested that staff follow-up regarding plans that were before HPC when symmetry of <br />the roundabout was discussed and also about the previous question regarding if City Council <br />approval of changes to the 1985 and 1993 Civic Plaza Plans was required. <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Lai introduced the new Economic Development Manager with the Department of <br />Community Development, Ms. Jodie Lloyd. <br /> <br />5. Adjournment <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm. <br />tm; <br /> šE <br /> <br />