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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of August 28, 2023 — Regular Meeting Page 15 of 18 Option 1: Complete final design using funding available through the Interlocal Agreement with Seminole County. Once final design is complete, the project will be tabled until it is programmed into FDOT's Work Program. It should be noted that design revisions will likely be necessary in order to meet FDOT's current design standards at the time of construction, as standards change every year on July 1St Option 2: The concept is finalized and tabled until a path forward to fund construction has been identified by the City, County, and FDOT, at which point final design may be commenced subject to available funding and City Commission approval. Budget Impact: There is no budget impact associated with this item at this time. Recommendation: City staff is seeking feedback from the City Commission regarding the preferred alternative for the SR 436 Context Sensitive Multimodal Improvements (from US 17-92 to Wilshire Drive) — Phase 1 (Active Transportation Improvements) concept and guidance on whether to pursue final design at this time. Audience Participation: The following individuals carne forward to address this item: 1. Bill Hufford, 527 Queens Mirror Circle, asked for clarification as to what the City's consensus was going to be on the direction to be taken, and also whether the mid -block crosswalks would be synchronized. City Manager Newlon advised that the City Commission would decide on what the consensus would be after the completion of the Citizen Comments portion of the meeting. Mr. Woodward addressed the question of synchronization of the crosswalks, stating they would not be synchronized, but would be activated when a pedestrian pushed the button. 2. Natalie Lackner, 471 Lowndes Square, expressed concerns about the urgency for the project if a study had not been done, and inquired whether any safety issue with people crossing State Road 436 could be solved by building a pedestrian bridge across the highway. Mayor Henson advised that building a pedestrian bridge would potentially be a multi -million -dollar project by itself without including any sidewalk or other additional improvements and Dr. Brock clarified for the record that a study had been done in 2015 by FDOT and the need for the project was clear, and that study had been updated to do concept development. However, the issue was that the cost of the project was way beyond either FDOT's or the City's reach at that time so other options were being considered. CONSENSUS: The City Commission agreed by consensus to approve the recommended Concept Plan as presented, inclusive of the mid -block crossing locations, and to table any further design until a path forward to fund construction has been identified by the City, County, and FDOT, at which point final design may be commenced subject to available funding and City Commission approval.