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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 8, 2014 Page 35 Ms. Kapaun stated that she was surprised to see this on tonight's agenda; and ex- pressed her interest in the City Council taking more time to think about the effects of this proposal, even though a lot of thought had probably already gone into it, but that was a long time ago. With new information available, and the possibility of adding more traffic in front of their home, Ms. Kapaun expressed concern with safety for her family, opining that any more congestion resulting in more acci- dents was beyond what she could imagine. Ms. Kapaun noted that the lake was beautiful and it was a favorite spot for her family; however, she echoed the comments of Mr. Stoner about making a buffer to protect Langton Lake, but expressed a need for residents to see those plans be- fore they happen. Ms. Kapaun opined that it was making the neighborhood "cra- zy" to see these things happening in this area without having more information and the City keeping its promises to talk about things before the neighbors found them listed on meeting agendas, which made neighbors feel overwhelmed. Ms. Kapaun asked for understanding on the City Council's part and providing the neighbors more time to allow more participation in discussions on new develop- ment in this area. Mayor Roe closed public comment at this time, and asked City Engineer Culver to respond to several questions raised during those comments. Regarding rights-of-way acquisition, Mr. Culver reviewed the area for the exist- ing alignment as proposed, west of Fairview Avenue leading to Langton Lake Park; with a federal grant award for acquisition of that additional right-of-way along this Parkway alignment from the park and Prior Avenue. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Culver reviewed the process moving forward with an engineering study and future end product. Mr. Culver advised that the contract itself would still need to go through final design for the roadway, includ- ing all aspects of stormwater management, geometric alignment and included within that contract with SRF as proposed, one public meeting was included to present that final design to the public to receive their feedback. Mr. Culver noted that this would provide an opportunity for the public to present their concerns about any environmental issues, after the information and facts had been com- piled, and also include another opportunity as staff presented that final design — and those public comments — to the City Council for their consideration and comment on that final design. Mr. Culver note that the process would be for sev- eral months, and then staff would prepare for the construction project beyond that, and after approval by the City Council. Mayor Roe noted that between this contract before the City Council tonight and the actual construction, the City Council would still need to take action to order bids.