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have already submitted an application to the DOT. They would <br />like to get the balance of the funds needed for those improve- <br />ments from the County's traffic impact fees for that District and <br />the remaining funds will come from the City budget. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked if a bike path is planned to the <br />south of Beachland Boulevard, and Mr. Little confirmed that they <br />are planning to have a bike path all the way along A -1-A both <br />north and south, but they are just splitting the north section <br />off to do first. He noted that the improvements to A -1-A will <br />involve a complicated bidding process among other things, and if <br />everything goes very smoothly with no hitches, he anticipated it <br />would take about 1i years for the improvements from Beachland <br />Boulevard to the south City limits to be completed. <br />City Engineer Cliff Suthard estimated the total cost of the <br />project at 1.3 million. He explained that they want to use the <br />monies from the Impact Fee District of $473,000. The DOT's 20% <br />would be $169,000, and the City currently has some budget monies <br />for this purpose of about $125,000. They will still need another <br />$400,000 to make up the funding for project. <br />Chairman Wheeler wished to know whether they were asking the <br />county for the $400,000, and City Manager Little clarified that <br />all they want from the County are the impact fees that were <br />collected this fiscal year in that District; the City will make <br />up the difference, whatever it is. <br />Commissioner Bowman had some concerns about the proposed <br />tapering from 5 lanes to 3 and then 2 lanes as you move along <br />A -1-A, which she felt is confusing for drivers, and City Manager <br />Little agreed that it would be a much better situation to have 5 <br />lanes all the way, but the cost is the prohibiting factor and <br />also it is felt that is premature. <br />Discussion continued about traffic problems along A -1-A and <br />question arose as to why they are proposing only 3 lanes for the <br />area between the bridges where the traffic count is the highest. <br />3 <br />FEB 1 989 <br />Boor 76 FAGS 151 <br />