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06-09-10 Good afternoon. name is Clare Urban. I ere in consideration of users and residents of E Spruce St I myself am a bike-ped-car user of Spruce St I also work in the area with responsibility to residents in a Since the day the new striping went in last August, I've been involved in conversation and correspondence with City Council members, Mayor Engen, the City Clerk and Attorney's office and Public Works I-n"U"\lt,\u/C,oC I appreciate their willingness to discuss this issue and extend thanks to each person who graciously took the time to speak with me. I especially want to thank Councilmen Strohmeir and Weiner for their attentiveness to this issue. I AM here today to advocate for the BEST USE of the Spruce Sf corridor. I would like to spice my words with a measure of humility since I do not stand in the shoes of a public works I do, however, have experience in directing public service for a large public agency Thus have I some idea of the nature of public work load and project demand. Hence I've focused on approaching this subject from day one with attention to 1) proper and cooperative public process and 2) objectivity toward any decision-making done by the in regard to configuration of Spruce Sf. What I found was much support and inspiration to trial the project from the City, but NO OBJECTIVE OF ACTUAL SAFETY FACTORS and NO COMPARISON OF PREVIOUS AND factors Since It was established at the last meeti,ng in that public process was not properly carried out in pHoting this This was in the of non-notification of Neighborhood Councils or, in other words, not following Administrative Rules to them of new OrCHe(;IS. In this manner Residents were a favored forth without due THIS IS was likewise not maneuvering cars and is now In addition, the objectified accepted as a configuration. It now appears that the not accurate DATA has yet compiled regarding Spruce vehicles, as a snow residential area. in a well thought-out process. It lays the ground-work for making the decreases the likelihood retrospective repeated public funds. In I was not a well thought-out pilot based on the omissions previously noted. We now to move "'r\l'·j•.U~lr-ri attitude of Public Works is to do so. include comprehensive data, 2) Restoring parallel Spruce obstruction to City work Urban