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City Council Rtinutes Page 3 <br />March G, 2017 <br />8.1 Downtown Decorative Fixtures <br />Ms. Othoudt presented her staff report. <br />Lighting <br />Mayor Dietz stated he is not in favor of spending a couple thousand dollars annually <br />for lights. Councilmember Wagner indicated she believes the Downtown River's <br />Edge Group would be willing to contribute towards the lights. <br />Councilmember Olsen expressed concern with the life span of the proposed lights. <br />He questioned if the lights can be up -scaled to last more than two years. <br />Councilmember Westgaard indicated he would also be interested in a quote to <br />upscale the lights to something that would last longer. He would also like to ask the <br />Downtown River's Edge Group if they'd be willing to contribute towards the lights. <br />Mr. Portner stated staff discussed having the stringed lights for seasonal use and <br />possibly adding more of a landscaping light product that's meant to be used every <br />night such as solar lights for everyday use. <br />Consensus of the Council was for staff to research this issue further and bring back <br />additional options and cost estimates. <br />Bencher, bike racks, and planters <br />Ms. Othoudt explained staff has been working with the Housing and Redevelopment <br />Authority and the Downtown River's Edge Group on benches, bike racks, and <br />planters for downtown. She indicated the group requested four benches, four <br />planters, and replacement of the two current bike racks with two art -inspired bike <br />racks. <br />Councilmember Wagner questioned if there are opportunities to work with local <br />artists on the bike racks. She added she wasn't in favor of the bike racks presented. <br />Ms. Othoudt stated staff has not explored the possibility of partnering with a local <br />artist. <br />Council consensus was to proceed with the benches, flower planters, and bike racks <br />as presented as long as the capacity of the new bike racks is at least that of the <br />current racks. The Council also expressed a desire to keep the current bike racks <br />downtown for additional space. <br />Larry Toth, Chair of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, stated he recalls <br />the HRA expressing an interest in increasing the number of bike racks downtown so <br />it would be desirable if the current racks can be maintained in addition to the new <br />racks. <br />10 �4AR VRE <br />