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~zlvo~r~s City Council April bs 1.9t3:L 'Che foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Nirs. Idarda.ni. Ayes (t~) Faheyy Nardini, Scalze, Forsberg, Nayes (1) iianson, Resolution declared adopted. This resolutlon appears in Hesolution k3ook iVom 7, Yages 103 ~ld 104. Yublic Nlr. Wayne Learnord and Nir. Marvirt i~otilineic oP ltamsey County appeared liearin~ beFore ihe Council to da.scuss Yhase A of a bike trail that the County Proposed is proposing £or Little Canada. '1'he first ~ha.se o£ tYae trait wou:Ld Bike be along Edgerton Street ~rom County Road B-2 to Little Canacia l~oad. 'Praiy A~Ir. Learnord inforrned the Council that the cost oE' Phase i~ oF the bike trail would be $120,000 with ~9~,~00 oi' this arnounc funded through ba.ke ~;rant funds and the resnaining $30,000 £unded through Ramsey County Maintenance N'unds. The second and third phases of the bike traa.l in Little Caraacla wou.l.d extend 3'rom Littye Canada. Ro3d tu Centerville Road. l~ir< Learnord explained that Ldgertion Street presetzt,J~y hz~s a 21a ioot pave~aent. ^1he bike trail would run on both sides of Edgerton Street. In building the trail9 the Coun'ty wou:Ld cut one foot froitt both sides of the street arAd then add five feet of pavement to each side the Edgerto~. l'he driving surface o£ Edgerton would remain 21~ £eet wide with four foot paved bike traila on either side of the street, The trai.ls wou].d be divided from the rest o~ the street by a white line and they would be marxed *aith a bike trail syrnbol on the pavement. Nr. Forsberg asked if the County has ever encountered safety problems wiih bike trails. ~Ir. Learnord replied that the Gounty has not had sa.fety problerrAS with the trails. I~lr. Learnord stated that the bike trail tunds are intended to promote lanes for people to travel on bikes> The trails are not intended for small children to ~lay with their biices. I~i1rs, Sca12e asked how parking wou,Ld be discouraged in the bike trails> ivir, Learnord stated that it would be up to ths City to request no parking desa.gnation £or the bike trai].s. ivir. Leaxnord stated that he saw no reason for the County F3oard to deny such a request, NLrs. Nardini poirzted ouL that there is a lot of pa2^king along Edgerton in the area of Gervais Beach. vlr. Hanson expressed concern with the present corzdition of. the pavement of' Edgerton Street and also pointed out that the City has been requesting the County to lower the speed limit on Edgerton £or the past 25 years. Mayor Hanson stated that the speed limit on Edgerton shou7.d be 30 miLes per hour> vir> liearnord stated that the existence of biice lanes will not tend to effect the speed 1i.mit, 'Ihe addiiion of the bike lanes could, howevere be a cause to have the spead limit reduced, p~e _']_