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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JUNE 22, 1994 <br />not being carried out. Nagle pointed out that the City <br />is forcing the improvement of Lake Street against the <br />wishes of the property owners. <br />Morelan pointed out that the City is in the process of <br />completing the pedestrian plan and is asking for input <br />from residents. That is the purpose of tonight's <br />meeting. Morelan stated that the timing is such <br />because of the pending street improvements and the <br />likelihood of cost savings by doing trail and sidewalk <br />construction at the time of road reconstruction. <br />Nagle agreed that there may be some cost savings, but <br />felt it was confusing to jump in and do something <br />before the entire plan is finalized. <br />Scalze pointed out that the City has had a Park Master <br />Plan since 1980 when the Comprehensive Plan was first <br />adopted. Over the past few years the Park and <br />Recreation Commission has reviewed and revised that <br />plan. A trail along Jackson Street right-of-way has <br />been discussed at neighborhood meetings at which the <br />issue of vacating the road right-of-way was considered. <br />At those meetings the neighborhood supported retention <br />of a trail easement in that area. Scalze also pointed <br />out that anyone interested in reviewing the Park Master <br />Plan can obtain a copy from City Hall. <br />Hanson pointed out that even though the trail easement <br />exists, people do not realize that it is there since it <br />is unimproved and appears to be private property. Once <br />a trail is improved, people will begin to use it. <br />Paul Martin asked about issues such as traffic from the <br />apartments, stop signs, weight limits, assessing the <br />apartments for a portion of the road improvement. <br />The City Administrator pointed out that many of these <br />issues had been addressed at the improvement hearing. <br />The City's street assessment policy provides for <br />assessing the cost of a standard residential road to a <br />neighborhood. That is a road with 8 inches of gravel <br />road base and 3 inches of bituminous surface. Standard <br />width is 30 feet and curb and gutter is required. If a <br />road through a residential area is built to a heavier <br />standard or widened, the cost above an 8" and 3" <br />section is picked up City-wide. If Demont Avenue were <br />improved, for example, the apartment buildings would be <br />18 <br />