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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />TULY 1, 1996 <br />Drive. Schroeder noted that in this area buildings are <br />pulled closer to the street for a downtown or main <br />street feel. Two traffic lanes are proposed. Parking <br />choices are parallel or angle. Parallel parking would <br />require 8-feet, 12-foot driving lanes, and 13 feet of <br />sidewalk width for a total of 66 feet of right-of-way. <br />Angle parking would require 16-feet, 14-foot driving <br />lanes and 13 feet of sidewalk width. Total right-of- <br />way required would be 86 feet. Schroeder reported that <br />angle parkinq can accommodate twice as many cars. <br />The other issue to be clarified is the location of <br />Middle Street. Schroeder presented five alternatives <br />summarizing the rational for each: <br />Alternative 1- Existing location, no extension of <br />Middle Street south of Little Canada Road: <br />Alternative 2- Extension of Middle Street <br />south of Little Canada Road follows existing <br />alignment north of Little Canada Road; <br />Alternative 3- Extension of Middle Street south <br />of Little Canada Road shifted 100 feet east; <br />Alternative 4- Middle Street shifted 100 feet <br />east (north and south of Little Canada Road); <br />Alternative 5- Middle Street shifted 60 feet west <br />(north and south of Little Canada Road). <br />The City Administrator pointed out that this issue must <br />be decided prior to the County's reconstruction of <br />Little Canada Road. <br />Pedersen pointed out that until the City knows how the <br />area will develop, a decision on one of these <br />alternatives may limit certain potential development. <br />Schroeder felt there was some flexibility with the <br />right-of-way, and indicated that it is hoped there <br />would be a developer on board soon to provide guidance <br />as to where median breaks should go. If there isn't an <br />interested developer working with the City at the time <br />the street improvements are made, the best solution may <br />be to have common left-turn lanes. <br />Fahey suggested that the City could acquire sufficient <br />right-of-way and then not put in the median until a <br />developer is committed. <br />Schroeder reported that he has worked on projects where <br />4 <br />