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MINUT1sS CITY COUNCIL APRIL 28, 2010 The City Engineer pointed out that as part of the improvement, the southern pavement edge will remain in its current location. Any extra pavement width will come from the north. Council Member Boss indicated that the 20 foot pavement width has worked for the neighborhood. She noted there are ten homes on the street and felt there were less than ten trips per day per home. Therefore, it was Council Member Boss' position that a 24 foot pavement width would work. She pointed out that this is an additional four feet of pavement from what currently exists. Council Member Boss felt that this pavement width would work for any cut-de-sac street with less than I S homes. Blesener noted that the City is paying 70% of the improvement costs and felt the City should make the decision rather than the neighborhood. Council Member Boss noted the budget discussions and the resulting savings if the road is narrowed. Keis felt that the City cannot get to the point where a neighborhood chooses the details of a road improvement. Keis felt that a passable road must be built that can accommodate emergency vehicle haffic, garbage truck traffe, eta He also indicated that the City's street standards must be applied to projects and neighborhoods in an equitable manner. Council Member Boss again pointed out that the 20 foot wide pavement has existed for many years without problem. Blesener suggested that there has been parking on lawns over the years; therefore, the street has not been wide enough to accommodate on-street parking. Dick Boss again indicated that the neighborhood wants surmountable curbing and pointed out that he knows the City has approved it in other neighborhoods. Boss felt the road width should be a consistent 24 feet, rather than have varying widths. He also explained the history of the house at the corner of Bryan and Jackson, noting that it existed before Bryan Street was developed. Boss further noted that the right-of--way for Bryan Street consists of 40 feet, and felt this was another justification for a narrower pavement width. Boss pointed out that typical residential street right-of-ways range from 66 feet to 50 feet. Blesener pointed out that the City Engineer has indicated that a 28 foot pavement width would work within the 40 foot street right-of--way. There was discussion by the Council that a reduction in pavement width ` for Bryan Street would, in fact, be a policy change. However, action will be considered for Bryan Street this evening, with City staff bringing policy language back to the Council at a future meeting. The City Administrator again noted that there are no absolutes relative to the issue of street 17