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• COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 22, 1996 creation a cumbersome intersection at Grey Heron Drive and Elm Street and the on-site traffic flow at the middle school would not work as well as the other options. Option E is now being considered a nonviable option due to the traffic concerns. Option F Option F calls for a slight realignment of Elm Street which would be approximately 300 feet of the existing Elm Street. The car traffic would use this intersection. The cars would come east on Elm Street and drop their children off and then exit the same way. Bus traffic would be kept totally separate and would come from Lake Drive and go to the entrance of the school site opposite of Grey Heron Drive. The buses would turn around and then exit across from Grey Heron Drive and then go east to the signalized intersection at Lake Drive. The estimated cost for this option is estimated to be $500,000.00. Staff has reviewed the lot created by extending Elm Street north approximately 300 feet. The lot is currently zoned Neighborhood Business. An access to this lot opposite the middle schools access would provide adequate access to this area. Pedestrian Issues Mr. Mitchell presented a drawing that showed existing trails outlined in red. The trails colored green are future trails that already are a part of the City's planned trail system and the trails colored blue would be trails that would be installed as part of the middle school project. The school district would participate in the cost of constructing these trails. The numbers shown in squares on the drawing are numbers prepared by the school district. These numbers show the potential number of school age children accessing the middle school. A trail will be constructed on the north side of Elm Street that is being installed as part of the senior housing project. Due to the number of children walking to school from the neighborhood south of Elm Street, a trail will be located on the south side of Elm Street extending all the way to the Fourth Avenue right-of-way area. There will be a painted cross -walk at this intersection and it will be signed appropriately. Grey Heron Drive will also be another point for pedestrian traffic crossing Elm Street. This intersection will also be a school crossing area and will be provided proper school crossing painting and signage. The cross -walk will be on the west side of the intersection thereby eliminating the conflict with buses accessing the school. The third intersection will be at Lake Drive. A cross -walk will be painted on the north side of the intersection. This intersection will provide access to a park on the east side of Lake Drive. It will also would provide access to the school site for approximately 40 students living on the east side of Lake Drive. The school district has indicated that they will bus these students, however, it is likely that there will be some "walkers" coming from this area. PAGE 11