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• COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 22, 1996 suggested that a trail be located on the middle school property. This would be a good idea since it could get the children to the park safely. Mr. Ahrens said that there will be ballfields on the site but he was not aware of any playground equipment. Mayor Landers said that a City park will be constructed on the east side of Lake Drive next to the Parks and Recreation building. Mr. Asleson explained where this park will be located and how the trail system will connect the future condominiums to the intersection where the signal light is proposed. Mr. Goula said that then the City is saying that there will not be a park on the middle school property. Mr. Asleson said that there will be athletic fields on that property. Mr. Patrick Sarver, Site Planner and Landscape Architects for the middle school, said that they have planned an on-site pathway that will wind in and around the western portions the ballfields and in and around the wetland areas. This pathway will connect to a pathway that eventually connects to the pathways around the entire site and back to the City pathway or trailway system. Mr. Sarver said that he worked with Mr. Asleson on the design, development and location of the pathways early in the site design stages. Mr. Goula asked if any money has been dedicated for the pathway. Mr. Sarver said that funding for the on-site pathways was included in the bond issue passed last November. Mr. Paul Snyder, the project architect for the middle school said that construction costs at this time are unknown. He said that he could not guarantee that the pathways would all be constructed when the middle school opens. Mr. Snyder said that the pathways are in the plan and the grading will be done. Mr. Ahrens explained that there may be some joint City and School District use and/or maintenance of the ballfields. However, they will not be City facilities. Mr. Asleson said that the City will cooperative as much as possible with the School District on these facilities. Mr. Goula said the plan is to put the pathways in but there is no money for there construction. Mr. Snyder said that if the bids for the overall project come in within the budget, then the pathway will be constructed. However, the project contains a number of alternates that can or cannot be completed depending on whether or not the money is needed to complete the middle school. The main focus is getting the middle school ready for occupancy. If bids for the middle school stay on budget or come in under budget, the paths will be constructed. The pathway is one of the alternates. Mr. Goula said that he would like the pathway as described by Council Member Lyden. This would get the kids walking to school off the street sooner. Kim Holmes, 7062 Second Avenue - Ms. Holmes noted that the School District has said that safety is their number one concern but yet you are making it the City's responsibility to put in a walking path for the children that we have been told are required to walk. She said that does not make any sense. Mr. Ahrens said that it is the School District's policy to participate in the funding of trails within a mile of the school. Trails along Second Avenue are not in the one mile range, so therefore, the City would be responsible for the entire cost. Ms. Holmes asked why have all the residents along Second Avenue been told PAGE 35