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CITY COUNCIL WORK,SESSION JULY 17, 2002 Community Development Director Grochala distributed and reviewed a memo regarding the 62nd Street trail. He advised the Council approval of the West Shadow Ponds development included a condition that stated the following: "A trail shall be constructed on 62nd Street before grading begins on the project". No details of the actual trail construction were defined at that time. The purpose of the temporary trail was to provide for pedestrian and bicycle traffic safety during the interim period between the opening of West Shadow Lake Drive and the reconstruction of 62nd Street. In accordance with the condition of approval, the Develope. ck Carlson, constructed a pedestrian/bike trail along 62nd Street from Ware Road to the �s. ection of 62nd and the proposed West Shadow Lake Drive extension. Where adeq e ri -of-way was available, the trail is separated from the road (2 feet) an. :' 6" wide. However, there is an approximately 900' of the trail that is not sep @ : ted ¢i om the road due to a limited right-of-way width of 33 feet. This stretch o ai gimes essentially a paved shoulder with a variable trail width of 3' 10" to 4'ith an approximate one to two foot gravel shoulder. Councilmembers have expressed concern e width of the paved shoulder area and questioned why the entire trail was n ® • arated from the road. Community Development Director'; cha reviewed the staff analysis and advised that while the paved shoulder area do sent the ideal situation it does provide a safer area for pedestrian and bicycle ed shoulder section of trail is generally consistent with the minimum req ; • = idth of four feet for a bike route (paved shoulder) used when a separated tr fe • . Given the temporary nature of the trail, staff's only recommendation wo k_ • + e e stri •e the pavement along the paved shoulder area to delineate the bike lane. Councilmember O'Donnell asked about acquiring additional right-of-way for the trail. Community Development Director Grochala stated the feasibility study will address the possibility of acquiring additional right-of-way. Staff cannot recommend moving forward with acquiring additional right-of-way because there is no funding source at this time. Councilmember O'Donnell stated he is concerned that staff is asking the Council to accept a situation for the short term but staff does not know for sure if it is only for the short term. Community Development Director Grochala advised the City is looking at the reconstruction of 62nd Street next spring.