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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 7, 2004 NOT APPROVED BY MAJORITY OF COUNCIL ON 06-28-2004 1 2 Public Services Director DeGardner reviewed the current street light requests noting 3 installation costs are expected to increase 30% - 40% through this fall. Monthly 4 maintenance and utility costs for streetlights that are installed next year are expected to 5 increase from $6.00 per month to $15.00 per month. Obviously any additional 6 streetlights required the monthly maintenance and utility costs, which are budgeted in the 7 Streets Department. 8 9 City Administrator Heitke indicated staff is looking for Council direction regarding street 10 light requests because currently there are no dollars budgeted for additional streetlights. 11 12 Mayor Bergeson stated he believes the Council could discuss this issue during the next 13 budget process. The question is if any action should be taken prior to that process. 14 15 Council directed staff to include the option of including a streetlight in the cost estimates 16 for Holly Drive and Holly Court. Council also directed staff to explore possible funding 17 sources for the installation of a streetlight at County Road 14 and Senior Center Parking 18 Lot. Staff will provide a report to the Council at a future meeting. The requests for 19 streetlights at Holly Drive and County Road J, 79th Street and Marilyn Drive, and Aqua 20 Circle (middle of the street) will be discussed during the 2005 budget process. 21 22 HOLLY DRIVE LOCATION, JIM STUDENSKI 23 24 City Engineer Studenski advised a neighborhood meeting was held on March 23 to 25 discuss the project and receive feedback from the residents regarding the improvements. 26 A concern was raised by several residents regarding the tree loss and the buffer loss that 27 will occur by installing the trail along the east side of Holly Drive between Cripple Creek 28 Pass and South Trappers Crossing. The property owners suggested that the trail system 29 should instead be run through the Trappers Crossing 2' and 3`d Addition current street 30 system. Following the meeting, staff has received concerns from other residents that 31 don't want the trail to be eliminated and sending traffic through the subdivision. 32 33 City Engineer Studenski advised staff's review of eliminating this portion of the trail 34 system still has generally the same impacts to the trees that currently exist in the right -of - 35 way due to the grading necessary for the road construction and drainage issues. Staff has 36 been able to adjust the street and trail design to almost completely eliminate any grading 37 activity outside of the right-of-way. These changes would allow for preservation of some 38 existing trees previously identified for removal. 39 40 Environmental Specialist Asleson has reviewed the area and found most of the trees 41 affected by the improvements to be of minimal value. Public Services Director 42 DeGardner supports following the City's Park and Trail System Plan, which shows the 43 trail following Holly Drive. Public Services Director DeGardner does not support using 44 the subdivision streets as the route for the trail system. Public Service has also proposed 45 additional landscaping (tree replacement) along the trail corridor. 46 47 City Engineer Studenski advised staff is recommending to leave the trail system along 48 Holly Drive and to continue to try to minimize the tree loss from the improvements.