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6. MAINTENANCE/PARK/FIRE/BUILDING: <br />The Tri Lakes Assoc. congratulated the maintenance dept. for a good job in <br />their sanding and plowing of streets and appreciated the chipping effort in <br />cleaning storm damage. <br />7. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT <br />A. Review 50th Street Design Options <br />Tom Prew provided four different options for improvement of 50th Street. <br />The City notified the 50th Street residents of an open house from 5:30 p.m. <br />to 6:30 p.m. to review these plans before the regular council meeting. <br />Reid Gilbertson thought the trail would become a snowmobile trail to get to <br />the approved Hwy 5 trail and will not be a place to go for a walk. He likes <br />the longer islands and more trees, but the three curves reduce lot size. He <br />asked to consider erecting a stop sign on the top of the hill. The primary <br />concern is what can be done to reduce the speed. <br />Rebecca Tenpas thought a committee was going to be formed to come up <br />with ideas. You will cut 80' trees in front of my house. Tom Prew answered <br />he will move the trail so not to remove trees. She wants to keep the rural <br />feeling by keeping the road gravel, the islands are too uniform, against the <br />curbs as it gives more city type feeling, against width of straight road, <br />consider roundabouts at intersection of the developments and Tana Ridge, a <br />4 way stop would slow speed down, bike trails just add to pavement and <br />suggested the City go back to the original plan with some modifications. <br />Will and Ann Zintl lilted the parkway option with trees and pathway. <br />In his letter Jim Hansen supported the option of an MSA parkway with <br />islands. He preferred the trees be left off plan or limit the added trees to <br />sections that do not have existing trees. <br />In her letter Mary O'Brien voiced her concern on the process used and the <br />resulting proposals are not consistent with what she understood as the basis <br />for delaying the project last Fall. She would like to maintain the rural flavor <br />of the road, maximize safety, and liked the original street design plan. <br />LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 6, 2001 3 <br />