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Engineer had mentioned the biggest problem is the people heading west. Therefore, Williams suggested that the eastbound lane be straight and the westbound lane have curves for traffic calming. Marge Williams, 3025 Lake Elmo Avenue N., objected to mixing rollerbladers and walkers because it will create conflict with the walkers. Safety is not an issue. A sidewalk will create more problems and cause property owners to lose their front yards. Mike Mazzara, 11259 30'h Street N., suggested a 28' road which would fit better and provide safety. Councilor DeLapp agreed with this suggestion of a 28' wide road with and extra 2' shoulder and gave Olson Lake Trail as a parallel example. John Markwell, townhome resident, runs and walks on 301h Street. It is particularly unsafe when two cars meet and there is a pedestrian walking. One of the cars has to stop until the other passes by. Kari Farnham, 11227 30'h Street N., is opposed to a concrete sidewalk, but felt there is a need to accommodate pedestrians. Donna Hezfeld applauded the efforts of the City on the proposed project. She was disappointed on the round about not being installed and asked the Council not to scale anything else down, particularly the proposed landscaping. Acting Mayor Hunt closed the public hearing at 8:04 p.m. City Engineer Prew stated he could change the design for a 28' wide road with a white shoulder stripe and a double, yellow centerline and revise the cost estimate. Prew would rather see cars on the road and pedestrians off the road. M/S/P DeLapp/Johnston — to direct the City Engineer to explore changing the design to construct a 28-foot wide street instead of a 26-foot wide street from Lake Elmo Avenue to Lisbon Avenue and revise the cost estimate. (Motion passed 3-0). Because only three Council members were present at this meeting, the public hearing was tabled so discussion could continue when the full Council met again. A decision on the sidewalk will be made at that time. M/S/P Johnston/DeLapp — to reopen the public hearing on the 30" Street Project. (Motion passed 3-0) M/S/P Johnston/DeLapp —to table the public hearing and postpone consideration on the 30'h Street Reconstruction project until the March 2"a Council meeting. (Motion passed 3-0). M/S/P Johnston/DeLapp — to notify the affected property owners on 30" Street of the March 2"d meeting. (Motion passed 3-0). 7. PARKS/MAINTENANCE/FIRE DEPARTMENT: A. Mower for Parks Department When the Maintenance Advisory Committee was reviewing the purchase of the Parks Department's 72" tractor/mower, it was recommended to evaluate the trade option when the warranty expired. The evaluation and pricing shows that the Kabota mower can be traded in for a new unit, with a 2-year warranty for $2500. The low quote of three vendors was form Polfus Implements. The Parks Supervisor recommended trading - in the Kabota mower because of the high maintenance and heavy use of the City's mowers. By trading in the unit now, the City receives a trade-in price of $20.00 less than what the City paid for two years ago. M/S/P DeLapp/Johnston — to approve the trade-in of the City's 1995 Kabota tractor/mower towards the purchase of a new 1997 Kabota mower at a cost of $2500.00 based on a favorable recommendation from the MAC and Parks Commission. (Motion passed 3-0). LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 17, 1998 4