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Mounds View City Council November 24, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 John Kroeger, 8280 Pleasant View Drive, discussed why the Park and Recreation Commission 2 supported Option A. He indicated the proposed sidewalk would provide for a valuable trail 3 connection. 4 5 Council Member Mueller discussed the importance of safe travel for pedestrians along this street, 6 children, those in wheelchairs and for bike traffic. She requested further information on the 7 differences between Option A and Option C. Public Works Director DeBar reviewed each of the 8 options in further detail and noted Option A and C would provide for a shared use lane. 9 10 Council Member Mueller explained she attended the October 20th neighborhood meeting. She 11 believed that a shared use lane and safe pedestrian access was the main concern of the comments 12 expressed at that meeting. She indicated she lived on this street and while staff supported Option 13 A, it was her opinion that Option C would better meet the needs of her neighbors. She 14 appreciated the public input provided by her neighbors this evening. 15 16 Council Member Hull was disappointed that the City only received feedback from 46% of the 17 impacted properties. 18 19 Council Member Meehlhause asked how the City had constructed its other State Aid streets. 20 Public Works Director DeBar commented that each MSA street in Mounds View had been 21 developed differently to meet the needs of the neighborhood. He explained that his 22 recommendation was being made based on good sound engineering experience. He noted the 23 City streets that receive the most complaints were Red Oak Drive, County Road H2 and Spring 24 Lake Road. Each of these roadways had heavy residential influences when being designed. 25 26 Council Member Gunn knew residents complained about the speed and amount of traffic along 27 Groveland Road. For this reason, she could not understand why residents were suggesting the 28 City replace the street with the same exact street width. She stated she was a proponent for the 29 sidewalk and the added safety this would provide for pedestrians. She supported Option A for 30 Groveland Road. 31 32 MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8329, 33 Approving Option C, with eight foot parking lanes for a Non-Standard Street Design and Parking 34 Restrictions for Groveland Road Between County Road 10 and County Road J. 35 36 Mayor Flaherty explained he would support Option C for the non-standard street design of 37 Groveland Road based on the input provided from the residents. He encouraged the residents to 38 understand that the speed of traffic would not be calmed through the proposed design. 39 40 Council Member Mueller stated this was an important issue to the residents along Groveland 41 Road. She believed that the shared use lane served her neighbors well. Council Member 42 Mueller reminded the Council that only 41% of eligible voters in Ramsey County voted in the 43 November 4, 2014 election, so a 44% neighborhood response was more than adequate to serve 44 the needs of the residents. 45