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Mounds View City Council May 14, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 12 Council Member Mueller questioned what funds were being requested at this time. Public 1 Works Director DeBar explained Staff was requesting funds to cover the expense of the 2 preliminary design of the sidewalk along County Road H. 3 4 Council Member Mueller inquired if the City had funds available to cover the expense of the 5 actual sidewalk. Public Works Director DeBar indicated the City had funds available in a 6 sidewalk maintenance fund to complete the connection. He reiterated that no decision was being 7 made on the sidewalk this evening. 8 9 Mayor Flaherty stated a sidewalk was located on the south side of County Road H in New 10 Brighton. He questioned if there was another location that would be more advantageous if this 11 sidewalk was deemed unfeasible. He proposed a sidewalk along Ardan. 12 13 Council Member Mueller commented this roadway was wide enough to provide a trail along the 14 shoulder. 15 16 Council Member Gunn was in favor of this sidewalk connection as it would provide additional 17 safety to the children walking to and from school. 18 19 Mayor Flaherty expressed concern with the speed at which children are traveling along the 20 sidewalk on bikes. He requested Staff gain additional feedback from the residents in this area 21 and the need for the sidewalk connection. 22 23 Public Works Director DeBar stated in the winter the walking children were forced into the street 24 due to the piles of snow along County Road H. He noted the sidewalk would address these 25 concerns. 26 27 Council Member Mueller was in favor of proceeding with the engineer services to assure Area E 28 was completed properly to prepare for the sidewalk connection. She noted it was the right thing 29 to connect Silver Lake Road to Edgewood. 30 31 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7935, 32 Authorizing Stantec to Perform Preliminary Design Services for County Road H Sidewalk 33 Project not to exceed $9,000. 34 35 Council Member Stigney questioned if Public Works and Stantec could prioritize the list of 36 proposed trails for the City. This would provide a clear picture of the needs in the City. Public 37 Works Director DeBar stated the Parks Commission has been addressing this issue and would be 38 coming before the Council shortly. 39 40 Council Member Stigney recommended action on this item be postponed until after these 41 recommendations were made. Public Works Director DeBar understood the reasoning, but stated 42 this sidewalk coincided with the Area E project and should be considered prior to the 43 recommendation from the Parks Commission. He stated the Parks Commission did find this 44 segment to be a priority. 45