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UNAPPROVED Page 8 September 26, 1995 1 mean that he doesn't. He feels that taking a small portion of the right of way is 2 not going to be a detriment to his home. 3 4 Ms. Hankner stated she values green space also. However, if a 28 foot 5 standard is set, what does that do for everything that is larger than that? Do 6 all of those need to be reconstructed down to 28 feet? 7 8 Ms. Trude stated what she has been hearing from people is that they don't 9 want change. When reconstruction occurs, they want these roads 10 reconstructed at the existing width. 11 12 Ms. Hankner stated the resolution sets the standard at a 30 foot width which is 13 a mid point between the 28 and 32 that was previously looked at. It also 14 allows people to keep it at 28 feet by changing the words in the fourth 15 paragraph. 16 17 Ms. Trude noted, however that the burden will be on the residents because the 18 standard is 30 feet. 19 20 Ms. Hankner stated the burden is on the city through the feasibility study to 21 show that 30 feet is better than 28 feet. 22 23 Pat Novak, 8371 Knollwood Drive, stated he appreciates the fact that the 24 Council is trying to get some resident involvement and say in what is going on. 25 He was disappointed to hear that this was coming up again after the time that 26 was spent on this issue in June. He has problems with the standard street 27 width of 30 feet. He does not believe in a need for wider streets. Safety 28 seems to be more a problem with wider streets as traffic speeds are faster. 29 He does not think emergency vehicles have ever had a problem because of 30 narrow streets. He does not feel wider streets will have any affect on the 31 values of the properties. In fact, if there is a loss of trees, it would decrease. 32 33 Mr. Novak stated he hopes the street widths will be left up to the 34 neighborhood. He took a survey of the residents in his neighborhood from 35 the middle of his block going south and he received signatures of 38 residents 36 saying they want to leave the street width as it is now. He feels the decision 37 should be primarily up to the residents. 38 39 Mayor Linke stated the residents will still have the opportunity to veto the 40 project through the charter. The way the Charter is proposed to be changed is 41 that it will take 50% of the residents to approve an assessment project. 42 43 Mr. Novak presented a copy of the petition to Mayor Linke.