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Mounds View City Council February 27, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 9 President Marty stated he went through the forms that were submitted, and he thinks it is a valid 1 point about parking. He commented the City should probably see how quickly that can be done 2 and talk with Ramsey County to possibly close off a lane for a few days. 3 4 Director of Public Works Lee stated Staff would work with Ramsey County to see what options 5 are available. He added there are a variety of construction techniques that could be used, such as 6 building the sidewalk in sections so it only affects one driveway at a time. 7 8 Brian Amundsen, 3048 Wooddale Drive, stated he lives west of the development, and is very 9 concerned about safety along Silver Lake Road. He suggested contacting the school to see if 10 there are students that need to walk to school, and wondered where they are going to cross. He 11 commented it would be very difficult to cross at Woodcrest or Wooddale because they are not 12 striped crossings, so people have to go south to County Road H or up to County Road H2 on 13 Knollwood. He stated for students moving west to east, they are going to hit Silver Lake Road 14 and want to go to the sidewalk on the east side. He stated it is a question that could be easily 15 answered by contacting the school district to find out how many students there are and their ages 16 to determine whether or not there is a sidewalk issue for students. 17 18 Mr. Amundsen wondered if the sidewalk is constructed on the east side, and if there is a potential 19 development north of Woodcrest Park. He wondered if that land is already easement land. He 20 noted the feasibility study talked about filling the ditch and creating a new ditch beyond that, 21 which encroaches more on that property. He stated he assumed that there would be significant 22 costs with acquisition of land from the developer that wants to fill in wetlands. 23 24 Mr. Amundsen asked if the Council had any feedback from the Parks & Recreation Commission 25 regarding the utilization and the future of Woodcrest Park itself. He stated a number of years 26 ago, some of the park was turned back into wetland. He stated the feasibility report discussed 27 turning more of the park into wetland and eventually eliminating Woodcrest Park. 28 29 Mr. Amundsen added his wife supports the sidewalk on the east side so it is one continuous path 30 from County Road H to County Road I. He stated there are lots of facts and details to look into 31 to support a specific plan. He asked if what is being approved tonight has to be east or west and 32 if it is the final answer or if there will be a future opportunity to hear what will be found as a 33 result of the information gathering. 34 35 Mayor Marty stated he has contacted Paul Good at Sunnyside School in the past to get some of 36 the data. He stated he has been trying to get the stop light at County Road H and Silver Lake 37 Road put in and a there is a sidewalk or trailway on the north side of County Road H. He stated 38 that he would encourage children to go south on the street to join up with the trailway on County 39 Road H. He commented that hopefully there will be a signal at County Road H and Silver Lake 40 Road to make it a controlled intersection and a safer crossing all around. 41 42 Mayor Marty stated the developer north of Woodcrest Park has received approval, but has not 43 come in for permits. 44 45