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Mounds View City Council February 27, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 11 through the park to get to where he is going. He commented this is impractical, and if there is a 1 sidewalk, it should go straight down the road. 2 3 Councilmember Flaherty stated that he is anxious to get the project going, and suggested the 4 sidewalk between County Road H and County Road I be tabled so that a plan can get going. 5 6 Director of Public Works Lee stated the schedule for the project is tight, and if the Council wants 7 to look into a sidewalk adjacent to the road south of County Road I, the plans and specifications 8 can be ordered for the sidewalk south of County Road H2. He stated the consultant can add it on 9 to the feasibility report and both segments could be worked on together so there is no time lost. 10 11 Mayor Marty stated he received a resident e-mail to keep the sidewalk on the same side. He 12 commented the resident thought that the trail was not done well by Lexington Avenue and there 13 is no continuity. He stated another resident was concerned about a decrease in property value. 14 Mayor Marty commented it seems like the sidewalk would increase the property value because 15 the area is made more accessible and more of an amenity. 16 17 Mayor Marty stated that many residents want a sidewalk because Silver Lake Road is not safe 18 and not a pedestrian friendly road. He stated the Council had discussions regarding a walkway or 19 trailway along Silver Lake Road and had promised it back in Fall 1994, which was twelve years 20 ago. Mayor Marty stressed a sidewalk is needed to provide public safety and an access point for 21 residents. 22 23 Councilmember Thomas questioned the driveway and yard sloping issues with retaining walls 24 and asked how many residents would have this issue. 25 26 Director of Public Works Lee stated as part of putting together the plans and specifications, it 27 will provide what the impact on the properties will be. He stated the details will be forthcoming, 28 and Staff can work with the property owners at the time when the plans and specifications being 29 put together. 30 31 Councilmember Thomas asked if there are any approximations as to how many homes would be 32 affected. 33 34 Director of Public Works Lee stated assumptions were built into the feasibility study in terms of 35 what to do with the slopes. He stated it was taken into account but the exact magnitude is 36 unknown. 37 38 Councilmember Thomas stated what is not in the report is how many assumptions were done for 39 east versus west for homes. She stated she is concerned about the impacts on each homeowner. 40 41 Director of Public Works Lee stated it has been done for both the east and west sides, but exact 42 detail for each home is not known. 43 44 Mayor Marty commented there are some mature trees and wondered if the sidewalk could 45