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Mounds View Planning Commission July 5, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 5 purposes. As long as the trailway does not encroach or change the drainage pattern, or take up area that would be utilized for drainage or the holding of storm water, there would not be a problem whatsoever. In terms of providing a trailway along Highway 10, what shows on this plan can be accomplished. Acting Chairperson Stevenson noted he thinks this trailway issue is something that will be in discussion all along Highway 10 and this is just the first of the City's discussions with the County as far as going within the right-of-way. The City was not going to encroach on property owners, they would actually encroach into the old right-of-way. He said he is happy to hear that a trailway all along Highway 10 should not be a problem once the state has turned over the county roads. Planner Ericson advised that another issue regarding trailways dealt with pedestrian safety. While there is the marked pedestrian crosswalk on the north side of Edgewood Drive, there is no pedestrian crosswalk across Highway 10 on the south side of Edgewood Drive where the Walgreens and proposed Culver’s would be located. The developer indicated that it would be a good idea and Staff concurred that there should be some kind of landscaping alongside the trailway that would be in the right-of-way to prevent people from crossing in an unmarked area. They could add some physical and perceived impediments so pedestrians would not cross at that location. Planner Associate Ericson acknowledged that people will cross where they want regardless, however, landscaping and something decorative could deter enough people to make a difference. Commissioner Miller inquired what kind of material the trailway within the right-of-way would be. Ericson said it has been discussed to be 7-foot wide paved bituminous trail, similar to the one across the street, and would be maintained by the City. Planner Ericson advised it looks as though it would be a sufficient area and there would not need to be any filling or grading to put in this trail. It is 50 feet wide and the ditch comprises approximately 30 feet of that, so there is sufficient space and it is even possible to put in some low profile plantings along the trailway. He stated there were also discussions of putting in decorative lighting which could be located on either side of the trail. He indicated that Mike Ulrich, Director of Public Works, is working with Northern States Power for some lighting ideas, and they do have two different styles of light fixtures that are planned for installation on Edgewood Drive. Those styles could also be incorporated into a trailway that could carry over to the wetland, however, that has not been discussed yet. Planner Ericson advised there have been no changes or additions to the site plan other than showing the trailways. Also, they are still waiting on the final plan for the drainage. The City Engineer has worked with the developer's engineers and they have all the information they need to determine how big the relocated stormwater holding pond should be, where the storm sewer should be located, and the proper elevations. All that information is in the hands of the developer’s engineer and will be forthcoming; there should not be any issues that will be unresolved. He explained the pond would be sized to fit the area that’s there. It will not be sized to accommodate 100% of the flow coming through the storm sewer under Edgewood Drive, but would be sized to handle all the flow from Culver’s and Walgreens, the flow from the City Hall