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would be locking themselves out of the money for off-system, simply because it does not meet MSA • standards. She stated certification means all the roads are brought up to standard. She stated she did not believe they would grant a variance for the 1.49- mile stretch of road. She requested the Council consider this. She stated she would like to see the City leave all their options open, and be able to utilize the money that is available to them in the future. Council Member Stigney stated he had some questions at the last Work Session, and it was his understanding that there is some confusion with the some of the residents who seem to think, if they designate this road MSA, they must install curbs, gutters and sidewalks. He stated even during the reconstruction period, possibly 25 years from now, it would still not require curb, gutter, and sidewalk. He stated it would be strictly up to the residents at that time, to determine what funding source they chose to utilize, and if they chose to use MSA funds for the reconstruction at that time, it would have to meet the current standard. Council Member Stigney stated another matter for consideration was the monies coming in for this segment of road, which is currently a construction allotment of $18,980 per year. He stated, over a period of 25 years, this would accrue to an amount of $474,500. He stated there was an additional $5,700 per year for maintenance that could be used anywhere in the City, not only the MSA roads, and that amount would accrue to $142,500 over the same period of time. Director of Public Works Ulrich stated this was a correct and complete summary of the matter. He stated it would be very similar to the situation at Groveland Road, which is an MSA street, and is not up to standard because it does not have current curb and gutter. He stated if they went into Groveland Road, and did a recycle and overlay, knowing they would not be granted MSA funds, they would not request them, and would pay for this from somewhere within the existing City funds. He stated the sidewalk plan had been put in place by the Sidewalk Task Force, and outlined numerous areas they identified location in the City where sidewalks or trails should be placed and that was what they had based this on. He stated that sidewalks and trails are MSA qualified, and no one in the City is assessed for these. He stated that is why they are particularly identified in the MSA streets. He stated many of the MSA streets segment the City in somewhat logical designations, so that the sidewalks would have some trail use and logic to them, and some do not. Director of Public Works Ulrich stated another issue in the near future, was Groveland Road, Red Oak Drive and Highway 10, all possibly state aid roads, and all in close proximity to each other. He stated the discussion was in regard to which or all of these should have sidewalks. He stated that this does not presuppose that if you live on an MSA street, you are going to have a sidewalk. Council Member Stigney clarified that the MSA designation provides the choice for the project that will support funding for the project. He stated deeming a road an MSA system road, does not mean anything except that the money is being accrued for use or not, and this would be determined by the people who reside on that road. He stated this was the same stipulation that Mayor Coughlin had included in the street Committee's report. He stated this money could accrue, and be used for traffic . lights, and MSA roads. He stated the maintenance funds could also be utilized for any roads in the 27 C:\ADMIN\MINUTES\CC\8-09-99.CC