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Mounds View City Council February 25, 2019 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br />north side to the south side along Woodale Drive. Public Works Director Peterson clarified staff 1 <br />was proposing to eliminate parking from Woodale Drive altogether. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Tiffany Alexander-Susens, 5209 O’Connell Drive, explained she had some concerns with the 4 <br />proposed project. She questioned why the bike lane was being removed from Woodale Drive. 5 <br />She asked if a crosswalk would be installed across Woodale Drive to the new sidewalk. She 6 <br />encouraged the City to consider adding a crosswalk. She stated she had concerns with safety for 7 <br />the pedestrians that walk along Woodale Drive. She recommended these roadway improvements 8 <br />be made after the apartment complex was completed. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Council Member Gunn asked if Woodale Drive would have curb and gutter. Public Works 11 <br />Director Peterson reported this was the case. He explained this roadway would be narrowed 12 <br />from 36 feet to 28 feet. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Mayor Mueller questioned if a bike lane could be maintained along Woodale Drive. Tyler 15 <br />McLeete, Stantec, explained a two-way bike lane could not be maintained along Woodale Drive 16 <br />with the proposed sidewalk. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Council Member Gunn commented children going to and from school could use the sidewalk for 19 <br />bicycling given the fact it would be a 6½ foot sidewalk. Mr. McLeete commented State Statute 20 <br />does not allow cyclists to use a sidewalk after a certain age. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Council Member Gunn stated she would like to see a crosswalk on Woodale Drive for safety 23 <br />purposes given the number of students going to and from the school. Mr. McLeete discussed the 24 <br />regulations for installing crosswalks. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Mayor Mueller stated she was concerned for the children using bicycles along Woodale Drive 27 <br />given the speed of traffic along this roadway. She feared that narrowing the street would not 28 <br />guarantee the slowing of traffic. She asked if the proposed sidewalk could be made wider to 29 <br />allow for both pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Public Works Director Peterson reported this would 30 <br />require the sidewalk to be made wider, which would not be allowed given the fact existing 31 <br />utilities would be impacted. 32 <br /> 33 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9086, 34 <br />Approving the Feasibility Study for the 2019 Street Project and Authorizing Plans and 35 <br />Specifications. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated he lived on the south side of town and noted this was one of 38 <br />the worst streets in the community. 39 <br /> 40 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 41 <br /> 42 <br />9. REPORTS 43 <br />A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 44 <br /> 45