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PARKS AND RECREATION AND FORESTRY COMMISSION 6:30 P.M. | JULY 26, 2012 | MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL MEETING Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER 6:31 2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Kunz, Kroeger, Peterson, Arel, Long, Palm arrived at 7:24. Staff: DeBar | YMCA: Danielson 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA – Arel moved approval, Long second, Kroeger proposed moving item D to beginning of new business. Motion Passed 5-0. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 28, 2012 Meeting Minutes – Delay till next meeting 5. PUBLIC INPUT Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address. Please limit your comments to three minutes. No Public Input. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Public Information Meeting for Proposed County Road H Sidewalk Improvements Nick had invited several residents along county road H between Edgewood Drive and Silver Lake Road. Several were in attendance. The sidewalk is a missing link in the city trail system. This segment has come up because to the foot traffic particularly the students. Woodcrest Drive was in the original map by the Trailway Advisory Group. The City Council at the time of the Street Project decided Woodcrest Drive was not the ideal location for a sidewalk. There is a sidewalk at Silver Lake Drive and at the other end, is Edgewood drive. The county has jurisdiction over county road H. What is being proposed is a 6.5-foot wide sidewalk directly adjacent to the street. The existing 5.5-foot wide “bike lane” would remain. There would be no cost to the residents; the county traditionally pays 25% and my pay up to 50% of the cost of the improvement. Nick acknowledged some issues, the signal light and the bus stop, possibly some hedges and tree that may need to be trimmed, some driveway between Red Oak and Sunnyside that may have a back slope, and some work may need to be done to help alleviate storm water. 1. Scott Merrell 5946 Red Oak Dr: Would the curb be where the current location is? Feels sorry for those with short driveways and hedges. Likes the layout of the new proposal. Acknowledged the layout is better and if for the project. 2. Al, 5064 Irondale Road: Concerned about his Chinese Lilacs because the roots are 12 feet back from the curb. Will there be any impact on those? Nick offered to meet with the resident to determine the impact. The front part of his drive is bituminous, the concrete. Wondered if the whole thing could be made cement. Nick acknowledged all the bituminous may need to be removed. Private improvements can be worked in. 3. Deb W ard 5086 Long Lake Road: issues with sidewalk on both sides of road. People are using “bike lane” as turn lane. Complains that there is a proposal to widen County Road H. What will we do if that happens? Nick explained that he had not heard of any proposal to widen County Road H. Her house is close to County Road H. She is not in favor of the project. She said her house is close to the road. Nick said the house had been built before there were setback requirements. She complained the sidewalk would be covered by snow and how much the snow gets pushed up in her yard. Nick said Edgewood Drive is similar to Long Lake in that snow may need to be physically removed to keep the road and sidewalk clear. She runs a business out of her house and also would have the narrow strip. Issues were: 1) tuning in bike lane, 2) why both Commented [CP1]: I assume it was passed? Commented [CP2]: Change to 5046 per video replay. Commented [CP3]: Not sure what this should be? “and is” for the project? Commented [CP4]: “then” Commented [CP5]: 5046 per video replay