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Mounds View City Council December 43, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 2 Council Member Meehlhause asked if parking was currently allowed on Spring Lake Road. 3 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported parking was not allowed on 4 Spring Lake Road at this time. 5 6 Council Member Bergeron questioned when the project would be finalized. Public Works/Parks 7 and Recreation Director Peterson reported this would occur when the bids were accepted. He 8 noted the trail sections along Spring Lake Road were bid Alternates A, B and C. 9 10 Brandie Gapinski, 7313 Spring Lake Road, expressed concern with the fact this project was 11 moving forward and that there would be "No Parking" along Spring Lake Road. She indicated 12 H2 was a terrible road in this community, especially for speeding. She understood Chief Harder 13 was working to have his officers on H2 to address the speed of traffic, but anticipated an officer 14 would have to be solely dedicated to traffic in order to fully address this concern. She 15 understood there was other crime in the community that the officers were addressing. She noted 16 her family walked along Spring Lake Road because it was quiet and safer than H2. She reported 17 there was no safe way to cross H2 unless she were to walk all the way down to Silver Lake Road, 18 which was out of the way when trying to reach the Rice Creek trails. She commented that "No 19 Parking" along Spring Lake Road would greatly impact her family because they would now have 20 to park along H2 and try to cross a dangerous street in order to walk to her home. In addition, she 21 noted she would be losing a portion of her driveway to the street project, which would reduce her 22 onsite parking. She indicated she purchased her home in the hopes of creating happy memories 23 with her family and friends and she feared that the new street project was just taking away all of 24 this happiness. 25 26 Scott Hyser, 7340 Spring Lake Road, commented the "No Parking" proposal would create the 27 same concerns as Pleasantville. He noted a valley would be created and the speed of traffic 28 would only increase. He questioned where people are to park and noted the Council's decision 29 was not resident friendly. He suggested a parking lane be considered on one side of the street. 30 He encouraged the Council to reconsider their plans for Spring Lake Road. He indicated the 31 speeding along H2 and his roadway was excessive and requested the City address this concern. 32 33 Mayor Mueller asked if the "No Parking" section would be for the entire stretch of Spring Lake 34 Road. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported this was the case. 35 36 Mayor Mueller questioned how much funding the City would receive in State Aid funding for 37 this project. Finance Director Beer estimated the City would receive $500,000+ in 2022 in State 38 Aid funds. 39 40 Council Member Hull inquired if parking was currently allowed on Spring Lake Road. Public 41 Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated per City Ordinance, parking was currently 42 not allowed. He indicated people were currently parking off to the side of the road on the 43 shoulder. 44 45 Council Member Meehlhause asked if the residents wanted to have the ability to park on the