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Mounds View City Council December 12, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 14 Mayor Mueller and Council Member Meehlhause welcomed Dos Hermanos Mexican Restaurant to the community. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. D. Resolution 9675, Authorization to Develop Plans and Specifications for the 2023 Street Rehabilitation Project – Pleasant View Drive/Stinson Boulevard and to Continue with Project Planning. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council authorize staff to Develop Plans and Specifications for the 2023 Street Rehabilitation Project – Pleasant View Drive/Stinson Boulevard and to Continue with Project Planning. He explained the City was looking to rehab Pleasant View Drive and Stinson Road between County Road H2 and County Road I. He reported this would be a joint project with the City of Fridley and Fridley would be managing the project designs in house. He commented further on the proposed street improvements, the proposed trail and recommended approval of the development of the Plans and Specifications for the 2023 Street Rehabilitation Project. It was noted a determination would be made on the trail at a later date. Council Member Meehlhause questioned how this roadway aligned with the Mounds View Street Task Force street standards. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented this street would be the same as Hillview from Long Lake Road going east. City Attorney Riggs spoke to the petition that was submitted by a Mounds View resident regarding this improvement project. He explained this petition was informational in nature and was not something that would move forward to a vote. Mayor Mueller asked if the shared use trail was being reduced to eight feet instead of ten feet. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson explained the trail would be ten feet wide. Mayor Mueller inquired if two foot reaction zone could be eliminated. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson explained if this were eliminated, traffic would be running adjacent to the curb. Mayor Mueller questioned if the trail could be reduced two feet to make it eight feet wide. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented this would impact how the City manages the snow along this roadway. Mayor Mueller clarified approval of this item moves the street forward and noted the trail would be further considered by the Council in 2023. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported the Council was being to approve staff moving forward with the Plans and Specifications and noted the trail would be bid separately, which meant the Council would make a determination on the trail in 2023. Mayor Mueller commented there would only be parking on one side of this street. She asked if this would impact the placement of mailboxes. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director