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Mounds View City Council April 24, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 4 2 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council adopt a Resolution 3 removing Bid Alternates 3 and 4 from the 2022-2023 Street Reconstruction Project of Spring 4 Lake Road and Pleasant View Drive. He explained in 2021 the Council approved the 5 reconstruction of Spring Lake Road from County Road J to County Road H2 along with Pleasant 6 View Drive north of Mounds View Boulevard. He reported this project was sent out with four 7 alternates and the project was awarded to T.A. Schifsky. He indicated the alternates within this 8 bid were for the trail that was proposed along Spring Lake Road. He noted staff was asked by 9 the Council about moving the trail on Spring Lake Road from County Road I to County Road H2 10 to another street, Pleasant View Drive (Bid Alternate 3). After working with the consulting 11 engineer, it was determined the bid alternates would come back to the Council for formal 12 consideration. Also in the project was the continuation of trails along Mounds View Boulevard 13 and adding lights to the trail portion in Spring Lake Park (Bid Alternate 4). He requested the 14 Council approve removing Alternates 3 and 4 from the 2022-2023 Street Reconstruction Project. 15 16 Council Member Lindstrom recalled the City entered into a JPA with the City of Fridley in order 17 to allow their City Engineer to design the road. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director 18 Peterson reported this was the case. He commented further on the two separate projects for 19 Pleasant View Drive. 20 21 Acting Mayor Meehlhause requested further information regarding the timeline on the joint 22 project with the City of Fridley. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson 23 commented further on the project timeline with Fridley and stated both City Council's would be 24 considering the approval of this project on Monday, May 22. 25 26 Ann Tate, resident living at the corner of Bronson Drive and Pleasant View Drive, stated she 27 would like to see the pedestrian trail located on Spring Lake Road. She commented over the past 28 six months she has been searching to find the right words to voice her opposition of a trail on 29 Pleasant View Drive. She noted she had a petition signed by all residents but three on both sides 30 of her road. She expressed concern with the fact the residents living on this roadway were not 31 being heard. She has been told things like, the trail is for the greater good, you won't live on this 32 road forever and it was about public safety. She commented on the project from a public safety 33 perspective. She believed her roadway was wide enough and could already accommodate walkers 34 and bikers because the street had parking lanes. She noted Spring Lake Road has heavier traffic, 35 was made up of two driving lanes with no parking lanes or shoulders. She reported walkers on 36 Spring Lake Road were walking on driving lanes and their safety would be improved by having a 37 trail. 38 39 Rene Johnson, 7385 Pleasant View Drive, reminded the Council that each Councilmembers was 40 elected by the residents. She understood the Council took staff s recommendations to heart, but 41 urged the Council to hear the voices of the public for this project. 42 43 Acting Mayor Meehlhause requested staff speak further as to why the trail was proposed to be 44 placed on Pleasant View Drive. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported 45 City staff and the consulting engineer considered this change because it would coincide with the