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Mounds View City Council February 27, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 10 <br />Mayor Marty stated in regard to the funding source, the Council has talked about it in the past <br />and does not want an assessment to residents and property owners. He added the Council had <br />talked about funding it entirely with TIF. <br />Mayor Marty stated in regard to water retention at Woodcrest Park, there was not have ponding a <br />number of years ago, and the park buildings were always sinking. He commented that it was <br />determined that the piece of property was unusable for any type of structure, and that is why it <br />was converted to a wetland area. Mayor Marty stated by doing so, this created more wetland <br />than what was there, so the City would be given some credits for the wetlands. He stated with <br />the creation of the sidewalk, it is assumed the City would have enough wetland credits so that <br />there would not have to be any additional digging. He stated the City does not plan on building a <br />bigger pond or anything of that sort. <br />Councilmember Flaherty stated his initial thought was to put the sidewalk on the east side as a <br />continuation of the existing sidewalks. He stated he did not know if kids will cross to the west <br />side to continue to use the trail or just go down the street. He stated he lives around the area and <br />does see a lot of children on Silver Lake Road and it really is a safety issue. <br />Councilmember Flaherty stated he does agree with Ms. Flygare in regard to the safety of walking <br />through the park. He stated it looks nice to go through the wooded areas, but he has concern with <br />people walking into woods. He stated he prefers to continue down Silver Lake Road and pick up <br />• County Road I along the sidewalk. <br />Director of Public Works Lee stated it is a possibility to keep the sidewalk on the east side of <br />Silver Lake Road. He stated it would probably cost an additional $250,000 more to put the <br />sidewalk through that segment and adjacent to County Road I. <br />Councilmember Thomas stated the park closes at 10 p.m. so there is no one there and lights <br />would not help, so she is concerned with residents going through the park. She stated she is <br />leaning more towards the east side. She stated she does not think that any trailways should be <br />discussed without talking about striping the crosswalks. -She stated it does not really matter what <br />side it is going to be put on, people are going to be crossing the street. <br />Councilmember Gunn stated she also has concerns about residents walking through the park, as <br />there have been some problems with kids and adults hanging out in the woods at night. She <br />asked Police Chief Sommer for his opinion of having the trailway through the woods. <br />Police Chief Sommer stated he agrees with the concerns, although it is the perception versus the <br />reality of running into problems. He commented people do have that perception, so it is a valid <br />concern. <br />Director of Public Works Lee stated there currently is a trailway system that runs through <br />Silverview Park. <br />Councilmember Stigney stated that if there is a sidewalk, he would not want to detour and go <br />