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i -16- • City has preliminary agreement for permanent easement. Project 20 or 30 large trees whose roots would probably be cut problems: with construction which may or may not be lost and have to be replaced by Park Board; the removal costs for only three have been included in project cost; engineer estimated it would cost $600 a tree to cut down and remove stump and replacement cost would depend on size of replacement tree; should be paid for by Park Board because on their property. Drainage nothing beyond the construction area would be done; system: minimum size pipes would be replaced with larger 12 or 15 inch capacity pipes as required by City or extension later on. Curbing: would be tapered to 16 inches from existing 24 inches at ends of the project resulting in a savings for the City. • Lighting: conduits would be included in project cost but lights themselves would not because they are not MSA covered items unless they are needed at intersections for safety. Sidewalks: appear to be in relatively decent shape so not included in the project cost. Requirements - that only one-half of the roadway be cut at a time and of contractor: excavations would be covered when ever possible to prevent flooding when it rains. The following points were discussed with the staff and engineer: Marks - asked if widening the street might not encourage speed- ing. Was told that was a police enforcement problem. - Mr. Hamer said the street width is based on traffic flow and recent counts show much more traffic on this section of St. Anthony Boulevard than .on the resi- dential section just completed. Sundland - indicated skepticism that Park Board would ever agree to pay for the trees which had to be replaced and saw the City facing a big expense if they had to replace 20 or 0