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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for March 1, 2021 Page 7 of 11 Denaway talked about the long term plan for the trail saying the trail on 147th Street had been shown in the 2040 and 2030 Trails Plan. She talked about the controlled intersection at TH61 and 147th Street and how that led people to use that trail. On the west side of Oneka Parkway, the trail was expected to connect with future roadways. It was likely to be a major connection to the park. Weidt asked her thoughts about having a trial on the south side and north side of City Hall. Denaway explained pedestrians coming from the east side would use the controlled intersection, Pedestrians coming from the south on the trail would take the easiest path on the south side instead of going all the way to the intersection. Weidt asked her to talk about an eight -foot trail versus a 5-foot sidewalk. Denaway responded that bicyclists and roller bladers were not likely to take a sidewalk. Additionally, the trail would offer more room for traffic to move in either direction and eliminate passing on the streets. Mark showed the roadway design and what a five-foot boulevard with an eight foot trail would look like, and explained they were looking to acquire 15.75 feet along the properties. Miron talked about the loss of trees and vegetation as result of construction and asked if appraisals included the value of those loses. Erichson replied that it did include valuation for those components. Bob Shields, 14770 Flay Avenue, talked about how the roadway and trail system would be right on top of them. He questioned why a five-foot sidewalk was safe elsewhere but not there. He asked that this input not fall on deaf ears. Weidt asked Shields if he understood why an eight -foot trail made sense with the volume of traffic. Shields stated he understood but could not envision a situation in a two block area that would cause a bottleneck. He said three feet would make a world of difference to them (the property owners). Ron Gerdesmeier, 5558 147th Street, asked if a headcount was ever done on people coming from the north side because more seem to be coming from the south side. Gerdesmeier suggested improving the trail on the south side to make it more attractive and highlight the downtown to the new park. Weidt replied that the thought was that people will be doing both. Petryk asked about minimum green areas, and Erichson replied that it was proposed to be a five- foot green area between the road and trail. Erichson talked about discussions he had with the Public Works Department about maintenance saying any less than that was hard to maintain and a clear zone was required. Petryk talked about Europa Trail in her neighborhood and the bituminous bike trail in front of those homes with roughly a four foot green space that gets within 35-40 feet of people's living space and closer than that to the garages. She said it does not devalue the homes, and it keeps children and bicyclists safe and off the road. Weidt acknowledged there could be compromises about the green spaces and understood the