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NEW BRIGHTON PARKS, RECREATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION 6 Cf MINUTES llm May 7, 2008 • (Minutes in their entirety are kept on DVD at City Hall) I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Frischman. II. Roll Call Members resent: Commissioners Budzynski; Frischman; Harreld; Heinrich; Meyer; Norton; Trevorrow; Jason West, Assistant Direction of Parks and Recreation; Brad Martens, Recreation Supervisor; Patrice Atkinson, Recreation Supervisor and Sandy Breuer, Director of Parks and Recreation Absent: Commissioner Samuelson, Council Liaison Bauman III. Minutes of April 2, 2008 MOTION BY BUDZYNSKI, SECONDED BY HEINRICH, TO APPROVE THE APRIL 2, 2008 MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. IV. Correspondence A. Council Report — Council Member Gina Bauman V. Public Hearing A. Installation of Bike Lane on Long Lake Rd. Director Breuer stated we are here to discuss the Bike lane on Long Lake Road. Here to present this information is Brad Martens, Recreation Supervisor. Martens' stated he is representing on behalf of the Trails Committee. The Committee has worked very hard on this project. The Trails Committee was formed in February of 2007 from the suggestion of the 2006 Trails Strategic Plan. The goal of the Committee is to increase the quality and number of trails available to New Brighton residents. The Committee became aware that Long Lake Road from 694 to 10 Street NW was due for reconstruction in June of 2008. The Trails Committee felt this would be a good opportunity to help make the north/south connection needed for bicycles. There are no formal bike lanes that exist in Ramsey County. This would be the first. There is a design recommendation which has been worked out with our Public Works Department. This includes striping the roadway with a 7-8 foot bike lane. Traffic lanes would remain at 12 ft. One change would be from 14th Street NW to 694 there is a 14 ft. long left turn lane. That lane would become 12 feet (just as a normal traffic lane). A bike lane sign would be installed. The post is already available. There are two design proposals for the bike lane. The second design is from 14th St. NW north to County Road H. After 14th Street, the left tum lane disappears. The bike lane would be a great addition to New Brighton's trail system with low cost to the City. Signs and painting would be less that $2,500. The bike lane would also decrease the amount of sidewalk riding. The bike lane would also promote biking . in the right direction which is safer. Martens related a danger index which showed biking on a major street without a bike lane there was 1.28 percent chance of an accident and biking on a sidewalk there was 5.32 percent chance of an accident. There is a lot of support for this project from the NB Trails Committee, NB Public Works, NB Parks and Recreation, NB Public Safety Commission, Ramsey County Public Works, Ramsey County Parks and Recreation and Active Living Ramsey County.