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I I I Council Meeting Minutes April 26, 1988 Proper believes the feasibility study needs to layout various options for something to take to the boards and commissions (i.e. a minimum of four but not more than eight sidewalk sections); does not beli€ve anything prior to the feasibility report would be beneficial. Benke stated we need to look at aesthetics, economic development, and transportation objectives. Williams did not believe any objectives had been established by councilor staff for the greenway; need to start with a list of what we wish to accomplish. Norton stated most of the items listed in the cost of work are "hands on" types of things; will be estimating a number of tan- gible things; input needs to be provided by the people; would like to participate in neighborhood meetings to meet with the people; typically he does not identify those costs; both he and Gair ae willing to attend those discussions and would provide input for what a master plan for a greenway/corridor might eventually be. Benke would like to see an early involvement of those concerned, the results of which may be a preliminary set of objectives at an early stage in the process. Gair stated the Old Highway 8 Corridor Plan shows two green strips; the details were left for this stage of development and, to fill the gap that exists between the implementation and the green lines on the original concept corridor plan, some statements of goal might be appropriate; the study brings in conceptual plan- ning in identifying a concept with detail; would like to stay somewhat narrow in its scope yet allow for the broadening as the project proceeds. Gair can see having a feasibility report being done as a clean pure statement of study, inventory, and concept. Benke realizes the danger of setting alternatives and then being restricted by the report. In this corridor, Gair stated we have a complex series of uses and facilities that need to be considered in the design. Brandt believes the objectives she would have personally would be a little different for the County Road E portion of the proposal: Old Highway 8 plan is for the future -- rather complex, and needs to be very carefully designed; while County Road E's sidewalk and permanent plan would depend on improvements to County Road E. However, because there is a real and immediate need for several offstreet surfaces from Silver Lake Road to the easternmost apart- ment building (or even to entrances to Hansen Park), Brandt would like to see a fast, temporary, and inexpensive solution for County Road E while proceeding with the plan for Old Highway 8. Brandt recalled that Williams suggested asphalt within the next year or so for this highly trafficked pedestrian area. Page 3