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I I I Council Meeting Minutes March 22, 1988 Proper prepared and reviewed a critical path schedule (as directed by council at the March 8, 1988, council m!eting) for a skeletal sidewalk on Old Highway 8 up to the Regional Park and on County Road E; noted there would be a lot of tight scheduling and it would be very unlikely to accomplish something in 1988; an alter- native would be to start in 1988 and finish in 1989. Proper recommended the council not consider the County Road E sidewalk at this time because (1) there is no funding for it (state aid funds cannot be used since County Road E is currently not up to municipal state aid standards), and (2) would be recon- structing major portions of the sidewalk at such time as the road is upgraded (because we could not anticipate at this time the re- quired grade changes and how wide the road might have to be). Proper further commented that sidewalks in either of the two loca- tions are very likely to be controversial because there are a num- ber of cases where the sidewalk would be intrusive (hedges, fen- ces, trees, etc.) and some locations are very confined; and in some locations on Old Highway 8 (between County Road E and the curve by Eighth Avenue), the road is as wide as the right-of-way (four feet on each side of the road). Proper indicated sidewalks are desireable and would get a consld~rable amount of usage, and believes a sidewalk along Old Highway 8 cOllld be provided; would hav~ to use our engineering consultant firm (Orr, Schelen,Mayeron and Associates [OSM]); anp is unable to orovide a cost estimate at this time (that would be a part of the Feasibility Study), Larson asked, according to the schedule, if there would be enough time to complete a study by April 26, 1988. Proper is sure OSM would like more time because he had to compress everything to meet the objective. Sinda stated if they could not complete the Study by April 26, 1988, the entire schedule would need to moved toward completion in the Spring of 1989. Brandt was not sure which should come first, the sidewalk or the rest of the greenway plan; and indicated she would be concerned about looking at one small component wher we should be looking at the entire plan; we have interested developers on the northern portion of Old Highway 8 seeking easements and vacations so we need to get the plan together. Williams is less concerned with construction this year, but felt we should not delay the completion of the plan. Proper stated the schedule is for Old Hig~way 8 from County Road 0 to Long Lake Park. Williams asked if the Feasibility Study could be done this summer and whether or not there is money in the budget; Sinda stated the cost of the Study (about $7-10,000) is no~ in the budggt so there would have to be a council-approved budget amendment. Page 6 Skeletal Side- walk on Old High\\lay 8 Report 88-92