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Chairperson Riley confirmed the City Engineer will request approval for parking on one side and bike lane on the other. He stated he preferred to restrict parking for a stretch of the road, but not the whole road. He also would like to avoid losing trees. Councilmember Shryock agreed the residents would like to keep the trees in that area. She suggested where the trees are that should be saved, no parking signs could be added. Civil Engineer II Linton stated he worked on the original Andrie Street feasibility study, and there is room to narrow it from its existing configuration. The option at that time was to put the sidewalk in and the study focused on narrowing the road for that. He offered to conduct more research. Chairperson Riley asked for clarification on how the width added up to 36 feet. He said he would prefer to narrow the street or have the no parking signs in the areas relative to saving trees. City Engineer Westby suggested staff look at this item by mid -June or July to research the answers. He said since the original recommendation stands with looking at parking on one side in select areas as an amendment, no motion is needed. 5.04: Recommend Revising Street Names from (East) Town Center Drive to Center Street, and from East/West Ramsey Parkway to Ramsey Parkway City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report. Councilmember Johns commented it would be good to simplify. Since the directional words in the names are not carried out throughout the City, this section of the City should be simplified. Chairperson Riley inquired what the name would be of the west side of the horseshoe. He said he is not sure the street will ever be constructed as originally planned. City Engineer Westby explained the Parkway continues to the south of Lake Ramsey. East Ramsey Parkway will go through that horseshoe and connect. He confirmed that road will not likely be built. Councilmember Shryock questioned why the signs have Street in the names, and the maps have Drive. City Administrator Ulrich answered it had to do with when the City was trying to rebrand, and the temporary name of the area was name of Town Center. Now staff would like to drop the word Town. Chairperson Riley pointed out half the signs have Center Street, so this won't be a large project. Public Works Committee / June 16, 2015 Page 6 of 8