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snowmobile. The City's current public safety efforts are in compliance with the minimum standards of the program. Public Works Director Riemer expressed some concerns. One of the requirements of the program is as follows: Community is directly connected to a system of groomed snowmobile trails and has at least one groomed snowmobile trail that runs through or directly adjacent to the community. Mr. Riemer suggests Ramsey may not meet this requirement, however, the presence of the Rum River as a major corridor on our eastern boundary, and the access to groomed trails via County and State road ditches, appear to meet the requirement for designation. Another requirement is listed as follows: Manage local snow removal efforts, to the extent feasible, to help prevent unnecessarily removing all snow cover from designated connecting routes (streets and road shoulders) needed for snowmobile access to key fuel, lodging and food services. Mr. Riemer states that the City's current policy for snow removal is curb -to -curb. Staff will make it clear in the application that the City will not change its curb -to -curb plowing of City streets, but would only "designate" routes that would meet our current operational standards. County roads are the backbone of this system (see attached map). Businesses along these routes would potentially benefit from this designation. With regard to signage - Mr. Riemer stated we can control the signage on our roadways, but the County and the State are more restrictive with what they allow in their right-of-way. The City and the snowmobile club will need to work with the County and State as necessary for proper signage. The Program Guide is attached for Council information. Recommendation: Staff is recommending Council approve submitting an application for designation of a Snowmobile Friendly Community. Action: Motion to approve submitting an application to be designated a Snowmobile Friendly Community. Attachments Snowmobile Friendly Community Program Guide Rec Veh Map Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 09/22/2016 02:56 PM Form Started By: Jo Thieling Started On: 09/07/2016 01:59 PM Final Approval Date: 09/22/2016