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Mayor Pro Tem Riley stated he was thinking about the Mississippi River trail and the corridor and <br /> asked if some of that would tie in with some of this regarding benches and things. <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood replied sure, adding benches and <br /> trees are low maintenance. Things like planters can be more work. He stated with seating some <br /> of the intersections can be busy so putting them to the side. <br /> Mr. Norcut commented one advantage is that the City will have its own frontage roads which they <br /> didn't have with Armstrong. He stated coming in it will be visible from Highway 10 so if they <br /> wanted lighting or monumentation it affords more flexibility and can be phased in over time. <br /> Mr. Scheels commented they will need direction on options. He explained option A is simple, low <br /> maintenance, minimum aesthetic appeal, lowest cost, such as simple plantings and simple grasses <br /> to cover the area. Moderate options have some maintenance, some minimal plantings, and a <br /> modest cost for plantings. Then there are grand areas where people come into the City that are <br /> special but requires maintenance for elaborate plantings. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff asked how many roundabouts there will be. <br /> Mr. Scheels replied four just in this corridor. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff replied he likes a simple, low maintenance side of things. He asked <br /> from a safety standpoint if it is more advantageous to have a minimum of plantings to give people <br /> something to look at. <br /> Mr. Norcut replied green grass is the most basic and MNDot will be maintaining the roundabouts. <br /> He stated shutting down lanes in roundabouts to do maintenance will have to be considered. He <br /> stated he has worked on projects putting in plantings as well as being there to pull it all out. He <br /> gave the example of Andover which had plantings that have been removed and replaced with <br /> concrete. <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood asked if MNDot will maintain the <br /> green hump. <br /> Mr. Norcut replied MNDot will mow but not to the level Parks and Assistant Public Works <br /> Superintendent Riverblood would like. He stated some of the decorative grasses can look good <br /> but may need a conduit to run water to it. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove asked about feedback on rock instead of grass for easier maintenance, <br /> or rock and decorative grasses versus sod. <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood replied rock may be lower <br /> maintenance but higher cost. He stated it would need to be more limited in roundabouts for traffic <br /> safety but it could be considered. <br /> City Council Work Session/April 26, 2022 <br /> Page 4 of 20 <br />