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Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood added that they also have a draft trail <br />maintenance map with years proposed similar to how they do the roads. He shared that they have <br />$130,000 a year that is applied towards trail maintenance through the trail maintenance policy. He <br />explained that there will be a number of trail overlay projects in the downtown area of the City <br />that they will be included in bids for the road projects. <br />Councilmember Stewart asked what overlay projects include. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood explained that the trail maintenance policy <br />calls how overlays are done and why they are done. He said the west half of The Draw will be a <br />mill and overlay where they will pick up the existing bituminous and reapply it with new pavement. <br />He said the east half will just be an overlay due to its condition. <br />Councilmember Stewart noted that there are a few areas of trails throughout the City that have <br />roots that are growing underneath and taking over the trails. She said she knows residents in her <br />ward that have expressed concerns with trails that are being overtaken by roots and she asked when <br />these will be taken care of. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood shared that they did full mill and overlays <br />of some trails by Ramsey Elementary a few years ago due to cottonwood roots coming through <br />the trail. He added that they addressed other trails last year off of Sunwood with root issues. He <br />said they are moving around the City working on these impacted trails. <br />Councilmember Stewart asked for a copy of the trail maintenance list so she can share this with <br />the concerned residents. <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher asked if residents are able to report issues with trails in <br />the City in the same way that they can for streets. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood said they could look into adding this to the <br />website. He explained that residents may have different expectations of what trail surfaces should <br />look like. He said they have a resident who expresses concerns with cracks in the pavement while <br />this does not impact the use or safety of the trail. <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby noted that residents can currently report issues with <br />trails or parks on the City website. <br />Councilmember Buscher asked if they have a map that shows which trails are supposed to be <br />maintained by a neighborhood or housing development rather than the City. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood shared that he is not aware of any trails that <br />are owned by neighborhoods or homeowners associations; however, there are some sidewalks that <br />are maintained by neighborhoods. He noted that there is County parkland that borders the <br />Mississippi River that has City trail connections where there is a shared jurisdiction. He said they <br />will be doing a mill and overlay in this area in connection with the County project. He added that <br />City Council Special Work Session / April 1, 2025 <br />Page 3 of 15 <br />