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the 148 Lane cul de sac. The sight distance from southbound traffic coming over the hill at this location is less than desirable pedestrian use of this location for crossing Nowthen Blvd should be discouraged. There are marked crosswalks with crossing guards during school arrival and dismissal periods at Sunwood drive and at 150 Lane along Nowthen Blvd. the best solution for eliminating this problem would be to encourage use of these crossings by an extension of the trail system along the east side of Nowthen Blvd. In addition, Lord of life Church will be the emergency evacuation site for the elementary school after old Ramsey City is razed in a couple of years. A trail system will need to be in place to accommodate such an evacuation by that time. Funding for these trails may be available through the Safe Routes to School Program. Motion by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Chairperson Elvig, to recommend to City Council that staff install the trail for these two segments of trail before school starts in September. Furthermore that staff be directed to pursue funding from the Safe Routes to School program, respecting that it be a very high priority and directing staff to request a traffic study to be conducted during school business hours. "TV111 Motion by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Dehen, to recommend to City Council that staff be directed to mark a crosswalk at the trail crossing on Alpine Drive located at Zuni Street, east of Highway 47. Action: Ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee. Case #9 Consider Driveway Paving Incentive Background: City Council has expressed a desire to initiate a discussion for an effort to eliminate unpaved driveways within the City. The benefit of such a goal would be the elimination of sediment migrating onto paved city streets and into the storm water drainage system. Secondary benefits would be improved neighborhood appearance and higher property values. The purpose of this case was to begin discussion on what methods and incentives might be considered to achieve this goal. The discussion items included whether an ordinance would be enacted requiring paving and much paving should be required. Whether the City can or should contribute financially in the form of a paving incentive and how much that might be. The Committee also directed some level of inventory be undertaken to determine the financial impact of such a program. Motion by Chairperson Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Dehen, to direct staff to bring back a recommendation to the Committee based on the above discussion Action: