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<br />Councilmember Dehen indicated he would like to know the costs involved with ditching and <br />culvert redirecting the water as an alternative solution when making this decision. <br /> <br />Chairperson Elvig'noted there is the question of whether it is right on an agricultural property to <br />pay more for the stormwater fee. The City has tried to be cognizant and work something out, <br />. which is why they are looking into the ponding and things of that nature. The City is interested <br />in helping to find a solution, and possibly participating, but it will be a three pronged approach: <br />1) What Mr. Rowe will do to improve the property; 2) A possible decrease to the stormwater <br />fees; 3) What the City can do to assist. He stated it is a matter of sitting down to determine what <br />is fair and equitable. He asked what direction is being requested from the Committee tonight. <br /> <br />PublicW orks Director Olson indicated based on the discussion staff will identify different <br />alternatives and costs to the Committee at a future meeting: <br /> <br />Case #8: <br /> <br />Ramsey Elementary School Safety and Transportation Issues <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski stated staff had been contacted by the principal of Ramsey Elementary <br />school regarding a safety concern associated with parents and students crossing Nowthen Blvd <br />directly across the trail stub coming west from the end of the 14Sth Lane cul-de-sac. The sight <br />distance from southbound traffic coming over the hill at this location is less than desirable. <br />Pedestrians likely cross at this location because there is no trail on the east side ofNowthen Blvd <br />and they are not likely to walk south to the marked pedestrian crossing at Sunwood Drive when <br />their destination is the school to the north. The pedestrian use of this location for crossing <br />NowthenBlvd should be discouraged. At the present time there are marked crosswalks with <br />crossing guards during school arrival and dismissal periods at Sunwood Drive and at 150th Lane <br />along Nowthen Blvd. It would appear the best solution toward encouraging use of these <br />crossings would be the extension of the trail system along the east side ofNowthen Blvd. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski advised it should also be noted that the emergency evacuation site for <br />the elementary school is currently the old city hall. However, when this facility is razed within <br />the next several years the new evacuation site will be Lord of life Church. It will be necessary <br />that a trail system be completed to accommodate such an evacuation by that time. The trail <br />crossing should also be extended between 150th Lane to the old city hall and Alpine Drive to <br />allow children from the new Meadows development and the area north of Alpine Drive to safely <br />travel to and from the school- through the sidewalk and trail system. This last segment is <br />anticipated to be installed this summer as a requirement of the Meadows development. Mr. <br />Jankowski explained the City's park and trail plan calls for the installation of trail on both sides <br />of county and state highways, and the proximity of this segment of Nowthen Blvd relative to <br />Ramsey Elementary School makes this trail installation a high priority. The 150th Lane to 148th <br />Lane should be constructed as a higher priority over. the segment extending. the trail system to <br />Lord of Life Church. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski reviewed the following range of costs associated with the installation <br />of the trail segments: <br /> <br />150th'Lane to 14Sth Lime: <br /> <br />1,200 foot length at an estimated cost range of$19,200 to $24,000 <br /> <br />Public Works Committee / April 17, 2007 <br />Page 12 of 18 <br />