Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/13/2007

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patterns, and it would be much more preferable to complete the trail between the west terminus of the existing trail on the north side of Alpine Drive and CSAH 5. Althoughtbis seeuo is relatively short it will require installing curb and gutter on Alpine Drive and may' olve property acquisition as well. City Engineer J ankowsld stated he hadadiftieult time with the recomme requests. He explained on one. hand, to put a crosswalk in from a mo standpoint is relatively inexpensive, at only about $1,000. However, on the other hand, ey want to avoid the proliferation of crosswalks and use them sparingly. His initial incr ation was to deny the , requests and wait for a more permanent solution, but he realizes it ay be difficult to get this piece of trail in soon. As an alternate recommendation the C eil may wish to install this crosswalk and specify it be there only until such time as there' a more permanent crossing that can be obtained on CR 5, and a piece of trail extended. Mayor Gameccommented there could be a cross' guard at CR 5 and Alpine Drive. He expressed concern With kids cutting though the C' Hall property between parked cars, wi.th the police cars coming out of there fast. Councilmember Cook suggested the cro walk could be laid out with reflective tape. He stated he agrees with the mayor, and he ould agree with a temporary crosswalk. However, a crosswalk does not work as well' the middle of a walk as at an intersection, and they should move aggressively on the trail summer. Councilmember Stromm indicated they should do something temporarily, but should move forward as quickly as ey can on completing that trail section. Motion by Co cilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to approve the crosswalk as temporary installation at such time as the trail system is completed' on the north side on e Drive west to CSAH 5. Mo' n carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Strommen, Elvig, Kurak, Pearson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Zimmerman. -7? Case #4: Request for Preliminary Plat Review of Regency Pond 4th Addition; C;ase of TSM Development, Ine. Associate Planner Geisler indicated TSM Development has submitted a request foi' preliminary . plat review of Regency Pond 4th Addition. Based on the direction received at the October 19th work session, staff worked with the applicant on an appropriate cul-de-sac for the terminus of 14Stb Avenue NW, which is shown on the revised preliminary plat. At the August 5, 2004 meeting the Planning Commission recommended approval. of the request for preliminary plat approval, with several conditions. The revised preliminary plat meets these conditions, along with those raised at the October 12,2004 Council meeting. Staff is recommending approval of the preliminary plat. City Council/November 9, 2004 . Page 16 of 31