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City Council Minutes Page 8 <br />October 20, 2014 <br />Mr. Femrite explained that the cost wouldn't be remarkably more but perhaps <br />slightly. <br />Councilmember Wilson asked where does funding comes from for trails and didn't <br />feel funding for trails should come from our state aid account or pavement <br />management fund. <br />Mr. Femrite stated the costs could be paid by the Minnesota State Aid account but <br />he was unsure of any other accounts that could pay for trail expansion at this tithe. <br />Mr. Femrite clarified that it's not coming from the dedicated franchise fee. He <br />reviewed the Pavement Management Fund Analysis and MSA Analysis. <br />Mayor Dietz stated he was willing to review the cost of increasing the width of the <br />road to add a bike path, but because it was not a priority of the parks department, he <br />was not willing to support addling a trail as he didn't feel it would be used much. <br />Councilmember Westgaard asked how the cost share amount was determined for the <br />City of Ramsey and felt the amount was inadequate. <br />Mr. Femrite explained the draft cost share agreement and how it was split 50/50 <br />which included the Jarvis Street quiet zone improvements. <br />Mayor Dietz questioned how it would work with the City of Ramsey. <br />Mr. Simon explained how the state account would provide interest -free monies with <br />future allocation from the state aid account and the account would be replenished <br />after next year's allotments and the share by the City of Ramsey over the next two <br />years. He noted how trails were originally funded by Park Dedication Fees or paid by <br />the developer in the plat projects. <br />Councilmember Morin asked if this project can be approved tonight with the <br />requests for changes to trails. <br />Mr. Fernrite asked for a motion approving the feasibility report without the <br />investment of the detached trail and bring the topic of a wider pavement section <br />along Jarvis and 165d' back to a future meeting. <br />Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember <br />Motin to approve the Feasibility Report for the 2015 Street Improvement <br />Project without the investment of the detached trail and further amend the <br />Feasibility Report to consider at a future date the costs of a wider pavement <br />section. <br />Motion approved 5 -0. <br />F a V I R I I I <br />NATURE) <br />