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City Council Minutes Page 7 April 20, 2015 ----------------------------- Commissioner Anderson stated the best low cost option would be to move the parking along Quinn Street. th Bonnie Schmitz, 12495 225 Avenue, stated the traffic survey was completed when road restrictions were in place. She stated there is not enough room for everyone to park on Quinn Street. She commented trails and connections were a high priority of the Parks Master Plan and felt this was a safety concern. Councilmember Westgaard stated part of developing a parks master plan is listening to residents. He stated Council is hearing from residents in the northern part of the city who feel a trail connection to the Great Northern Trail is needed. He stated it should be factored into the master plan. He stated parking defeats the purpose of trying to provide a trail connection for residents in the area. He questioned if a bike st lane could be created on the north side of 221 Avenue with an expanded shoulder. Commissioner Anderson stated there is no right-of-way on this road. There are many similar situations throughout the community with much higher traffic and population nearby who also want a trail connection and he doesn’t want to diminish the importance of every single one of them. He stated the trail connection won't solve the parking issue because there are residents not living in the area who park at this location. Councilmember Wagner stated staff and the commission put a lot of time and hours st into solutions. She stated she felt the best option was to take the parked cars off 221 Avenue to help eliminate part of the problem with traffic, parked vehicles, and cyclists using the same roadway. th Paul Schmitz, 12495 225 Avenue, stated he likes Option B trail because it would be the shortest trail to build. th Gretchen Hansen, 12648 224 Court, stated Ms. Schmitz has been working on this for eight years and it’s discouraging that the only change will be no parking signage. There was discussion on why there would be no right-of-way for this road and questions as to why it went from a county road to a city road. Council consensus was the following: Deny installing a trail from the Great Northern Trail to the Ridges of Rice Lake development for the following reasons: 1.A majority of the affected property owners are not interested. 2.Poor cost/benefit estimate. 3.The trail is identified as a low priority in the draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan.