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I Informational Meeting Minutes January 20, 200S I The final item discussed in the presentation was a tentative project schedule and the typical construction issues and how they would be addressed. I A period of questions and answers followed: I How much of the prqject cost is for sidewalk and what happens if there is no sidewalk constmcted in front of an individual properry? Will that ciffect the assessment rate? I City Council direction was to provide sidewalks wherever possible. Mature vegetation, right-of-way, or topography may prohibit sidewalks being installed, but essentially, we believe that most of the project area can accommodate sidewalks. With regard to assessments, there is no differentiation between a property that has a sidewalk in front of it and one that doesn't relative to assessments, the City Council has deemed that all properties in these projects should be assessed the same residential equivalent rate. I I With the new sidewalk being six feet in width, are we going to lose atry of our yards? I There is no where on this project where we anticipate any right-of-way or land acquisition to accommodate a sidewalk. There are areas where there is currently grass boulevard area within the City right-of-way which may be converted to sidewalk after construction. In that regard, you may be losing some of the grassed area in front of your home, but it is all within the City-owned right-of-way area. I Will there be sidewalk installed going around the Veteran'J- Memorial Park? I We are still looking at where it is appropriate to put sidewalks. There could be an argument either way that sidewalk around the Memorial Park is important for pedestrian movements, or that the sidewalk around the park would detract from the intent of the Memorial Park. This is an issue that the public should give comment to the City Council if they have strong feelings one way or the other, regarding the installation of a sidewalk. I I Will there be a cui-dc-sac put in on Quinn Street and what would be the width of the street? We would propose to make Quinn Street a minimum of 24'-28' in width and there will not be a full cul-de-sac, but rather, a turnaround in a hammerhead manner for maintenance vehicles. I Has safety been addressed for Tipton Avenue? I believe that the curve on Tipton Avenue is unstife and making the road wider will make people drive faster. I The purpose in making the road slightly wider is not to encourage higher speeds but to allow for on- street parking as is occasionally needed. Currently, with no curb and gutter, a parked vehicle can be partially on the paved surface and partially on the grass boulevard area. With a barrier curb being installed with the new street, it will not be possible for a parked vehicle to be partially on the road and partially on the boulevard. Therefore, the road needs to be slightly wider to accommodate parking all within the paved surface. There is no intention of trying to acquire additional right-of- way to change the two curves on Tipton Avenue. Hopefully, the concrete curb and gutter along the edges will give the perception that Tipton Avenue is a residential street with two fairly sharp curves and will cause people to drive slower. I I I Has the possibility of changing Tipton Avenue into a one-wCDJ been addressed? I We have briefly discussed that among staff after the question was raised earlier. Typically, when a street is changed to a one-way, there is an adjacent street that is also made one-way in the opposite I Page 2