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I ~"-( ( i/ III< River . . MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL FROM: PAT KLAERS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR DATE: JULY 28, 1994 SUBJECT: HILLSIDE 4TH PLAT Consideration of the Hillside Estates 4th Addition was continued due mainly to concerns over the trails. A special Park and Recreation Commission meeting was held on 7/26/94 on this topic and these draft minutes are attached for your review. Staff concurs with all the recommendations from the Commission with the exception of one item. We agree with the NSPIUPA and gas easement discussions, and with the water tower park site. The one area of concern relates to pedestrian movement routes from 193rd Avenue in a northeast fashion to 197th Avenue (Auburn route). Regarding this pedestrian movement issue, the Commission looked at: . The original proposal with the trail behind lots . No trail or sidewalk with the standard 32 foot wide street and 60 foot right of way . A 6 foot concrete sidewalk and a standard street and right of way . A 6 foot concrete sidewalk and an extra 10 feet of bituminous in the street for a 42 foot wide street and a 70 foot right of way. The Council should be aware that there are other options that exist for this Auburn pedestrian route. One of the options includes a mix between the Park and Recreation Commission recommendation of an extra 10 feet of bituminous surface and right of way, and the standard street with a concrete sidewalk. Issues in reviewing this item include: residential pedestrian (bicycle, roller blade, walking) movements; area-wide pedestrian movements and trial plan; 193rd and 197th east/west pedestrian routes; the Hillside 3rd plat that has been approved; and the existing stub-ins of utilities in the 4th Addition. It is appropriate for the Council to consider a hybrid of options. The Council could consider a 6 foot wide concrete sidewalk, a 36 foot wide street within a P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (6l2) 44l-7425