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City Council ~viinutes Page 4 August 19, 2002 The level of sup~ort for a ~oss-~t~ link for snowmobiles as outlined in the staff rq?ort. Councilmember Motin stated that he would like to see a cross-city snowmobile link but feels the city also needs to take safety into consideration. He is concerned about accidents along the railroad tracks. Greg Stromen, River City Member - Stated that Zimmerman allows snowmobiles access to RJ's (located downtown) and Bramerd has numerous alleyways in town that are used by snowmobiles. Councilmember Kuester is concerned with allowing residents to access trails from their homes. She felt it would be difficult to differentiate residents from non-residents and too difficult to enforce. Councilmember Tveite is concerned about the visibility and congestion along the Jackson and Main Street portion of the proposed trail. Dawn Polson-Hork, Park and Recreation Commission - Stated that the Commission was concerned about safety along the Jackson Street and Proctor Avenue areas. Mayor Klinzing stated that she would like to see a cross-city trail link established but felt that this would be difficult due to numerous safety concerns. The consensus was to allow the link, but evaluate it at the end of the season. Restrictions qf ridi~ on private p~t;e~ as outlined in the staff report. Councilmember Dietz stated that the restriction regarding no riding, except on platted lots greater than 2.5 acres may be too large and the .5 acres requirement should be greater. W/hich area to limit the most restrictive snowmobile use to; south to Coun~ Road 33 or the Urban Service District (USD ). Councilmember Tveite stated that the USD was [-me except that the map boundaries were too jagged and could be hard for people to follow. Councilmember Kuester questioned why the map was different for ATV's and snowmobiles. Park and Recreation Commissioner Dave Anderson stated that the maps for ATV's and snowmobiles could be similar to make it less confusing for riders. It was the consensus of the Council that the map be the same for ATV's and snowmobiles. Concurrence with the i~plementation process outlined in the staff rqo~ ort. Councilmember Kuester stated that the implementation process was a good idea for creating rider awareness of the ordinance changes in the City of Elk River. Councilmember Dietz thanked the Park and Recreation Commission and the River City Snow Riders for the time and effort that they put in on this project.