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City of <br />Elk — <br />River <br />Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />8.2 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Action Item <br />March 7, 2016 <br />Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Maintain Pedestrian Easement and Trail <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, the city maintain the existing pedestrian easement located at 11936 190"' Circle <br />NW and improve the easement with the construction of a bituminous trail. <br />Background/Discussion <br />At the January 19, 2016, Work Session, the City Council referred the discussion regarding the <br />maintenance and improvement of an existing pedestrian easement located at 11936 190"' Circle NW to <br />the Parks and Recreation Commission. The trail easement located on the west side of the property, <br />owned by Harold and Valerie Williams, was unanimously recommended by the Parks and Recreation <br />Commission on February 10, 2016, for the city to pave and maintain. <br />The Williamses attended the City Council Work Session requesting the city either maintain the trail or <br />vacate the easement. The trail will allow movements between the school and the neighborhood to the <br />north. The city maintained the easement for many years, before it was abandoned four years ago because <br />it was unpaved and difficult to maintain. <br />If the city is to maintain the easement, staff recommends constructing a bituminous trail that can easily be <br />maintained. It is recommended in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan (page 55) to ensure safe walking <br />and biking routes to schools. The preliminary cost estimate to construct a trail on the easement is <br />approximately $15,000, which could be paid for out of the Park Improvement Fund. <br />The Park Improvement Fund has $89,000 in trail repairs to replace the Orono Parkway trail. Staff <br />recently decided that this project be moved to 2017 when the road is scheduled to be replaced and the <br />trail can become part of that project. Therefore, a portion of these funds dedicated to the Orono trail can <br />be used this year to pave this easement. <br />Financial Impact <br />The approximate cost to construct the bituminous trail is $15,000. <br />Attachments <br />City Council Staff Report <br />Aerial Maps <br />P a w E A E U s r <br />NaA f RE] <br />