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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 Page 2 the road with one side having a 10-foot wide multi-use trail. There will be an open house meeting at City Hall regarding the options, hopefully in mid-October. Council Liaison Grant added the cost estimates were originally considerably higher but if the road stays within the existing footprint the cost is minimized and cost to add a trail is fairly reasonable. It is still to be determined which option to go with and which side of the road the trail should go on. He acknowledged Interim Public Works Director Swearingen and Bolten & Menk for looking at all options. Committee Member Poelzer suggested they make the cost very visible when the options are shown. Committee Member Finlay said they also need to make it clear the options can’t be intermingled. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen noted the designs have been approved by MSA and therefor wouldn’t have any changes. Committee Member Beggin said he’d like to see the meeting be hybrid and accessible via Zoom. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen said construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2022. The City will not be able to lower the speed limit without a MnDOT study and approval from MSA, but the design can help slow vehicles. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen reported the Mounds View High School trail segment from the school to Old Highway 10, and south on Old Highway 10 to County Road E2 is in design phase with the intent of being ready for construction when funding becomes available. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen explained the Lake Johanna Boulevard Trail Study is being done by Ramsey County. The trail location would be along Lake Johanna Boulevard from County Road D to the intersection of County Road E and Old Snelling. There will be a public informational meeting at Tony Schmidt Regional Park on October 5 at 5 pm. Committee Member Poelzer wondered if there could be signs posted along the Elmer Anderson trail as many of the trial users aren’t from Arden Hills. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen said that will be done by the consultants doing the study. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen stated the Parkshore Drive exercise trail will be constructed as part of the senior living development. The project has broken ground but there is currently no completion date set. Committee Member Poelzer will send photos to the Committee of equipment at a similar trail in Brooklyn Center. Interim Public Works Director Swearingen said the next trail is a part of the Lexington Avenue reconstruction project that Ramsey County is doing next year. There is a connection missing from