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Arden Hills Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes March 23, 2004 Page 6 of 10 . Highway 96 is not going to happen . . Two options for Hwy 10 but will have to wait to determine until improvements are completed on Highway 10. . 35W trail connections. Chair Henry asked the Committee for their feedback on trail priorities. Committee Member Crassweller asked ifhave any sense of where the natural flow of pedestrian traffic is right now and if they have a way to determine the traffic. He suggested hiring a group of people to go out and count foot traffic on the trails for period of time to determine the flow. Chair Henry asked what would happen once the Tony Schmidt underpass occurs and would it draw off Old Snelling. Committee Member Crassweller agreed stating that it would be nice to know and suggested including that area in the count to try to determine the traffic patterns. Chair Henry asked what they know about Railroad Bridge on 35W whether it would be possible to place a trail. Mr. Moore explained that this area is a part of the Ramsey County Long Term Plan for trails, in addition to the trail along Highway 96 to Long Lake Regional Park. He stated that from a time frame point of view, the Railroad Bridge would be more worthwhile to pursue, as Highway 96 is dependent on the intersection at Highway 10 and reviewed with the Committee. - He noted that the Railroad Bridge would be impacted but not with as many complications. Chair Henry asked what status of the West Round Lake Trail? Mr. Moore stated that the connection is shaky at best. He explained that it is very close to the sanitary sewer easement noting that the sewer easement was secured from the business owners with the written understanding that there would be no foot traffic over the easements. He further explained that normally, when the City has this type of easement the land belongs to the City and normally, the City could do what they want within the easement. He stated that this particular easement was not secured this way stating that the two business owners wanted a considerable amount of money to allow the City t60 use their property. He explained that the only way they could come up would be to use West Round Lake Road as it takes you down to the bridge, coming in from the north. Chair Henry asked if they could come in from the east by old 10. Mr. Moore stated that it would be difficult, as they would have to go through land owned by a resident. He explained that the residents are very reluctant to allow the City to place a trail connection in the area as they see that the area could be developed for new homes. Mr. Moore stated that the Railroad Bridge would be a great way to go forward noting that funding could be an issue. He stated that funds would probably have to come from the Parks Fund. .