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<br />Mayor Wilharber questioned whether residents had been informed of this charge. Mr. Palzer <br />stated he did not believe information had been provided to residents concerning this issue other <br />than the fee placement on individual utility bills. <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber requested that staff place an article in the next LeJournal in regards to this item. <br /> <br />Mr. March stated that Mr. Wayne LeBlanc, Parks and Recreation Committee member, had <br />brought to his attention the fact that the trail in Hunter's Crossing would be connecting to the <br />Anoka County Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park and perhaps the City's trail should be <br />widened to ten (10) feet to coincide with same. Mr. March stated he visually inspected same and <br />believes the trail could be paved out to nine and one half (9 Y2) feet without any significant costs <br />incurred other than the cost of the extra bituminous. Mr. March clarified that Mr. LeBlanc was not <br />speaking on behalf of the Parks and Recreation Committee. <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber questioned whether the City or the developer would incur the additional <br />expenditures relating to widening the trail. Mr. Peterson, City Engineer, indicated the additional <br />burden would be the developer's responsibility. Mr. Peterson estimated the additional cost to be <br />$1,400. <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber questioned the Parks and Recreation Committee's decision on this matter. <br />Council Member Sweeney stated it was his understanding that the Committee wanted to set a <br />minimum width standard for parks in the new developments; however, the Committee was <br />unaware that the Hunter's Crossing trail would connect to the Anoka County Rice Creek Chain of <br />Lakes Regional Park. Council Member Sweeney stated that the Committee was more concerned <br />with the quality of the trail rather than the width of same. <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber stated that there has been a considerable amount of time planning within the <br />City and other cities for consistent trail ways. <br /> <br />Council Member Sweeney stated if it was the intention of the City to create a trail that crosses the <br />City from east to west then he believed a wider trail would be more accessible and easier to use. <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber questioned the additional cost for maintaining a larger than planned trail. Mr. <br />Palzer stated that there would be additional costs involved in maintaining the trail; however, they <br />would not exceed the benefit and felt that the costs would be minimal. <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber mentioned the trail in Hunter's Crossing was being created over roots of trees <br />and questioned if the roots should have been removed in order to prevent them from growing back <br />through the trail. Mr. Peterson stated that typically roots grow downward and with the gravel and <br />bituminous over the top, there should be not problems. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson stated her desire to have consistent trail ways within the community. <br /> <br />Consensus was to add Widening the Hunter's Crossing Development Trail as number 10 under <br />New Business on the agenda. <br /> <br />Mr. March stated that he had received a letter from residents residing at 1760 Center Street, <br />indicating that the drain tile underneath their driveway had settled and the driveway needed to be <br /> <br />Page 6 of 14 <br />