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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10,2011 Page 16 Councilmember Willmus noted that the City had retained and maintained this right-of-way for a number of years, and if County Road C-2 were to be connected, questioned if those costs would be passed on to applicable property owners. Ms. Bloom was unsure as to City policy on this situation, since there were very few other examples, other than Rose Place south of County Road C. Councilmember Willmus asked that staff confirm and provide additional informa- tion at a later date as to the street pavement width on the east side of the discon- nect in the cul-de-sac: whether 28' or 32'. Public Comment Mayor Roe briefly reviewed protocol for public comments; advising that all ques- tions would be collected and staff or Councilmembers would respond at one time. Mayor Roe reminded those wishing to speak of his previous request that com- ments be focused on the specific cost information brought forward by staff, and not whether or not County Road C-2 should be opened. Jerry McDonald,2857 Dellwood Avenue Mr. McDonald asked: 1) Will the proposed $131,000 address all safety concerns; and 2) What specific problem are we addressing by opening County Road C-2. • Mr. McDonald opined that he had yet to hear what problem was being addressed and wondered why the City was proposing to spend unallocated funds, without sufficient foresight, to do work that had no real general problem resolution; fur- ther opining that it would be spending a lot of money to create more problems that it would be solving, based on results of the most recent traffic studies. Patricia Rantanen,2846 Churchill Street Ms. Rantanen advised that she was opposed to this project, even thought it didn't affect her street at all, but due to it conflicting with a number of budget and priori- ty rankings identified by the City Council, as well as community survey results. Ms. Rantanen opined that opening County Road C-2 was not supported by any of the community surveys or in the budget ranking process being used to achieve overall city-wide goals. Ms. Rantanen noted that there was no MSA budget mo- nies for this project; and that the MSA program was already underfunded over the next five (5) years; and that it didn't make sense to open County Road C-2 to at- tempt a solution for a problem that didn't exist. Ms. Rantanen questioned 1) How does this proposal fit in with Roseville's Traffic Management Plan (TMP), opining that it didn't', since the City didn't have a TMP. Ms. Rantanen advocated for the development of a TMP, not just a main- tenance plan, and referencing one used by the City of Edina, MN, similar in size or larger to Roseville; and encouraged review of the Edina model and criteria • process for residents to present their requests on an annual basis and for determi-