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Chair Vanderwall opined that the maintenance component was a huge issue, and the need to have the community understand the required commitment in volunteers helping keep costs down, and enhance the overall health and wellness of the community through their participation in maintaining pathways. Ms. Bloom suggested breaking segments into annual chunks, with Chair Vanderwall suggesting options including $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million. Further discussion included where and when MSA-dedicated dollars are used; projects that move up in the priority level based on coordination with unanticipated infrastructure projects; competition for federal funding among jurisdictions and requirements for projects receiving that type of funding; and additional costs for any outside engineering needed versus in-house engineering. Member Gjerdingen suggested a short-term focus for pathways, such as five (5) years. Chair Vanderwall, while liking a short focus, noted the realities of living with available dollars; and noted the previous twenty-five (25) year pathway master plan became too random; and suggested a workable, annual amount to actually move things forward. Member Stenlund concurred, even if that process took fifteen (15) years to accomplish. Chair Vanderwall thanked members for tonight's initial discussion; and asked staff to remain cognizant of their existing work load as it prepared these additional items requested by the PWETC. 7. County Road B-2 / Victoria Street Sidewalk Project Ms. Bloom summarized the preliminary layouts for this sidewalk project, as proposed and detailed in the staff report dated April 23, 2013; and as revised following comments (Attachments A and B) from public information meetings held in February. Ms. Bloom provided recommendations, reviewed drainage and other challenges of the project; addressed concerns of affected residents in relationship to what was in the way, what was being connected, the cost and how to make decisions for a good project; and how to fairly consider each of those elements. Ms. Bloom provided staff s rationale for their recommendation of a pathway on the north side based on fewer trees and bushes to manage or remove, fewer driveways, power poles located on the south side, fewer fire hydrants, and the sun hitting the north side for melting quicker; as well as location of Central Park Elementary School on the north side. Ms. Bloom advised that staff continued to Page 8 of 10