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.� maintained, and 8-wide and adjacent to the roadway in areas where existing conditions do not . allow for a boulevard. Retaining walls will be needed in some areas. . Concrete sidewalk on Victoria Street, County Road B-2 to the existing flashing crosswalk- .. east or west side . Staff considered both sides of the street for this segment of sidewalk. .. On the east side, the sidewalk could be 6-feet wide with a 5-foot boulevard from Co Rd B-2 to � Sextant. However, to avoid impacts to trees and the Central Park sign, the sidewalk would be an � 8-foot wide and attached to the roadway from Sextant to the driveway entrance at Central Park. �� North of the driveway entrance, a connection would be constructed to the existing trail. Sidewalk �� users would then follow the existing trail down to the flashing crosswalk. �- On the west side, the sidewalk would be an 8-foot wide attached sidewalk from County Road B- � 2 to Transit Avenue. A retaining wall would be required along this entire segment. North of Transit, the sidewalk could be 6-feet wide with a 5-foot boulevard. A retaining wall would be �� needed until the walk reaches Central Park, where we could work within the park property to �= grade and match into existing slopes. l� Concrete sidewalk on the west side of Victoria, from the existing flashing crosswalk to the existing sidewalk at Prince of Peace church � The west side is being recommended for this segment so that wetland impacts can be avoided, as �: well as the fact that there is an existing sidewalk at the Prince of Peace church to connect to. This .� segment is proposed to be 6-feet wide, with a 5-foot boulevard. � Attachment B shows the preliminary design layout of the proposed sidewalks. � Community Input :� The following meetings have been held to provide information on the proposed project, receive . comments and answer questions and concerns: Meetin Date Meetin February 28, 2013 Neighborhood meeting #1 June 19, 2013 Neighborhood meeting #2 July 23, 2013 Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission August 6, 2013 Parks and Recreation Commission October 14, 2013 City Council Meeting .� The first public information meeting had over 80 people in attendance. The main discussion at �; this first meeting was the overall need for the project; residents present were both in favor and E� opposed to the project. The second informational meeting was also well attended, with over 50 :�: people in the audience. Most of the comments received at the second meeting were property � specific, either drainage concerns or questions about tree impacts. Comments were also � submitted by residents in support of the proj ect. Page 2 of 5