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reviewed the ranking by the PWETC from 1 to 5, noting that a"T' is high, with a ranking of"1" the highest. Mr. Grefenberg concurred with the written comments of PWETC Commissioner Felice; opining that whether ranked by the Parks Renewal Program or this body, County Road B should be addressed by a higher ranking. With due to respect to Mr. Grefenberg's perspective, Chair Vanderwall noted the changed dynamics in County Road B from the past as an arterial street, dangerous to pedestrians and when it provided an outlet for the whole neighborhood. However, now with no through traffic, the traffic profile of that neighborhood had changed significantly from when it was an arterial to Highway 280. While still recognizing the safety concerns expressed, Chair Vanderwall noted the PWETC's need to compare that to, as an example, County Road B-2 from Lexington Avenue to Rice Street and their need to determine which of them experienced more hazards. In establishing his individual priority list, Chair Vanderwall advised that he attempted to remove bicyclers and pedestrians from truck traffic; with priorities varying depending on traffic counts as well as other considerations. From that perspective, Chair Vanderwall noted the traffic counts on County Road B had to be compared with streets with traffic counts of 25,000 per day. Mr. Grefenberg reiterated his perception that the neighborhood had been promised this pathway as part of the Parks Renewal Program. Member DeBenedet expressed his sympathetic consideration, noting that he had been involved in the pathway planning process for Roseville for over 30 years. With this most recent update, Member DeBenedet advised that the PWETC was trying to offer the City Council a reasonable and realistic plan to get segments finished out within a 5-10 year timeframe. In keeping with comments of Public Works Director Schwartz at previous meetings, Member DeBenedet noted the important to keep in mind that often sidewalks, when made part of the Master Plan, can perhaps be developed before anticipated or scheduled if and when redevelopment occurs in an area as part of the agreement with a developer. Member DeBenedet noted that any opportunity was sought to leverage funds with private development funds and/or other governmental agencies to get pathway projects completed. If the neighborhood felt that the Parks Renewal Program had promised them something, Member DeBenedet stated that he saw the validity of their concerns. Member DeBenedet noted that, in the process of engagement with the PWETC talking to the Parks Program, the attempt was to get back to the beginning of what the City promised would be used for pathways, or non-motorized pathways throughout the City for recreation and connectivity. In all fairness, Member DeBenedet noted that the total for all projects on the draft list totaled up to $17 million to build it out, including the County Road B pathway. Under those Page 15 of 22