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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 25, 2013 Page 7 to extensive stormwater mitigation work along that route, Mr. Schwartz advised that some of the funding for the stormwater mitigation could come from the City's Stormwater Utility Fund, estimating $10,000 to $15,000; with the City's existing Street/Stormwater Budget able to absorb the staff time for the project. Mr. Schwartz displayed a typical cross-section for this type of a separated facility, recommending the improvement on the south side of the road to avoid driveways, mailboxes, and power poles, with fewer obstacles on the south side. Mr. Schwartz recommended paving a new 8.5' pedestrian pathway with a 2' buffer between the road and that pedestrian facility. Mr. Schwartz reviewed the map of this area, adjacent to Cleveland Avenue; and existing curb and turn lanes as the roadway widens; existing 200' sidewalk adja- cent to curb; recommending widening of the shoulder to Fulham Avenue to Fair- ways Lane and houses to the west; and the existing 6' striped shoulder, with the road wider in that location. Mr. Schwartz noted that the existing facility could be utilized, or a permanent sidewalk constructed in that location, and another short stretch of widening of the cul-de-sac at Eustis Street. Mr. Schwartz sought direction for staff from the City Council based on the re- search completed up to this point. Council Discussion Councilmember Willmus thanked Mr. Schwartz for bringing this forward to the City Council following the October PWEC meeting and public comment, as well as that Commission's work over the summer months and their process in scoring and balancing their ranking for the Pathway Master Plan Build-out while balanc- ing it with feedback from this specific neighborhood. When he had observed this project sliding lower on that ranking, Councilmember Willmus advised that it had concerned him. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Schwartz confirmed that recon- struction of the County Road B was at least 8-10 years out; and any widening of the roadway would only be an interim solution. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Schwartz further confirmed that a reconstruction project would eliminate most of this short-term solution, as it would be difficult to match grades of a future roadway, which he anticipated to be at a lower elevation; although if the off-road construction was of concrete, there was some potential that a portion of it could be saved (e.g. Fulham to Fairways and just beyond). At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Schwartz advised that he had not had further discussion with the neighborhood since putting this together, as it had been intended as an immediate response following the PWETC meeting. Coun- cilmember Willmus expressed interest in hearing feedback from the neighbors about widening the road, and whether or not there was widespread support for do-