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Chair Vanderwall responded, based on his perspective in managing transportation for School District 623, that County Road B was a bus route. From the audience (off microphone) Mr. Grefenberg responded that he heard otherwise from neighbors along County Road B. Chair Vanderwall responded that, while often the "squeaky wheel got the grease," there may be other options to address this segment, and everyone was using the road at their choice, whether by vehicle, walking or bicycling; and noted that the charge to the PWETC was to rank the entire community based on safety concerns, along with other considerations. Chair Vanderwall opined that the traffic was basically residents from the neighborhood versus other segments listed that dealt with citywide and/or regional traffic without a current recourse. Member Felice recognized Chair Vanderwall's perspective; however, in her driving County Road B earlier today, she noted areas where the lines were right at the edge of the pavement, and noted the challenges in riding or walking safely. Member Felice opined that it was not unreasonable for neighbors along that segment to ask for consideration, especially when they were under the impression from the Parks Renewal Program that they were one of the top priority segments for a new pathway. If the intent of Member DeBenedet was to compare the County Road B segment to that of Map #26 (Rosedale to Har Mar Connection), Member Gjerdingen opined that they were two entirely different situations, based on average daily trip (ADT) data. Member Gjerdingen advised if an on-road option was considered for Map #7 (County Road B), he would consider changing his ranking from a 5 (lowest)to a 3. Mr. Schwartz qualified cost estimates for the County Road B segment at $120,000 that included materials and contractual needs, with City staff performing the grading work. Mr. Schwartz clarified that an additional $40,000 to $50,000 of in kind work would be provided with city staff and equipment to complete the segment, estimating $15,000 for additional stormwater mitigation for this interim solution. If an off-road solution for County Road B was being considered as part of the road's reconstruction within 8-10 years, Member Gjerdingen opined that an off- road solution made more sense at that time. Chair Vanderwall suggested that the PWETC not get into that level of detail in this overall ranking exercise, but stick to the principles and comparisons or the rankings. In comparison with the overall list and if done at reconstruction time, at the prompting of Chair Vanderwall, Member Gjerdingen stated that he would then Page 8 of 18