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34 Ayes:4 35 Nays:0 36 Motion carried. 37 38 4. Communication Items 39 Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Culver respectively reviewed project updates and 40 maintenance activities listed in the staff report dated June 24, 2014. 41 42 Discussion included progress to -date on County Roads B and B-2; whether or not 43 the City ordinance was silent or if there was a current ordinance permitting or 44 prohibited bicycling on sidewalks in business districts that superseded State 45 Statute (request of Member Wozniak), with staff tasked to follow-up and report 46 back to the PWETC in the near future, but staff advising that the City of 47 Roseville had no formal business districts established for maintenance 48 purposes as a land use designation versus the state's definition of "business 49 district;" with Mr. Schwartz requesting assistance from Member 50 Gjerdingen in researching ordinances from other communities and State 51 Statute, based on his interesting in c' y -wide pathways. and future bicycling 52 around the Rosedale area once the County Road B-2 pathway was co pleted and 53 how to define it to accommodate, bicyclers and other use (e.g. 54 skateboards, roller blades, etc.). The consensus of the PWETC was that once the 55 County Road B-2 was completed, if bicycling on side alks was promoted in that 56 area, that the Ci of Roseville was doing so egally a ithin the parameters of 57 State Statu 58 IL 59 Additional discussion included individual member s pport for bicycling on 60 sidewalks in general; the difference in recreational and commuter bicycle traffic; 61 and how best to protect students en -route to and from school; existence of an 62 ordinance in Minneapolis addressing tho ssues; ability to enforce by the Police 63 Department due to other priorities; an eeping it in mind for future developments 64 (e.g. Rice Street corridor). 65 66 Specific to the 2014 PMP Project and installation of storm water retention 67 and treatment devices to address historic drainage issues, Chair Stenlund 68 requested additional information on the status of ponds in that area 69 (Dellwood and Sherren Streets); with staff duly noting the request for 70 additional information for the PWETC; Mr. Culver did report that the 71 improvements included a substantial underground storage on the east side, which 72 was originally bid to be constructed of precast concrete structures, but an alternate 73 submitted providing more storage available by using aluminized corrugated pipes 74 was received and after review by staff determined to be the most cost-effective 75 and efficient storage solution, as well as causing less disturbance at those times. 76 Therefore, Mr. Culver advised that both location would be constructed using 77 those systems, ultimately improving storm water conveyance at Dellwood and 78 Sherren Streets. 79 Page 2 of 18