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Mr. Schwartz noted the addition of the leaf program registration card in the meeting packet materials for information purposes for the PWETC, noting that the collection program would begin November 3, with the City of Roseville divided into four quadrants. For the benefit of the listening audience, Mr. Schwartz advised that there were still a few remaining days to register for the leaf collection program. Vice Chair Gjerdingen noted that the public needed to be aware that any leaves raked onto boulevards after the City or Roseville performed their collection in their neighborhood would not be picked up. Mr. Schwartz noted that the public was alerted to this repeatedly, as well as reminders not to put leaves on the sidewalk or on the street to avoid them ending up in the storm sewer system. Member Wozniak noted a number of remaining areas along the County Road B-2 sidewalk with missing asphalt and remaining coned off Mr. Culver responded that this coming Friday, the remaining areas will be milled and overlaid with a 3' patch, as required by MnDOT, and requiring special equipment, thus the delay. Mr. Culver noted his disappointment that the areas had been left open this long; however, he noted that it was difficult to stop people from using the areas even though construction was not yet completed. For the most part, Mr. Culver reported that the County Road B-2 work was completed, and noted the considerable positive feedback from residents using it as construction was finalized, offering a lot of support, and expressing excitement to celebrate this milestone in completing the segment all the way to Rice Street. Member Wozniak noted the Victoria Street to County Road C is also completed, which he was pleased to see. Member Lenz noted a portion of Victoria Street where an unimproved footpath crosses the road from the west side of the park to the east side, even though not at a crosswalk, but is used frequently by pedestrians. Over the last thirty years that she'd been observing the area, Member Lenz noted that she had yet to see anyone deviate by proceeding up the hill to cross the street, and suggested it may be time to stripe the location actually being used by pedestrians for crossing. While Member Wozniak noted that a pedestrian crossing was striped near Transit Avenue, Member Lenz reiterated that no one goes up to Transit, but comes out of the south end loop and crossest the street there. Since this crossing had been used long-term, Member Lenz suggested the path of least resistance, and inability to change human behavior, would suggest a striped crossing where pedestrians actually crossed. Page 3 of 17