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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 10, 2014 Page 25 connection segments, especially in areas with apartment buildings, adjacent to major streets or corners, and to areas with bus service. Mr. Culver clarified that the one west of Snelling was an existing section in need of repair or replacement; and the same may be the case for the piece on Lexington based on his recollection. Mr. Culver assured Councilmembers and the public that staff would continue to look for additional funding to accomplish those con- nections; especially with projects in particular. Mr. Culver reviewed intentions with the upcoming Highway 36/Lexington Avenue Bridge as an example of how to expand pathways to serve additional residents, depending on available funding. Mayor Roe echoed the comments of Councilmember Etten, specifically in the ar- ea of County Road B and Dale Street with the unique configuration of multi- family housing and number of people needing to walk during winter months par- ticularly on the non-sidewalk side of the street to access the bus stops. Mayor Roe asked staff to continue to seek ways to fill in those segments throughout the City with similar situations and available funding options, whether considered a priority in the Pathway Master Plan or not. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Culver addressed the upcoming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminals along Snelling Avenue, and City participation in those amenities. Mr. Culver noted areas needing enhanced access or stubs to connect to the enhanced BRT hubs, along with ongoing discussion on whether the frontage road at County Road B and Snelling Avenue was sufficient to serve peo- ple accessing it from other sites and depending on future types of use in that area. Mr. Culver noted that the other BRT hub was at Rosedale with plenty of side- walks. Mr. Culver recognized Councilmember comments and concern as certain- ly having validity once BRT service is up and running, and anticipated additional input from residents on their infrastructure needs, which would be plugged into the existing Pathway Master Plan and existing priorities as well. Etten moved, McGehee seconded, approval of the 2015 Preliminary Work Plan for street and utility improvements, as presented and detailed in the RCA dated November 10, 2014. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Etten,McGehee, Laliberte, and Roe. Nays: None. b. Consider Changes to City Code, Chapter 314.05: 2015 Fee Schedule Finance Director Chris Miller presented the proposed 2015 Fee Schedule, as de- tailed in the RCA dated November 10, 2014 and Attachment C. Mr. Miller high- lighted two main areas of adjustment to existing fees in the area of construction noise variances and various building permit and plan review fees, as outlined in page 2 of the Fee Schedule,and highlighted in yellow, along with other changes