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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 23, 2015 Page 19 With no one else appearing to speak, Mayor Roe closed the Public Hearing at ap- proximately 9:05 p.m. In response to the question of the status of the sidewalk north of County Road B, Mr. Culver responded that a set of plans had been developed for that segment, with discussions underway with Ramsey County for subsequent action by the City Council at a later date and as an individual project if necessary. Mr. Culver noted that costs may vary since there were economies of scale involved with this pro- ject. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Culver clarified that Park Renewal Program funds would only cover the sidewalk between County Roads B and B-2. 13. Budget Items 14. Business Items (Action Items) a. Request to Order Victoria Street Reconstruction Project Willmus moved, Etten seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 11210 (Attachment B) entitled, "Resolution Ordering the Improvement and Preparation of Plans and specifications for Victoria Street between Larpenteur Avenue and County Road B." Councilmember Laliberte questioned whether the goal was to have the sidewalk on the cemetery side extend throughout the entire corridor; and whether or not it had been reviewed for the west side due to residential properties and mailbox ac- cess. Mr. Culver advised that some analysis had been performed prior to his hire, but the biggest issue with the west side was the number of driveways and safety con- cerns in locating the sidewalk on that side, as well as impacts to front yards, driveways and losing the drainage ditch, essentially impacting negatively on the rural design. With locating the sidewalk on the east side, Mr. Culver advised that there would still be enough room to retain drainage on the east side and have no driveways for pedestrians and/or bicyclers to contend with. Councilmember McGehee questioned the status of City standards versus home- owner specifications or expectations for driveway replacement. As a result of discussions held after the County Road D project about that issue, Mr. Culver advised that City standards remained in place when replacing or in- stalling a concrete driveway for a 6" concrete on top of a deeper base than gener- ally installed for private parties. Mr. Culver clarified that issues developed with the County Road D project due to the need for resloping driveways that had pre- viously been reinforced, but the City did not do so when replacing them.