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Member Lenz suggested taking another look at the potential of shelters as the BRT <br />sorts itself out and ridership adjusts accordingly. <br />Member Cihacek questioned if the City owned the property on which the shelters <br />were located. <br />Mr. Culver noted that the City or County owned the rights-of-way on which all of <br />the shelters were located; and per the agreement with OutFront Media, it would be <br />their responsibility to restore the rights-of-way to their original condition (e.g. <br />removing anchor bolts and concrete pads for riders to stand on versus grass). <br />However, Mr. Culver suggested that the concrete pads be left in place to facilitate <br />riders. <br />Chair Stenlund suggested a potential adopt -a -shelter program as another option, <br />involving community volunteers for shoveling one or more shelters, noting the <br />location of shelters #19 and #20 as examples of nice amenities in the community. <br />However, Chair Stenlund advised that he wasn't opposed to not purchasing them <br />either. <br />Member Cihacek questioned the ramifications if volunteers didn't continue their <br />commitment for maintenance. <br />Member Lenz questioned how many of the shelters didn't currently have sidewalks <br />to access those shelters. <br />Mr. Culver noted that was a good question, and estimated that probably a fair share <br />may not have sidewalk access. Mr. Culver further noted that Metro Transit had <br />installed concrete pads last year at several bus stop locations along County Road B, <br />even those without shelters and some in the middle of the boulevard; and some <br />having pedestrian ramps leading to the middle of the street. While not seeming to <br />have much logic for those installations, Mr. Culver reported that the intent was <br />apparently to make sure of handicapped accessibility from the paved surface. <br />Member Lenz suggested removal of shelters, but leaving the pads and let things <br />marinate for a few years to decide how to approach transit in Roseville in the future. <br />At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Culver reported that the benches adjacent to <br />some shelters were owned by another group and they would stay in place at this <br />time. <br />Chair Stenlund suggested removing all shelters as well as the concrete pads and <br />restoring those areas to grass in accordance with the agreement in place. Chair <br />Stenlund questioned the legacy OutFront Media was leaving the City of Roseville <br />in leaving the pads, and the possible future expense for the city to remove the <br />concrete pads at a later date, noting their removal and disposal would prove <br />expensive, as well as turf establishment. <br />Page 4 of 18 <br />