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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 8, 2016 Page 16 John Torgerson, 337 S Owasso Blvd. Mr. Torgerson thanked the City Council and their planning/engineering depart- ment staff for the work on this project. Mr. Torgerson spoke in 100% support of the project moving forward; opining it would benefit not only adjacent property owners, but also the city, watershed district, and anyone using Lake Owasso. Daniel Peterson, 345 S Owasso Blvd. In his observations from biking along the lake, Mr. Peterson noted some deterio- ration in pervious materials used by the City of Shoreview, but gave them credit to taking those positive steps. Mr. Peterson opined that everyone along their private drive had looked at the pro- posed plan for paver installation; and in their inspection of a similar project ap- proximately three years old, had found that material to still be in excellent condi- tion. Regarding maintenance of this private road that had been brought up at a recent City Council meeting, Mr. Peterson clarified that due to the width of the private drive, the city pickup truck came down the road and back up due to its width. However, Mr. Peterson further clarified that the remainder of the road was main- tained by adjacent property owners, and was not considered a regular full-time city snow route similar to a public road. Mr. Peterson sated he had an independent environmental engineer friend look at the proposed project, and had agreed with his preference for using the east side of his parcel for the project from the road to the lake and requiring no full-time maintenance. Therefore, Mr. Peterson advised that, even though an existing easement is located on the west side of his parcel, and for the sake of his neigh- bors, the neighborhood, and the lake, he and his wife were willing to release or surrender access on the east side versus using the other easement. Mr. Peterson opined this should prove a cost savings for the neighbors and the city. After all, Mr. Peterson noted the goal was to save the lake and neighborhood properties, and the erosion coming from the railroad tracks. Mr. Peterson noted their property had already been surveyed several times, and tongue in cheek suggested his only suggestion is to name the road after him. On behalf of the City and City Council, Mayor Roe thanked Mr. Peterson for this consideration, and noted it sounded like he and staff were in agreement on the east side of the property rather than using the existing easement on the west side. With no one else to speak, Mayor Roe closed the public hearing at approximately 7:59 p.m.