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Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: July 27, 2021 Item No: 5 Item Description: Pathway Master Plan Amendment Background: As part of the comprehensive plan update in 2018, the PWETC and Council updated the Pathway Master Plan. The current version of the plan was adopted by the City Council in October of 2018. Since that time, numerous pathways have been added and some new pathways have been discussed as being added that are not currently in the plan. Attachment A is the current plan that was adopted in 2018. Attachment B includes proposed changes from staff based on what has been constructed since 2018, including pathways which will be constructed in 2021, as well as some new proposed segments to the pathway master plan. The proposed segments are based on feedback from Council and new developments that have occurred or are planned to occur in the future. Staff presented these segments to the Commission in April as an introductory step for the overall process. While no formal vote was taken, the Commission generally agreed with continuing conversations about the six proposed segments. Since the April meeting, staff has mailed postcard notifications to properties within 500 feet of the proposed segments to encourage input and comments. Attached are any public comments we received (some are summaries of phone calls). We received several questions asking for some clarification of what we were proposing (mostly from properties along Lydia). We did not include those questions. It should be pointed out that these five of the six segments are simply adding lines to a map for planning purposes. If and when the City is able to leverage an adjacent project and/or identify funding for the proposed segments, there will be a community engagement process to discuss the pathway, its design, any additional concerns, etc. The proposed Tamarack Pathway, which connects Western Ave to Tamarack Park, does have funding identified and if it is approved by the City Council as an amendment to the Pathway Master Plan, the City would schedule this for construction in 2022. Staff will provide a slightly updated presentation and review the comments from the public. The Commission should provide an opportunity for public comment during the meeting and then discuss a final recommendation to the City Council for amendments to the Pathway Master Plan. The proposed amendments will be presented to the City Council late August or early September. Notices will again be sent to adjacent property owners prior to that meeting once scheduled.