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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 6, 2023 Page 5 Mr. Toso explained his concern is if the County has turned the road back to the City, does the City still call it a County Road. He thought a lot of people see it as a County Road and drive it like that. He wondered if it was time to change the road name. He hoped the curb would not add water to the rain garden on his property because his property still gets flooded. Mr. Doug Heck, 2321 County Road B Mr. Heck indicated he had several concerns. Earlier he heard that there is parking on both sides of County Road B and that is not true. There is only parking on one side because the pathway runs the full length right now on the south side from Cleveland almost to Eustis. He explained his concerns are the intersection where it crosses County Road B to Fulham. He had heard earlier in a statement that intersection, in general, is more dangerous because of the offset and the oddities of the way it lines up,so it seems to him that people crossing there have an added risk. Also, making people that use the pathway all the way down have to cross there instead of farther down to the west is another added risk, just because of the reduction of cars and traffic volume as the road goes farther west. Traffic volume drops off significantly from east to west. He explained with the utility bays, at the corner of his lot, there are several electric and comcast trucks that are there several times a month. Now they will have to park on the parkway and use their lift trucks to get to the utilities. There is no parking bay that those trucks will be able to use to pull off and service those things at the corner of his driveway. With no one else coming forward to speak, Mayor Roe closed the public hearing at approximately 7:35 p.m. Council Discussion Mayor Roe noted there will be a process for discussing renaming County Road B as this project moves forward. Staff will work to maintain the existing rain gardens to ensure they continue to work. Councilmember Etten indicated he would like Ms. Lowry to explain the reason for moving the path transition from the north side to the south side farther east from where the original plan showed. Ms. Lowry explained the idea is that residents coming from the north going to the park would only have one crossing instead of two so moving it to the north sooner will capture more residents. She thought the biggest improvement and reason for having it at Fulham was because if there is going to be a stop sign on this corridor, that is the most logical place to have it,being a four way-stop. Etten moved, Schroeder seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 12027 entitled, "Resolution Ordering the Improvement and Preparation of Plans and Specifications for County Road B Between Eustis Street and Cleveland Avenue."