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City of Roseville -City Council Minutes for June 21, 2004 <br />sought to provide safety. Ms. Pleiss Brooks also questioned why <br />meetings are being held now, rather than prior to application; <br />recognizing that since the money has been received, it would be <br />hard to return it; but questioning spending the time, energy and <br />resources on this project if the Council couldn't concur on <br />whether it was the right decision. <br />Mayor Klausing reviewed the process used prior to application, <br />with the Vista 2000 and pathway committee identifying priority <br />areas for pathways, consistent with the City's Comprehensive <br />Plan. <br />John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street <br />Mr. Kysylyczyn noted that a previously made up Council had <br />established a moratorium on pathway construction, and sought <br />clarification on several points in the staff report (i.e., parking, <br />rights-of--way, and impacts to property owners). Mr. Kysylyczyn <br />referred to a previous staff report from the City's Finance <br />Director Chris Miller related to the City's use of additional <br />reserve fund balances without impacting the City's financial <br />status. Mr. Kysylyczyn recommended that additional research be <br />completed by staff and demographics be provided of where there <br />were children living in the neighborhood who would be using <br />the proposed sidewalk. <br />Mr. Kysylyczyn concluded his comments by questioning the <br />validity of considering construction of this project when staffing, <br />maintenance and other improvement programs were being <br />reduced or eliminated in an effort to meet current budget <br />restraints and cuts in state funding. <br />Heather Stell, County Road B-2 and Victoria Street <br />Ms. Stell addressed their driveway drainage problem, but <br />questioned whether there were children living on County Road <br />B-2 that would necessitate construction of a pathway. <br />Ms. Bloom, at the request of Mayor Klausing, presented <br />information related to an alternate alignment previously <br />suggested by Councilmember Schroeder for the pathway to <br />extend up Cleveland Avenue under the bridge at County Road C <br />for eventual connection at the Northeast Diagonal proposed <br />pathway. Ms. Bloom reviewed issues with this alternate, <br />including bridge abutments and supports, retaining wall <br />requirements and clearance concerns, a truck stopping lane at <br />_ the railroad crossing, a tower, and gas and/or oil pipeline fence <br />enclosures, eliminating the safety zone~buffers; along with <br />potentially contaminated soil conditions in.one area. Ms. Bloom <br />opined that, in a preliminary examination that alternate didn't <br />Page 20 of 26 <br />.._ <br />