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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT City Staff has collected data on the proposed trail corridor to help refine the proposed project. We solicited Public feedbacic at two public information meetings that are summarized below. To identify issues, we did extensive field data collection to determine the right- of- way, tree locations, drainage structures, hydrants, power poles, and driveways. We also surveyed the street to further investigate alignment alternatives. Public Information Meetings We have held two public information meetings regarding this proposed project. We mailed notices to every property owner within 350 feet of the corridor. Both meetings had between 50 and 60 property owners in attendance, almost exclusively from the east residential district. At the first meeting on April 5, we presented the project as originally proposed. This design included an 8 foot wide bituminous pathway located on one side of the street the entire length of the project. At the time of the meeting we did not have a recommended alignment of the pathway, so we were unable to let the property owners lrnow which side of the street the pathway would be located on. We received considerable feedbacic regarding this proposal. A copy of the written comments is attached. A suminary of these comments: � Concerns about how the City will address conflicts with trees, power poles, & mailboxes: As with other projects, we try to minimize conflicts whenever possible. � The proximityof the pathway to homes in the corridor. ■ Drainage: The residential segment of County Road B-2 is a rural cross-section. There are many areas where the water does not drain to storm sewer. This is mainly due to ditches filling in with sand over the years, as well as flat grades. There have been a number of catch basins added to the corridor, but they do not effectively manage the runoff. ■ Parlcing: A number of residents commented that this is essential to this segment of street. ■ Concrete sidewallc vs. bituminous pathway: a number of residents agree that a trail would be appropriate for this corridor. However, they feel that 8 feet is too wide and they do not lilce bituminous. They would be more supportive of a 5-6 foot wide concrete sidewallc. � B-2 Reconstruction: a number of residents commented that they feel that County Road B-2 should be reconstructed. They commented that this project is premature without plans to reconstruct the road with curb and gutter. Ramsey County Public Works City Staff inet with the Ramsey County Public Worlcs Director and Traffic Engineer to discuss County Road B-2. We shared with them the comments received from residents regarding the condition of the roadway as well as the ditch system. Ramsey County explained that County County Road B-2 Trail FeasibilityReport May 24,2004 �