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■ Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 10,2011 Page 21 Roger Toogood, 601 Terrace Court; Owasso Hollow townhome Association Mr. Toogood expressed appreciation and compliments to Roseville City staff, and specifically Ms. Bloom. Mr. Toogood advised that he had attended every session and opined that Ms. Bloom did an excellent job of listening, asking the right ques- tions, and being open to all; and complimented her and the good information process. Mr. Toogood spoke in support of the sidewalk on the east side, consider- ing the number of seniors living on the east side, and their access to the park. Mr. Toogood opined that he'd rather see seniors crossing at Dale Street at an intersec- tion having some traffic controls. Mr. Toogood emphasized his strong support for the results of the process; and noted he was one of the louder voices to under- ground utilities, opining that this reconstruction project provided a unique oppor- tunity. While understanding the cost issues, Mr. Toogood remained in support of the undergrounding. Judd Whiting, 628 Terrace Drive—corner of Terrace and Dale Street Mr. Whiting thanked Ms. Bloom for the entire process; and opined that the pro- posed street construction was fabulous and would be a great change from current. While not supportive of having the pathway on his side of the street, Mr. Whiting spoke in support of it, while also recognizing the security and safety concerns ex- pressed by other speakers. Mr. Whiting spoke to undergrounding and questioned the luxury of having the en- tire City of Roseville pay for that privilege over and above the cost of this project, noting the existence of surcharges already on utility bills for one project. Mr. Whiting spoke in opposition to raising taxes or adding another surcharge to pay for something not necessary and having functioned well over his twenty-one years as a resident. Mr. Whiting spoke to speed, and agreed that there was an issue, and admitted he was also guilty of speeding in that area. However, he spoke in opposition to hav- ing to drive over speed tables in a residential neighborhood as a way to get drivers to obey the law, and expressed preference for having the street choked and addi- tional trees planted instead. Brad Skow, 635 Iona Lane Mr. Skow addressed the staff lifecycle cost analysis on pathway materials to con- sider concrete or asphalt, and questioned whether a similar analysis had been done for the road materials. Ms. Bloom responded that the City did not currently have a design perspective for concrete pavement, nor did they have much experience with concrete. Ms. Bloom reviewed the projected life span for pavement, based on periodic maintenance. Ms. Bloom noted that problems developed when contractors needed to access util- ities under the street, creating problems in those areas patched; and noted that concrete patches were significantly more cost prohibitive for residents, as well as