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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday,February 1,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> and on the new trail. They end up with these small neighborhood loops which Three Rivers thinks would <br /> be a real benefit for the community as they are looking to get a small bit of exercise or access the regional <br /> trail there. The recommendation is shown on screen. <br /> Carter asked if they can trace the route from south to north on the map and in rough segments explain <br /> briefly that it is a new off-road trail, or an on-road trail, or a trail that is there and will be re-used,paved, <br /> or unpaved. It is so segmented it would be nice to get that big picture. <br /> Mr. Crosby noted if they start down in Wayzata,this is Berry Avenue and is most likely(although they <br /> have not confirmed yet with Wayzata)going to be an off-road trail that would be sort of a blended facility <br /> looking at utilizing sidewalk and trail behind the curb. As they head up to Wayzata Boulevard, likely on <br /> the middle school side of the road, it would be an off-road trail there and heading up Ferndale Road,again <br /> an off-road trail with the exception of the bridge that they recognize is not set right now for a 10 foot wide <br /> pedestrian trail to go across that. There are existing sidewalks and the way the Masterplan would be <br /> written in this area is that they would work with MNDOT to make sure that bridge is either improved or <br /> replaced,make sure there is a facility wide enough to accommodate the trail which is at least a 10 foot <br /> wide trail on one side or the other. In the meantime,they would need to use the existing sidewalks or <br /> possibly look at whether that bridge deck could be modified to get a wider pedestrian facility in there and <br /> maybe narrower road lanes for cars. In any event they would be looking at off-road trail up Ferndale and <br /> utilize the Luce Line trail in its current condition. The long term vision would be to potentially get that <br /> paved,but as Mr. Shurson mentioned,they did hear in public comments that people like that gravel trail, <br /> and the DNR also told Three Rivers at this point they do not have any plans to pave that. It is likely that <br /> section of the trail would stay in its current condition as gravel. When they get to Old Long Lake Road, <br /> they propose an off-road trail that would be within the road right-of-way but would be separated from the <br /> road until it gets up to East Long Lake. He showed some pictures on screen,which as the Commissioners <br /> know, is a very tight, 30 foot right-of-way that goes from Old Long Lake Road down to the park on East <br /> Long Lake Road. Three Rivers sees this as one of the major pinch points in this area and ideally they <br /> would be able to purchase some additional property or right-of-way to put a trail adjacent to the roadway. <br /> It is possible in the interim it may have to be an on road facility striped with"sharrows"or"shared <br /> roadway"in that context. Going back to the map, Mr. Crosby noted they are all familiar with the new <br /> trail that goes along the east side of Long Lake—that would be an independent trail—and then along <br /> Spring Hill Road, it would also be an independent trail separated from the road either by a curb or most <br /> likely a little bit of a shoulder until it gets up to the County Road 6 crossing. <br /> Carter noted everything is paved other than the possibility of leaving Luce Line unpaved. <br /> Mr. Crosby said that is correct. <br /> Roath asked Edwards if there was a discussion about a possibility of going on the west side of Wood-Rill <br /> boundary north and then connecting to the East Long Lake Trail in that southeast part of the lake. <br /> Edwards replied early on,they had talked about trying to explore the parcel at the corner,900 Old Long <br /> Lake Road that reverted to the DNR, and there was an existing driveway and a trail system through there. <br /> He does not think that is feasible from his recent discussions from the DNR of allowing a bicycle trail <br /> through that piece of land,unless Three Rivers has some other information. He noted he spoke with the <br /> DNR about three weeks ago and they said no,they would not even entertain it. <br /> Page 4 of 13 <br />