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TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor and City Council Run Moorse, City Administrator July 23, 1993 Old Crystal Bay Road Bike/Hike Trail //h % ■' \ v>. tha joint work session with tne Park Commission regarding the bike/hike trail on Old Crystal Bay Road the City Council identified three issues to be addressed. 1. Landscaping 2. The agreement with Hennepin Parks 3. The cost of the project Landscaping . _ , Staff believes the landscaping plan developed by Hennepin Parks pj-Qvides very good screening for the residents and will result in a landscape screen that is significantly superior to what is currently existing. Staff is in the process of contacting those residents who have expressed concerns about landscaping and scjf00ning to review the Hennepin Parks* plan with them. ^ Staff will pj^ovide a report on these meetings at the Council meeting. Agreement • u The agreement with Hennepin Parks is acceptable to staff with two exceptions. 1. The termination paragraph requires the City to return the full amount paid by Hennepin Parks if the City terminates their rights to use the trail. This amount includes $40,000 for extending the trail within Baker Park. Staff recommends that this $40,000 be eliminated from the amount the City would have to repay. 2 Trail Uses. Henneoin Parks has indicated they want ultimate control over the types of pedestrian uses allowed on the trail in order to keep it consistent with the remainder of the Regional Park system. Staff recommends that language be added to the agreement that sets out a formalized process for resolving concerns of the City related to uses cn the trail. This process would include direct access to the Park Board for resolution of the concern. Doug Bryant the Hennepin Parks Superintendent nas indicated he does not have a problem including these language changes in the agreement. The~cost of the proposed trail is significantly greater than one