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^ . ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY 12,1998 (#\ Femdale Road North Road Improvement - Continued) Lee Fredrickson, 245 North Femdale, asked how far the path would extend to the south. Kellogg said the trail would extend to the Luce Line and CoRd 6. Fredrickson said he would like to see the trail go to Wayzata Boulevard. Jabbour suggested he take the matter up with the Wayzata City Council. Phil Hanson asked about drainage on Edgeview Drive South to the Luce Line. He questioned whether the drainage would increase with the Luce Line being a barrier. Kellogg said the drainage would not increase. Hardcover would increase which would affect runoff slightly. There will be a manhole structure with piping leading water away from the area. Kellogg said he has received a memo from the DNR about drainage problems in the area, which will be reviewed. A possible culvert may be erected under the Luce Line during construction. The basins will catch mnoff from the streets but distribution of the drainage will remain about the same. Chloe Ackman, Northgate Road, asked why bikes and people are shown on two sides of the road in the drawings. Kellogg said the drawings are based on information provided by the City of Plymouth. There will be a bike/pedestrian trail but experienced bikers will likely use the road. Bikes are shown riding on the street for illustration purposes only. Ackman asked why the stakes aren't at 28'. Kellogg said the 36' is the proposed design from the face of the curb to the face of the curb, and staking is from back of curb for informing the residents where it may fall. Once the Council makes a determination on the width, the stakes can be changed. Jabbour asked if it was reasonable to assume that the center line would be in the middle of the right-of-way if the road is reduced 8' to 28'. Kellogg said he would have to review tree locations and cuts. He said the distance may be closer in areas to the middle of the right-of-way. If the trail was eliminated, the road would move closer to the Plymouth side. Jabbour said the trail itself is not skewing the road. Kellogg said that is correct as the alignment is at the center of the right-of-way. Flint indicated that the previous public hearing held during the summer mentioned burying power lines. He noted this was not being addressed and asked if it was feasible. Kellogg said there would pe a cost involved. Flint suggested following up on this idea. If the utility company wants their lines buried, they would share a burden of the cost; otherwise, the city would have to pay for such an expense. Gappa reported that higher voltage lines cannot be buried. He felt burying lines would be cost prohibitive. Jabbour reported that the gauge size would also have to increase. Jabbour asked that the cost of burying the lines be provided.