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MINUTES OF THE <br /> � ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,July 22,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (S. DAKOTA TRAIL PARKING AT BAYVIEW PLACE, Continued) <br /> Gaffron stated he is not sure how that specific area of gravel occurred but it may be one of the areas <br /> where the City added some gravel at some point in time. <br /> Boe Carlson,Three Rivers Park District, stated one of the elements of the original master plan for the trail <br /> corridor was a preriy extensive planning process with the communities along the trail and identifying <br /> design components along the trail and trail support amenities within each community. One of the <br /> resolutions that were passed by the Three Rivers Park District Board at that time, as part of the master <br /> plan,was to identify establishment of up to six parking stalls in each of the communities along the trail. <br /> Through the years Three Rivers has worked with those communities to establish those various parking <br /> locations that then ultimately became authorized trail parking locations. Those were established at the <br /> trail head both in Wayzata and St. Bonifacius and in Mound at the park-n-ride station. Completion of a <br /> trail connection at Gales Wood Farm has provided for some additional parking,and just recently Three <br /> Rivers has completed a small extension of the City of Spring parking lot to add six stalls at their city hall <br /> location. The two areas where Three Rivers has not been able to identify good parking locations for <br /> authorized parking have been in Orono and Minnetonka Beach. Minnetonka Beach has indicated they do <br /> not want any formal parking in their city for the trail,which places a bigger burden on the City of Orono. <br /> Carlson noted that the Bayview Place parking location has never been identified as an authorized parking <br /> area by Three Rivers. The Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority does not like to see a right-of-way <br /> being used for parking unless a request is made by Three Rivers and authorized. That particular right-of- <br /> way has been secured for transportation purposes. Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority has allowed <br /> Three Rivers to operate the trail and place trail parking upon certain conditions in specific locations being <br /> met. The location on Bayview is not a location that was ever approved or identified as a trail parking <br /> location from Three Rivers. Due to all of that, Three Rivers is willing to take the lead in addressing this <br /> issue in conjunction with Orono. <br /> Bremer asked what Mr. Carlson's thoughts are regarding the Navarre parking lot, its distance to the trail, <br /> and whether it would be feasible to utilize that area. Bremer noted some people have been parking in the <br /> northern section of the parking lot. <br /> Carlson indicated that area has always been identified as a possible parking location but one of the flaws <br /> is the lack of a good connection from that point up to the trail. Orono and Three Rivers have discussed a <br /> trail connection that could go along County Road 19 and at one point the City and the Park District <br /> approached Hennepin County about widening the sidewalk along County Road 19 as well as possibly <br /> adding a bike lane. Carlson indicated both projects are expensive and feels neither one of these options <br /> would be a great solution. Without the participation of Hennepin County,that project is outside the <br /> budget of the Three Rivers Park District. Carlson stated one possibility is to look at it at the time County <br /> Road 19 is reconstructed. <br /> Page 3 of 20 _�----__-----__ _--- <br />