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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 24, 2014 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 24 (4. COUNTY ROAD 112 TURNBACK PROJECT - RESOLUTION NO. 6375, Continued) McMillan noted the City Council has previously looked at the plan and that perhaps the City Council Members could ask any questions they may have regarding the proposal. Printup noted there is a sidewalk or trail segment being proposed that goes from Old Crystal Bay Road eastward toward Long Lake to Willow Drive. Printup state the proposal shows a sidewalk trail on both sides of Old Highway 12, and asked whether there is also a trail that runs closer to Kelly Parkway. Struve indicated there is a sidewalk being proposed along Kelly Parkway that will have a gap near the Orono Public Works building. Struve stated there is a sidewalk that goes approximately 80 to 90 percent along Kelly Parkway on the north side and then potentially a portion of sidewalk on the south side near the pond area. McMillan stated a bituminous trail is part of that, and asked if that would go all the way through on the south side. Gaffron stated what was intended with the Stonebay development is a trail that would continue down the west side of Willow to the intersection of Willow and Highway 12. The trail would then head west on Wayzata Boulevard and around the top of the pond. Gaffron indicated from the east side of the pond to the west of the pond there would be a trail, which would then extend west to Crystal Bay Road. Printup stated as far as the preliminary layout is concerned, he likes it a lot, but that he does not want to see too much redundancy with having a trail along Kelly and then a trail along Highway 12 and across the street. Printup asked if the trail would go further west on County Road 112 between Old Crystal Bay Road and Highway 6. Printup indicated he is interested in knowing what the layout in that area would look like. Mike Turner, Project Manager displayed an overhead of the proposed layout. Printup noted there was a question raised previously about extending a trail along that section further west. Grube stated the trail would terminate at the west end of the school campus. Grube asked if Council Member Printup is asking whether that would extend along further westerly near the wetland area. Printup indicated he is. Grube indicated that is a difficult area to place a trail. Grube noted the yellow areas depict the paving and the blue areas depict the shoulder. Grube stated what is being proposed would be very close in terms of footprint to what exists today. Hennepin County will be reconstructing the roadway in that area and providing an area off the roadway for snow storage. Grube stated if a trail were to go through on the north end, it would be necessary to encroach through the wetland area another 10 to 12 plus feet northerly from the roadway.