09-13-1976 Council Meeting Minutes

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� ORONO COUNCIL P'lEETING HELD SEPTENIBER 13, 1976 Page 23 • - aut not improved street. The City' s Policy in PLATTED STREET • the past has been not to rtaintain platted but not Park Drive � improved streets. The same policy should apply (Continued) to this particular piece of property. • S The status report for the Orono Golf. Course will GOLF COURSE REPORT be presented at the meeting of September 27, 1976. • � Tiayor Searles announced that the City Council and BUDGET I�ZFETIDTGS � staff inet at 6s00 P.i�, to discuss the �roposed 1977 budget, A budget meetinq has been set for � September 16, 1976 at 5a30 PeP�I. and Septem}�er 27, 1976 at 6 a 00 P.i�e • • Dick Benson, City Administrator, informed the 13IKE/FiIICfi TRAILS • City Council that he discussed with i�ro Jim T'101da Hennepin County Planning Department, their rec�uire- � ment for Bike/Hike Trails along County streets, There are several facts that T��ro [�lold relayed to � me that are important to consider before committing the City of Orono to a long range Bike/Fiike Trail � pbogram. � 1. The City of tZinnetonka and the City of [^Tayzata � are the only participants to date that have applied for County assistancee • 2e There are three classifications of trails: • a. First Class. Separated trails for cars, hikers and hikes. � b, Second Class. Bikes and hikers share � trails, cars are separated. c, Third Class. Same as Second Class, only � difference is Class 1 and Class 2 are maintained by City; Class 3 is maintained � by Hennepin County. � There is no deadline f_or rec�ue�ting County funding. � r7r. t�old stated that Hennepin County does not � favor a Class 3 trail, but does favor a Class 1 or Class 2, which can be funded on a 25% County, � 30% City, 45o State grant basis which will be administered by the City and maintained by the Cityo • IIefore a plan is submitted to the Countv, the City i should evaluate the environmental impact and inform � the affected residents of their intentionse � I feel, at this time, that the staff should research � all details with T•1r, [ao?d and report to the Council as an agenda item at a later date. Bike/Hike Trails are an essential recreational service to our residents • which should not be treated lightly and does require planning to deterr�line, if in fact, blacktop shouldering • or trails setback from the street, or both, would � provide a Iong range soluti�n to Orono°s program (Continued)