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A DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF A SIDEWALK AND PROPOSED TRAILS PLAN AND LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN
Executive Summary: Staff is prepared to discuss a draft sidewalk and trails plan and changes to City ordinances that will implement the plan. Staff is seeking Council's comment on the proposed plan.
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Legislative History
In the latter half of 2012 Council began discussing the creation of a pedestrian sidewalk fund that eventually lead on February 20, 2013 to the first reading and referral to Planning Commission of legislation that would create such a fund. After Planning Commission's public hearing on March 11, 2013, the commission recommended that Council disapprove the legislation citing concerns with the broader issue of community connectivity.
This recommendation was discussed at the March 26 workshop at which Council directed staff to complete a connectivity plan and propose measures of implementing the plan. At the April 3 Council meeting at second reading a motion was made to remove the matter from the regular meeting agenda and send it to a Council workshop for further review and discussion. Staff has awaited Council's discussion of the Hines Hill trail before returning this matter to Council.
Purpose & Explanation
Staff brings this matter to workshop to resume discussion of community connectivity and how connectivity can be implemented. Staff has prepared a draft Sidewalk and Proposed Trails Plan. The plan consists of traditional sidewalks and off-road trails and was created with the following assumptions:
1. The sidewalk component was to be the Shoe and Spoke Plan illustrated as Map 3 in the Connect Hudson Plan, this plan coming out of the Safe Routes Hudson initiative.
2. The Connect Hudson Plan replaced the Sidewalk and Connection Plan developed by the Community Development and Engineering Departments in 2005.
3. The trails component was to be facilities planned by the Parks Department.
Staff recomm...
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