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MINUTES MAY 22, 1991 PAGE 2 HAROLD JENSEN stated he has experienced use of Larpenteur from Eustis and Cleveland both as a motorist and as a pedestrian. As a pedestrian crossing Larpenteur to the golf course or to catch a bus he felt it was very frightening, and as a motorist he feared being rear-ended while attempting the left turn into 1666 Coffman. Mr. Jensen felt the complexity of the many road signs, right and left turns, changes in land use, and growth in traffic, has created conditions for increased accidents. NORMA OLSON explained she had worked with Harold Jensen to develop information relative to the traffic problem. She indicated she does not bus, ski or golf and seldom crosses Larpenteur on foot, however, she does drive every day both east and westbound. It was her understanding that the 40 mile per hour limit dated back to 1975 and due to recent changes from open land to a concentration of 150 elderly residents with 100 vehicles at Coffman plus those at Brandy Chase and Rose Hill in Lauderdale, that 40 miles per hour is inappropriate. She was of the opinion that reducing the speed limit to 30 miles an hour with law enforcement, and repainting the crosswalk was important. She requested Council support her suggestions. E.W. McDIARMID stated he has seen numerous accidents at Coffman and Larpenteur and has noted tracks where vehicles have traveled so fast they ran onto the golf course boulevards. He requested Council's support of a 30 mile per hour speed limit. GERTRUDE ESTEROS explained that her vehicle was rear ended while she was attempting to make a left turn from Larpenteur to Coffman. She was stopped with her turn signal on and was hit by a vehicle making a right turn from Cleveland. She questioned why the allowable speed on Larpenteur is increased to 40 mph when entering Falcon Heights while it is 30 mph in Lauderdale. FLORENCE CHAMBERS commented on the fact that her daughter's car was totaled while moving out of Coffman and was of the opinion that Larpenteur traffic needed to be slowed down. She indicated that Council's support of lowering the speed limit would be appreciated. Gehrz commented on the fact that many pedestrians cross Larpenteur when utilizing the golf course in addition to residents crossing to make use of the bus service and moved a resolution requesting that Ramsey County reduce the speed limit from 40 to 30 mph between Cleveland and Fulham. A lengthy discussion followed regarding whether or not lowering the speed limit might not create an illusion of false security to pedestrians as motorists are unlikely to obey the limit without constant police monitoring, the possibility that there `! ti