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Minutes April 8, 1976 Page Two James Duffy, 1961 Summer, and Richard Shibrowski, 18l~6 Arona, memabers of the Recreation Advisory Committee, presented four trophies to the City Council, on behalf of the Falcon Heights Hockey Association. These trophies were won by th• Bantam "B" and Pee-Wee "B" teams during laat season's competition. Two petitions were presented to the Council by Robert Lamb, 1811 Simpson, on behalf of residents living on Garden Avenue and in the immediate area of th• Avenue. The petitions were signed by 155 residents and read as follows: We, the undersigned residents of Falcon Heights, do hereby petition the City Council of Falcon Heights to take the following action concerning Garden Avenue: Disapproval of arty and all motions to rebuild the street. The petitions are on file in the City-Administrator's office and listed as Exhibit A. Robert Lamb, as spokesman for the petitioners, said that the consensus of the group was that they would like to stop arxy upgrading of the street, if possible. They also had alternate proposals that' wanted to present to the Council. William Helms, 1789 North Asbury, stated that the people living in the area wanted a "Village" to reside in and simply did not want more traffic, which they felt would result from the improve- ment of the street. 3~ HOCKEY TROPHY DISCUSSION cont. GARDEN AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Lamb stated he felt the street carried too much traffic alreac~. He felt the street was now a thoroughfare for too much non-residential traffic. William H. Brown, 1808 Asbury, a professional engineer appearing as a citizen, read a report he had prepared (assisted by an engineer, whose name he refused to divulge) on the evaluation of Garden Avenue from Snelling Drive to Holton Avenue. The report stated the condition of the road at present and repairs that were needed for proper maintenance. It was noted there were, by traffic count taken over a 2~ hour period the past week, 1608 vehicles using Garden Avenue. Paul Saxerud, 1803 North Pascal, using drawings and posters, illustrated different types of control of traffic loads. Three possible methods were illustrated: additional stop signs, a barricade of the street at Snelling Drive, or a traffic diverter at an intersection. Robert Lamb, address previously given, stated that the residents would like to have a committee appointed to solve the problems of traffic control. He also asked if residents could stop cars to make a study of origin and destination.