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~ Vii? Pock petition Referring to the council's action on June 2li, 1953, ~ voting (cont'd) to deny the mock petition, Steuart pointed out that this was Council members done ~rithout the council asking for or receiving competent planning advice. Always on similar matters or even on matters of lesser importance, Steuart said, the council before taking final action has had the benefit of the Village Planning Stewart Commission's recom~aendation. This procedure, he said, has not only secured good results for our Village, but has kept division of the council and controversies between petitioners and the council to a miniaum. To illustrate the council's usual procedure in seeking outside advice, Stewart said that in connection with the safety to pedestrians in the Larpentet~x-Snelling business area, the council recently authorised securing competent technical Safety factor assistance; namely the Ramsey County Safety Council, for making a survey of the traffic situation at Larpenteur and Snelling for the purpose of bringing in a recommendation to the council. In the Mock hearing there was a similar question, Stewart said, involving the safety of school children at the Albert and Larpenteur inter- section, but that this had not received like consideration. Lsks be referred The need for additional competent planning and safety advice to Planning Commission in this case, Stewart said, is obvious and he urged the council to reconsider by referring the matter to the Village PlaL111ingGo~midlton with authority permitting them to secure technical assistance in connection with studying the matter and bringing in a recommendation to the council. E. L. Piret said members of the council should hesitate to act against the wishes of the ma3ority. He stated that the council members are not particularly trained or qualified to act on coning problems, and that they may be making some very serious mistakes affecting the character of Falcon Heights for years to come. Mr. Piret complimented Trustee Shavor Seer studying the soning lags, and added that approval of aspot" coning as with the Keller property is a step backward in his opinion. A. P. Bruncke referred to Trustee Lindig's state8ent with reference to resoning the Keller property Residential "A". Bruncke said the building is three-fourths residential axid that it is secondly business, but that putting a super service station in there makes it comeercial. Bruncke stated that Keller has not handled any gas business for a year or more. A. E. Esty Said he would ask that the matter be referred to a board esperienced in planning and that the council should do this in the best interests of the community. ~Ir. Esty thought such advice on planning matters was as necessary as our attorney's advice on legal questions. Robert Lundbohm Said he has resided in the Village eight years and has three children who wait on corners for buses and that their safety is involved in the matter. Council discussion No one else wishing to be heard, the council discussed the matter briefly. Then on request of Shavor, a recess of five minutes was ordered at 9s25 P.J.