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~. ~{ the Fire Department committee for their consideration in connection with the proposed 1951 budget. Firemen's Mr. Grumke's letter re volunteer's request to increase salary salaries of full time members of Fire Department, was comparison also referred to the Fire Department committee for study and report. Fire Dept. Henry Dachtera and Fire Ghief Swanson spoke in turn as Committee to limited number of Fire Department committee meetings meetings that have been held by the present committee and on their understanding of how this committee was to function. John Rysgaard asked if matters can be referred to the Fire Department committee, requesting report from the committee by a definite date. Froposed Fire Earl Grumke requested that the Fire Department ordinance Dept. Ordinance be changed to provide for a larger membership on the change Fire Department committee. Safety - Lodahl reported on discussion of traffic controls for pedestrians he had with a representative of the Safety pedestrian Council, and in this connection, a letter from the traffic controls Minnesota Safety Council was read, suggesting that a request be made on the County Board for a complete traffic survey of the situation. Dr. K~elland spoke as to dangers of placing a cross-walk in the middle of the block and expressed doubt that a cross walk is going to be the answer to our traffic problem. Henry Dachtera told of attempt some time ago to put up stop signs for school children which did not work out. The Mayor reported on seeing cross walks in various states on his recent trip west, including some in center of street and others above the street. R.K. Peterson said he favored cross-walks and suggested that the idea be tried out. Tony Schmidt on traffic controls County Commissioner Schmidt said that a proposed stop sign at Hamline and Larpenteur should help the situation. Said he didn't know whether a pedestrian cross walk world help, but that the council should decide what they want to try out. read Planning Committee The Clerk/report dated July 31, 1953, by the Falcon Heights report on Mack Planning Commission with reference to the proposed rezoning petition of the Keller property, stating that it was not goad planning to have one small business area in the midest of a large residential area and that rezoning the property to Residential A would not be detrimental to the best interests of the Village. The Planning Commission also pointed out that the signers of the petition had acted in accordance wi th the law and that their wishes should bear weight. The Planning Commission's recommendation was that the Mock petition be accepted and that the property be rezoned to Residential A, with the stipulation that the present business may be continued there, but it may not be enlarged or any additional buildings be erected for commercial purposes. Shavor on Mock petition Shavor then said it was not made clear that while the petition