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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MAY 129 2021 another license fee reduction this year in order to help Little Canada's businesses. There was Council agreement to reduce the fees. Fischer suggested a simple 50% reduction to the on -sale liquor license fees for the upcoming license period. Fischer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2 021-5-68 — APPR O VE A 50 % RED UCTION IN THE ON -SALE LIQ UOR LICENSE FEES FOR THE 2021-2022 LIQ UOR LICENSE PERIOD The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Miller. Roll Call Vote: Keis/Fischer/Torkelson/McGraw/Miller. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. CONSIDER A NEW STOP SIGN AT ELI ROAD & DESOTO STREET The Public Works Director explained that when Eli Road and Desoto Street were reconstructed in 2009 it was decided that the former mid -block sidewalk be moved to line up with this intersection to make it safer, and add a stop coming out of the school, a yield for traffic traveling east and no control for vehicles traveling south on Desoto. He stated the idea was to try to keep the intersection similar to what it had been in the past. He reported that in the years since, staff has received calls from school staff and others requesting an all -way stop condition at this intersection to help with school drop off and pickup times when there is quite a bit of traffic. He noted a flashing crosswalk was added for more visibility to the crosswalk but there still have been near -misses and more requests for a change in the intersection. He stated that the city engineer was asked to conduct an analysis of the intersection to see if an all -way stop condition is the best option. The Public Works Director reported that the results of the analysis did confirm that an all -way stop condition is the best available setup here, but the addition of stop signs will require the removal of the rapid flashing crosswalk sign system as they cannot be used at controlled intersections. Staff contacted the principal of the school to confirm that they would be ok with these changes, and he was grateful for the change and felt the intersection would be much safer. The Public Works Director stated that maintenance staff can make the sign changes and the cost would only be around $200 for the stop signs, which would be paid from the Streets Operating Budget. He noted that staff will flag the new signs for the first month or two to call attention to the change in the intersection, and can also install flashing stops signs for additional attention, but these may be disruptive to nearby homes. Torkelson asked if most of the traffic concerns were from southbound Desoto. The Public Works Director stated that he thinks the problems are from all directions based on the several times that he has watched traffic here. He explained that there are a lot of buses coming in or out of the school, along with a large amount of parent vehicles dropping off or picking up children. Fischer suggested putting the flags and flashers back on the stop signs for awhile around the start of school in the fall. 0