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COUNCIL MINUTES June 22, 2009 APPROVED 1 2 3 CITY OF LINO LAKES 4 MINUTES 5 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 6 7 8 DATE : June 22, 2009 9 TIME STARTED : 6:50 p.m. 10 TIME ENDED : 7:00 p.m. 11 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Gallup, Reinert, O'Donnell, 12 and Mayor Bergeson 13 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member Stoltz 14 15 Staff members present: Director of Administration, Dan Tesch; City Attorney, Joseph Langel; 16 Director of Community Development, Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director, Dave Pecchia; 17 City Clerk, Julie Bartell. 18 19 PUBLIC COMMENT 20 Arlan Brown, 2372 Tart Lake Road, addressed the council. He stated that residents of Tart Lake 21 Road have on-going concerns about traffic issues, particularly related to the volume of cars using 22 the roadway. He explained that a recent traffic study indicated in the area of 1,500 cars per day '~"23 using the street, 60%of which are from outside the area. The roadway is curved and there are no 24 sidewalks so safety(especially for children living on the street) remains a huge issue. Mr. 25 Brown reported that the residents are appreciative of the city's efforts to assist with the situation 26 and support the continuation of those efforts. They particularly encourage strong consideration 27 of a dead end roadway alternative. 28 Community Development Director Grochala reported that the city engineer is looking at the 29 situation, including information provided by the police department, and will make 30 recommendations soon, probably in July. He added that the city is keeping information available 31 on the Web site. 32 The council anticipates receiving information from staff regarding the traffic situation at the 33 August work session. 34 35 SETTING THE AGENDA 36 The agenda was approved as presented. 37 38 CONSENT AGENDA 39 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Council Member Gallup 40 seconded the motion. Motion carried. 41 1