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Council member DeLapp pointed out for those that live on the roads that are going to be sealcoated can't use rollerblades on these roads. Paved shoulder with angular crushed rock proves dangerous for kids to fall off their bikes onto the sharp road surface. What other material can be used to be safe for snowplows because this doesn't address it. Council member Dunn suggested this be brought up to the City Engineer to discuss options when it comes back for quotes. M/S/P Dunn/Siedow — to approve 2001 proposed street sealcoating program. (Motion passed 4-0.) 8. PLANNING LAND USE & ZONING: None 9. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: 10.CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: Mayor Hunt reported the Principal Land Use Coalition meeting on "What is the Future of our Suburbs?" on March 21. There was a Cluster Housing article in the St. Croix Valley Press. He attended the meeting on bus service with Cimarron residents, Marc Huginen, and Metro Transit. The proposed solution is carpooling or working them into other vanpools. The cost will never be higher than $75. There were 5 people besides staff in attendance. Hunt thought there was a need for reliable bus service for a larger period in the day, not just to and from work. There is a need to revisit bus service route and apply creativity to help. DeLapp suggested the City should announce the opportunity of vanpool service to all areas of the city, such as, Tri-Lakes, Tablyn Park. Council member DeLapp provided the Planner photos of a traffic circle near Austin, Texas. These are all over Boston and you never see a traffic light where new roads are being built. Council member Dunn attended the meeting with Holston and Bachmann, good exchange of information at the capital. In the St.Croix Valley Press, March 15 article on former Council member Dick Johnson worked on the Pioneers of the Big Lake Community, History of the Big Lake area. I LUNFINISHED BUSINESS: LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 20, 2001 4