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solution when there is a budget crunch. The stop sign only stops traffic down to the lake. He suggests 4-way stop farther down or a 3-way stop at this intersection. Lew Schuweiler, 5890 Highlands Trail, concurred with Steve Hedrick who has lived their 18 years and felt speed is the issue and not the volume. He had a concern with the concept of a trail and having to deal with snowmobiles using the trail. Joe Baierl, 5875 Highlands Trail, said he has lived there 7 years and felt speed, not traffic volume, was the problem. Widening and narrowing of the street is not money well spent. Widening would change the character of the neighborhood. Reinforce the idea of a stop sign. Pat Dean suggested painting a bicycle trail on both sides and requested speed checks done by radar. Andy Schell, who has lived their 23 years, thought the traffic flow was no worse than in 1979. He said he hates the stop sign there and suggested placing it on 59`" street. You can't see the speed limit signs. Widening is an expensive item and not necessary. Mayor Hunt reiterated what he heard from the residents: 1. Speed is the problem not traffic volume. 2. The staff will talk to Washington County Deputy about enforcement. 3. Striping is a good idea. 4. Do not want to see the street narrowed or widen. 5. Place stop sign at 59t' street and Highlands. 6. Make sure the speed limit signs are visible. Council member Siedow would rather hold off on the stop signs and see how other suggestions work first. M/S/P Dunn/Siedow - to direct the staff to stripe the bike/walking paths and work with Tom Bouthilet to have visible speed limit signs at locations by adding or making them larger, obtain a traffic count, request the Deputy sheriff to come in with an enforcement plan periodically over the next 4 to 5 weeks. The staff will invite residents back in two months. (Motion passed 4-1:DeLapp - we have to have a package put together first, tacking one thing on to another doesn't determine what works or doesn't work, have to come up with a solution to make people want to drive slower.) M/S/P DeLapp/Johnston — to authorize the City Engineer to design and develop cost to place bump outs on 59th street, as appropriate, based on the City Engineer's suggestion and to consider planting a couple of trees. (Motion passed 5-0). M/S/P DeLapp/Siedow - to remove the new stop sign as part of the test once the striping is done and notify the people that had the issue. (Motion passed 3-2:Johnston-the stop sign was put in for a good reason. You have a baseline and you make adjustments. Talk to the people that live by that intersection who feel it is important, Dunn: she heard people say they need more stop signs.) LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 6, 2003