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2. MINUTES: July 15, 2003 M/S/P DeLapp/Johnston - to approve the July 15, 2003 City Council minutes, as presented. (Motion passed 4-0). 3. PUBLIC INOUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL: A. Public Inquiries Gloria Knoblauch, Lake Elmo Library Ad Hoc Committee, thanked the City Council for financing its booth at the Washington County Fair and thanked Mayor Hunt, Council member Johnston and his wife and Dunn for working the booth acquiring signatures on the petition. Wyn John asked for Council permission, which he received, to set up a booth at the pancake breakfast on August 9 and 10 at the Lake Elmo fire hall. Mr. John noted that Committee has looked at rental space in Ethan Building, Brookfield 1 and Brookfield 2, which is on second floor and has no elevator. No prefabricated buildings have been considered. He asked for assistance from the City to get the County Library Board to make a move. B. Highlands Trail StopSign (at Hytrail) Gene Warner provided the Council with a second petition for keeping a Stop sign at Highlands Trail and Hytrail. In his opinion, Mr. Warner stated the stop sign was installed because of a safety concern for the residence of the neighborhood, which includes two deaf children and one with special needs. He said the majority of the residents living on Highlands Trail and the immediate crossroads (59"' and Hytrail), feel the high volume of traffic and the speed at which it travels is very real and needs to be addressed. The Washington County Sheriff Dept. has installed a speed trailer. David Austad, 5701 Hytrail, stated there are 18 kids in a one-half block Highlands Trail is a cut through from Highway 36. He felt if the stop sign is taken down, then the speed will get back up in the 40 mph. Phil Prokop, 5690 Hytrail, stated the traffic has increased and speed is far in the excess of the speed limit and recommended installing more signs to slow the traffic. Andy Shell, 5449 Highlands Trail, complained about the stop sign. In his opinion the traffic has not substantially increased over 23 years ago. This road is being used as a way to Highway 36. He said it's time for parents to take responsibility to keep their children out of the street. Ann Fisher, 5620 Highlands Trail, encouraged the Council in keeping the sign because it has helped slow down the speed. She thought installing the stop sign was to make a safer street and not a quieter street. She asked what the logical argument would be to remove the sign by people who do not live n the neighborhood other than inconvenience. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 5, 2003 2