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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 21, 1990 PAGE 5 M/S/P Graves/Hunt - to adopt Resolution 90-29 Authorizing prescribing the form and details and providing the payment of $245,000 General Obligation Capital Notes, Series 1990A to the lowest bidder, FBS Investment Services, Inc. (Motion carried 5-0). 9. PLANNING/LAND USE AND ZONING: A. Petition from Residents Concerned with Speed and Traffic Control in Old Village Richard Acres submitted a petition signed by residents in the area requesting the city address traffic hazards on Lake Elmo Avenue N. Mr. Acres also submitted a letter recommending solutions to six road hazards identified on this petition. Captain Green and Deputy Kurtz reported they ran radar on Lake Elmo Avenue at different dates and times. (See Appendix A for traffic survey). Their radar survey did not support the traffic and speeding problem stated in Mr. Acree's letter. Capt. Green indicated this was a short survey, but was reflective of the typical speed limit the citizens travelling in this particular area on Lake Elmo Avenue. The common speed was 31.5 mph. Attorney Carl Blondin stated he had reviewed the letter and petition and offered the following comments: The statutes provide a change of speed zone if conditions on road warrant a lower speed. A request should be made to Commissioner of Transportation to authorize, upon the basis of traffic investigation, erection of appropriate signs designating what speed is reasonable and safe. He was unaware of any judges throwing out speeding cases on a regular basis. If there is such a situation, he would appreciate knowing about it and would inform thr Board of Judicial Conduct. As far as prosecution is concerned, the Deputies patrolling are very well trained, they present good cases, and he prosecutes them. As far as trials are concerned., he has lost 3 in the 6 years of prosecuting. The City Administrator informed the Council that on August 14th the Washington County Board passed a resolution at the request of Larry Bousquet asking MnDOT to do a speed study on Lake Elmo Avenue. This will take up to, and possibly over, 6 months for an answer. Dick Acres noted there were 162 signatures on the petition. (98% of the people they approached signed the petition.) Acres stated these people are concerned and fed up with people exceeding the speed limit or the speed limits as they stand. They encourage the City to write a letter to the Sheriff's Dept. and Judicial Office of Washington County telling them what level of enforcement they are looking for on these streets. In their opinion, a ticket should be given out at 35 mph in a 30 mph zone and a warning ticket from 31 to 34 mph.