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DATE APPROVED: 12/4/90 DATE ISSUED: 12/14/90 LAKE. ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 2.0, 1990 Acting Mayor Williams called the City Council meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the City Council chambers. Present: Williams, Hunt, Armstrong, Graves (arrived 7:10 p.m.), City Engineer Bohrer and Administrator. Kueffner. Absent: Dunn. 1. AGENDA Add: F2. Update on Workshop in Limited Business District Ordinance, 11F. Letter from Oakdale on recently detached property M/S/P Hunt/Armstrong - to approve the November 20, 1990 City Council agenda as amended. (Motion carried 3-0). 2. MINUTES: November 8, 1990 M/S/P Armstrong/Hunt - to approve the November 8, 1990 City Council minutes as amended. (Motion carried 3-0). 3. CLAIMS M/S/P Hunt/Armstrong - to approve the November 20, 1990 claims 094037 thru #94112 as presented. (Motion carried 3-0). 4. REAPP REPORT As the result of the Wednesday workshop, Todd Williams reported the Request for Proposal for Public Relations Firm has been completed and is ready for distribution. 5. Discussion with Washington County Sheriff, James Trudeau, regarding Sheriff Department's policy on traffic laws in Lake Elmo. Sheriff Trudeau indicated he received a letter from Mr. Acr.ee regarding his concern on traffic safety and noted he would be willing to take any input they can get to make this City a better and safe place to live. Trudeau stated. "we don't see an alarming speed problem out there." Based on the two speed surveys taken on Lake Elmo Avenue near 30th Street, he pointed out on both of these days the average speed limit was 31.56 mph using unmarked vehicles. By the time you come around the corner, whether the car is marked or unmarked, you are already picked up by the radar. Trudeau said he thinks the state results will match those of his own department. Trudeau added, "I do believe a police officer should have discretion whether to write a ticket. I think they need that discretion to do ther job. I've let people go at 15 miles over the speed limit because they were going to the hospital. Al]. these things have to be taken into account". If they were to write tickets for 2 to 3 miles over the speed limit, this chamber would not be large enough to hold all the people complaining.