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and that the police have driven by and have done nothing about the problem. <br />Ron Meron, 5250 Greenfield stated that he worked for the Ramsey County court and that <br />he knew the police are not enforcing the law as the courts require a search warrant <br />in order for them to check out someone's home or garage and determine if a business <br />is being run from it, and that there are a great number of legal technicalities <br />involved. <br />Mayor Pickar stated that he felt the Mounds View police department was doing a very <br />good job, and that the department has been recognized as one of the higher police <br />departments in the County and State. He questioned those present as to how much of <br />their tax money they would like spent by the City in determining if a business was <br />being run from a home. Also, there are so many critical cases in the Ramsey County <br />Court, i.e., murders and rape, that a case of a business being run from a home would <br />most likely be thrown right out of court. <br />Mr. Shelquist stated that he did not intend to put down the Mounds View police depart- <br />ment but that he has observed the police department ignoring the situation. He felt <br />that the situation should be enforced as none of the businesses in question were <br />there when he bought his home, and they have since devaluated it. He also questioned <br />how the Cities of New Brighton, Arden Hills and others closeby would not have the <br />same problem, since they were also under the jurisdiction of the Ramsey County Court. <br />Mayor Pickar replied that the problem had been brought up recently at the League of <br />Minnesota Cities and that the cities had said they did have trouble enforcing the <br />law. <br />Mr. Stimpson stated that he agreed with the safety factor and felt that if the trucks <br />were parked 15 feet from the curb, it would provide adequate safety. He stated that <br />he wants his truck at home at night so he can keep an eye on it. <br />Mayor Pickar reminded the citizens that they must realize the situation of the other <br />home owners without trucks, who do not like to look at these trucks outside their <br />windows. Mayor Pickar polled the councilmembers for their opinions. <br />Councilmember Baumgartner stated that he felt the commercial vehicle situation was a <br />real problem and felt that recreational vehicles and commercial vehicles should be <br />separate and that commercial vehicles should have a length and /or weight restriction. <br />Councilmember Baumgartner stated that he felt there definitely was a safety hazard <br />in parking the trucks, and that he was espev ,!l l y concerned ,i6iti yhc semi's backing up., <br />He also questioned what was a ^nice looking vehicle versus a not so nice looking one? <br />Councilmember Baumgartner stated that he felt that parking a semi or large truck in <br />the yard would devaluate the property of the home owners in the area. He summarized <br />by saying that he felt there should be a weight and /or length restruction on commer- <br />cial vehicles in a residential area. <br />Councilmember Hodges stated that all are concerned about living along side of one <br />another, and there is an adjustment problem for those concerned. He recommended <br />making restrictions on the size limitation of the trucks, and stated that the trucks <br />should definitely not park in the streets. Councilmember Hodges also recommended <br />looking to the future. <br />