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April 24, 1978 Page 13 <br />Administrator Achen replied that the City Council was the only body who could autho- <br />rize the posting of signs and that the MTC had no control over it. He also reported <br />that the Police Department had made some very strong statements about the children <br />being allowed to play in the street when they had observed Ardan Avenue. He also <br />explained that it was a local resident who had been caught speeding, and that the MTC <br />drivers had been reprimanded and that the MTC has contacted their drivers to make <br />sure they know to watch for children. <br />Councilmember Rowley stated that she had read the Police report and that there <br />definit&y seemed to be a big problem with the children being allowed to play in <br />the street. <br />David Grove, 8449 Spring Lake Road stated that the comments and options he presented <br />in his letter to the City did not represent the whole group of residents but only <br />his immediate neighbors. He added that he felt the Council had the necessary input <br />and was sympathetic to the situation. <br />Administrator Achen stated that 45 days or so would have to be allowed to get the <br />survey put together and distributed and back to City Hall. <br />Mr. Grove stated that it was their fear that the longer the buses ran on their street, <br />the harder it would be to get them to move and stated that he was not happy with the <br />time lag. <br />Mr. Notaro stated that he did not mean to push the buses off to another street but <br />that since so few people are riding the bus, he believed the community is being <br />used for the sake of the people just riding through the community. <br />Mayor Pickar replied that that was why the survey was being taken and extended off <br />Ardan Avenue to see just how many residents did ride the bus. <br />METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION REQUEST FOR FEDERAL FUNDS <br />Administrator Achen stated that he had not had time to prepare a resolution but <br />requested that the Council take some action on the request. <br />Russ Underdahl asked for a few minutes of the Council's time and stated that he <br />was in partnership with Bill Beim and that they felt the City was making it more <br />and more difficult each year to make a good development on a commercial basis. <br />He stated that he had been contacted by the government about developing 53 acres <br />of his land for a development for people who need help. <br />Councilmember Baumgartner asked if the Council could have the name of the government <br />agency and the person who had made the request. Mr. Underdahl replied that he would <br />provide that information at a later date. <br />Mr. Underdahl stated that he was willing to work with the City to make the most <br />viable development for the community but that he was frustrated with the amount of <br />time that it has taken. <br />Administrator Achen replied that the City is also frustrated with the time it has <br />taken. Councilmember Baumgartner added that the Planning Commission and City Council <br />have sat through several meetings on the development and questioned what more they <br />could do. <br />