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• City of Mounds View Staff Report Highway 10 Pedestrian Bridge February 22, 1997 Page 2 Meeting Law, and that they were televised. Agendas were prepared for both regular meetings and worksessions. We do not know if a specific newspaper advertisement was done for any of the meetings. In March, 1994 when the grant application was submitted, the City received nine letters endorsing supporting the project. Supporters included the Park&Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, Wildwood Manor, Scotland Green, Edgewood Middle School, Minnesota State Patrol, Mounds View Police Chief, Dick Wedell (Ramsey County Commissioner), and the Ramsey County Public Works Department. Between March 14, 1994, when expenditures were authorized for preparing the grant request, and November 13, 1995, when a decision was made on how to fund the local share, there were: • five regular City Council meetings and two worksessions where the pedestrian bridge or related matters were on the agenda • seven news articles in either the New Brighton Bulletin, the Focus or St. Paul Pioneer Press • thirteen letters received, signed by 46 people, favorable to the pedestrian bridge. Of these, 23 were seniors at Wildwood Manor, 10 were other citizens, six were Parks&Recreation commissioners, five were Planning Commissioners, and there was one letter each from Edgewood Middle School and Mounds View Square Shopping Center. •411 letter received in opposition to the bridge and one letter requesting more information • five citizens who spoke opposed to the bridge, one person in favor, and one person offering information at the City Council meeting on 10/23/95 when the pedestrian bridge was discussed as part of budget discussions Between November 13, 1995 and now, there were: • eight regular City Council meetings and three worksession were the pedestrian bridge or related matters were on the agenda • five news articles and a letter to the editor • twenty three letters received, signed by 29 people, favorable to the pedestrian bridge. Of these, 2 were citizens, 5 were Planning Commissioners, 3 were Economic Development Commissioners, 18 were students at Pinewood Elementary, and one was from the Ramsey County Library • two people who spoke in favor of the bridge, one who spoke against, one who wanted information on costs, and one who was opposed to the process being used to decide funding at the City Council meeting on 11/27/95 when the pedestrian bridge was discussed under citizen comments • We hope to have the count of how many citizens spoke for and against the bridge at the recent meeting on 2/10/97 for your meeting on 2/24/97. • two phone calls have been received in Community Development from citizens favorable to the bridge, and one unfavorable, since this issue has been on the agenda in 2/97.