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Mounds View City Council September 22, 2008 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 2 <br /> 3 <br />F. Resolution 7336 Approving Traffic Calming Elements on Red Oak Drive for 4 <br /> the 2009-2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Joe Rhein, consulting engineer with Bonestroo, explained the design elements for traffic calming 7 <br />measures on Red Oak Drive. The recommendation was reviewed at a work session and the plan 8 <br />is before Council for approval by Resolution. The two primary elements are chokers, and the 9 <br />placement of crosswalk pavement markers. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Council Member Mueller asked whether the cost estimate for the chokers was $32,000 for 8 and 12 <br />$36,000 for 9 chokers. Mr. Rhein indicated that is the current estimate. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Mayor Marty indicated he would be fine with the way the Resolution reads as it does not 15 <br />preclude the fact that, six years from now, the City could amend the plan and add another choker 16 <br />if that is deemed appropriate at the time. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Council Member Mueller said that she is discouraged that the funding mechanism is not in place 19 <br />and, she does not believe that a choker has been proven to be an effective traffic calming 20 <br />measure. 21 <br /> 22 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 7336, 23 <br />Approving Traffic Calming Elements on Red Oak Drive for the 2009 – 2010 Street and Utility 24 <br />Improvement Project. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated he has concerns about the traffic calming recommendations. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Mayor Marty indicated that Red Oak Drive and Groveland have, historically, been the most 29 <br />consistent with traffic and speeding issues. This is the first street being reconstructed and this is 30 <br />something that has been recommended as a way to slow traffic. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Valerie Amundsen indicated that the Streets Committee discussed the budget for the projects and 33 <br />then discussed the fast moving traffic along a pedestrian route. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated that he feels the locations should be set. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Council Member Mueller said that she hopes that traffic does not get rerouted to Eastwood and 38 <br />Groveland once the chokers are installed. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Clerk Administrator Ericson noted that Council Member Flaherty had commented that he does 41 <br />not feel that nine chokers would be necessary. 42 <br /> 43 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 Motion carried. 44 <br /> 45