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Mounds View City Council April 25, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 2 He stated that City Council asked Staff, in 2002, to prepare a preliminary study and asked where 1 the involvement was for the neighborhood. He stated that City Council should be directing Staff 2 on these projects based on their own Charter and asked Council to follow the processes and 3 procedures as the Community has asked them to do. 4 5 Valerie Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, stated that she would like speak for a moment on the 6 2005 proposed street project and the Spring Creek holding pond. She stated that she has walked 7 the neighborhood and discussed the issues with the neighbors. She expressed concerns stated 8 that she found a large number of concerns among the residents noting that many of the residents 9 are happy with the roll etch design versus curb design. She indicated that some of the residents 10 do feel that the replacement is not needed right now and many have environmental concerns, 11 specifically with respect to the possibilities of disturbing the wetland areas. She stated that many 12 are concerned about the expense of the project noting that more reasonable options were not 13 presented or considered. She stated that many of the residents are concerned that their 14 neighborhoods will lose much of their character by installing street curbs and gutters. She asked 15 why the neighborhood was not included in the process adding that the residents are also 16 concerned about the potential tax increases if curbs and gutters are installed throughout the City. 17 She stated that she is present this evening to officially present a Community petition to City 18 Council against the curb and gutter installation and Spring Creek holding pond. She stated that 19 she has secured 96 signatures from property owners, which represents 70 of the 103 properties or 20 68-percent, which is what the Residents need to halt planned projects. She reviewed the petition 21 results with Council noting that only 21 of the 103 actually want the project, nine did not want to 22 commit and three were unreachable. She stated that it is her hope that the City Council would 23 take into consideration the concerns from the 96 property owners as they move forward. 24 25 Jim ___, 70025 Pleasant, stated that he put together information on a better, less costly design 26 and provided Council with copies for their review. 27 28 Dan Mueller, 8343 Groveland Road, stated that he is very concerned about the amount of 29 speeding that is happening on their street noting that he discussed his concerns with the Chief 30 earlier this evening. He expressed concerns stating that the City should have more people on the 31 streets enforcing the speed limits and noted that the new signage is not being respected. He 32 stated that he is very concerned about safety due to the level of speed through their neighborhood 33 noting that the Church of the Rock area has really gotten out of hand and enforcement is 34 becoming a big issue. He stated that his wife has worked to collect several signatures from 35 Ardan to 85th and all of these residents feel basically the same way. He presented the petition to 36 Council and asked that they consider stronger enforcement of the speed limits in their area, 37 especially in the early morning and late afternoon. 38 39 Mayor Marty stated that they have two topics to include on an agenda for the City Council Work 40 Sessions. He stated that Council should review the street ordinances and discuss the residents 41 concerns about speeding in residential area. He indicated that he has also received several calls 42 from different parts of the City expressing the same concerns and they should be reviewed by 43 Council to determine what action can be taken to better enforce the speed limits. 44 45