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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 6 house with a crossing patrol. She then commented that the issue is there is not enough security 1 as there are people that race by or do not stop. 2 3 Ms. Chelberg suggested that getting traffic to slow down is what is needed before a child is killed 4 not a sidewalk. She further commented that adding the sidewalk shortens driveways and makes 5 it more dangerous for children because all those vehicles have to back across the sidewalk. 6 7 Faye Galligher representing the School District indicated she wanted to remind Council that the 8 reason the School District proposed a sidewalk on the north side is because the crossing guards 9 have to remain within a certain distance of the school and they would like to educate children to 10 stay on the north side because children cannot judge the speed of oncoming vehicles. She further 11 commented that she feels it would be much safer to have the children cross with the patrols near 12 the school and stay on the north side. 13 14 Ms. Galligher commented that the recommendation for the sidewalk had come out of numerous 15 meetings with the safety task force. 16 17 Mayor Linke asked what the distance is that the guards have to stay within. 18 19 Ms. Galligher indicated that the patrol guards are through the Ramsey County Safety Foundation 20 and need to have a supervisor in view of them so they need to remain on school property. 21 22 Council Member Gunn asked whether the school has attempted to get parents to volunteer to 23 assist with crossing. 24 25 Ms. Galligher indicated that they have not been able to hire adult crossing guards and in today’s 26 society there are not parent volunteers consistently available to help with crossing. 27 28 Council Member Marty asked that anyone intending to speak at the meeting sign their name and 29 address in the public book. 30 31 Ms. Chelberg indicated that the parents that cannot afford to bus their children walk them to 32 school in the morning and back in the afternoon. She then commented that she lives right there 33 and could watch them. 34 35 Bill Ivory of 5115 Eastwood Road indicated his concern is that he sees the kids going to 36 Edgewood and coming down Woodcrest and he cannot imagine anyone living on the north side 37 walking up to get on the sidewalk and then walking back down to get to school. He then said he 38 speaks against the sidewalk because it does not make sense to do it and it is a waste of money if 39 it will not be used. He further commented that he would rather see the money spent on an extra 40 officer to sit there and hand out tickets like ice cream to get the kids racing out of Irondale to 41 slow down. 42 43 Kent Reed of 2833 County Road H indicated he was speaking on behalf of himself and his wife. 44 He then reviewed the points he had made in his letter of June 2, 2003. 45