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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 11 Mr. Sonterre indicated he has met with numerous officials from Ramsey County and the City has 1 pushed hard on everything except a sidewalk. He then commented that when Ramsey County 2 reconstructs the road the sidewalk will go in and it will be an eight foot wide bituminous path 3 rather than the five or six and a half foot proposed by the City. 4 5 Mr. Sonterre indicated the City has asked for flashing lights and were told no as well as no 6 parking. He then said that Ramsey County has been dealt with aggressively and nothing has 7 happened with regard to all the other issues other than the sidewalk. 8 9 Ms. Olson commented that the reconstruction could be a lot of years off and she would prefer to 10 wait. She then said that it would be just as dangerous for the kids to be playing on the snow piles 11 along the sidewalk as it is now without a sidewalk. She then asked if the City could pay to put in 12 s top signs and whether the City incurs liability for now promptly removing snow and ice if there 13 is an injury. 14 15 Mayor Linke indicated that the County will not allow stop signs regardless of who pays for them. 16 He then said that the City would be responsible for clearing the sidewalk. 17 18 Randy Leonardson of 2801 _____ (NW corner of Silver Lake Road and County Road H) 19 indicated he felt that adding a stop light would increase the safety for kids crossing especially if 20 the road is widened to five lanes. He then said he would donate property for the stop light. 21 22 Public Works Director Lee indicated it is not in the current CIP to put a stoplight at that 23 intersection. 24 25 Mr. Sonterre indicated that they do have plans to conduct a new traffic volume study at that 26 intersection. 27 28 Ron Kravek of 5920 Rainbow Lane indicated that Woodcrest is a huge safety hazard with cars 29 racing up that street. He then said that his father-in-law painted a line on his driveway so his kids 30 know where they have to stop with their bikes. He then said that he does not see the need for a 31 sidewalk in that area and he would like to see traffic laws enforced to slow the cars down. 32 33 Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 8:27 p.m. 34 35 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Linke. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6042 with a 36 6.5 Foot Wide Concrete Walkway, Option 2 to the Western City Limits and Utilize TIF Funds. 37 38 Council Member Marty commented that he is concerned with the safety of the children in the 39 City but there are limited funds available during these tight budget times. He then said that the 40 TIF funds should increase over the next year or two and suggested revisiting the sidewalk 41 discussion in a couple of years but he cannot support the sidewalk at this time. 42 43