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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 12 Council Member Stigney thanked everyone for the comments. He then said that he is confused 1 about the bussing because he understands there is a line to deduct the amount you have to pay for 2 bussing your kids on your taxes and his son did that. 3 4 Michele Sandback of 2356 Sherwood Road explained that residents are able to deduct the 5 amount on taxes but you do not get all of that amount back. 6 7 Council Member Stigney indicated that, if there is so much concern for the safety of children, 8 why do they not throw out a dollar to help with the situation. He then asked if there is assistance 9 available to subsidize the bussing for those that cannot afford it. He further commented that he is 10 not in favor of this at this time due to LGA cuts as well as all of the negative comments heard at 11 this meeting. He also indicated that he would like to discuss ways to make the area safer rather 12 than just paying all that money to put in a sidewalk that may not help the situation. 13 14 Council Member Gunn thanked everyone that spoke and said she thinks the Council needs to 15 stop and discuss the issues so she would like to table this to the next work session. 16 17 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Linke. To Table Resolution 6042 to the Work Session on July 7, 18 2003. 19 20 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 21 22 Residents asked if there is something the residents could do to force the county to fix the 23 sidewalk and put in stoplights. 24 25 Council recommended contacting the County Commissioners. 26 27 Michelle Sandback suggested residents go to the School Board meetings to let them know they 28 need to take the issue to the County. 29 30 Mr. Sonterre indicated the bussing issue could be resolved in September when the School 31 District comes to the voters for a referendum to get their operating budgets back. 32 33 A resident commented that some residents have four or five kids in the district and cannot afford 34 the $200.00 per child for bussing. 35 36 Council Member Stigney asked Staff to determine whether low-income residents could get 37 subsidized bussing. 38 39 C. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 716, an 40 Ordinance Amending Section 1108.04 of the Zoning Code Pertaining to 41 Conditional Uses within the R-3 and R-4 Zoning Districts 42 43 Mayor Linke opened the public hearing at 8:41 p.m. 44 45