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Mounds View City Council Page Nine 0 Regular Meeting June 13 , 1994 is a very busy intersection with home plate, a school bus stop and one of two intersections that access the mobile home park. Huro reported that this area has twice the density than a normal City block does regarding pedestrians, children and drivers. The request is that signs indicating playground ahead and parking on only one side of the street be put in place. Councilmember Quick asked to make a friendly amendment to the motion by placing signage at the intersection of Lois, Hillview and Jackson indicating that Hillview comes to a dead end. Quick stated that this has been a problem in the past with emergency vehicles. (Unknown) Most persons exceed the speed limit in the area. Police should be using radar on Hillview and Quincy. Mayor Linke stated that the Police Department, Lieutenant Brick, was at the meeting and is aware of the problem in that area. The Police Department doesn't have enough staff to have a police person at each corner. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried F. Consideration of Request for Transfer of Contingency Funds to Parks Operations (100-4360-703 and 303) for the Purchase of Woodchipper and the Algae Treatment of Silver View Pond Saarion reported that the Parks and Recreation Commission is requesting that the City Council approve the use of Contingency Funds to pay for the treatment of Silver View Pond algae growth. Saarion stated that the algae has a foul smell on warm days. Saarion further reported that the cost for this treatment including permits, materials and services including a dye treatment is approximately $23 , 000 . Saarion noted that the treatment would take place in July and would last for six weeks which would take us into the autumn months when the weather is cool and algae growth retards. Saarion also requested that the City Council approve the use of of Contingency Funds to purchase a Goossen Woodchipper at the cost of $5 , 600 . Saarion stated that occasions have been increasing where a woodchipper would enable to City to chip tree branches rather than take them to a landfill . Saarion further stated that the woodchips can be used in the parks for tree mulch, trail surfaces, and for the public' s use in landscaping yard projects. Councilmember Trude stated that there had been a discussion at one of the work sessions regarding the use of a woodchipper for the public. Trude suggested that this be looked into in the future where a time could be set and residents could bring in wood to be chipped.