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Mounds View City Council April 23, 2001 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br />Director Ericson indicated the committee being formed has residents from the neighborhood, <br />some of who live directly across from the school, and stated he felt the residents and school <br />district should be able to determine the proper type of screening. <br /> <br />Council Member Thomas clarified that one of the main things the committee will address is the <br />screening. <br /> <br />Mr. Good, the principal of Pinewood Elementary, apologized for not having a representative at <br />the Planning Commission meetings but indicated he was not aware of the meetings. Mr. Good <br />then indicated Pinewood Elementary and the school district is committed to working with the <br />City and residents to address the safety and traffic concerns as well as any other resident concerns <br />that should arise. <br /> <br />Sandie Gay of Perkins and Will presented an amended drawing of the site showing the location <br />of the berming or screening. <br /> <br />Council Member Thomas indicated she had a resident express concern to her for the big trees to <br />the north which may be too large to transplant. <br /> <br />Ms. Gay indicated the trees would not be harmed during the construction. <br /> <br />Diane Wineman of 2209 Bronson Drive indicated she has four kids at Pinewood Elementary and <br />is concerned for the crosswalk on Quincy Street. She noted that one of her issues for the safety <br />committee will be how to get students across the parking lot between the buses safely. She then <br />noted she thinks parents will still be parking on Quincy Street to pick up their kids rather than <br />going all the way around. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre asked if Ms. Wineman had voiced her concerns to the committee. <br /> <br />Ms. Wineman stated there has not been an official meeting but stated she intended to make her <br />concerns known. She then expressed a concern for the u-turns on Quincy Street and suggested <br />posting a no u-turn sign in the area. <br /> <br />Council Member Thomas explained that there is a crosswalk all the way across the new section <br />of parking to get students safely to the other side of the buses. <br /> <br />Ms. Wineman stated she felt the crosswalk on Quincy needed to be a little more visible. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty stated he has not been in the area during school release time and then <br />asked if there are crossing guards at the crosswalks. <br /> <br />Ms. Wineman indicated there are crossing guards but stated they are not always available. <br /> <br />Ms. Wineman then questioned why the school district never considered putting all the buses <br />together and the parking separate.