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Mounds View City Council Page 7 Regular Meeting May 22, 1995 Jim Jorissen, 8368 Knollwood Drive, inquired whether the people who will be effected by the assessment process of the reconstruction will have the right to petition. Mayor Linke explained that the uniform street standards will be determined prior to any reconstruction. The purpose of this public hearing is to offer residents an opportunity to voice their opinions regarding this issue. Mr. Jorissen concurred with Councilmember Trude in regard to the 28 foot width for residential streets. He cited the potential for an increase in the speed of traffic if the streets were widened. Councilmember Quick asked if Mr. Jorissen was in favor of stricter law enforcement for speeding. Mr. Jorissen replied that he definitely was in favor of stricter law enforcement for speeding. Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, briefly outlined the provisions regarding citizen involvement in this process as stated in the City Charter. Mr. Quick asked Mr. McCarty to respond to the question of whether he was in favor of stricter law enforcement for speeding. Mr. McCarty stated that he was very much in favor of stricter law enforcement regarding speeding. Mike Ulrich, Director of Public Works, explained the process used to evaluate every street in the City relative to surface condition, levels of cracking, areas of potholes, etc. That information is entered into a computer and a rating is given which would indicate the maintenance required. Barbara Haake, 3024 County Road I, advised that she was a citizen of Mounds View as well as a member of the Board of Managers of the Rice Creek Watershed District which handles water management for 30 cities. She handed out a form listing 24 strategies to minimize impervious areas. The first strategy listed was to have more narrow residential road widths. Volume of water and rate of runoff are typically increased when there are more impervious surfaces; there is also a greater capacity to transport pollutants. She felt most citizens would prefer to see the green area as large as possible to help keep the pollutants out of the water that will run off the impervious surfaces and get into the underground water and into the streams themselves. Ms. Haake commended the City of Mounds View for being one of the first cities to start a water management plan, holding water back in various ponds. She also said that Mounds View has gone further • in their water management plan than any other city.