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Mounds View City Council August 22, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 6 Jerry Peterson, 8125 Red Oak Drive, stated he agreed with all of the issues that have been brought up. He explained Red Oak Drive was made narrow on purpose, to address the traffic levels on this roadway. He commented on how narrow Red Oak Drive was and stated he believed this was positively helping with the speed of traffic. He reiterated that Red Oak Drive does not have a sidewalk, which meant pedestrians were now walking right next to the MTC buses. He discussed how if the 825 express route were reinstated, there would be even more buses along his street. He encouraged the Council and the MTC to reconsider the route for buses 25 and 825 both for ridership and safety purposes. Steven Foust, 8136 Red Oak Drive, echoed the safety concerns that were voiced by his neighbors. He explained he walked along Red Oak Drive a quite a bit with his children and stated he was concerned for the safety of his children. Melissa Foust, 8136 Red Oak Drive, commented there are a lot of children in her neighborhood. She reported she used to commute downtown every day for work and she took a bus. She explained she now works from home as do many other individuals post-COVID. She suggested the City speak with MTC regarding ridership numbers to see if the bus routes through Mounds View were necessary. She discussed how unsafe it was to walk down Red Oak Drive with her family given the fact there were no sidewalks and a high level of traffic. She reported the MTC buses would only compound this concern. Rebecca Scholl, 2467 Hillview Road, encouraged the residents in attendance to trust the process. She noted she does not live on Red Oak Drive. She reported the letter that was mailed out was sent in good faith in order to allow the residents to give their opinion. She stated she agreed with the residents that were in attendance and she did not want to see additional buses on Red Oak Drive. She indicated there were residents in Mounds View that needed public transportation. She explained she was all for public transportation and encouraged the residents in attendance to trust the process and she anticipated after the MTC views this meeting, the buses will not be going down Red Oak Drive. Sherry Gunn, 5485 Landmark Circle, thanked the City Council for a wonderful Festival in the Park weekend. She thanked all of the volunteers that made the event possible. She believed it was the best Festival in a long, long time, noting the parade was great and the weather was perfect. Mayor Mueller thanked all of the residents in attendance for coming forward and voicing their concerns. She noted this meeting would be passed along to the MTC for their viewing and consideration. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes: August 8, 2022. B. Just and Correct Claims. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. A roll call vote was taken.