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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br />1 house with a crossing atrol. She then commented that the issue is there is not enough security <br />p <br />2 as there are people that race by or do not stop. <br />3 <br />4 Ms. Chelberg suggested that getting traffic to slow down is what is needed before a child is killed <br />5 not a sidewalk. She further commented that adding the sidewalk shortens driveways and makes <br />6 it more dangerous for children because all those vehicles have to back across the sidewalk. <br />7 <br />8 Faye Galligher representing the School District indicated she wanted to remind Council that the <br />9 reason the School District proposed a sidewalk on the north side is because the crossing guards <br />to have to remain within a certain distance of the school and they would like to educate children to <br />11 stay on the north side because children cannot judge the speed of oncoming vehicles. She further <br />12 commented that she feels it would be much safer to have the children cross with the patrols near <br />13 the school and stay on the north side. <br />14 <br />15 Ms. Galligher commented that the recommendation for the sidewalk had come out of numerous <br />16 meetings with the safety task force. <br />17 <br />18 Mayor Linke asked what the distance is that the guards have to stay within. <br />19 <br />20 Ms. Galligher indicated that the patrol guards are through the Ramsey County Safety Foundation <br />~1 and need to have a supervisor in view of them so they need to remain on school property. <br />2 <br />23 Council Member Gunn asked whether the school has attempted to get parents to volunteer to <br />24 assist with crossing. <br />25 <br />26 Ms. Galligher indicated that they have not been able to hire adult crossing guards and in today's <br />27 society there are not parent volunteers consistently available to help with crossing. <br />28 <br />29 Council Member Marty asked that anyone intending to speak at the meeting sign their name and <br />3o address in the public book. <br />31 <br />32 Ms. Chelberg indicated that the parents that cannot afford to bus their children walk them to <br />33 school in the morning and back in the afternoon. She then commented that she lives right there <br />34 and could watch them. <br />35 <br />36 Bill Ivory of 5115 Eastwood Road indicated his concern is that he sees the kids going to <br />'i7 RcluPwnnrl and rnminu ~lnwn WnnrlrrPCt anal hP ~annnt imauinP anvnnP livinu nn the north cir1P <br />~1 <br />\_J <br />