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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br />1 <br />2 Mr. Reed indicated that he opposes the plan because he does not believe that this stems from a <br />3 comprehensive look at safety for pedestrians in the district. He then commented that this seems <br />4 to be a fairly narrow plan and he does not believe that the work was done to determine the best <br />5 routes for a sidewalk. He further commented that putting a sidewalk along there duplicates <br />6 access and putting a sidewalk in another location would increase access whereas this plan has <br />7 one corridor to be used by a limited number of students. <br />8 <br />9 Mr. Reed indicated that he has two children in the district and his youngest, even as a fifth <br />to grader, was not allowed to cross alone on her bike. He would meet her and cross with his truck <br />11 as she crossed on her bike because it is just too dangerous. <br />12 <br />13 Mr. Reed indicated that his daughter needed to collect data for a science project so he sent her to <br />14 the four way stop at Silver Lake Road and County Road H to record the vehicles that did not <br />15 stop. He then indicated that she went there on Wednesday at 3:30 and 5:00, Friday at 3:30 and <br />16 5:00 and Saturday at 3:30 and 5:00 and recorded over 2,400 data points for what cars did at that <br />17 intersection and the percentage of those that did not completely stop was 11 % and the highest <br />1s was 27% on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. He then commented that his daughter did not write down <br />19 those that did not stop at all. <br />20 <br />21 Mr. Reed indicated that if the District is going to funnel children to that intersection to cross an <br />~22 adult paid crossing guard is necessary because it is too dangerous. <br />23 <br />24 Mr. Reed indicated that the other flaw is continuing west to serve those that live on the north side <br />25 of H2 if they are on the west side they have to cross Silver Lake Road to get to the sidewalk and <br />26 there is no controlled stop. He then commented that at Woodcrest there is a depression and <br />27 vehicles cannot see pedestrians. <br />28 <br />29 Richard Sonterre of 5060 Red Oak Drive indicated he did not envy the Council of having to <br />3o make this decision. He then reminded Council that they needed to make decisions for the best <br />31 interest of this community not of a small group. He further commented that he has heard a lot of <br />32 information for and against this plan but most of those against are because they do not want it in <br />33 their back yard but he feels this is a good thing for the community and the safety of the City's <br />34 children. He also commented that his children would benefit from the use of the sidewalk. <br />35 <br />36 Mr. Sonterre reminded Council that 2/3 of the students that attend Sunnyside live in Mounds <br />'~7 U1P,W an(j mnct can not rPr.PivP hnccinu AP then nnmmPntPr~ it is not ac mnrh of an iccnP in the <br />• <br />