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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br />1 Mr. Sonterre indicated he has sat with the police out there running laser and only those going <br />2 more than 15 m.p.h. over the limit were ticketed. The speeding continues and he has not seen an <br />3 increase in tickets. <br />4 <br />5 Mr. Sonterre indicated that this is not just something for kids that go to Sunnyside. He then <br />6 explained that he has experienced parents in New Brighton that will not their children walk home <br />7 with his and cross County Road H at an uncontrolled intersection. <br />s <br />9 Mr. Sonterre indicated the Comprehensive Plan calls for interconnected pathways for the <br />10 neighborhoods and this fits that regardless of whether there is a path in New Brighton. He then <br />11 said there is a path in New Brighton but it endangers his kids to get to it. <br />12 <br />13 Mr. Sonterre indicated he has discussed this matter with Public Works Director Lee and he wants <br />14 to be considerate of the neighbors whose yards and lives would be impacted by this sidewalk. He <br />15 then said he would prefer to have the five foot concrete sidewalk even though it would require <br />16 purchasing a piece of equipment for maintenance. He further commented that the savings the <br />17 City gains from making the path narrower would pay for half of the machine this time and the <br />18 rest could be paid over time as the City builds more smaller paths rather than the six and a half <br />19 foot. <br />20 <br />21 Mr. Santerre indicated that the Comprehensive plan calls for this and it is for public safety. He <br />~22 then commented that this is not a your back yard my back yard thing this is a Mounds View issue <br />23 that is a safety and convenience issue. He then asked Council to be considerate of residents and <br />24 balance the costs versus the public safety need. <br />25 <br />26 David Jahnke of 8428 Eastwood Road commented that he is still really confused as to the <br />27 priorities of this City because the City borrowed over $1,000,000 to keep a golf course running <br />28 that has never made any money but the City cannot figure out how to get its children to school <br />29 safely. He then suggested the money borrowed to the golf course would be more appropriately <br />30 spent to get these kids bussed to school and maintain their safety. He also commented that the <br />31 golf course report upset him because there was no financial information in it at all. <br />32 <br />33 Kimberly Thompson of 5051 Long Lake Road indicated she has a very small house and this <br />34 sidewalk would severely impact her as it would be 11 to 14 feet outside her windows. She then <br />35 said she had conducted an informal study to determine how many kids walk along that side and, <br />36 over the course of the two weeks that she kept track, she found one 15 year old boy walks on that <br />'t7 ciriP <br />• <br />