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Mounds View City Council Apri125, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 2 He stated that City Council asked Staff, in 2002, to prepare a preliminary study and asked where the involvement was for the neighborhood. He stated that City Council should be directing Staff on these projects based on their own Charter and asked Council to follow the processes and procedures as the Community has asked them to do. Valerie Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, stated that she would like to speak for a moment on the 2005 proposed street project and the Spring Creek holding pond. She stated that she has walked the neighborhood and discussed the issues with the neighbors. She expressed concerns stated that she found a large number of concerns among the residents noting that many of the residents are happy with the roll etch design versus curb design. She indicated that some of the residents do feel that the replacement is not needed right now and many have environmental concerns, specifically with respect to the possibilities of disturbing the wetland areas. She stated that many are concerned about the expense of the project noting that more reasonable options were not presented or considered. She stated that many of the residents are concerned that their neighborhoods will lose much of their character by installing street curbs and gutters. She asked why the neighborhood was not included in the process adding that the residents are also concerned about the potential tax increases if curbs and gutters are installed throughout the City. She stated that she is present this evening to officially present a Community petition to City Council against the curb and gutter installation and Spring Creek holding pond. She stated that she has secured 96 signatures from property owners, which represents 70 of the 103 properties or 68-percent, which is what the Residents need to halt planned projects. She reviewed the petition results with Council noting that only 21 of the 103 actually want the project, nine did not want to commit and three were unreachable. She stated that it is her hope that the City Council would take into consideration the concerns from the 96 property owners as they move forward. Jim Wilson, 1725 Pleasant View Drive, stated that he put together information on a better, less costly design and provided Council with copies for their review. Dan Mueller, 8343 Groveland Road, stated that he is very concerned about the amount of speeding that is happening on their street noting that he discussed his concerns with the Chief earlier this evening. He expressed concerns stating that the City should have more people on the streets enforcing the speed limits and noted that the new signage is not being respected. He stated that he is very concerned about safety due to the level of speed through their neighborhood noting that the Church of the Rock area has really gotten out of hand and enforcement is becoming a big issue. He stated that his wife has worked to collect several signatures from Ardan to 85~' and all of these residents feel basically the same way. He presented the petition to Council and asked that they consider stronger enforcement of the speed limits in their area, especially in the early morning and late afternoon. Mayor Marty stated that they have two topics to include on an agenda for the City Council Work Sessions. He stated that Council should review the street ordinances and discuss the residents concerns about speeding in residential area. He indicated that he has also received several calls from different parts of the City expressing the same concerns and they should be reviewed by • Council to determine what action can be taken to better enforce the speed limits.