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Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br />Councilmember Stigney stated that some people are allergic to bee stings and can get severe 1 <br />reactions. Ms. Smith stated that she one of those people that are allergic to bee stings. She 2 <br />explained the venom in honeybees is different from the venom in hornets, wasps and yellow 3 <br />jackets, and people react differently to the different types of stings. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Mayor Marty suggested the item could be referred to a Work Session. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Ms. Smith suggested ideas of different signage that could be presented and noted she gave 8 <br />handouts to the Council. She stated she would love to have anyone out to observe and learn what 9 <br />honeybees are all about. She stated it is critical to educate children that do not get enough 10 <br />sciences and hands-on experience. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Mayor Marty asked Ms. Smith if she has raised bees before. Ms. Smith stated she has not, and 13 <br />became interested in honeybees after seeing the honey display at the State Fair. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Kenneth Glidden, 5240 Edgewood Drive, stated he was in support of the proposed change as he 16 <br />has a garden and raspberry patch where the presence of honeybees is essential. He pointed out 17 <br />there are honeybees naturally in the area, and this change would not present an additional danger. 18 <br />He stated he has yet to be stung by a honeybee, and naturally they are very docile. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Councilmember Flaherty asked if the honeybees are very territorial and if they stick around their 21 <br />hives. Ms. Smith stated honeybees’ territory is the box. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Councilmember Flaherty wondered what happens to the bees in the winter. Ms. Smith stated 24 <br />they can survive over the winter by putting a wax-dipped box over the hive. She stated 25 <br />honeybees will leave the box on warmer days. She stated that survival depends on the severity of 26 <br />the winter and the amount of honey that can be produced. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Lisa Rolfs, 8429 Eastwood Road, commented about the lack of a pedestrian bridge in the long 29 <br />term vision of the County Road 10 corridor improvement program. She stated she was pleasantly 30 <br />surprised by the vision of the City Hall renovation project and is an excellent initiative by the 31 <br />City to make it a livable and welcoming community by reinforcing the business corridor. She 32 <br />stated her main concern is that there is no pedestrian bridge as part of that vision. She stated she 33 <br />does not want to slow down the progress but wants to enhance the vision because without a 34 <br />pedestrian bridge, the vision is missing a key component. She stated with the recent injury of a 35 <br />fifth grade bicyclist and one previous fatality, safety is on everyone’s mind. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Ms. Rolfs stated that her past impression about the bridge is that there was a concern about the 38 <br />investment required and that it would not change people’s patterns in using the bridge. She 39 <br />stated that is the wrong way to look at it, because right now there is not a 100 percent safe way 40 <br />for people to cross the road. She stated that one does not know what could happen with 41 <br />individual incidents, but the risk can be managed. She stated parents would have more control 42 <br />over their children with a pedestrian bridge. She stated the corridor will have increased usage 43 <br />with Medtronic and the intersection at Edgewood is growing with the movie theater and the 44