HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000046_pg013PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A regular meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor
Pickar at 7:30 PM on January 23, 1978 at the Mounds View City Hall, 2401
Highway 10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112.
Members Present: Also Present:
Councilmember Ziebarth
Councilmember Rowley
Councilmember Baumgartner
Councilmember Hodges
Mayor Pickar
Clerk- Administrator Achen
Attorney Meyers
Engineer Hubbard
MSP ( Ziebarth- Hodges) to approve the minutes of the January 9, 1978 meeting. 5 ayes
CITIZEN COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
Juel Wold, 2616 Hillview asked if the Council had made any decision regarding the
truck ordinance. Mayor Pickar replied that the petition that had been presented
at the January 9, 1978 meeting had been taken under consideration but that no
Council Member had indicated a wish to discuss the issue further. Mayor Pickar
also stated that unless an agreeable solution could be found for both sides,
they did not plan to reopen the issue. Mayor Pickar also pointed out that other
cities have similar ordinances and they have found ways to take care of the trucks.
Jean Locke, 5352 Quincy asked who was on the other side, against the trucks.
Councilmember Rowley replied that she had received several calls on the matter and
that several people had been present at the public hearing and at the Council
meetings on the matter.
Councilmember Baumgartner pointed out that traditionally, those in favor of a law
or ordinance do not voice their opinion, that it is generally the opposition that
speaks out.
Charlotte Fields, 2255 Lambert stated that several people she had spoken to were
not aware of the ordinance. Councilmember Baumgartner replied that the ordinance
was published in the New Brighton Bulletin, which is the legal paper for Mounds
View, and that the public hearings had been advertised.
Mel Shikard questioned what the definition was of a commercial vehicle. Mayor
Pickar replied that it was anything over one ton.
Mr. Shikard stated that he knew of several people who were in violation but had
not been tagged. Mayor Pickar replied that the Police Department was patrolling
and issuing citations to all the violators they spotted and that anyone who knew
of a violation was welcome to call the Police Department and report it.
Gerald Fields, 2255 Lambert pointed out that all the signatures on the petition he
had turned in at the January 9, 1978 meeting were neighbors of truck drivers. He
also stated that trucking companies were not forcing the drivers to take the trucks
home at night.