HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000046_pg070PROCEEDINGS 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 March 27, 1978 at the Bel Rae Ballroom, 5394 Edgewood
Drive, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112.
Members Present: Also Present:
Mayor Pickar
Councilmember Ziebarth
Councilmember Hodges
Councilmember Baumgartner
Councilmember Rowley
Clerk- Administrator Achen
Attorney Meyers
Engineer Hubbard
MSP (Rowley- Hodges) to approve the minutes of the March 13, 1978 meeting.
Mayor Pickar stated he was abstaining from the vote as he had not been present
at the March 13 meeting.
CITIZEN COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
David Notaro, 2749 Ardan Avenue NE presented two petitions to the Council from
the citizens of Ardan Avenue, asking that the MTC buses be rerouted off of Ardan
Avenue and that a stop sign be installed at Ardan Avenue and Fairchild.
4 ayes
1 abstain
Mr. Notaro explained that they would like the buses rerouted as they fear for the
safety of the children, not only those living on Ardan Avenue but also those who
cross over it to get to the park and those who walk along it to get to Red Oak
School. He sighted an instance where twice in the past week, a three year old had
walked toward one of the buses, causing the bus to stop, and then proceeded to go
up to the bus and touch it out of curiousity.
Mr. Notaro also expressed concern that the buses were over the weight limit es-
tablished for the road. He also stated that the petition had been signed by
residents of La Port Drive whose children cross Ardan Avenue.
Mr. Notaro stated that he had contacted the MTC, who stated that there would be
problems in rerouting the buses as they had difficulty in crossing over at Red
Oak Drive. Mr. Notaro asked the City Council for their help in getting the buses
rerouted.
Mayor Pickar stated that the number of buses has increased considerably and asked
it the petition presented alternate routes for the buses. Mr. Notaro replied that .
it did not, that they were more concerned with getting the buses off Ardan Avenue,
but at the same time did not want to just move them over a block or two, to another
neighborhood street.
Mayor Pickar stated that he would have the Police Department check into the feasi-
bility of installing a stop sign at Ardan Avenue and Fairchild and also have them
check the speed of the buses.