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Regular Council Meeting August 28, 1990 page 6 1 Councilmember Wagner has observed significant speed reduction on 2 37th Avenue. It was felt this was due to having squad cars observing 3 traffic on 37th Avenue from the school parking lot and the issuance 4 of speeding tickets. Councilmember Makowske advised she has been 5 told by some New Brighton residents that the diligence of the City' s L police force in ticketing is admirable and the Department should 7 be complimented. 8 9 Councilmember Enrooth suggested the water quality concerns at Silver 10 Lake relative to the Silver Lake Road project be discussed at a 11 Council work session. The City Manager advised he has received some 12 correspondence in response to Mr. Haik' s letter regarding this problem. 13 Ramsey County personnel feel the two holding ponds at the Salvation 14 Army Camp are sufficient to contain the runoff and the Silver Lake 15 Road project would not exacerbate the problem. This project is 16 scheduled to commence in 1992 and Ramsey County staff indicated they 17 feel the water runoff from Apache is entirely the City' s problem. 18 19 Mayor Ranallo is of the opinion that diverting water runoff from the 20 roadway is a problem which must be addressed by Ramsey County. Tom 21 Burt advised that sidewalks are included in the St. Anthony portion 22 of this project. He also noted that pipes which will run under the 23 roadway will empty directly into Silver Lake. 24 25 The City Manager recommended the City Council pass a resolution 26 stating its lack of support for this project. • 27 28 On August 20th Mayor Ranallo and Tom Burt met with the Mayor and 29 City Manager of Columbia Heights to discuss traffic lights on Stinson 30 Boulevard at 37th and 39th Avenues. The representatives of Columbia 31 Heights indicated it had been their understanding for some time that 32 the installation of lights at both of these locations would be the 33 project. Mayor Ranallo stated that the St . Anthony City Councilmembers 34 had only recently been made aware that two lights were being con- 35 sidered, rather than only one at 37th Avenue. It was a consensus that 36 a study should be done to determine if two lights in this area would 37 be warranted . Also to be considered would be the history of accidents , 38 installation of sidewalks and traffic counts. 39 40 The City Manager recommended a firm to do the engineering study who 41 was familiar with the requirements of Minnesota State Aid roads . The 42 two cities may choose to have a Joint Powers Agreement drafted for 43 this study where the costs would be evenly shared. Mayor Ranallo 44 suggested that St. Anthony could only participate in the light on 4r, 37th Avenue and share the costs with Minneapolis on a 1/3 and 2/3 46 basis. 47 48 Councilmember Makowske stated she had received calls from residents 49 regarding a traffic light on 37th Avenue. 50