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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971/11/15 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST . LOUIS PARK , MINNESOTA November 159 1971 A special meeting of the Cit Council was called to order by Mayor Howard at 8 : 08 p . m . Councilmen present were : The adore Rudy Frank Fleetham James Heltzer Leonard Thiel Frank Howard Also present were the Acting City Manager , City Attorney , Planning Director , Director of Public Works , Police Chief , Fire Captain, and Secretary . Councilman Graves arrived at 9 : 30 p . m . I Mr . John Bergan spoke to Council and those assembled for the meeting urging their participation in promoting the benefit to be held for the families of the firemen who lost their lives in the Pizza House fire . The Mayor and Planning Commission Chairman explained the problem , the reason for the public hearing , and their hopes that the in - put from the c1tizc - in the neighborhood would result in a solution to the traffic problem in the 38th Street , Excelsior Boulevard , and France Avenue area . Mr . Seymour Getzug , 3801 Kipling Avenue , addressed the Council explaining his suggestion of blocking various streets in the area but suggested that for reasons of neighborhood safety " no entrance " signs be placed instead of permanently blockading the streets . The Director of Public Works surnma � ized the traffic data which had been compiled and described the various alternatives which have been suggested as a possible solution to the traffic problem . The Planning Director described an alternative which would require some recycling of the semaphores in the area which would ultimately cause much of the traffic to take the longer route because of time saved . This would , he felt , remove much of the traffic from the residential streets in the neighborhood . This alternative was favored by the Police Chief and Fire Captain because no access would be eliminated and response time for police rescue and fire calls would not be reduced Councilman Rudy explained that Council would like to have citizens ' feelings concerning sacrificing convenience , money , and public safety . 338 � Co ancil Minutes , November 8 , 1971 Mrs * Eleanor Ryan, 3916 Lynn Avenue , expressed concern for pedestrians crossing to the Community Center area at Westmoreland or Lynn, pro y 3706 France Avenue , thought traffic might to divert to Mr , Noel Korengold , g West 37th Street , and suggested that the area be "peppered " with stop signs to discourage traffic . Mr . Ni - Walbui g , 3844 France Avenue . felt that traffic vt ould be not prevented iron' using Kipling Avenue to go to 38th or 39th Streets . Mr . Clarence Moe , 4305 West 38th Street ; Mr ,, Norton Smith , 38th and Inglewood Avenue ; Mr . W . Brown , 3833 Lynn Avenue ; Mr . Steve Schaeffer , 138th and France Avenue Mr . John Schrunk , 3 741 Joppa Avenue ; Mr . John Stonehouse , 39th and Joppa Avenue ; Mrs . Dell , 3751 Huntington ; Mr . Jack Idzikowski , 3737 Joppa Avenue , Mr . Lee Forstrom , 3837 Lynn Avenue ; Mr . George Dufour , 3744 Clenhurst Avenue ; Mr . Dave Chatterton, 3704 Huntington Avenues and Mr . Ernie Griffith , 40th and Lynn Avenue , expressed concern for the traffic problems in the neighborhood and offered various possible solutions which they felt might be implemented . �I Mrs . Lucille Swelin, principal of Susan Lindgren School , asked that Council t , move very slowly and discourage traffic from the south and southwest . She explained that approximately 400 children walk to school in that area and that there are very few sidewalks and very few stop signs . IThere being no one else wishing to speak , Mayor Howard closed this informal hearing . Councilman Rudy summed up the remarks of those in attendance and explained that he felt there was no clear cut conclusion. It was moved by Councilman RudY, seconded by Councilman Thiel , that a citizens committee be formed , chaired by the Planning Commission Chairman , and consisting of the Second Ward Councilman , Planning Director , ^ -nd Director of Public Works to work °n this problem , and that a report be r. -_ Pdto Council within two months . The motion carried 6 - 0 . Mayor Howard asked that Councilman Thiel be in charge of organizing this committee . r RESOLUTION NOc 4. 388 It Was r seconded by Councilman Fleetham , to Moved by Councilman Heltze , " Resolution Urging wive reading and adopt Resolution No . 4388 entitled , in a participation b Metropolitan Council of th . Twin Cities in Fund S Y P �ec0difica ' rimin,al and Traffic Godes in the Metropolitan.el tion of all Local C Area• " The motion carried 4 - 0 , Councilman Graves and Count were °ut of the Chambers . 339 1 Council. Minutes , November 15 , 1971 It was moved by Councilman Heltzer , seconded by Councilman Fleetham , to accept Associated Lithographers as the lowest responsible bidder for the 1972 Civic Calendar and Report in the amount of $ 5 , 439 . 50 . The motion carried 5 - 0 . Councilman Thiel was out of the Chambers . It was moved by Councilman Fleetham , seconded by Councilman Rudy , to authorize services of Harry S . Johnson Land Surveyors , Inc . for extension of Louisiana A-renue from West 32nd S reet to Oxford Str : et in amount not to exceed $ 1 , 500 . The motion carried 5 0 . Councilman Graves was out of the Chambers . On motion of Councilman Rudy , seconded by Councilman Heltzer , the meeting was adjourned at 10 : 30 p . m . by a six yea vote . F ank J . N ayo r Attest : Alice M. Carlson , Secretary 340