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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 1995, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Glen Hardin Councilmember Carolyn Beahen Councilmember Sheila Beyer Councilmember Kenneth Peterson Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder City Engineer Steve Jankowski Police Chief Mike Auspos City Attorney Bill Goodrich CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hardin called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CITIZEN INPUT Rod Caouette, 17320 Driscoll Street N.W., Ramsey, stated that he has talked to the Police Chief about the laws of driving on the shoulders. He reported that anytime he is making a left turn, someone behind him uses the turn lane or shoulder to pass him on the right. He suggested bigger signs letting motorists know this is illegal and also stricter enforcement of the laws. He stated he has even seen cars passing a school bus making a turn. He suggested something has to be done about this. Police Chief Auspos stated that he will review the signs to see if they need improvement. He added that as long as there are patrol cars in the vicinity, people do not do this sort of thing. Mayor Hardin inquired if a resident can call and let the police know they saw such a happening. Chief Auspos stated if they get the license numbers they could; however, they would probably have to go to court, etc. William Orvis, 14860 St. Francis Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, inquired why Council is allowing Gary Gorham to put an access onto Highway #47 and inquired the necessity of a road for just 18 houses. City Engineer Jankowski replied that it's important for the houses to have access to the highway. The City, too, is concerned about safety and has contacted the Highway Department for approval of the accesses. No comment has been received as yet. He explained that the location (across from 149th Lane N.W.) is a good site distance and added that he suggested we could provide for acceleration/deceleration lanes to allow traffic to by-pass the cars coming out. They would be amenable to closing the access on 153rd so there would still just be the same amount of accesses. Mr. Jankowski reported that the City City Council/March 14, 1995 Page 2 of 15