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Councilmember Hendriksen noted that A1 Pearson lives on Highway 10 and is a soft-spoken person but was very animated when talking about this issue due to the financial loss he has experienced. Mr. Noard stated he knows there have been violators on Pearson's property and he has even talked to several. He noted that sometimes the sled provided' to the Police Department is returned with tess than 100 miles since they do not have the finances to devote a police officer to that effort. Mayor Gamec stated that sometimes you don't need to go very far to tag a violator. He stated the City appreciates the sleds that have been donated and they did look at the option to have a con-idor to Highway 10. He stated there has been talk by MnDOT that the Highway 169/10 corridor will be shut off due to several accidents that occurred. Mr. Noard asked if the City has the attthority to close offa State highway. City Attorney Goodrich answered in the affirmative. Mr. Lakings asked if it is possible to get landowners together to give permission to allow a route through their property. He stated he gets the Elk River paper, not the Anoka Union and asked if the Council xvould delay this decision until it can also be published in the Elk River paper. He also asked if MnDOT could leave a small section of roadway to keep snowmobiles out of the yards and make roads safer. Mayor Gamec stated that MnDOT will not become involved with this issue. -70- Mr. Droegemueller suggested restrictions inside the MUSA and that plowing practices in Ramsey be changed. He explained that during the second plowing, they cut four feet into the ditch and plow around his mailbox, which forces a snowmobiler into the next yard. He suggested the plow be raised and shave a spot a foot high instead of down to the ground where they shave off the sod. That would provide a two-foot wide trail along the roadway, which would be safe to traverse from the neighborhood and away from yards. He stated he was a member of the Park and Recreation Commission for four years, and knows that several trails traverse through Ramsey but they are plowed to the tar and used for walking. He asked if the trails could not be plowed and left with snow for snowmobilers to ride on. Mayor Gamec stated that the dedication of the trails would make that difficult to do. On the plowing, he explained why the snow has to be pushed back. He stated that even if this ordinance is adopted, the snowmobile club could look at areas of possible designation. However, of all the options looked at, it creates another problem. Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Anderson, to adopt an ordinance amending Ramsey City Ordinance 6.04 and renaming the ordinance to Recreational Vehicle Ordinance. A roll call vote was performed by the Recording Secretary: City Council/July 9, 2002 Page 12 of 24 ! I I I i