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Councdmember Connoll, noted that ~t will cost the C~ty $~,000 to remove the speed humps: .~:.~.~:,~ Ms. Loken noted that stop signs_ are not always a solution to speeding and sug,,oesteaJ'~hkt;.~,~. ~the City make sure that the stop sign will give them the results they want. ~:':if:i? Mayor Gamec stated that he does not want to lose the $3,800, but would~b~illing to d;:~>ii~a, develop a good plan for the safety, of the residents. ~¢':-~, '~; ~5:~i}}' ~ '~ Councilmember Co~olly suggested contacting ~e person at::M~DOT?W~o is responsible for m~ng the decision to remove the speed humps and requed);t~~.,,::~.~:;~ extensi~h wi~out losing the $3,800. ' Mayor G~ec suggested sending a le~er to 'M~Or::~g that ~f/:::~[~,;.is wor~ng with residents to develop an acceptable pl~ and would 'hke ~:~cnsi°ff[%r Si-~~ monks with no penalties to develop ~at pl~ and present it to M~OT. ~5~{~,~t'~'~ Motion by Mayor Gmec, seconded bT.~ouncilmember ~derson, t6 dkect s~ff~ dra~ a Ie~er to Robe~ Brown at ~OT request~'~at~the Ci, receive a six ~°n~,¢e~ension wi~out penalties to allow ~e City time¢;'}¢~[d~0~6~7:.)n,,acceptable pl~ ~)~:tfi; residents along Dysprosium Street and to leaw ~¢'~:~P~'~umps~n' ~I~e:;unfi! a respons~ ~";he~d from ~OT. Fu~er discussion: Councilm&ber He~sen stat~:::'~at in'~e;~ he would like ~e En~neer to produce whatever matefial'Si~;w~'3~~ made~;~ that speed humps ~e pe~issible along MSA,s~eeB and what ~;~Ss would ~:if ~e Ciw feels ~at the decision .~ ~:~: '~ · ;:¢~: ~: (:,2~' . . . to remove ~e speed-humps!s not co=ect. ~;~Loken stated ~at ~e C~W could ~nclude ~n the= leuer to ~'¢T'>~ expiration as to why t~:~umpS:.:..should~ be pe~itted on a state aid route. Councilm~b~¢ HendfiksenCplied that ~e ~a~ve would cost $100,000 ~d if ~e . ~'~,~ , : ~ ~ 5:~,~~' . En~neer~tc0=ect regardmgTthe speed humpa~e would I~e to p~sue ~at. Ms. Loken stated · at the¢~'~h~';~avenue wodd-[~'e-the.~creen~g~krd ~at approves and disapproves of changes to · e requkm~m(:TSh*j~kbI~a;::mM:;:~.~ does not make ~e roles, the cities do. She also noted that there fS:'/ah~"'a vafi~ce process. Mayor G~ec requested that ~e CiW En~neer put ~:~::-";::~.~e !~o~atmn tog~..for~ the le~er to ~OT. Counmlmember Hendnksenroute can ~oTStated that ff :~v~'.~f.,~5~i~-}~JProcess to ob~ ~ce ~d the CiW decides to take that still -'~"~ "~-'wi~old"~g. Ms. Ldk~¢'~e¢lied ~at ~e vmance the CiW would be requesting would be if ~e speed h~5 meet ~ 3~¢' mph ve~cal l~d speed which the Ci~ would probably not be success~l on';~achiev~g,'~t noted that the CiW could bring the issue to the screening bo~d. Councilmemb~Hendfiksen inquired if ~OT can wi~old ~nding while see~g a vm~ce. Ms. Loken rep~ed yes. Councilmember ~derson inquired if the residents still w~t the speed humps. Ms. Hb~tler replied that she never wanted ~e speed humps· Councilmember ~derson :':~:(~quired ~"if anyone is in hvor of the speed humps. Ms. Hoeller replied that if ~e Ciw were t6J'rbmoXm the speed humps i~ediately it would not make that much of a difference, but stated that:she:Would like to see somethng done by the spring. Councilmember Hendfiksen stated that he' does not see an~hing wrong wi~ send~g the le2er to M~OT, but if none of the residents. -64- City Council/September 26, 2000 Page 8 of 36 I I I I