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Council Member Broussard Vickers asked if residents in the area would be <br /> interested in clocking local traffic. Ms. Larson stated she did not feel the <br /> residents would be enthused about such a program if it required a large time <br /> commitment. <br /> Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated 73"' Street requires strict <br /> enforcement of the speed limit with tickets and no warnings. She stated this <br /> would give residents a "heads up" that this area is going to be held to the posted <br /> speed limit and those not abiding the limit will pay the consequence. <br /> Council Member Nelson stated she would be interested in participating with the <br /> hand held radar clocking to protect the neighborhood. Council Member <br /> Broussard Vickers indicated she was interested as well and stated the expense <br /> would be well worth the consequences of speeding traffic near children at play. <br /> Ms. Larson asked if the radar would be used for a city wide crime prevention. <br /> Council Member Nelson stated this would be a program used for all residential <br /> streets at all times of the year. <br /> Mayor Wilharber asked if there were legal implications for radar clocking. City <br /> Attorney Hoeft stated the City would not be liable for any observation and <br /> clocking of vehicles on City streets. He explained the Police Department would <br /> be held to the enforcement and the City would only be a resource for the Police <br /> Department. <br /> Council Member Nelson stated if she received a letter from the police department <br /> she would be embarrassed and would pay closer attention to the local speed <br /> limits. <br /> Carol Bacon, 1776 -73` Street, asked if any smaller cities have used radar <br /> clocking systems. She explained a greater fear may come out of the current <br /> situation if retaliation were to occur for those clocking speeding vehicles. <br /> Council Member Sweeney asked if lowering the speed limit to 20 miles per hour <br /> would be the best option for this area without adding a stop sign. Corporal Jensen <br /> stated this might slow general traffic and high -speed traffic down to 30 miles per <br /> hour. <br /> Ms. Larson asked if speed bumps would be an option in this area. Council <br /> Member Sweeney stated speed bumps on a residential street effects emergency <br /> vehicle response time and the use of snowplows. <br /> Motion made by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council <br /> Member Nelson to draft a formal letter to the Police Department to state the <br /> concern for violations on 73'" Street to ask that this area be saturated and <br /> heavily ticketed; and that staff place a community notice in the paper for the <br /> use of a hand held radar for community crime watch use to gain community <br /> interest. All in favor. Motion carried. (Travis opposed). <br /> Page 3 of 12 <br />