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<br />City Council Minutes - 07/22/02 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />Regular Council Meeting <br /> <br />I. Communications <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />Brief Communication about Radar Trailer Arriving <br />and How the Police and Public Works Departments <br />Will Use It and How Citizens Can Sign-Up for It in <br />Their Neighborhood <br /> <br />Lt. Mathwig provided an update on the City's recent <br />purchase of the radar trailer through 2002 Budget funds. <br /> <br />Lt. Mathwig gave a brief review of the unit's capabilities <br />using Doppler radar, stating the unit was also capable of <br />providing additional data to the Police Department and <br />City, such as one direction average vehicle speed and the <br />number of vehicles using that roadway. <br /> <br />Residents were encouraged to contact the City regarding <br />placement for the monitoring unit. Lt. Mathwig <br />explained that the Police Department had several <br />predetermined locations, but other areas of concern would <br />be placed on a waiting list. <br /> <br />Councilmember Klausing requested verification that 30 <br />m.p.h. was the minimum speed allowed on roadways of a <br />certain design, and that if a road was not posted, a 30 <br />m.p.h. rule was assumed. <br /> <br />Lt. Mathwig confirmed that this was true, in accordance <br />with State Statute, with variations only in school zones. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough asked if tickets were issued at <br />those locations where the unit was used. <br /> <br />Lt. Mathwig responded that no ticketing was done off the <br />unit itself; however, if an officer were in the area and <br />observed a vehicle over the posted limit, the officer might <br />stop the vehicle and issue a warning on the informational <br />stop. <br /> <br />Reconvene <br />7:23 p.m. <br /> <br />Radar Trailer <br />