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34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />56 <br />57 <br />58 <br />59 <br />60 <br />61 <br />62 <br />63 <br />64 <br />65 <br />66 <br />67 <br />68 <br />69 <br />70 <br />71 <br />72 <br />73 <br />74 <br />75 <br />76 <br />77 <br />78 <br />5. City Roadway Speed Limits <br />Mr. Culver made a presentation on the City Roadway Speed Limits. <br />Chair Ficek did not think a recommendation to the City Council would be made at <br />the meeting but he would like discussion tonight for staff to be able to gather <br />information and answer questions for the next meeting and figure out how much <br />public input would be needed. <br />Mr. Freihammer explained what was done in Falcon Heights was to model what <br />St. Paul did. Roseville is really trying to get to that point because it borders so <br />much of St. Paul. He also indicated a survey could be done as well. He thought <br />one of the big things would be to put some information in the newsletter for <br />residents to get information. <br />Mr. John Kysylyczyn, 3083 Victoria Street, indicated he has lived in Roseville for <br />thirty-five years. He reviewed some of the streets in the City where speed limits <br />are higher than in other areas and he noted those streets do not get a lot of traffic. <br />He reviewed his background and explained he was at the meeting because he is <br />generally opposed to the change in the speed limits because, from what he has seen, <br />this has been more about politics versus science. He provided background on the <br />2019 bill where this was passed in the Legislature. He explained this was more a <br />political process that brought this law forward, not one based upon science or sound <br />public policy. He reviewed history of some of the complaints over time with local <br />speeding. He stated the fact is that the crazies that are out there driving don't look <br />at speed limit signs or stop signs or stop lights. There is no way to legislate for that <br />group of people because those people will not drive the speed limit no matter what <br />number is put on the sign. Another thing is if you talk to a Police Officer off the <br />record, the main reason why they are not going to be writing speeding tickets for <br />someone going 28 in a 25 is the cost of the speeding ticket. He explained the cost <br />is so high because the County gets a cut, the court system gets a cut, the law library <br />gets a cut and the State is still balancing a shortfall from the Pawlenty <br />Administration on the backs of traffic citation tickets. There is still a surcharge that <br />goes to the State. It is not teaching people a lesson, it is actually harming people, <br />it is penalizing people far more than educating them. One concern he does have is <br />when they create laws that you know a lot of people are going to break, what you <br />are doing is giving a license to all law enforcement entities to stop people. A person <br />needs probable cause to stop someone and question them. By passing laws making <br />most people law breakers, the officials are giving law enforcement a license to <br />really stop anyone they want to and that should be a serious concern that people <br />have. <br />Chair Ficek thanked Mr. Kysylyczyn for his input. <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />