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Chair Ficek asked on the Hamline project if more lanes are going to be opened or <br />how will that work with the signals not working. <br />Ms. Smith explained she asked the County that today and it was thought it would <br />be similar to what is there, but she indicated she was going to talk to them to see <br />what it looks like later in the week next week because she wondered if it could just <br />be pulled off to the side for Saturday because it sounds like it should be paved. <br />Chair Ficek indicated he would not advocate for completely opening it up because <br />then it will introduce confusion as people are looking around and wondering who <br />is next so there is some benefit to having reduced lanes and an all way stop but the <br />northbound lane could be opened and maybe the southbound ramp, but he thought <br />the ramp could be left as one lane. <br />Chair Ficek noted regarding Less Mow May, it was obvious that people are not <br />mowing so he wondered how the City will reach out to explain the Ordinance will <br />kickback in on June 1 sc <br />Mr. Johnson explained staff has been working with communications and there are <br />plans set up to do more communication blasts later in the month of May. He <br />explained this is also on the City website. <br />Chair Ficek asked if there will be a grace period. <br />Mr. Johnson explained in talking with community development, just like last year, <br />there are repeat offenders and staff will contact those people first when complaints <br />start coming in. <br />5. Council Request for Commission Review <br />Mayor Roe indicated he was filling in for Councilmember Etten. He reviewed the <br />subject background and what the City Council was asking of the Commission. <br />Chair Ficek indicated the Commission reviewed this in March and the Commission <br />does actually have some things to recommend to the City Council and he would be <br />happy for the Commission to open it up again and take a look. One of his questions <br />though is in the packet there was the notion of how often a Commission should <br />meet and he wondered if everything was on the table to discuss. <br />Mayor Roe explained it may be more relevant for some Commissions more than <br />others, but the Council did want to open it up to those kinds of things too, number <br />of members, frequency of meetings and that sort of thing, to make sure that the <br />Commissions are doing the work as a City. The Council is looking for feedback <br />on any and all questions or information the Commissions come up with. <br />Chair Ficek indicated one thing the Commission discussed and put into their <br />recommendations was looking at public safety. It kind of falls under transportation <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />