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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 10,2011 Page 20 Ms. Bloom advised that the majority of the trees on the property were Ash trees, and when staff had met with the Ramsey Square Board, they had advised the Board that there was no intention to remove any trees in that location; and advised that the roadway was much further away from the trees than originally thought. Jean Hadlick, 2287 Dale Street Ms. Hadlick advised that she and her husband had led the petition for the side- walk with 80% approval of petition by residents; and expressed her support for the proposed project. Ms. Hadlick spoke in further support of the speed tables, opining that speeds in the area far exceeded 38 mph; and that any additional noise would be balanced by the improved safety by reducing speed and providing fur- ther protection to the many young children in the area. Ms. Hadlick asked that the City Council look at the broad perspective for Roseville undergrounding utilities, opining that Roseville was far behind metropolitan communities in doing so; and spoke in support of the City Council prioritizing undergrounding utilities, not just on Dale Street, but throughout the City, and expressed sport for paying additional taxes or sharing costs to achieve this priority goal. Ms. Hadlick expressed interest in seeing Roseville come up to speed in this area, and perhaps shift spending from parks to fix sidewalks, make street repairs, and bury utilities. Tom Hadlick, 2287 Dale Street Mr. Hadlick concurred with Jean's comments; and opined that this was a great project to move forward. Mr. Hadlick advised that with the many children cross- ing the street at Iona and Dale for the school bus stop, they had clocked speeds at 3:00 p.m. at 75 mph; and advocated additional protection for those children, opin- ing that speed tables were a good start. Mr. Hadlick noted the flashing yellow crosswalk light near the arboretum and suggested a similar amenity at Iona and Dale. Mr. Hadlick spoke in support of shoulders to reduce speed; and while sup- portive of additional trees, questioned if they would remain uniform and conform- ing if the overhead utility lines remained, noting that the utility lines crossed from the west to east sides of the street at Iona. Linda Allman, Ramsey Square Resident Ms. Allman noted that Roseville may be behind the times, but reiterated the comments of Ms. Murphy in the age of a majority of the residents at Ramsey Square; and opined that many of those residents felt left out, in addition to elderly residents in other areas of Roseville. Ms. Allman opined that the Ramsey Square residents had not been asked to sign the petition for a sidewalk or even to consider it. Ms. Allman provided her perspective on the proposed location of the sidewalk, opining that it seemed more prudent to install it on the west side to connect with the sidewalk on the south side of County Road C. Ms. Allman referenced the survey done by staff by computer, noting that many elderly people didn't have access to a computer, and opined that surveys should have been mailed out in- stead.