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Further discussion included traffic calming impacts on bikers and pedestrians; and current snow mounds impacting safe pedestrian access. To facilitate further discussion, individual Members were to review the websites provided by staff, incorporate the street information that staff would be providing as part of the Underground Utility Policy as it related to collector streets and traffic numbers and those needing traffic calming mechanisms; request by Member Felice for a presentation on Complete Streets to provide input on how to plan for safer roads, particularly for pedestrians; and consideration of newer technologies (such as sensors) as signal light standards rather than needing to access a button to gain access; as well as funding impacts. Member Stenlund advised that MnDOT had done a lot of work to -date on context- sensitive design and solutions, and community visualization for roads and traffic management for aging neighborhoods and streets; and suggested that staff solicit a presentation from them at a future meeting to facilitate this discussion; and provided contact information for staff Mr. Schwartz noted that the Complete Street concept went hand in hand with traffic management. Member Vanderwall suggested that, as part of having MnDOT representatives present to the PWET Commission, it should be advertised to the public as part of the PWET Commission's educational goals, and receive input from the public as well as those experts in the field. Chair DeBenedet concurred with Member Vanderwall. Additional discussion included the number of streets in Roseville having speed issues; varying speed limits along certain corridors causing additional confusion; the length of streets causing increased speeds; and the need for more vigorous enforcement of speeders but their awareness of those areas under more stringent patrol. Staff was requested to provide additional information for further discussion, including Police Department data showing complaint levels in various neighborhoods with complaint, ticketing, or tracking and mapping where available requiring limited staff time, and addressed by memorandum from the Police Department identifying those areas where they received more complaints and any guidance they could offer to the PWET Commission for this discussion. Mr. Schwartz advised that, historically, staff had information on those areas of significant complaint, which were those areas with fewer intersections, trees and having longer stretches. Page 8 of 11