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Director Jacobson noted the following items: ~ Detective Lochen is working on the robbery of the Domino's Pizza delivery man; there are suspects. a The mercury spill at St. John's was discussed briefly; good response by our department and the North Suburban Haz Mat Team. o The police division annual meeting was held on February 2°d. Sgt. Mary Bitzan-Hieb was recagnized as the 2006 Police Officer of the Year and Officer Tom Griffin was awarded the 2006 Traffic Safety Officer of the Year. o Officer Carla Cincotta resigned as she accepted an offer to return to the State of Minnesota, Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement. ~ Public Safety Officer Nick Pellegrin resigned his position; acccptiirg a job as a dispatcher far Sherburne County. Comm. Kelly made a motion to approve all of the Department Repurl5; Cornet. Grimshaw seconded. Motion carried. Council Report Council Representative Gina Bauman noted the following items: o Council decided to eliminate 3 hales of the disc golf course; making it a 12-hole course. This will hopefully alleviate the parking issue on 12~' Ave NW. An update on this issue will be asked for at the May 2?°`~ meeting: Public Hearin Stop Sign Reauest -McCallum Drive at Riviera Drive Director Jacobson stated a petition was received by the City Council from the residents in this area asking for a stop sign at the intersection of McCallum and Riviera. The petition was referred to the Fublc Safety Corninssion for review and recommendations. Grant Wyffels, T)ir~~ctor of Public Works, noted the following items from the traffic study: a the site distau~c exceeds 70 feet in all four directions of the intersection. o the traffic crnu~ts ;~r~ typical of local residential streets; indicating they carry very little through traffic. o speed cart survey results showed an average speed of 23 mph on McCallum and 19 mph on Riviera; the 85th percentile speeds were 28 mph and 23 mph respectively. o in the analysis section, Mr. Wyffels reviewed the guidelines fora 4-way stop sign, a 2-way stop sign and yield signs; none of the criteria is met to warrant any of these signs. The recommendation from Mr. Wyffels is to deny the stop sign request. There was lengthy discussion between the Public Safety Commission members and residents in attendance wanting to voice their support for a stop sign in their neighborhood at this intersection. The Public Safety Commissioners did not feel a stop