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<br />.......- ~ <br />, <br />,,' <br /> r <br /> RESOLUTION NO. f?9,~_ ,. <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />RESOLUTION REQUESTING RAMSEY COUNTY TO CONDUCT A SCHOOL SPEED <br />ZONE STUDY .TO CONSIDER A SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION ON 7TH STREET <br />IN THE VICINITY OF THE SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS LOCATED <br />AT 23RD AVENUE N.W. AND 19TH AVENUE N.W. <br />WHEREAS, the 1975 Minnesota State Legislature changed <br />Minnesota Statutes Section 169.14 by adding Subd. 5a which <br />enables counties and cities to reduce speed limits in school <br />zones on roads under their jurisdiction, and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of New Brighton has <br />conducted a school pedestrian safety study for the Bel-Air <br />Elementary School located at 1800 5th Street N.W. and determined <br />that the main walking routes from the Bel-Air Elementary School <br />cross 7th Street N.W., a heavily traveled road, at 23rd Avenue <br />N.W. and 19th Avenue N.W., and <br />WHEREAS, the administration of the Bel-Air Elementary <br />School is of the opinion that a speed limit reduction on 7th <br />Street N.W. in the vicinity of the school crosswalks would <br />improve the safety of the walkers, and <br />WHEREAS, 7th Street N.W. is a county road under the <br />jurisdiction of Ramsey County <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the <br />City of New Brighton respectfully requests that the Ramsey <br />County Board of Commissioners conduct a school speed zone study <br />and consider a speed limit reduction on 7th Street N.W. in the <br />vicinity of the school crosswalks at 23rd Avenue N.W. and <br />19th Avenue N.W. pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Subd. 5a to <br />Section 169.14. <br />Adopted this 10th day of January , 1978. <br />ATTEST: <br />Vernon <br />(SEAL) 4]H <br />