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I I I City of New Brighton April 26, 1983 Page Two for employee health insurance. Report #83-104 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes - motion carried Council Business The City Engineer reviewed the staff report regarding the request from parents at St. John the Baptist School to blockade Third Avenue N.W. It was indicated that there had been only one recorded incident in 1976. Request for Barricades-St. John's School Report #83-105 Michael Shardlow, 1170 Pike Lake Dr., representing 500 parents at St. John's, asked for the six weeks remaining in the school year to test the proposed barricades. Councilmember Janecek indicated she was concerned about setting a precedent, but that she could not think of a similar situation and questioned how much traffic there was in that area. Mr. Shardlow responded that they had counted three cars in the two hour period in question. He indicated their concern was that it would become a growing prob- lem, and that the new clinic would possibly increase the traffic and that at present, they are not talking about a great number of cars. Councilmember Schmidt questioned what other options there were besides barricading, and had those options been explored? The City Engineer responded that every avenue had been explored. Mayor Harcus indicated that at one time the possibility of vacating Third Avenue N.W. was discussed in conjunc- tion with the proposed downtown development. Councilmemher Janecek indicated she felt there was no harm in closing the street on a trial basis. Motion by Janecek, seconded by Blomquist to allow St. John the Baptist School to barricade Third Avenue N.W. from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. for the six weeks remaining in the school year, and to re-evaluate the situation before the beginning of the next school year. Councilmernber Benke expressed concern that the children could become dependent on the barricades and that the City will not have time to monitor the situation. He further stated that the parents would have to report back