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It is ,planned to b:ring recommendations to the Council after completion of the experiments. - Assistant Manager said in responseto,Mrs. Campbell's question that "yield" signs will be installed on Portland at 30th. There was some discussion with regard to .percentages of answers to an opinion poll taken in the neighborhood. With regard to:the staff suggestion to contact property owners in the 3100 block on Portlan.dS~reet to determine whether.they would share in the cost of a perma- nent "hammer head" turnaround in place of the present barricade, Manager ex- plained the. present barricade will be.retained should they not be willing to participate. Public Works Director said inability to sweep around the barricade is the major source of concern about the present installation, and Assistant Manager commented pn the probable cost to the City sl}ould:j.t pay for a permanent installation here (estim.ated at. $3,000) in view of. other areas with si-milar problem!? Public Works Director also noted that the poll .would not include any- one outside the immediate neighborhood because of the opposition to closing off Portland Street. . Mr. Hershner asked separate consideration of this item because of the Council's expression of concern with r.egard to penalty and bail on violations of the.. noiseo.rdinance.. -He said he did not want to imply critici~m of the municipal' court nor .try to govern 'its actions, but thought the matter. needed further cons'ideration. ". . . . . . Mr. Hershner moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to ask the staff to direct a letter to the municipal court'expressing';the Council~sconcernover the gravity and repeated nature of the offenses and hope that the court will give every con- sideration to the cir.cumstances, expressing also the opinion that if low bails are being imposed they are not .an effective deterrent..' e Councilman McDonald asked if it.was. Mr. Hershner's intent .to refer only to this issue or to noise problems in any sector of the City, and what would be done about, noise' 'violations in other areas should the letter apply only to the vicinity of Portland Street. Mr. Hershner said he had no objt:!ction to Mrs. Beal' s suggestion to. amend the' motion apply "to noises in this area and. in other areas." Mayor Anders(:m said because of the many complaints from people in the vicillni ty of Portland and 30th he -felt the- ;act.ion- should be, for the.Council to show- those people the .action' is to 'I'?esolve this particular. problem. Councilman-Teague said he thinks' the' Council. cannot ask the ,Court. to give 'a' .stiffer penalty in one area than in another. Mr. Hershner replied that was not the intent, that he would agree to have it apply to all areas but would place emphasis on this area, not with the idea of assessing stiffer penalties but because- it .is aproblem.area. Mrs. Campbell said she hoped the result. would not be' .tobe.-more lenient wi-th .violations in. .the', Portland' Avenue area since thg .oplyap;;;we.r. s,eems to be a monetary penalty. ,. . A vote was taken on the motion as stated, and motion carried unanimously. ,', t G. Council Minutes- March-13,.;22,and 27;1972., as circulated. Approve . H. Eugene Salvage, 113 Hi'ghway99 North.- Councilman Bradshaw asked if there are, regulations governing the collection . 'of s.alvage at this location. He'. has .had calls concerning the accumulation of scrap and apparent overflow into nearby ponds.. Manager. said the._owners . agreed at the ti.me zoning was granted for the operation.that buffer plantings would.be installed, but they have not been effective. It was .understood the matter woul.d be: checked.: Comm 4/12/72 Affirm I. Medical Facilities in R-4 Zones-" Councilman Williams . asked if a formal re- quest could be made to the Comprehensive Health Planning group of L-COG for /oi 4/24/72 - q