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MESITTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCU <br />MEETING HELD ON JUNE 12,1995 <br />(#4 - Adult Shelter - Continued) <br />Clair Rood, 2215 Kenwood Way, said the neighbors had a meeting with the Westonka <br />Intervention people the night before He said they were good people who saw a need to <br />help Rood said he felt no animosity towards them Rood said the neighborhood in <br />question is full of children and elderly and is a vulnerable area The streets are narrow <br />and children are playing The intersection is busy, especially with the closure of Old <br />Beach Road. <br />Rood reported that he did research on his own He visited the Sojourner Shelter in <br />Nfinnetonka, which is similar to the propr shelter The shelter houses 12-16 and is <br />located in a neighborhood close to businesses He said the neighbors he spoke with had <br />never talked lO any member of either the Planning Commission or Council. Rood asked <br />one couple, Mr & Mrs Harry Stifler for information on the shelter and whether they <br />would recommend the shelter Rood said the Stiflers responded that they would not <br />recommend a shelter in a residential area. The problem as they saw it was that strange <br />cars come and go The Stifler's told Rood that a felon was arrested one block away and <br />was from out of state Rood asked them if there were many shelter residents from <br />Minnetonka or the surrounding areas. The Stifler’s said no adding that they felt 98Vo who <br />used the shelter were black, as they had seen only two white residents in 10 years. <br />Rood next visited Mr & Mrs. Jim Rooney. 17010 Karen Way. who said their 10 yw old <br />daughter was beaten up on the bus two years ago by three blacks and needed medical <br />attention. They said it was not disclosed to them when they moved into the <br />neighborhood that a shelter was near by. The Rooney's have three daughters, ^es about <br />8-16, who said they know children from the shelter who have riden the school bus. It <br />was their opinion that the children were good and were at the ahdter about a month at a <br />time. Tlie Rooney’s said they have witnessed one occasion where the police were running <br />through the neighborhood and have seen strange cars but no major problems. They did <br />not know if the residents of the shelter were from Hopkins or Minnetonka area but said <br />the sheher residents were about 90% black. <br />8