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Floral Park Parking <br />Page 2 <br />05/27/94 <br />As expressed in the letter by Sarah Rhude, there are some valid safety <br />concerns with parking in the neighborhood. 1 met with Sarah, and <br />believe the safety concerns can be alleviated by designating parking <br />on one side of the street only along park property. I recommend that <br />the entire curb on the east side of Royal lane be painted yellow and <br />no parking signs be posted and enforced. This would extend the <br />current no parking to cover the entire road frontage of the park. <br />Also, no parking signs could be posted along the north side of Floral <br />Drive. Thus , parking would be allowed on only 1 side of the street. <br />This would provide a safer environment for children entering and <br />leaving the park. As it is now, parking is allowed on both sides. It <br />is very difficult for cars to see children as they run through the <br />parked cars. <br />The Ramsey County Sheriff is Department should be made aware of this <br />parking change and encouraged to enforce it. Letters can be sent to <br />the Little Lakes Little League Association to notify parents and <br />coaches of the parking restrictions as well as asking them to not walk <br />across residents lawns. <br />In future years, there is a possibility of moving little league one or <br />tvx) nights a week to another field, however, another activity similar <br />in nature would replace them on those evenings. Unfortunately, there <br />are not enough baseball/softball fields in Arden Hills to allow that <br />neighborhood parks be left unoccupied or as practice fields only. <br />As for the reference Ms. Rhude makes to Island Lake q School fields <br />being open, Shoreview programs that facility. I contacted them to <br />inquire about usage and was informed that little league uses the east <br />field and the Shoreview recreation programs use the west field. The <br />Shoreview recreation softball program begins in June. Both fields <br />will be in use every evening June through August. <br />Staff recommends that the above referenced no parking changes be made <br />and enforced in an attempt to alleviate the safety concerns. Little <br />. Lakes should be notified of these parking changes and encouraged to <br />carpool. <br />CS : to <br />