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.. Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, october 9, 1990 Page 2 PARKING (Cont'd) May= Sather questioned if Donohoo is a resident of Arden . Hills. Donohoo explained he is not currently a resident of the City, however, he is planning to move into Arden Hills and commented he does not want to live in Arden Hills if this ordinance is in effect. Clerk Administrator Berger stated the winter parking re:jU1ations restrict parking on the street between October 15 and April 15. Berger noted the six hour parking restriction has been in effect for a number of years. He advised the rationale for adopting the new winter parking ordinance was based on the limited l1'al1pOWer for plowing City streets and the number of vehicles parking on the street that delay effective snow plowing and maintenance during the winter months. Mayor Sather explained the six hour parking ban was placed in effect a number of years ago, due to the narrowness of older streets in the city and for public safety purposes. council1nerober Hansen stated she has lived on Lake Johanna Boulevard for a number of years and it has always been a "no parking" street. She explained residents learn to adapt to the parking restrictions. Hansen also advised the ordinance was reviewed by the Public Works/Safety Connnittee in depth prior to recormnendation to council. She discussed how ineffective issuance of parking citations has been in the past and the problems the City has experienced during the winter months with plowing . council1nerober Mahowald advised Ml:. Donohoo that, contrary to the accusation in . his letter, the city is attempting to notify each resident of the new parking regulations; a statement will be sent in the utility billings, announcements have: been made on Cable TV and in the local newspapers. He stated that although the letter suhnitted by Donohoo has some valid points, in his opinion the method ofq corrposition is undesirable; stating facts would be better serve the purpose than the sarcastic renarks in the letter. Jim Fitzgerald, 1371 Floral Drive, stated the residents did not receive notification that a new ordinance was being considered by Council. He questioned if the winter parking ordinance replaces an old ordinance or is newly enacted. Mayor Sather advised the city Code did have a provision for winter parking regulations and the new ordinance "enhances" the old re:jU1ations. He stated the ordinance does not become effective until october 15 and it may be premature to change the re:jU1ation at this time. Sather suggested the Council and staff review the ordinance next year to determine if the enhanced re:jU1ations are effective. Public Works SUpervisor Winkel stated he will advise the Public Works employees to evaluate the time spent plowing during the winter months and keep records to assist Council in detennining the effectiveness of the ordinance next year. Council1nerober Growe agreed that the 11:00 p.m. restriction may be too early to prohibit vehicles from parking on the street during the winter months. She suggested a possible change to 12 or 1:00 a.m. .. Winkel stated he would prefer to keep the 11:00 p.m. restriction at this time, due to the current level of l1'al1pOWer and evaluate the time frame next spring.