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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 plannin;J to move into Arden Hills and conunented he does not want to live in Arden Hills if this ordinance is in effect. Clerk Administrat= Berger stated the winter parking regulations restrict parking on the street between october 15 and April 15. Berger noted the six hour parking restriction has been in effect for a rn.unber of years. He advised the rationale for adopting the new winter parking ordinance was based on the limited manpower for plowing City streets and the number of vehicles parking on the street that delay effective snow plowin:J' and llIaintenance 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. Councilmernber 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 Committee in depth pri= to recommendation to Council. She discussed how ineffective issuance of parking citations has been in the past and the problems the city has experienced durin:J' the winter months with plowing. . Councilmernber Mahowald advised Mr. Donohoo that, =ntrary to the a=tion in his letter, the City is attemptin:J' 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 of composition is undesirable; statin:J' facts would be better serve the purpose than the sarcastic remarks in the letter. Jiln Fitzgerald, 1371 Floral Drive, stated the residents did not receive notification that a new ordinance was bein:J' =nsidered 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 f= winter parking regulations and the new ordinance "enhances" the old regulations. He stated the ordinance does not become effective until October 15 and it may be premature to change the regulation at this time. Sather suggested the Council and staff review the ordinance next year to determine if the enhanced regulations 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. Councilmernber Growe agreed that the 11:00 p.m. restriction llIaY be too early to prohibit vehicles from parking on the street during the winter months. She suggested a possible change to 12 = 1:00 a.m. . Winkel stated he would prefer to keep the 11:00 p.m. restriction at this time, . due to the =ent level of manp::IWer and evaluate the time frame next sprin:J'.