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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MAY 11, 2026 3 Councilmember Weber said we would have the presentation, public hearing, discussion and vote all on one agenda item. Council agreed the new format will be implemented. C. Overnight Parking Regulations (Item 3B on published agenda) City Administrator Jagoe said this is a follow up from the April 13 regular meeting direction. Council asked Staff to collect additional information from the Ramsey County Sheriff Office (RCSO) on parking citations. She outlined the current language. 1) Winter parking regulations say in the event of a snowfall of two inches or more, no parking is allowed on city streets until snow removal has occurred. 2) In residential districts we currently don't allow more than four vehicles to be parked on a driveway. 3) No vehicle is allowed to park on the street for more than six hours. 4) No vehicle is allowed to park on any street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., year- round. City Administrator Jagoe said we do allow residents to apply for and receive temporary parking permits. We require 24 hour's notice because Staff has to process that. We work with the Public Works Director and then we have to get notice to the RCSO to prevent ticketing. RCSO has confirmed the citations are administrative fines ranging from $15430 for the city portion of the fine. That wouldn't include court or processing fees. As an example, violation of the 2:00-6:00 a.m. restriction results in a $15 administrative fine from the City. After court and processing fees it can be up to $31. For the city -portion of the administrative fine, 50% goes to the City and 50% goes to the State General Fund. Staff is seeking direction on any changes to these restrictions. We can have seasonal restrictions. Some cities restrict parking on the street from November 1 through April 30. We can install additional signage to communicate the no parking from 2:00-6:00 a.m. The Public Works Director said they could be placed in the same location where the 25 mph speed limit signs are. Councilmember Rousseau asked when RCSO gives administrative tickets, are they counting how many calls and tracking activity when we negotiate with them. City Administrator Jagoe said they are not. We are only billed for calls for service that originate as a 911 call and a deputy is dispatched. Mayor Grant said these are coded as "parking complaint". There isn't an actual complaint, it's just the officer writing a citation. Councilmember Weber said the only complaints he has seen have been in the winter. Is this a problem for our plows? Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen confirmed there are certain locations in the city where that becomes an issue. Councilmember Weber can't see any reason why we wouldn't allow overnight parking on the street during the summer. Maybe the fine should be bigger if someone blocks a plow. The issue is our plows having to go back to clean up. The city needs to be able to recoup that. He thinks it should be allowed in the summer.