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Page 2 00 . There are 170-180 spaces for students. Permits cost $125 per semester. There is a requirement of three students per car. There is a waiting list for permits. . There is a school employee who serves as a parking lot monitor. . The current City regulation in place for parking in the neighborhood is as follows: "No parking for more than six (6) hours". There is a limit of two hours during the school year. . A brief and simplistic summary of the history is as follows: With the first wave of complaints relating to parking, signs were installed and the problem seemed to go away for a while. Eventually some students started parking "further out" beyond the area that had signs. Then there were more complaints and a second wave of signs was proposed. However, ,some residents objected and did not want signs in their yards. This resulted in gaps (some areas signed, others not.) This year, some students began parking even further out, where there isn't any signage. This included Glenview, Dellview, and Venus Avenues. . Some ofihe parking-related activities which were objectionable included beer parties, "hanging out" on portable chairs", playing with Frisbees, and littering. . Historically the Sheriff s office advised having signs spaced every 150' to ensure enforceability. This is not a rule in any ordinance or statue, but rather a guideline that seemed reasonable. . Paul Haider, SRO, indicated that he has only issued four tags for the over-two-hours regulation this year. His experience is that the students generally "obey" the signs. . A questio\l was asked as to whether or not signs could simply be placed at the entrances to the neighborhoods. The City Attorney indicated that if that were the only location where signs were placed, they would likely not be very enforceable. The key in the statute is' that the regulations being enforced must have "reasonable notice." A new suggestion was to place the signs at each block, rather than sort of sporadically throughout the neighborhoods. . On Janet ~ourt, students who are only enrolled for two hours/day often park there. With this limited time, they rarely end up violating the ordinance. (Janet Court is entirely posted. ) . Suggested~ verbiage for the signs: "No Parking This Block 8 - 4 p.m. , During School Year" . It was dis'cussed that the City needs to develop a policy, and the best (i.e. easiest to enforce) >>,ould be one that is consistent throughout the entire neighborhood (i.e. not allowing residents to opt in or out.) . The question was asked whether the County's Community Affairs Officers (CAO's) could assist with patrol in the neighborhood. The response was that they already do, and so do the County Reserves. The County may try to increase the activity level of the Rescrves in this area. The difficulty for CAO's is that they do not have enforcement powers. I~ was mentioned that the CAO's also do a lot of graffiti patrol. . Ramsey County Sheriffs Department indicated that neighbors experiencing an immediate problem should call SRO Paul Haider directly. He is willing to provide his cell phone: number to the neighbors. General traffic issues and concerns (for example speeding) could be studied and monitored by Traffic Deputy Tim Etner. ., . e e