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Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: VIT111 LAI Item Description: Discussion of Parking Ordinance Responses DATE.- 02/25/08 ITEM.- 12.a Agenda Section: Background: In November 2007 the City Council requested the Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission discuss a timeframe required to identify and study issues relative to the enacting of an overnight parking ban on city streets. The Council also sought input from the public via the online issues forum and in response to news articles requesting feedback on this issue in news articles published in the Roseville Review. Two news articles have run in the Roseville Review and have generated considerable response, both for and against parking restrictions. We have tallied the responses in the attached spreadsheet. We have also mapped the location of the responses on the attached map for purposes of understanding any unique circumstances due to location or land use. This information was provided the PWETC The PWETC discussed this item at their January 2008 meeting. The following is an excerpt from the Public Works,, Environment and Transportation Commission meeting minutes of January 22, 2008. "6. Parking Ordinance Discussion Duane Schwartz stated that the City Council has asked the ("ommissionfor input on this topic. (',hair DeBenedet said that after reading the res ponce sfrom esidents, it seems that there are large areas in the city that need on street parking to accommodate today -s lifestyle, and that's a serious issue. He went on to say that if a certain neighborhood was having a parking problem and wanted restricted parking they could go through a petition process, and the city could study the area to see what was warranted. Me ber Willenbring said that after reading responses most people seem to be wondering why the (.' Y ity's messing around with the parking code, since there's nothing wrong with it. If there's a problem in a specific area, deal with that specific area. Me ber Vanderwall stated they need tojigure out some options as a city to respond when abuses are reported and define what the abuses are; enforcement costs need to be known before anything is done.• the City should meet with those institutions that may be causing the problems; and they should keep pedestrian safety in mind.