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51 Member Willenbring said some pr s have already been solved individually, 52 and any other pr s could be solved in the same way. 53 54 Member Vanderwall said he does not want to use a blanket solution but wants to 55 address individual situations as they come up. 56 57 Member Neprash said he agrees but wants there to be a well defined process for 58 bringing these pr up. 59 60 Member Vanderwall stated the grievance process was already in place. 61 62 Member Neprash asked why this process began. Member Willenbring said he 63 thought there had been one or two complaints to a councils er ber. Mr. Schwartz 64 said over the years ther e've been several com plain tsftom around Northwestern 65 College due to student parkinz Also her -ve been several complaints about 66 vehicles for sale and not moo vin gfor long periods of time; and there -'ve been 67 complaints around certain apartment buildings that don -'/ have enough onsite 68 parking. 69 70 Chair DeBenedet asked if there was a process in place to handle parking 71 complaints. Mr. Schwartz said there was a Traffic Safety (70mmittee that looked 72 into safety issues, but city staff would work with residents who had complaints 73 and try to find a resolution. Chair DeBenedet asked if the (., Y ity couldpost no 74 parking signs anywhere they wanted. Ms. Bloom said the process involves a 75 resolution approved by the ity Council. 76 77 Me bier Neprash spoke to what they should recommend to Council: 1) The 78 Commission is not in favor of a cilywideparking ban based on the responses and 79 their own opinions; 2) Where parking is allowable, public streets are open for 80 anyone to park; 3) if there is a legitimate problem in localized situations, 81 residents can bring it to the attention of city staff, who will look into it. 82 Chair DeBenedet suggested that residents who contacted the (,.,Ity wanting a 83 parking ban should be contacted and informed of how they could have staff look 84 into their individual problem. Chair DeBenedet also suggested the information 85 be written up in the Roseville newsletter. 86 87 Member Willenbring suggested an article in the Roseville newsletter 88 recommending that residents talk to their neighbors first if there's a problem 89 instead of getting City staff involved. Me ber Vanderwall suggested when 90 residents called in with a problem, staff 's question might be "Have you 91 talked to your neighbor? Y1 92 93 Chair DeBenedet said they shouldjust let staff handle situations in the way they 94 feel is best. Y1 95 96 Staff is seeking further direction from the Council at this time on this issue. 97 98 99 Recommended Council Action: too