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City Council Study Session - 01/23/06 Minutes - Page 21 authority than currently exists. Further review of the public hearing comments and questions and staff responses from November 28, 2005; and a staff comparison of the IPMC Code and existing Roseville City Code was provided. Mayor Klausing noted that staff was scheduled to come back before the City Council on January 30, 2006 for consideration. Mayor Klausing noted Councilmember Ihlan's recommendation that the issue be returned to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) for further refinement. 7. Discuss Placement of Stop Signs and No Parking Signs Councilmember Kough reiterated his concerns in staff having authority to install signage without prior City Council approval, using the recent N orthwestem College student parking problems along the East Snelling Avenue frontage road and ensuing ramifications, in addition to Lydia Avenue parking issues. Councilmember Kough opined that recipients of parking tickets shouldn't be obligated to pay them if the City Council didn't authorize the "No Parking" signage and questioned the City's liability. Councilmember Kough further addressed a sign he'd recently encountered in the City stating, "Don't park here if you've got your car for sale," and questioned who had authorized such slgnage. City Attorney Anderson recommended, in accordance with staffs Request for Council Action dated January 23, 2006, that staff and the City Attorney be directed to draft an additional section in Chapter 602 of the City Code entitled, "Traffic Safety Committee," and outlined the intent for codification of Resolution No. 6946 in this section, outlining responsibilities and authority of the Traffic Safety Committee, in accordance with past practice. Councilmember Maschka noted that this practice had been used since 1980 and worked well. Public Works Director Duane Schwartz reviewed past practices of Placement of Stop Signs and No Parking Signs