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<br />Regular City Council Minutes - 07/21/03 <br />Page 22 <br /> <br />Kysylyczyn. <br />Nays: None. <br /> <br />VIII. Reports and Recommendations <br /> <br />A. Consider Parking Prohibition on Oakcrest Between <br />Fairview and Fry <br />Maschka moved, Schroeder seconded, DENIAL of a <br />resolution prohibiting parking on the north side and <br />allowing parking on the south side of Oakcrest Avenue <br />between Fairview Avenue and Fry Street. <br /> <br />Council discussion items included residents' difficulties in <br />backing onto the street at certain times of the day; <br />historical accident counts; relocation of mailboxes if <br />parking was revised; and sign installations. <br /> <br />Assistant Public Works Director Bloom brought to the <br />attention of the City Council numerous written and verbal <br />comments received after preparation of the Council <br />packet; with the overall consensus being to leave the <br />parking on the north side as is the current practice <br />(responses were received from residents at 1782 Oakcrest; <br />1770 Oakcrest; 1716 Oakcrest; an Aldine residence north <br />of Oakcrest; 2544 Hershal Street; and 1728 Oakcrest). <br /> <br />Mike Pedersen; 1790 Oakcrest <br />Mr. Pedersen spoke against the petition for prohibiting <br />parking on the north side. Mr. Pederson provided <br />historical information from 1986 when the residents had <br />initially decided as a group that parking would be better on <br />north side of street; and stated numerous rationale for <br />continuing current practice. Mr. Pedersen addressed <br />visibility concerns at intersections due to illegal parking. <br /> <br />Jennifer Sprague, 2578 Aldine <br />Ms. Sprague provided written comment as a bench <br />handout from another neighbor unable to be at tonight's <br />meeting. Ms. Sprague, as the initiator of the petition, <br />reviewed her rationale, specifically related to safety issues. <br /> <br />Reports and <br />Recommendations <br /> <br />Consider Parking <br />Prohibition on <br />Oakcrest Between <br />Fairview and Fry <br />