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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 10,2014 Page 12 street storage and parking would create even more issue and have too negative an impact across the board; and how to put commercial and other trailers (e.g. fifth wheel trailers) into context as part of potential options. Public Comment Bill Drinane, 2426 Cohansey Street Mr. Drinane spoke specifically about a pontoon boat on a trailer parked on the public street in front of his neighbor's home that was typically there all summer from Memorial Day to November or snowfall, and leaving only on several week- ends during that time. Given the height and width of the pontoon, Mr. Drinane advised that motorists needed to creep up to it, as similarly done with snow drifts this winter, in order to safely pass it, since it occupies so much of the residential street. Mr. Drinane expressed concern for the safety of motorists, bicyclers, pe- destrians, and pets due to this equipment on the street. If this was a 2-3 day oc- currence during each summer, Mr. Drinane advised that he would have no prob- lem with it, but this had been continuing year in and year out for at least eight years; and even though complaints had been lodged during that time, they were repeatedly told that this was permissible. Mr. Drinane spoke in support of Councilmember Willmus' suggestion for ban- ning them from on-street parking entirely; opining that Roseville should set the standard and be a leader in addressing this ongoing issue that had been up for dis- cussion periodically over the last nineteen years by various City Councils and staff. Mr. Drinane opined that it was time to draw the line and make something enforceable. Mr. Drinane noted that their current situation would not be helped with a seventy- two hour provision as addressed by Councilmember Etten, with the pontoon own- er simply leap-frogging parking of the vehicle around the neighborhood. Mr. Drinane opined that, in order for this to work, it needed to be self-enforcing and an outright ban; with any and all trailers parked in a driveway or behind a privacy fence in the rear yard and out of the line of traffic. Mr. Drinane urged the City Council to set a precedent, and be a leader, not a follower. Glenn Schuler, Heinel Drive With six lakes in Roseville and 10,000 lakes in MN, Mr. Schuler opined that there would obviously be a lot of boats. Mr. Schuler noted that in his neighborhood alone, he saw issues if parking was changed, as there was only parking on one side of the street, and neighbors parked in front of his property all the time; how- ever, they all got along great. Mr. Schuler addressed dual axle trailers, and poten- tial parking of items in the yard with specific needing to be outlined, including the definition of boat (e.g. canoes) and how to address nuisance versus frequently used items.