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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 10, 2014 Page 13 Dan Kelsey, 735 Heinel Drive Mr. Kelsey admitted that he was one of the culprits parking in front of Mr. Schuler's home. In his review of Heinel Drive from South Owasso to the cul-de- sac, a '/ mile street, Mr. Kelsey noted that parking 15' from the curb would prove problematic for a majority of the nine homes located in that stretch with most un- able to accommodate an average-sized boat, including his lot due to topography issues. Mr. Kelsey questioned the options for them if on-street parking was lim- ited to 72 hours, and whether they should then move to another street and impact those neighbors, opining that it would be inappropriate to do so. Mr. Kelsey not- ed that, due to the topography of his lot, he could not access his side or rear lots for storage; and if unable to store the boat on the driveway or street, what other options did he have, even while recognizing the setback issues as raised by Mr. Munson and trees in those site lines as raised by Councilmember Willmus. Mr. Kelsey noted that having items parked on the street did serve to reduce traffic speed. Since he lived on the lake, Mr. Kelsey questioned his options. Mr. Kelsey noted that the staff report indicated five complaints fielded by staff annually, and ques- tioned if they were about the same boat or multiple items. Mr. Kelsey opined that there are not bad boats, only bad boat owners; and if the intent was to jump on the issue to address a limited number of complaints compared to the entire number of households throughout the City, the City Council should instead not be overly re- strictive and consider how many owners are managing their articles respectfully and to take that into consideration. Connie Wilmes, 396 Brooks Avenue W (no relation to Councilmember Willmus) Ms. Wilmes advised that their neighborhood had major issues, and while not hav- ing her picture evidence at hand and sought Mr. Munson's contact information for future reference and to supply that evidence, Ms. Wilmes noted that their neigh- borhood had made a number of calls to the Police Department and Code En- forcement Departments, to no avail. Ms. Wilmes agreed that the pontoon and trailer were a major hazard with Central Park Elementary School located in that area, and no sidewalks in the neighborhood, creating a major safety issue for kids walking to school and not getting bussed. As the neighbors aware of the problem, Ms. Wilmes noted that they anticipated the safety issues and drove accordingly; however, other drivers whipped down Cohansey from County Road C because they were not aware of the pontoon and potential hazard. Given that Conansey and her street were designated as a bike route from Central Park, Ms. Wilmes noted that this wasn't just a neighborhood nuisance,but also a safety hazard. In addressing the photo evidence displayed by Mr. Munson, Ms. Wilmes opined that those problems would be preferable to what they were dealing with, including a huge RV used as a storage pod, another pop-up trailer, sometimes a utility trail- er, and backyard nuisance items just a few of the issues she and her neighbors