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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 21,2014 Page 9 Councilmember McGehee questioned the timing of the process with 4 day limits and the two-week notice prior to City Council action, and how that would work effectively and avoid creating a loophole in the system. Mr. Munson responded that, while the first violation could take up to two weeks for City Council action, depending on how those meetings were scheduled, the of- fending unit would be posted so the neighbors and owner knew it was being ad- dressed, at which time they were given four days beyond that notice and posting for action at the next City Council meeting. Mr. Munson advised that if the City Council authorized impounding, and the unit showed up as in violation after that, Council action would include staff having the authority to impound the unit right away at that point to avoid any attempts to extend the violation all summer long. Councilmember Laliberte expressed her concern that there were inconsistencies in several areas of the proposed language, but thanked staff for bringing this forward as a result of previous discussions. Councilmember Laliberte expressed further concern in creating an ordinance to address the behavior of only a few; and sought additional dialogue to address some remaining limitations with units in driveways that may not be remedied by this proposed language, creating the need for ex- panding current restrictions. Without addressing units parked in driveways, Councilmember Laliberte expressed her hesitation in moving forward. Councilmember Willmus expressed similar concerns as those expressed by Coun- cilmember Laliberte; however, he supported this proposed language, anticipating that the approach would be done more incrementally. However, since this is a blanket action covering the entire community, Councilmember Willmus ex- pressed concerns about lakefront properties and other special circumstances that code addressed. In the near future, Councilmember Willmus asked that this as- pect be addressed. Councilmember Willmus opined that this tool could certainly help solve many issues citywide; and offered his support moving forward. While recognizing that this was not where the discussion stopped, Councilmember Willmus opined that the discussion should continue with respect to driveways and unique situations and/or lakefront properties. Mayor Roe expressed his concern in how to verify the prohibition on parking more than 4 days in a given month. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Munson reviewed a scenario for addressing a complaint and the timing of the reactive pro- cess and how short- versus long-term storage was defined by staff. Mr. Munson advised that staff would be looking to neighbors to keep them informed, but they didn't take the word of the complainant alone, with staff verifying specific issues. As the discussion continues as requested by Councilmembers Laliberte and Willmus, Mayor Roe also requested that it include how the visibility triangle lan-