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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 5, 2017 Page 7 Public Comment James Bull,3061 Woodbridge Street Mr. Bull spoke in opposition to this request for 365 day, 24/7 enforcement, opin- ing that the main driver for these issues was the annual, 10-day state fair. Mr. Bull further opined that if the city put restrictions in place, there would be a cost for officers to defend anyone contesting their parking location, and would not serve as a good use of police resources. While there may be no actual financial cost to implement this enforcement, Mr. Bull opined that he doubted it would change the number of complaints received,just their enforcement. Also, Mr. Bull noted that some of the overflow parking creating the issue was by out-of-town visitors to the state fair, and they would obviously not be aware of this ordinance. Councilmember Etten referenced the City of Woodbury (page 2 of the RCA) dis- cussing delivery versus footage, and noted this issue also came up frequently with city park events, speaking in support of year-round enforcement, while suggesting further consideration to nuance the point about measuring. Councilmember McGehee agreed with the comments of Mr. Bull. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she was not supportive of a year-round ordi- nance when the issue was only during the state fair, since most park events oc- curred in the evening and after mail deliveries. Therefore, even if the language was to be further nuanced, Councilmember Laliberte stated that she was not inter- ested in supporting the motion. Councilmember McGehee agreed with Councilmember Laliberte. Councilmember Etten clarified that the situation at city parks was not exclusive to evenings only, citing an example at Rosebrook Park where the shallow wading pool was used. Councilmember Etten noted that residents in that area had taken to painting their curbs in front of mailboxes since they knew the city wasn't going to do anything. Councilmember Etten emphasized that this was an ongoing issue that people in some areas of the community had to deal with. Mayor Roe agreed with Councilmember Etten, noting the area around the Univer- sity of Northwestern-St. Paul where daytime parking was a hassle for neighbors. Councilmember Laliberte suggested a surgical approach, similar to that taken ear- lier with the Table of Uses for Regional Business Districts, to address trouble spots versus a city-wide ordinance. Etten moved, Roe seconded, TABLING consideration of this ordinance to a later date. Roll Call Ayes: Etten and Roe. Nays: Laliberte and McGehee