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539 overnight bans have signs placed at certain entry points to the City indicating that. <br />540 Signage at entry points is the common way that cities indicate parking bans to <br />541 people driving into the City. They would need to educate the residents if any <br />542 changes were made to the ordinance through a newsletter and mailings. <br />543 <br />544 Member Joyce wondered what would happen to vehicles at Sienna Green where <br />545 they need to park on the roadway. Mr. Culver stated there would be certain zones <br />546 where they are exempt from that and the City would need to work with those areas. <br />547 He noted it is easier to do some targeted communication and education efforts in <br />548 those areas. <br />549 <br />550 Member Wozniak asked what the City's main concern was with snow removal. He <br />551 wondered if it was emergency vehicle access or trying to minimize plowing in cars <br />552 or inconveniencing the owner of the car. Mr. Culver stated it all comes down to <br />553 magnitude. Depending on how long the snow is on the street, it can impact the <br />554 drainage, melting, and ice can pool up. If there are multiple ones on alternating <br />555 sides it could become an issue of access for larger emergency vehicles. For them, <br />556 it is difficult to plow in front of Sienna Green on a regular basis and they usually <br />557 have to bring in a smaller vehicle just to make sure they can maintain emergency <br />558 vehicle access. <br />559 <br />560 Member Joyce asked how many two-inch snow falls they get in a year. Mr. <br />561 Freihammer reviewed annual snow events with the Commission. Chair Cihacek <br />562 stated it snows a lot but to get two inches of accumulations it takes a while because <br />563 early in the season the snow hits the ground and melts off. Part of this consideration <br />564 is it seems like they get a lot of snow, which they have, but this past year there were <br />565 a lot of late -season snow events which had large accumulations. However <br />566 generally, they get a consistent snowfall throughout the season. Mr. Culver stated <br />567 depending on the time of the season they are more concerned whether they get the <br />568 areas cleaned up. If they get a significant snowfall and a significant snow pack in <br />569 late December, early January, they are more concerned with getting the snow <br />570 removed due to the build up of ice and cold temperatures. If the snowpack turns to <br />571 ice, then the City is fighting it throughout the season which can become difficult to <br />572 maintain. <br />573 <br />574 Member Kors asked how much of the budget is reserved removing snow. Mr. <br />575 Culver stated the budget for snow events in Roseville or other cities comes down <br />576 to paying employees to be at work eight hours a day. With significant snow events, <br />577 employees are being paid overtime and even when there is a normal snow event <br />578 they are probably not paying the employees overtime because they will come in at <br />579 midnight and go home at 8 a.m. unless it is on a holiday. Fuel consumption and <br />580 salt plays a part in cost as well and that is where they get the budget hits. He <br />581 explained it is difficult to pinpoint where money is spent for snow removal. They <br />582 are probably not spending a lot in the budget for clean-up efforts. <br />583 <br />Page 13 of 16 <br />