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writing up on how they handle that during a typical snow event. Just because a citation is written, it does not mean the vehicle is being moved. They have 12 hours to move the vehicle before the vehicle is towed. They feel towing is a burden to everyone, including the City. There are pros and cons to this. Mr. Joyce stated it is not that big of a concern with a wider street but if the street is narrow there are other issues besides removing snow from where the vehicle is parked. There are issues of vehicles parked on both sides of the street with snow impacted and people trying to get out and move around their vehicles. Member Kors asked if there was a way they could deal with repeat offenders. Mr. Culver thought they could do abetter job with that issue. Member Joyce wondered if it would help to have odd/even parking on streets during snow events. Mr. Culver stated that might help. Chair Cihacek stated they would need to zone areas "snow emergency" and the problem with that is there is not a uniform problem around the City. There are problem segments and pockets around the City which makes creating a policy difficult. He was not sure this was a large enough problem to do anything right now. Mr. Culver stated how the snow events unfold dictates whether it is a problem or not from a parking perspective. This was discussed at the City Council level in May which was a few weeks after the late -April large snow fall after which the streets where plowed three times because it snowed Friday -Sunday. The way the ordinance reads, the vehicle needs to be off the street either 48 hours after or the street has been cleared, whichever occurs first. After the second time the City plowed, people figured plowing was done and the vehicles went back to parking on the street. That is the issue, when is the City done plowing for the snow event. He stated there will always be an issue of interpretation for the people that want to park on the street unless there is a flat-out ban indicating no parking between 2am-6am but that does not mean they will only plow at night. There are instances where they have had to plow in the morning or during the day to get emergency vehicles through. He believed the current policy states if six inches of snow or more occurs in one event, they will plow no matter what time of day or night. Chair Cihacek stated if the City is not going to enforce the policy or they are not going to tell them then it doesn't really matter the time of day to plow. He stated if they are not going to increase enforcement of the current ordinance, then he did not see a rationale for change because it is not going to change anything else in these circumstances. Mr. Culver stated he did not want to advocate one thing over another because he saw pros and cons to every one of them. He did see one of the arguments for the overnight ban, whether all year or seasonal, is that it is a clear message and something the police can enforce. Manager Joyce asked if the no parking requirements would require signage to be placed. Mr. Culver indicated it would not. He explained most cities that have Page 12 of 16