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