2019_0722_CCPacket 7.e bench handout

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BENCH HANDOUT: ITEM 7.e From: Lisa Laliberte<Iisa4roseville@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,July 22, 2019 2:02 PM To: *RVCouncil<city.council@cityofroseville.com>; Pat Trudgeon<Pat.Trudgeon@cityofroseville.com>; Marc Culver<Marc.Culver@cityofroseville.com>; Rick Mathwig<Rick.Mathwig@cityofroseville.com> Subject:Snow Event Parking Discussion Caution: This email originated outside our organization;please use caution. Dear Mayor Roe and fellow Council Members - It was previously communicated that I could not be in attendance at the July 22, 2019 meeting of the City Council. However, I wanted to send some notes/thoughts related to the Snow Event Parking Discussion that is part of tonight's agenda.I'll do my best to keep this brief.. First- I appreciate all the good information that was provided by staff, as well as everyone's efforts during our most recent snow season and the tracking of data from previous seasons. While we started this conversation last year, there were many things being done before, during and after the snow season, by the public works department,the police department, the communications team, and many others. That is all helpful for the ongoing discussion. I also want to say that I'm proud of the snow removal and road prep that is conducted in Roseville. There are always unusual snow events, some with large amounts all at once, some with rain/ice before or after the snowfall, and some with several rounds of snow. But regardless, our community is usually quite prepared to move around the city and utilize our roadways before residents in our neighboring communities. I'm not sure where your conversation will go tonight, but in 2018 there were several suggestions being discussed, including- • Enact a seasonal overnight parking restriction(i.e. 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.) • Enact a year round overnight parking restriction • Remove the 2 inch threshold from the current City code, restricting on street parking after 10 any snowfall • Use a Snow Emergency system to restrict parking after official notice • Leave the current parking restrictions as is Based on these options and the information we have available today, my preference would be to continue education (for everyone,but especially with multifamily residences) and increased communication efforts...but to leave the current parking rules and restrictions as is. That being said, I am supportive of posting seasonal signs for restricted parking in any narrowed roadway where emergency vehicles have traditionally had difficulty getting through. I'm also supportive of clarifying that we do not have to wait for 2" to accumulate in every Roseville neighborhood before we start plowing. And, I support communications that let people know we may do that in order to stay ahead of accumulations and varying storm conditions. We can add