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Regular city Council Meeting Monday,July 22, 2019 Page 15 Councilmember Etten wondered if staff should take the top two areas that are is- sue areas and focus those extra efforts there and communicate better in those are- as as that could dramatically reduce the number of cars in violation. Mr. Culver stated there have been some conversations internally about this as well. Police Chief Mathwig updated the Council on the door hangers used by GARE and Police Department using multiple languages. Ms. Olson indicated there has been discussion at the communication level, partic- ularly around how the city communicates effectively in multiple languages when the City does not have people who speak those languages. She indicated staff can create some visuals that could be tweeted out or placed on Facebook that can communicate the story better. Councilmember Groff asked if apartment renters are more likely to be ticketed. He thought it would be smart on the building manager's part, when doing the leasing, to have some information in a packet about the snow emergency policy. He thought having enough snow for all of the trucks going out is less concerning to him than not letting people know and then have the trucks go out. Mayor Roe appreciated the comment on the staff perspective on this. He thought there were legitimate safety concerns that relate to this item as well and we do not want to ignore this issue. He would like to see staff focus on the areas where the biggest issues lie and one thing in communication that sometimes is forgotten is the frequency needed of messaging. He does not think drastic changes are neces- sary, and should possibly work with building managers to communicate alerts. Councilmember Etten asked Chief Mathwig about ticketing and warnings and where that breaks down. He understood this was discussed before and Chief Mathwig gives a lot of latitude to the officers to make those decisions, but he wondered where that break down occurred. Chief Mathwig indicated this is all officer discretion and a tally could be provided to the Council but over the years, he has seen more warnings than citations. Councilmember Etten asked when warnings are put on the cars what is being put on the car. Chief Mathwig noted the warnings shows `warning' on the top instead of `cita- tion' but is the same thing. The vehicle is also getting a tow notice in bright pink color that goes with it.