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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 19, 2007 Page 13 excluding future City Council-level policy discussions on use of cul-de-sacs; and to return with a proposed ordinance addressing those technical issues accordingly. f. Discussion of Potential Changes to the Parking Ordinance An updated bench handout entitled, "Municipal Parking Regulations and Standard Street Widths" was provided by staff, outlining metropolitan community parking limits, whether they had seasonable parking bans, and related standard road widths. Public Works Director Duane Schwartz initiated discussion of City parking ordi- nances; and included a petition received to eliminate overnight parking on Laurie Road west of Lexington Avenue, with the Traffic Safety Committee previously denying the request. Captain Rick Mathwig was also available during the discus- sion. Discussion included observations of the Police Department on overnight parking; Councilmember Ihlan's rationale for moving toward an ordinance prohibiting or restricting overnight parking city-wide, similar to those of the Cities of Shore- view, Arden Hills and Maplewood; and abuses of on-street parking by non- neighborhood vehicles, thus affecting the resident's quality of living, aesthetics and safety. Councilmember Ihlan supported seeking further public input to determine how widespread the on-street parking issue was, and potential mitigation alternatives and impacts. Councilmember Roe encouraged citizens to utilize the Roseville Issues Forum on the internet to provide the City with their comments, and issues related to parking. Mayor Klausing expressed his interest in exploring and understanding the scope of the problem, then determining a potential solution by developing ordinance language. Mayor Klausing opined that the Public Works, Environment and Transportation (PWET) Commission seemed the logical place for discussions to start, charging them to determine the issues (i.e., safety, aesthetics, convenience, property values, or quality of life), whether the problem was city-wide or isolated, and for them to invite public comment on this and related issues, followed by their recommenda- tion to the City Council. Councilmember Pust encouraged Councilmember Ihlan to initiate a query on the Roseville Issues Forum, along with an article in the Roseville Review, seeking a broader segment of public input on potential creation of such an ordinance.