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City Council St�rdy Session — 09/19/05 Minutes - Page 9 Councilmem�er Ihlan opined she would be in favor of �ooking at the process; and questioned other types of prosecutions where the City Council made the u�timate decision. City Attonley Squires noted ihat, under normal circumstance�, the City Council hired a prasecutor to prosecute; and ihat it was extraordinary �`ox a City Council ta hald pros�cutorial authority; and further noted that, under either process, staff still didn'i make the determination to go to court, that they referred a case to the City Prosecutor �ar their determination and advice as to whether to proceed or no�. After further discussion, �taff was directed to bri�ig the matter before the Council for further consideration to eliminate that pravision, making the City Attorney, not the City Council, the determining party. 5. Discuss Parki�ng Palicies regarding East Snelling Service Parking Policies Drive North of Lydia East Sne[ling Mayor Klausing welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Zahradka, and sought Serviee Drive information regarding resid�ntial concerns in the area. Narth of Lydia Maynard and Rosemary Zahradka, 3�OG Sneiling Dri�e Mr. Zahradka noted that they had resided in their home for 47 years, and since parking had been allowed on the west side af East Snelling Drive (north of' Lydia}, it had crea�ed undue hardships �'or residents. Mr. Zahradl{a noted the problem was angoing and was created by studen�s fron� Northwestern Coll�ge, same who actually lived in doarms on campus, but parked along East Snelling Drive, due to a shortage of parl<ing on campus. A lett�r from Eva and Steve Zarn, dated Sept�mber 13, 2005, was also included, requesting a change in parking status along East Snelling Drive. Discussion included extensian of the problem area alon�; East Snelling Drive from C-2 to Lydia; volum� of parking on stree�s; separate issue of noise; possible sol�ztians via "No Overnight Parking" or "No Pa�king" signage and enforcement in the area; permit paarking; snowplowing problems; narrowness of street;