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MINUTES SPECIAL CITY ^OUNCIL FETING JANUARY 5, 1983 PAGE 3 City hiring a tree inspector after taking applications rather than having Dr. French appoint the inspector. The matter was deferred to a later meeting and the Clerk Administrator was directed to ask Dr. French to attend a Council meeting to discuss the situation. Mayor ~rtarkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that Paul Nelson, 1865 Holton, be appointed to serve on the Recreation Committee. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentien inf ormed Council that Maxine Harkness and John Duncan were resigning from the Recreation Committee. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that the resignations be approved and that a letter of appreciation be sent to each. i~iotion carried unanimously. Rosemary Swingle, 1898 Pascal, was in attendance to reauest that Council dismiss a parking ticket issued to her son for leaving his car on the street by her home for over ~.8 hours. Ms. Swingle stated that had she been aware of the ordinance, she would have moved the car and felt that in view of this, a warning ticket should have been issued. Also in attendance was Len Osterman, 1386 till. California, who had received a ticket for barking over !~8 hours which he felt should be excused as he was a new resident of the City and was unaware of the ordinance. Attorney Van de North explained that, legally, ignorance of the law is no excuse but that Council may, if they desire, recommend dismissal of the charge. After a lengthy discussion, Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the Court be asked to excuse both tickets. P~iotion carried unanimously. Councilmember Ciernia moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich that in enf orcing the Lt8 hour parking ordinance, the Deputies be instructed to (if at all convenient) notify and warn the owners of such vehicles before issuing citations. Frank Parazino, 2190 Folwell, representing himself and two other residents at that address, {all of whom are school bus drivers) addressed Council regarding the problems they have had regarding the parking of the buses on the City streets. Attorney Van de Iv'orth ex- plained that Ordinance X170, Section 5(b), Subd. 1 prohibits parking of buses except to load and unload, not to exceed 90 minutes. Council recommended that ;vlr. Parazino contact the University of Minnesota to see if it would be possible to obtain permission to park on the vacant land ovrned by the University. Mayor til'arkentien presented a letter from Engineer Glenn Cook requesting that Council pass a resolution approving an agreement which would allow the Minnesota Department of Transportation to act as tre City's agent in projects which are funded with Federal money. In view of the fact that Council does not agree with the Department's present plans for upgrading Snelling Avenue, Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the request be rejected and that the G1erk Administrator be directed to notify the Department of Transportation that the City will not pass such a resolution until the final plans for Snelling Avenue have been reviewed. Motion carried unanimously.