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City Council Minutes December 7, 1998 Page 2 (~ `~ , POLICY AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 98-31, REQUESTING AN EXTENSION TO SUBMITTING REVISIONS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Administrator Hoyt reported that the proposed resolution would provide an extension to the statutory deadline of December 31, 1998 for submitting revisions to the city's comprehensive plan to the Metropolitan Council. The December 31, 1999 extension is being requested due to an increased workload over the past summer and the city council's desire to incorporate a citizen participation element into the revision process. The changes to the plan will likely be minor since the city is fully developed. Councilmember Gibson Talbot moved approval of Resolution 98-31, requesting a 12 month extension of the December 31, 1998 due date for review of the City of Falcon Heights' comprehensive plan. The motion passed unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 98-07, AMENDING CHAPTER 8 ADDING GRAFFITI AS A NUISANCE Administrator Hoyt explained that the proposed ordinance defines graffiti and makes it a nuisance code violation. It also allows for a waiver by a property owner to have the city • remove the graffiti. The purpose of the ordinance is to give the city an enforcement mechanism for graffiti removal in the event that a property owner does not have it removed. Councilmember Jacobs moved approval of Ordinance 98-07, amending Chapter 8 of the city code related to graffiti. The motion passed unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITION TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL ENTITLED "GUIDELINES FOR SNOW AND ICE CONTROL" Ms. Carol Kriegler, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Public Facilities, explained that the proposed guidelines for snow and ice removal are intended to reflect how the city has traditionally handled snow removal on streets, pathways, parking lots, and ice rinks. Ms. Kriegler noted that Ramsey County will be continuing to provide snowplowing for city streets and will begin by plowing Garden Avenue by the elementary school and Prior Avenue by the fire department. The parks/public works staff will continue to clear snow from the public pathways. Every effort will be made to keep the pathways open, but there may be times when plowing will not be possible, especially on the Larpenteur Avenue pathways due to drifting from the agricultural fields and the quantity of snow plowed on to them off of the road. The city crews will concentrate efforts on clearing snow from the pathways on one side of Larpenteur and in keeping the areas adjacent to intersections clear of snow. •