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City Council Minutes December 7, 1994 Page 3 There being no one else wishing to be heard, Mayor Baldwin closed the public hearing at 8:06 p.m. The levy will be scheduled for adoption on December 21, 1994. HEARING ON DELINQUENT UTILITY CHARGES Administrative Assistant Asleson explained that, on an annual basis, the city assesses delinquent utility fees to the property tax rolls. The proposed assessment includes the actual amount due, the standard 10% penalty fee, 3% administrative fee, and a 6% assessment rate (charged since the city does not get the property tax revenue until July and December of 1995). Mayor Baldwin opened the public hearing at 8:09 p.m. There being no one wishing to be heard on this subject, the public hearing was immediately closed. Councilmember Jacobs restated his belief that 6% is too low of an interest rate, and proposed that the rate be set at 8%. He moved adoption of Resolution No. 94 -26, with the assessment interest rate set at 8 The motion passed unanimously. POLICY AGENDA REQUEST FOR TATUM /LINDIG PARKING RESTRICTIONS Administrator Hoyt outlined a request from a resident on Tatum Street regarding limited parking on Tatum Street. As per the city's parking policy, staff studied parking patterns on this street and found that there is an unusual amount of extended parking in the middle of Tatum Street. A search of license plates showed that these long -term parkers are non Tatum Street residents, most likely associated with the University of Minnesota. At the Planning Commission meeting of November 28, 1994, residents testified that this Tong -term parking has become hazardous in that it is difficult for two cars to pass each other on Tatum Street and that the parked cars make it difficult for drivers to see bikers and walkers (there are no sidewalks on Tatum Street). While not everyone in attendance agreed on a solution to this dilemma, the Planning Commission recommended that two hour, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except weekends and holidays) parking be extended to the entire length and both sides of Tatum Street. They further recommended that these restrictions also be posted on Lindig Street to avoid having the problem simply shift to another street. Wayne Wakefield, 1708 Lindig Street, stated that he would rather not see restrictions unless a problem on Lindig becomes apparent. He ordinarily only sees one person parking for long periods of time on Lindig Street. Roy Bauer, the manager of the Lindig Street apartments, stated that his residents need long term parking on Lindig since most of his tenants are two -car families and the apartment does not have enough off street parking to accommodate all the cars. Administrator Hoyt noted that staff could leave Lindig unregulated for the time being and monitor the parking patterns after Tatum Street is posted. If it is apparent that Lindig