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Staff Report To:Mayor Fischer and Members of the City Council From:Bill Dircks, Public Works Director Date: October 8, 2025 Re:No parking on Condit Street Action To Be Considered: Motion to approve, table, or deny the following: Installation of “No Parking Any Time” signs on both sides of Condit Street. Background: Over the past few years, many vehicles have been parking on the east side of Condit Street day and night. Staff has received numerous calls, emails, and in-person visits from residents of Condit concerned about the vehicles parking on such a narrow street. Residents have expressed concern for their safety when driving on the narrow road and encountering oncoming traffic from the opposite direction. It has created awkward situations where one vehicle must back up to a vacant spot or a side street to make way for a bus or another car. There have also been challenges for city plows to navigate the road during winter months due to all the equipment on the plow trucks. When Condit Street was reconstructed in 2008, the intent was to post the street no parking due to how narrow the street was built under the constrained right-of-way along the corridor. It was discussed at the public hearing but then the signs were not included in the plan set. Engagement: Staff suspected that most, if not all, of the vehicles parked along Condit Street are from Quebec Apartments and Classic Collision (formerly Suburban Auto Body). Staff met with some of the employees from Classic Collision and learned that, while they used to park on the street, they have now found space in their parking lot to park. They said that some of the vehicles are from North Star Estates Manufactured Home Park, and those cars have been parking too close to their driveway recently, so they support posting the road no parking. Staff will meet with the Quebec Apartments management team after the agenda is published but before the City Council meeting, so an update will be given at the meeting. Staff believes the best solution is to post the street as no parking at any time to ensure vehicles, especially buses, emergency vehicles, and maintenance vehicles, can move freely in either direction.