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n~nl~otz <br />e,n Bie~e~,~r <br />~~ J <br />~f ~ ~~ <br /> <br />COUNC-; <br />Jim LaValle <br />Rick Montour <br />Barbara Allan <br />John I<eis <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 <br />(G51) 766-4029 /FAX: (651) 9G6-4048 <br />www.ci. tittle-canada.mn.us <br />1~L1~ V 14Y1\ I~ U 1V1 <br />TO: Mayoa• Blesener & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Ranson, City Administrator <br />IZA'F'E: February 18, ?005 <br />R1G: No Parkin; Restrictions <br />!117NIIN1S1"BATOR <br />Joel R. F[ansou <br />Recently, some members of the City Council have expressed concen~ about "No Parking" <br />restrictions on City streets. Arcade (County Road D to Keller Parkway), McMenemy, Viking <br />Drive (McMenemy to Edgerton), County Road B2 from Bdgeron to Arcade, and LaBore <br />Road (Ed<~erton to County Road D) were posted in 2000 due to their designation as an '`on- <br />street pedestrian path'. <br />Minutes from 2000 are included to give you the background on the discussion that took place <br />when these restrictions were enacted. Essentially, pedestrian safety was the primary reason. <br />When that factor is coupled with the ease by which we issue parking permits, it was felt that <br />the parking restrictions were not too onerous. You will note that the restrictions remained <br />even after some negative public reaction with discussion from the Parks & Recreation <br />Comnussion and the City Council. <br />Staff has not received many negative comments about the continued existence of these <br />restrictions. The one concern we have heard is the inconvenience created when impromptu <br />truests an~ive afrer it is too late to get a permit fiom City Hail. <br />If the Council were to consider lifting these restrictions. I would recommend caution for <br />LaBore Road. and Arcade Street due to the impacts of Unweave the Weave. i'resently. <br />LaBore Road is carrying 600 more cars per day as a result of the Edgerton Bridge closure. <br />That number will increase even more within the next two months when additional traffc is <br />detoured to LaBore Road with the closure of County Road D at Edgerton. ('LaBore will <br />become the official detour route at that time.) This increase in n-affic will last at least until <br />late ,iuh~. When the full impact of Unweave the Weave is felt. I believe a number of our local <br />streets ~a~il1 see significant traffic increases as motorists look for alternate routes. <br />[f the Council were t:o pursue This issue. I would sucgest ewe obtain input from the Ramsey <br />Counn~ Sherili's Deparunent and then a recommendation from the Parks & Recreation <br />Convnissiou. <br />