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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 2, 2011 <br />APPROVED <br />179 The council concurred to accept the report and request that the Planning and Zoning <br />180 Board pay particular attention to zoning as they review the zoning ordinances that could <br />181 helpful in light of improving the underuse of properties. The council recommended that <br />182 the report be available for strategic planning. Staff should return for more discussion on <br />183 options that move ahead with the recommendations. <br />184 <br />185 7. On -Street Parking Regulations — Community Development Director Grochala <br />186 explained that he is responding to a resident's concern about a dump truck parking on a <br />187 residential street. At this time the city doesn't have any regulations on street parking that <br />188 would deal with this type of issue. Is the council interested in developing more <br />189 restrictions? <br />190 <br />191 A council member noted that it can become a safety issue (due to blocking the street) and <br />192 it seems as if some other cities are dealing with the problem. The Police Chief said he <br />193 checked the location and doesn't feel the street is too narrow for emergency vehicles; he <br />194 wonders if a restriction on commercial vehicles may be more appropriate. Mr. Grochala <br />195 suggested that "commercial vehicles" may be too general; discussions with the city <br />196 attorney came back to size limitations. Staff will review options and report back. <br />197 <br />198 8. Anoka County Fiber Project - Administrator Karlson noted that the council <br />199 requested additional information on this recently discussed county wide fiber connectivity <br />200 project. The council is receiving a chart comparing our current provider with the services <br />201 proposed through the new project. <br />202 <br />203 9. Candidate Website Links — City Clerk Bartell noted that the council recently <br />204 discussed the subject of voter information and it was suggested that staff review the <br />205 possibility of placing candidate web site links on the city's web site for local elections. <br />206 The council is receiving some examples of what other cities are doing in this area and <br />207 staff is seeking council direction on what policy this city would like to follow in the area. <br />208 <br />209 Council members concurred that they would like to provide web site links for the coming <br />210 elections; staff will work further on a policy to guide the web use, including a disclaimer <br />211 for content, and such elements as timing. <br />212 <br />213 10. Charter Amendments relating to Elections — City Clerk Bartell noted recent <br />214 changes in the election calendar (state and federal) and staff' s effort to review this city's <br />215 election regulations to ensure they are appropriate within the new schedule. Since the city <br />216 charter contains election provisions, it was reviewed and staff did identify a couple of <br />217 areas where changes are recommended. A calendar was distributed and Clerk Bartell <br />218 explained that a key date is when the city must submit its ballot language to the county <br />219 for ballot printing. Based on the current charter provisions, the period designed for <br />220 candidate filing would extend past that date of ballot submission to the county. Therefore <br />221 staff is recommending a change that simply indicates that the city will follow state law for <br />222 the filing period, thus covering any future changes also. Community Development <br />223 Director Grochala noted that City Charter Chapter 8 also has a timeline that is <br />