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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 4, 2004 APPROVED 1 around the "snowbird" vehicles, but the snowplow operators have to then drive back to 2 where the vehicles were parked to clean up the "snowbird" areas. It is not uncommon for 3 the snowplow operators to travel back to "snowbird" sites the following day to find that 4 the vehicles have not been removed. 5 6 To allow City staff to clear the road efficiently, staff is recommending that the City 7 Council consider implementing winter parking restrictions as follows: 8 9 No parking is allowed on any city street between 2:00 am — 6: 00 am, November 1- 10 through April 1. In addition, parking is not allowed when 2" or more of snow has 11 fallen until the street has been plowed. 12 13 Public Services Director DeGardner referred to sample parking restrictions of other 14 citiesnoting Lino Lakes is one of the few metropolitan cities that does not have winter 15 parking restrictions. He indicated that if the restrictions were approved, staff would 16 inform residents via the City newsletter and placing signage at the entrance of each 17 development. He also noted from a public safety perspective, Chief Pecchia has 18 indicated his support for an overnight parking ban. 19 20 Public Services Director DeGardner reviewed the timeline for the proposed ordinance 21 noting the ordinance would go into effect November 5, 2004 if the City Council were 22 comfortable with moving forward. 23 24 It was the consensus of the Council to direct staff to move forward with the winter "No 25 Parking" Ordinance. 26 27 PHEASANT HILLS 12TH ADDITION EAW, JEFF SMYSER 28 29 City Planner Smyser advised an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) prepared 30 for Pheasant Hills Preserve 12th Addition has undergone public review. The City received 31 public comments and staff prepared a draft Record of Decision document in July, which 32 includes responses to the public comments. The Environmental Board considered the 33 draft Record of Decision and recommended a negative declaration on the need for an 34 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The next step is for the City Council to make a 35 declaration on the need for an EIS. For reasons discussed in the Record of Decision 36 document and summarized in the report, staff is recommending a negative declaration, 37 which is a decision that an EIS is not justified. 38 39 City Planner Smyser noted the City Council discussed the question at the work session 40 and decided to hold a public hearing. 41 42 City Planner Smyser advised the decision on the EAW is not an approval or denial of the 43 development project. The EAW addresses potential environmental impacts. Information 44 in the EAW should inform the decision on the project itself, but action on the project is a 45 different decision. Once the environmental review process is completed, the project 46 application itself will come to the City Council for consideration. Because of information 47 collected for the EAW, revised plans will be needed to bring the project application to the 48 City Council.