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Home My WebLink About08/04/2004 Council Packet'4) • • WORK SESSION AGENDA CITY OF LINO LAKES Wednesday August 4, 2004 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Community Room (not televised) 5:30 P.M. 1. Blue Heron Parade Update — Sara Duginski, SuperTarget a. Schedule of Events update b. Invitation to the Council 2. Discuss Proposed No Parking Ordinance, Rick DeGardner 3. Pheasant Hills 12th Addition EAW, Jeff Smyser 4. Development Proposal, Lake Drive, (work session item requested by Councilmembers Carlson, Dahl) 5. Regular Agenda Items 6. Adjourn Revised 01/01/04 ajb 9:35 a.m. PAGE 1 Lino Lakes Public Services Department 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 WS - Memorandum To: Mayor Bergeson and City Council Members From: Rick DeGardn r, Public Services Director Date: July 30, 2004 Re: Proposed Winter Parking Ordinance The Public Services Department's most important and visible task during the winter months is keeping the city streets in a safe, passable condition for vehicles. After a typical snowfall, it currently takes maintenance staff approximately 10 hours to clear the 180+ lane miles of city streets, 159 cul -de -sacs, 31 dead ends, and 17 parking lots. The most common and time - consuming problem we encounter is when vehicles are parked on the street during snow plowing operations. Not only is a large wind -row of snow left on the street when the snowplow operators drive around the "snowbird" vehicles, but the snow plow operators have to then drive back to where the vehicles were parked to clean up the "snowbird" areas. It's not uncommon for the snowplow operators to travel back to "snowbird" sites the following day to find that the vehicles haven't been moved. To allow city staff to clear the roads efficiently, I am recommending that the City Council consider implementing winter parking restrictions as follows: No parking is allowed on any city street between 2 :00 am — 6:00 am, November 1— April 1. In addition, parking is not allowed when 2" or more of snow has fallen until the street has been plowed. Lino Lakes is one of the few metropolitan cities that currently do not have any winter parking restrictions. I have enclosed a sample of other city's parking restrictions. If approved, we will inform residents via the city newsletter and placing signage at the entrance of each development. From a public safety perspective, Dave Pecchia has indicated his support for an overnight parking ban. The Public Safety Department is prepared to provide permits for unusual circumstances such as out -of -town guests, Tate -night parties, house construction, etc. Residents can also call Anoka County Dispatch at 763 - 427 -1212 after hours if an overnight parking permit is needed. • • • July 30, 2004 If the City Council is comfortable with the proposed ordinance, the timeline for passage of the winter parking restrictions ordinance will be as follows; September 13, 2004 September 27, 2004 October 5, 2004 November 5, 2004 Public Hearing and 1st Reading 2nd Reading Published in Quad Community Press Ordinance in Effect 7/30/04 RD /Public Works /No Parking memo to council 2004 PARKING RESTRICTIONS SURVEY Centerville No parking allowed 3:OOam - 7:OOam year round. Circle Pines No parking allowed November 1 - April 1 between 2:OOam and 6:OOam. No vehicle allowed during a snow removal period. However, parking of vehicles may be resumed on individual streets as soon as all snowplowing on that street has been completed. Hugo No parking allowed November 1 - March 31 between 2:OOam and 7:OOam. Outside of these dates same restrictions if snow accumulation of 2" or more. Shoreview No parking allowed between 2:OOam and 6:OOam year round. Also, vehicles impeding snowplows may be towed without warning at owner's expense. Blaine No parking allowed November 1 - April 1 between 2:OOam and 7:OOam. Vehicles may not park on any city street for 12 hours after a snowfall. Vadnais Heights No parking allowed November 1 - March 31 between 1:OOam and 6:OOam. On- street parking is not allowed after a 2" snowfall until the street is completely plowed. Andover Ramsey Coon Rapids Ham Lake Crystal Robbinsdale No parking allowed November 1 - April 15 between 1:OOam and 6:OOam. Also, no parking after accumulation of 2" or more until street plowed. No parking allowed between 2:OOam and 6:OOam year round. Also, no parking permitted when within the preceding 24 hours, a combination of falling and blowing snow has accumulated to a depth of 3 inches or more at street level anywhere within that block. No parking allowed November 1 - April 1 between 2:OOam and 6:OOam. Also, no parking if accumulation of 3" within the past 24 hours until the entire street has been plowed. No parking allowed on roadway during snowfall. Officer shall issue a tag, providing 24 hour notice to remove. During a heavy snowfall a vehicle shall be towed immediately without notice. No parking allowed between 2:OOam and 5:OOam year round. Parking on public streets prohibited after a snowfall of at least 11/2 inches until street has been plowed and the snow removed to the curb line. No parking allowed for more than 4 consecutive hours between 12:OOam and 8:OOam nor for more than 6 consecutive hours at any time. After a snowfall of at least 2 inches, parking is prohibited. Parking may not resume until it has been plowed and the snow removed to the curb line. 7/30/2004 J:\Ricks Folder \Public Works \2004 Parking restrictions survey.doc New Hope No parking allowed between 2:OOam and 6:OOam and limited to six consecutive hours at any other time. No parking on street after a snowfall of 11/2 inches or more until snow has been removed. Columbia Heights No parking allowed November 1 - March 31 between 2:OOam and 6:OOam. Parking on streets is limited to 6 consecutive hours and is enforced by complaint only. Ordinance regulating overnight parking. Between April 1 and May 1 it is unlawful to park between 2:OOam and 6:OOam if snow has accumulated to 31/2 inches or more on the roadway. After a snowfall of 31A or more inches, no street parking is permitted until the road has been plowed curb -to -curb. Prior Lake No parking allowed November 1 - March 31 between 2:OOam and 6:OOam. Outside of these dates same restrictions if snow accumulation of 2" or more until the snow has been plowed or removed to the full width of the street. Northfield No parking allowed November 15 - March 15 between 2:OOam and 6:OOam. 7/30/2004 J: \Ricks Folder\Public Works \2004 Parking restrictions survey.doc • • • WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 9' Date: Council Work Session, Wednesday, August 4, 2004 To: City Council From: Gordon Heitke, City Administrator Re: Development Proposal, Lake Drive Background: Council member Carlson and Dahl originally requested this item be placed on the July 21 work session agenda and then removed it from the agenda and asked that it be and placed on the next work session agenda, noting that staff may be contacted by a real estate agent regarding this issue in the meantime. I did receive a call from a real estate agent representing a potential buyer of a property for the intended purpose of constructing a church. He was informed of the CUP requirement and process and understood that is was premature for this issue to be brought to the Council at this time. I have placed this item on the agenda because it was a different realtor, representing the owner of the property, who has been in contact with Council member Carlson. 1