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Item No: 7C <br />Meeting Date: November 14, 2011 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director <br />Item Title/Subject: First Reading on Ordinance 866, An Ordinance Amending Title 900 <br />By Deleting Chapter 901 of the City Code Pertaining to the Snow <br />and Ice Control Policy <br /> <br />Background: <br />Chapter 901 was added to the City Code by adoption of Ordinance 451 on December 27, 1988. <br />The Chapter is entitled “Snow and Ice Control Policy” and was added when City forces began <br />snow plowing due to issues with cost effectiveness and timeliness of Ramsey County’s <br />performance. The policy text is not included in the Chapter, but rather, the Chapter only indicates <br />that a policy was adopted and is “on file in the Clerk-Administrator’s office for public review” – a <br />copy of the Chapter is attached for reference. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />City staff has prepared a new Snow Plowing and Ice Control Policy to replace the old one. During <br />its development, City staff questioned why the policy was codified. The purpose of city codes is to <br />regulate people and private property and establish penalties if these regulations are violated. <br />Snow plowing and ice control is a city-provided service and does not fall under these categories. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff, along with the City Attorney, recommends that the City Council approve the first reading of <br />Ordinance 866. The Ordinance will replace the entire Chapter 901 with a new Chapter 901 <br />entitled “Reserved”. This will keep Title 900 chapters (901-911) in a logical sequence and allow <br />Chapter 901 to be used for future code additions. <br /> <br />If approved, a second reading and adoption will be considered on November 28, 2011, and if <br />adopted, the ordinance will be published on December 8, 2011. The ordinance will take affect 30 <br />days after publication – tentatively planned for January 7, 2012. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Nick DeBar - Public Works Director <br />Attachments: <br />• Ordinance 866 <br />• Chapter 901 (current)