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