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Mounds View City Council Page Six Regular Meeting June 22, 1941, Ms. Mountin stated that the City could: 1. Have on-street parking by permit only. The fees charged for the permit fees could cover the administrative fees for issuance of ' these permits. 2. Impose fines for snowbirds. A friendly reminder of $25 would help persons remember not to park on the streets. Mayor Linke stated that permit parking will not solve the snowbird problem. The City currently charges $25 for snowbirds. The City issues a lot of tickets each year. The City is trying to provide a four hour window for the plows to get through the streets without the snowbirds there. Councilmember Rickaby commented that the City has a snowbird ordinance now that restricts parking when it snows. Rickaby stated that her belief is that another restriction won't make people comply. Mayor Linke stated that with this ordinance, at 2 :00 a.m. , the residents will know that a car can't be parked in the street and, therefore, when it snows the cars won't be a problem. Mike Janssen, Clearview Avenue, stated that he had attended meetings . before and was told the Council was not working on the city parking restrictions at that time. Mr. Janssen further stated that he came to the Council with a petition that was signed by many neighbors opposing the restrictions. Mr. Janssen stated that his neighbors want to use the road for parking. Mayor Linke explained that Mr. Janssen's mother was at the last meeting and everything was explained clearly to her. It was explained to her that the Council was talking about City Wide Parking Restrictions. Mayor Linke stated that permit parking causes. many problems, Mayor-Lin e-further tated that in speaking with Ms. Janssen that parking wasn't a permanent problem, that it causes problems when out of town relatives visit. Mayor Linke asked Jim Thomson, City Attorney to discuss this further. Mike Janssen stated that always there are three cars in the driveway and one in the street. Janssen stated that he has parked on the yard before and been ticketed, therefore, more permanent surface would have to be put down and Janssen feels that there are many people-that- can't -- - afford it. Janssen stated that as far as children being an issue, he has never seen children out at 6: 00 a.m. Mike Janssen stated also that commercial vehicles are not allowed to be on the streets previous to 6: 00 a.m. and he stated that a snowplow is like a commercial vehicle in that it makes as much noise as one.