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Mounds View City Council <br />~egular Meeting <br />Page Seven <br />June 22, 1992 <br />Mayor Linke stated that a snowplow is not considered a commercial <br />vehicle. <br />Jim Thomson, City Attorney, stated that permit parking raises many <br />legal issues regarding parking. This policy for the City is fine. <br />City Attorney Thomson advised the City to go slow, adopt this policy, <br />and look at others down the road. <br />Councilmember Rickaby asked that when persons call the police and <br />gets permission to park overnight, isn't that in itself a permit <br />process? <br />Jim Thomson, City Attorney, suggested that a phrase be added to the <br />ordinance that would let the Police Chief exercise some discretion <br />his own to consider specific circumstances. <br />Councilmember Rickaby stated that in Ordinance No. 511 there is <br />misleading language where it states, "...unless directed to do so by <br />a police officer or traffic control device." <br />Jim Thomson, City Attorney advised that the words "or authorized" be <br />added after directed in the above stated sentence of the ordinance. <br />• Mike Janssen, Clearview, asked how the City could afford to enforce <br />city wide parking restrictions when they lost one officer to the DARE <br />program and were possibly going to lay off an officer. In the past, it <br />was stated that the police department did not have enough manpower to <br />police two streets, how can it afford to police every street. Even <br />with the permission of the police department, each location with <br />special permission would have to be checked. <br />Mayor Linke stated that with the city wide parking restrictions <br />no car should be parked on the street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 <br />a.m., therefore, making it easier for the police department to <br />observe cars that are parked on the street and shouldn't be. <br />Mike Janssen stated that he sees no purpose for the city wide <br />parking restrictions and if it is a problem in the winter declare <br />a snow emergency and tow. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Wuori to approve second reading of <br />Ordinance No. 511 Regarding City Wide Parking Restrictions <br />as amended. <br />ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor Linke - aye <br />Councilmember Quick - aye <br />Councilmember Blanchard - aye <br />• Councilmember Rickaby - no <br />Councilmember Wuori - aye <br />4 ayes 1 nay Motion Carried <br />