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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000041_pg241August 23, 1976 Page 3 Stickney. The other three volunteers are Lisa Stauffenecker, Mary parker and Cathy Gerner. ORDINANCE NO. 253 AMENDING CHAPTER 81.02, SUBDIVISION 4, ENTITLED "PARKING, IMPEDING TRAFFIC" OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE. Attorney Meyers stated that he had made a few changes to the amendment prepared by Administrator Achen which would make it easier to enforce. This way the engineer must certify when two inches of snow has fallen in the City and then a snow emergency is declared. This would help us if anything went to court. Attorney Meyers then explained the problems that the City is now having with the current ordinance. Mounds View does not have the media available the way Minneapolis or St. Paul does. Attorney Meyers stated that the Council may also want to discuss a towing provision. Councilmember Shelquist asked if the Police Chief felt a towing provision was neces- sary. Adm. Achen stated the Chief hoped the proposed ordinance as worded ''ould be adequate or at least better than what we have now. It should help with the people that know about the ordinance and violate it anyway. It is expensive for the City to have the County come back because of a snowbird. Councilmember Shelquist stated_ he felt towing was necessary and if we are going to change the ordinance we should include the towing and cut down on the snow removal costs. Councilmember Hodges stated he would go along with the ordinance presented with the removal provision. He felt there should be some place for these cars to be stored. Councilman Hodges questioned if it was necessary to go this far. Attorney Meyers stated that it will be difficult for the person who comes out in the morning for work and finds his car gone and it will cost $15 to $20, but then you must plow the streets too and cut down costs. The Council must decide what is fair. Administrator Achen stated that Chief Grabowski had not seen the ordinance yet, but he had surveyed the other communities. This proposal is more con- servative than the Roseville ordinance. Councilmember Hodges stated' he would go along with the ordinance if it is what Chief Grabowski and the Staff wanted. Lois Lestina, 6939 Pleasant View Drive, asked if the plowing could be done by north -south streets on odd days and east -west streets on even days. This way the citizens would _know when the plowing will be done. Councilmember Baumgartner stated the'City does'not have any snow removal equipment and must rely on the County. Councilmember Baumgartner asked what the penalties were. Attorney Meyers stated that it was a misdemeanor, but the court would probably consider it a petty mis- demeanor with a maximum fine of $100. Attorney Meyers stated that the violator would also have to pay a towing fee, so they would probably complain to the city hall about this and also about real or imagined damages. Councilmember Baumgertner stated he would like to leave the amendment as it is and hope the judge does not suspend the sentence rather than get involved in storage fees and claims, for damages.