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1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING <br /> 0 JUNE 2 , 1992 <br /> PAGE 5 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Conference . He wanted this to be made clear as some <br /> 7 residents stated they felt the meeting had been changed <br /> 8 to avoid public comment regarding the proposed parking <br /> 9 ordinance . <br /> 10 <br /> 11 In response to the claim that this proposed ordinance has <br /> 12 received little publicity , the Mayor noted he had <br /> 13 mentioned it in his cable television program which has <br /> 14 been run on cable seventeen times . He had also referred <br /> 15 to this matter in his goa.lsetting article which appeared <br /> 16 in the City newsletter . <br /> 17 <br /> 18 The City Manager advised he has received an opinion from <br /> 19 the City Attorney regarding property owners voting on <br /> 20 this issue . The opinion stated that only the City Council <br /> 21 can pass or rescind an ordinance . This matter cannot be <br /> 22 placed on a General Election ballot for all property <br /> 23 owners to vote on . <br /> 24 <br /> 25 The City Manager, referring to the section which includes <br /> 26 R-lA zoning, stated that this zoning is being considered <br /> for removal from the ordinance . The only R-lA zone in the <br /> City is on Silver Lake property. The front yards of lake <br /> 029 property most often faces the street and the back yards <br /> 30 face the Lake . These property owners store their <br /> 31 recreational equipment in their front yards in most <br /> 32 instances . <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Ron Sonmore , 2708 34th Avenue, who is a thirty-four year <br /> 35 resident of St . Anthony, stated he has owned boats and <br /> 36 recreational vehicles for over twenty years . He has <br /> 37 stored this equipment in hi,s front yard for all of that <br /> 38 time and has received no complaints . <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Mr . Sonmore took umbrage at having recreational vehicles <br /> 41 labelled as "visual pollution" by a Planning Commission <br /> 42 member . He and his wife toured seventy-one square blocks <br /> 43 of the community and took thirty-four photos of <br /> 44 recreational equipment in that area . He submitted his <br /> 45 photos to the Council and is of the opinion that all of <br /> 46 this equipment was being stored in an.acceptable manner . <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Mr . Sonmore feels that there are some problems with the <br /> 49 parking of commercial vehicles i-n residential <br /> 50 neighborhoods , but noted there are already laws on the <br /> 51 books which address these problems . Mr . Sonmore said that <br /> 52 thirty percent of the City ' s residents are senior <br /> citizens and many of them have recreational vehicles . He <br /> disagrees that senior citizens ' incomes are "expandable" <br />