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• -3- <br /> Ordinance : Considered Which Would - Make Non-Compliance With Ban A <br /> Misdemeanor <br /> Councilmember Enrooth said he knew of—instances of residents who knew <br /> about the ban -last, weekend and consciously continued- sprinkling in spite <br /> . .of that knowledge. When he said he perceived any ban- which the Council <br /> would be imposing that evening would, in all reality, be only a. request. <br /> for compliance, staff agreed that the . Council could_ adopt an emergency <br /> ordinance that evening which would provide a penalty for non-.compliance. <br /> Councilmember Marks indicated he thought some residents had- just not .been <br /> aware that the ban had been imposed. He said he heard one TV. broadcast <br /> which reported the ban, but gave no reason for its .imposition. He had <br /> called that station to let them know the City was not just arbitrarily <br /> enforcing a sprinkling ban, but that St. Anthony faced a serious water <br /> shortage for which there were higher priorities than just watering. lawns. <br /> Mr. Childs indicated all the media he contacted had been fully informed <br /> about why the ban was necessary. <br /> The proposal to adopt an ordinance that evening prompted the following <br /> response: <br /> Makowske said she would be hesitant to pass an ordinance about an <br /> issue which the agenda that evening had made no mention at <br /> all. <br /> Ranallo suggested- the ordinance could be developed for consideration <br /> at the next meeting so any future ban could be enforced. <br /> Childs commented that he did not perceive the level -of non- <br /> compliance to be a major problem at this point in time <br /> because on the whole, people had been pretty cooperative; <br /> indicated that for staff to attempt to address .the ban with <br /> a newsletter would probably get the information to the resi- <br /> dents too late to get compliance during. the current emer- <br /> gency. <br /> Hamer suggested a 3 : 00 P.M. to 11 :00 P.M. ban might be a problem <br /> for -commercial property owners in the Industrial Park. .as well <br /> as City workers because most workers would be gone for most <br /> of those hours .- <br /> reiterated <br /> ours ;reiterated that in the case of the City parks, it -would be <br /> better not to sprinkle them at all during emergency periods. <br /> • <br />