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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 23, 2024 Page 3 1 2 Councilmember Stephens asked if there are more cars parking on the street when the plows go 3 through. Mr. Lundberg stated a little bit more but generally speaking it is worse in the multi- 4 family housing in the northern area. Councilmember Stephens asked if ticketing is done and Mr. 5 Lundberg stated that is done through the Police Department. Councilmember Stephens asked if 6 Public Works drivers communicate to the Police Department if they are having difficulties 7 getting around parked cars and Mr. Lundberg stated they will if there is an extreme hard time. 8 9 Photographs were shared with the Council. 10 11 Mayor Webster thanked Mr. Lundberg for his presentation. 12 13 Councilmember Doolan asked about the snowplowing of sidewalks and when that is started. Mr. 14 Lundberg stated the sidewalk crew normally starts an hour after the street plowing begins. It is a 15 separate crew. She asked after the season is there an organized effort to sweep up the sand/salt 16 that remains on the road. Mr. Lundberg stated St. Anthony is very proactive on street sweeping. 17 As soon as the weather is warm enough and there is no ice buildup on the roads. She asked if 18 residents/commercial properties that do their own salting could it be moved to the streets to have 19 the street sweeping crews to pickup. Mr. Lundberg stated the City has one street sweeper and it 20 takes a week to cover the entire City. Other debris could be moved onto the street which would 21 be a detriment. 22 23 Councilmember Jenson complimented public works on the service they provide. Councilmember 24 Stephens agreed. 25 26 Mayor Webster asked who plows the streets. Mr. Lundberg stated Ernie and Ed plow on the 27 south and west quadrants of the City. The North is Merle and Paul. The smaller trucks are spread 28 throughout the City. She commended Merle for the idea of engaging the community on the 29 naming of the snow plows. 30 31 VII.REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 32 33 City Manager Yunker stated the City is still accepting applications to serve on the Parks and 34 Environmental Commission. The application process closes on January 29, 2024. Absentee 35 voting opened for all residents at the Ramsey County election center. More information is 36 available on the City website. 37 38 Councilmember Randle had no report. 39 40 Councilmember Doolan stated on January 10, she took a tour of the facilities and met with the 41 department heads. On January 17-19, she participated in goal setting. On January 17, she 42 attended the League of Women Voters session. On January 23, she attended Meet and Greet with 43 the City Council and she has been working with Commissioner Lily Fee and others around 44 Silverwood programming. 45