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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
WORKSHOP MINUTES
City Hall Council Chambers
October 20, 1999
Members in attendance: Mayor Ristow, Council Members Cordes, Soderberg and Strachan.
Members absent: Council Member Verch
Others present: City Administrator Erar, Park and Recreation Director Bell, Public Works
Director Mann, Community Development Director Olson, Finance Director Roland, and Police
Chief Siebenaler.
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The agenda was reviewed and approved by
Council. Issues to be discussed included the Proposed 2000-2004 Capital Improvement Plan and
a review of issues associated with a parking ban for purposes relating to increasing the
efficiency, and reducing costs of City snow removal operations.
A review of the Consolidated portion of the CIP was presented by staff. It was indicated that the
proposed public facilities, currently under study by the Public Facilities Task Force, were
administratively designated for the year 2002 to provide maximum discretion to the Task Force
and City Council. It was explained that this should not suggest that these facilities would be
constructed in that particular year, but that these facility time frames were subject to change once
the Facility Task Force made its final recommendations to Council, and Council formally took
action on the recommendations.
Community Development Director Olson discussed plans and options relative to the phased
expansion of the Industrial Park. Park and Recreation Director Bell reviewed proposed 2000
department projects. Public Works Director Mann reviewed proposed 2000 department projects.
Council asked a variety of questions throughout staff presentations and were essentially satisfied
that the proposed projects as presented addressed anticipated community infrastructure needs.
Final approval of the 2000-2004 CIP will be presented at the November 1, 1999 Council
meeting.
A brief break was called.
The workshop continued with a discussion of issues associated with a proposed parking ban.
Several parking ban options were presented by staff for Council consideration. A review of
operational considerations relative to snow plowing, and difficulties associated with police
enforcement of the current City ordinance were presented by Chief Siebenaler and Director
Mann.
Council thoroughly reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of each parking ban option, and
asked a variety of questions regarding how this would affect the community's residents. Survey
information of other communities was reviewed and it was discovered that neighboring
communities, as well as communities throughout the metro area already had a parking ban
ordinance in place to address similar issues now before Council. Council also reviewed the
staffing and capital equipment costs associated with maintaining the status quo given current
operational inefficiencies and, noted that these costs would continue to increase as the
community grew unless changes were made to make operations more efficient.
The Mayor and Council expressed thoughtful support for a seasonal parking ban as this option
presented the least inconvenience to residents. Council also directed staff to extend the warning
time this year, before tickets are issued, until January 1,2000 to give residents additional time to
understand the parking restriction changes, and requested that staff include information on the
change in the City Newsletter and City web site. Council further directed staff to bring this issue
to Council at the November 1, 1999 meeting.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
!,?ik Erar
fity Administrator