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City Council Minutes December 9, 1985 Page Two 6. Proposal by DNR for Fishing Pier at Orono Park The City Street Superintendent explained that he had met with the DNR regarding their desire to place a fishing pier at Orono Park. He pointed out that the DNR will construct the pier and the City would be required to build a pathway to the pier including a connection to the shoreline. He explained that the DNR was at this point of time inquiring as to the City's interest in such a project. The Council discussed the proposed fishing pier and authorized the City's Street Superintendent to draft a letter to the DNR expressing the Council's favorable interest in the project. 7. Consideration of City Snow Plowing Policy and Snow Removal Ordinance Mr. Phil Hals, City Street Superintendent, reviewed the City's snow removal policy and noted that the City Staff had worked on revising the policy last year in January. Mayor Hinkle discussed the problem of people with no off- street parking and suggested that perhaps the City could issue stickers for parking. The Council discussed the snow removal policy and snow removal from City sidewalks. Councilmember Gunkel expressed concern that the hours expressed in the Resolution proposed by the City Staff would not be affective since the snow plow's plow during daytime hours, in addition to evening hours. Mr. Hals commented that the start up time for the snow plows is variable and is dependent on the time of the snow fall. He explained the 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. parking ban does give City crews a time when the streets are open to plow. Councilmember Gunkel suggested that perhaps the City could adopt an ordinance similar to Shakopee's ordinance which addressed even and odd street parking or perhaps set up two parking districts, one being a 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. ban in commerial areas and another a 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ban in residential areas. The City Council continued this discussion on snow removal parking policies including a discussion of the different problems with regard to rural and urban areas and that essentially no cars park on the street in rural area. Councilmember Gunkel suggested contacting the City of Shakopee to determine how their ordinance works. She also suggested that perhaps the City could ban parking for snow removal between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in commerial areas and restrict parking to odd and even parking in residential areas. Councilmember Schuldt suggested that perhaps a better solution would be to require odd and even parking on all streets. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO DIRECT THE STAFF TO PERPARE AN ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT PARKING FOR PURPOSES OF SNOW REMOVAL IN COMMERIAL AREAS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M. FROM NOVEMBER 15 TO APRIL 15, AND TO ADOPT A SYSTEM OF ODD AND EVEN PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1 OF EACH YEAR. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.