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. . . City Council Minutes July 18, 2005 Page 9 stated Jackson Street would become a one-way (southbound) street, Main Street would lose its parking on the north side of the street between Jackson and Parrish Avenue and on the south side from the attorney's office to Parish Avenue, and there would be no left turn from Parrish Avenue onto Main Street between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. during the week. Councilmember Motin questioned if there would be an opportunity to put construction signage in the City of Otsego. He questioned how the no left turn from Parrish Avenue would be enforced Councilmember Gumphrey questioned if there were any emergency response issues. Chief West stated there would be very limited enforcement of the no left turn from Parrish Avenue. He stated there would be signage placed in Otsego. He stated a response issue for the Fire Department is snow removal along Main Street during the winter but that the construction contractors are aware of this and have been very good to work with as they've done numerous projects similar to this. Chief Beahen stated that hopefully most citizens will want to avoid the traffic congestion altogether and take will alternative routes rather than using Main Street as a drive thru route. He stated the Police Departm~t had no response issues. Fred McCoy, 651 Main Street-Stated he was concerned over the loss of parking on Main Street. He stated that if employees have too much of a hassle to deal with for parking, then they won't want to work at the downtown business; but yet there are some employees who are parking in front of businesses all day. He stated downtown construction is supposed to be completed each day by 3:00 p.m. so he sees no need for the no left turn restriction between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., especially as it would hurt his business. Mayor Klinzing stated parking enforcement is critical during construction and should begin with the construction process. The Council concurred Councilmember Dietz would like downtown businesses notified that parking enforcement would begin at a certain date with the construction process. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO APPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW PLAN AS OUTLINED BY CHIEF WEST AND TO ALSO BEGIN PARKING ENFORCEMENT WHEN DOWNTOWN CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.6. Consider Encroachment into Sanita1;y Sewer Easement. The Bluffs of Elk River Director of Planning Michele McPherson submitted the staff report. Ms. McPherson stated the applicant is requesting an air space encroachment of the sanitary sewer easement located on the river side of The Bluffs of Elk River project. She stated that seven balconies encroach over the easement area but that the manhole that is accessed by wwrP employees for maintenance would not be impacted by these encroachments. She stated the applicant would be required to maintain liability insurance to protect the city against any claims resulting from these encroachments. She stated the city engineer recommended televising