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City Council Minutes Septembez 17, 2007 Page 6 MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY • COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO REVERT BACK TO THE FORMER PERMITTING SYSTEM ISSUING YEARLY PERMITS WITH A NOMINAL YEARLY FEE OF $20 PER PERMIT AND FOR CURRENT PERMIT HOLDERS TO RETAIN THEIR PERMITS WITH NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2007. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. Ov~rnlpbt Parking Mayor Klinzing indicated that the Council has been asked [o consider allowing overnight pazking in the King Avenue parking lot. She stated that as long as when a snow emergency is issued proper notification is given to residents to move their vehicles she doesn't see a problem with allowing overnight pazking in the King Avenue lot. Chief Beahen explained that by state statute, in order for a city of our size to enact a snow emergency we must notify the news and radio stations and provide residents 12 hours notice prior to plowing. He stated that only after proper notice has been given can a vehicle in violation of the snow emergency be towed. Chief Beahen noted that an additional concern with allowing the residential parking back into the King Avenue lot is where to locate the next round of residential pazking for the Jackson and Bluff projects. Councilmembex Zerwas would like to allow overnight parking. He stated that if the Street Department needs to plow around one or two cazs it should not be an issue. He noted that the problem will only arise a couple times a year. He indicated that overnight parking would also • allow intoxicated individuals a place to park their vehicles overnight. Councilmember Fazber concurred and noted that if some residents are allowed to park overnight in the King Avenue lot, then the lot should be opened to overnight pazking for everyone. Councilmember Motin also concurred noting that the hours the two-hoax pazking limit is enforced could be changed to 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Chief Beahen indicated that it may be an inconvenience fox tenants to move their vehicles that early in order to comply with the pazking restrictions. Councihnembex Zerwas stated that if the residents want to park closer, they would be subject to the same rules as everyone else during the day. Chief Beahen explained that what the Council is requesting is a logistical nightmare fox enforcement and snow plowing. Public Works Director Terry Maurer concurred that overnight parking in the King Avenue lot would make snow plowing very difficult. Mr. Maurer stated that by the time residents aze leaving employees would be arriving so portions of the lot would remain unplowed. He suggested the Council defer this issue until the next workshop to allow staff time to work out a solution. The Council agreed to defer the overnight parking discussion to the October worksession. There being no other business, Chair Wilson adjourned the special HRA meeting. • The special meeting of the Elk River Housing and Redevelopment Authority adjourned at 8:30 p.m.