9.a) Parking on Olinda Trail Between Scandia Trail and 209th St Meeting Date: 04/19/2011
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City Council Agenda Report
City of Scandia
14727 209th St. North
Scandia, MN 55073 (651) 433-2274
Action Requested: Discuss issue postponed by City Council on December 21, 2010, to
consider asking Washington County to install "No Parking November
1 through April 1 from 2 AM to 7 AM" on Olinda Trail N. (CSAH 3)
from Scandia Trail (US Highway 97) south to 209`h St. N., on both
sides of the street.
Deadline/ Timeline: N/A
Background: • Early this past winter, parking became an issue in the Village
Center district with vehicles being left overnight and not being
moved before the plow trucks come by. Vehicles could not enter
the parking spots along Olinda Trail due to the piles of snow left
behind from the plows going around the parked vehicles. Parking
spots are needed along Olinda Trail during business hours for the
downtown businesses and Elim Church. The County cannot make
separate trips back to plow after the vehicles have been moved so
these spots are lost until the plows return.
� The City of Scandia's Ordinance #43 does not allow parking on
City streets between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. for more than 60
minutes. This applies to any street, road or byway of the City but
does not apply to County or State owned roads.
• Washington County does not have an ordinance in place to declare
a"snow emergency"to require vehicles to be moved for
snowplowing. They will, however,pay for and install "no
parking" signs if the City Council makes a request through
adoption of a resolution.
• County staff recommends that any parking ban be from 2:00 a.m.
to 7:00 a.m. to ensure that they will be completely finished
plowing Olinda Trail before vehicles may park there.
• On December 21, 2010, the City Council discussed this issue and
voted to postpone it to the April, 2011 regular meeting. The
affected businesses and residents had asked for an opportunity to
find options to reduce on-street parking problems without the need
for a formal parking ban.
• Staff contacted the property and business owners who were
concerned with this issue, and found that they still appear to be in
disagreement about the solution to the problem. Alternative
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parking locations were found for some vehicles but it seems that
there may still be support for a parking ban.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the issue and
determine how you wish to proceed. If you wish to request"no-
parking" signs, staff will prepare a resolution for action at a future
meeting. You could also choose to postpone any action and schedule
a discussion for a future regular meeting or work session.
Attachments/ • None
Materials provided:
Contact(s):
Prepared by: Steve Thorp, Code Official
(No parking on Olinda postponed from dec 21 10)
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