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03/14/2006 - City Council SpecialMINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 14, 2006 5:30 P.M. EAGAN ROOM -EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER City Councilmembers present: Mayor Geagan, Councilmembers Carlson, Fields, and Maguire. Councilmember Tilley was out of town attending the National League of Cities Conference. City staff present: City Administrator Hedges, Assistant to the City Administrator Miller, Director of Administrative Services VanOverbeke, Director of Community Development Hohenstein, Administrative Intern Walz, Public Works Director Colbert, Superintendent of Streets Struve, City Planner Ridley, Deputy Police Chief McDonald, and Director of Communications Garrison. City Attorney Mike Dougherty was also present. I. ROLL CALL AND AGENDA ADOPTION Mayor Geagan called the meeting to order. Councilmember Fields moved; Councilmember Maguire seconded a motion to adopt the agenda. Aye: 3; Nay: 0 (Councilmember Carlson not yet present.) II. SIGN CODE /WINDOW SIGNS City Administrator Hedges introduced the item noting that the Eagan City Code establishes standards under which signs are regulated within the City of Eagan. Hedges added that in 2005, the City Council directed the Advisory Planning Commission and staff to study possible changes in the regulation of temporary signs and additional regulation for window signage. At that time, Hedges added that information about the proposed changes were distributed by the Chamber to its members. It was noted that an article about the changes was also included the Eagan Business News newsletter, and a press release was provided to the local media to highlight the changes in the regulation of temporary signs and additional regulation for window signage. Hedges noted that the code amendment was adopted in the summer of 2005. Hedges added that since the changes to the sign code have gone into affect, the City and the Chamber have received a number of questions and concerns regarding the implementation of the new regulations for window signage and, therefore, due to these concerns, members of the City Council directed that a discussion item be placed on tonight's agenda. Ruthie Batulis, President of the Northern Dakota County Chambers of Commerce, as well as John Curlee of Curlee State Farm, and Buzz Anderson, President of Minnesota Retailers Association, addressed the City Council with their concerns regarding the window signage changes. Ms. Batulis made a request of the City Council to consider placing a moratorium on the sign code changes in order to allow for the formation of a task force to further discuss the proposed changes to the sign code, particularly with regard to window signage. The three representatives that address the City Council also noted the excessive burden that the code changes have placed on Eagan businesses. The City Council discussed the concerns voiced by the Chamber of Commerce and business community. Mayor Geagan also recognized many business owners and representatives in the audience. Councilmember Carlson arrived at 5:40 p.m. Following Council discussion, Mayor Geagan moved; Councilmember Fields seconded a motion to enact a moratorium on the sign code amendment for a period of 60 days and establish a task force to include two Councilmembers (Councilmembers Fields and Maguire), two members of the Advisory Planning Commission, Chamber President Batulis, and four diverse business representatives within the City of Eagan. The recommendations of the task force are to be brought back within 60 days. Aye: 4; Nay: 0 The City Council recessed from 6:10 to 6:20 p.m. The City Council workshop reconvened at 6:20 p.m. III. BROADBAND OVERVIEW City Administrator Hedges introduced the item noting that in February 2004 the Eagan City Council gave direction to form the first Technology Task Force and began examining what Eagan's citywide Internet connectivity goals could or should be. Hedges added that the 2006 priorities for the Technology Working Group include reporting back later this spring on recommendations for the highest and best use for an 11.5 mile conduit route that Eagan owns, determining recommendations regarding wireless needs, and determining how to attract world class Internet speeds to Eagan. Lastly, Hedges added that in November of 2005, the City Council approved hiring the consulting firm of Dynamic City to provide the City and the working group with the specific market and engineering analysis regarding best use options for the conduit and also to supply expertise about fiber options that could provide Eagan world class Internet speeds. Communications Director Garrison introduced three consultants representing Dynamic City. Keith Wilson, CEO of Dynamic City, provided a presentation to the City Council on world class broadband. Following Mr. Wilson's presentation, the City Council discussed broadband and Internet needs within the City of Eagan. Communications Director Garrison noted that the consultants and the Technology Working Group will be coming back to the City Council with options on how the 11.5 miles of conduit can be used within the City of Eagan. Mayor Geagan thanked NDC Chamber President Ruthie Batulis for her involvement in the broadband discussions. IV. WINTER PARKING BAN ORDINANCE City Administrator Hedges introduced the item noting that at the Council's Listening Session on January 17, the City Council received a request from several property owners on Eagle Crest Drive to change the City's current winter parking ban ordinance to rectify a concern they have with a neighbor's vehicle frequently parked in front of their home. At that time, the Council referred the matter to the Public Works Committee for further review. Hedges added that on February 13, the Public Works Committee met with the Petitioners and reviewed the substantial documentation provided by the impacted homeowners, the current City ordinances, and parking bans of several other communities. Public Works Director Colbert, Superintendent of Streets Struve, and Deputy Chief McDonald provided overviews of the various options available to the City with regard to snow removal and control of on-street parking year-round. Councilmember Maguire highlighted the discussion that the Public Works Committee had on the issue. Deputy Chief McDonald provided an overview of how other cities enforce winter parking ordinances. The City Council discussed the concerns of the residents on Eagle Crest Drive as well as the City's overall enforcement of the winter parking ban ordinance. An Eagan resident addressed the City Council regarding the issues that he and his wife have with regard to cars parking in their neighborhood during the winter. Upon further Council discussion, Councilmember Fields moved; Councilmember Maguire made a motion to deny a request to change the City's winter parking ban ordinance and noted that if the residents on Eagle Crest Drive approach the City with solidarity on a parking proposal via a petition process, then the City Council will consider such a petition. Aye: 4; Nay: 0 V. ADOPT-A-STREET PROGRAM City Administrator Hedges introduced the item noting that the City of Eagan currently does not have a formal program that allows citizens or business groups to provide litter control and general community cleanup in an organized fashion along our local streets. Director of Public Works Colbert provided a proposal to the Council for their consideration of adopting such an "Adopt-A-Street" Program for the City of Eagan. The City Council discussed the proposed program and the cost associated with implementing it. Councilmember Fields moved; Councilmember Maguire seconded a motion to implement the Adopt-A-Street Program in the City of Eagan, provided that signs placed on the adopted streets be optional and, if it is the desire of the group and/or individual to have their name added to a sign; the sign must be purchased by the group and/or individual. Aye: 4; Nay: 0 The City Council briefly discussed the most recent snow removal process following over 10 inches of snow that fell this week. Mayor Geagan complemented the City staff for their prompt work on snow removal. VL 2006 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES City Administrator Hedges introduced the item noting that in keeping with the City Council's past practice, a list of 20061egislative priorities has been developed for the Council's consideration. Hedges noted that the priorities included a list of items in which the Council has taken a formal position. Hedges also added that the priorities presented do not duplicate the efforts made by the three lobbying organizations to which the City of Eagan belongs. The City Council discussed the legislative priorities, including proposed legislation regarding eminent domain. Mayor Geagan thanked Councilmember Carlson for testifying last week with concerns regarding the eminent domain bill. Hedges noted the potential contractual implications within existing TIF districts should such legislation move forward. The Council noted that included in the priorities should be a request that a grandfather clause be added for TIF districts already established through the State Auditors Office. The City Council directed that a letter be sent to the City's legislative delegation with the 20061egislative priorities. The Council also directed that in future years, a meeting be established with the legislative delegation in advance of the session beginning. The Council also requested that the legislative priorities be copied to the media. VII. JOINT MEETING WITH THE AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION City Administrator Hedges introduced the item noting that it is the City Council's practice to meet with its Advisory Commissions at least once a year. City Administrator Hedges introduced ARC Chair Chuck Thorkildson, who summarized the proposed 2006/2007 goals and work plan for the ARC. The City Council and the ARC discussed the proposed work plan items, including a realtor/resident survey to gauge the impact of airport noise on the community. The City Council took a short recess from 7:35 to 7:45 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 7:45 p.m. The City Council and the ARC discussed the current representation the City of Eagan receives on the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC). The City Council and members of the ARC noted the impact the airport has on Eagan and thus the need for additional representation on the MAC. The Council and ARC discussed the merits of the City of Eagan receiving a seat on the MAC, as well as the possibility of Eagan joining with other communities within the 65 DNL noise contours to lobby for one of the at-large seats on the MAC that is currently assigned to an out-state representative. The City Council concurred with sending correspondence to the City's legislative delegation regarding representation on the MAC, and suggested that it be noted that the MAC districts need to be explored for possible redistricting in the near future to better represent population distribution and impact of MSP Airport. Councilmember Carlson suggested that a survey be included in the Eagan Welcome Packet regarding how airport noise impacted a resident's decision to purchase a home. Mayor Geagan thanked the Airport Relations Commission for their work this past year in preparation of the opening of the new runway. VIII. OTHER BUSINESS The City Council and City Administrator Hedges briefly discussed the need to schedule a workshop and Advisory Commission applicant interviews in the month of April. The City Council agreed that Commission interviews will take place on April 25, with appointments being made on May 2, 2006. At the request of Councilmember Carlson, the City Council agreed that a letter should be sent to all businesses that are present at the workshop tonight regarding their concerns with the changes to the sign code. It was noted that the letter should include a brief summary of the communications process that was in place when the ordinance was drafted as well as a summary of the moratorium and task force that was established at tonight's meeting. The Council also suggested that when the task force members are appointed, that their names be included on the City's website. The City Council also requested that the list of communities surveyed with regard to window signage ordinances be expanded and also that Eagan be included on the survey. IX. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Fields moved; Councilmember Maguire seconded a motion to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. Aye: 4; Nay: 0 ~, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006 5:30 P.M. EAGAN ROOM-EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER AGENDA (The new command vehicle will be available for a tour from 5-5:30 p.m. in the lower level parking lot outside of City Hall) I. ROLL CALL AND AGENDA ADOPTION ~_ ~ II. SIGN CODE /WINDOW SIGNS a(Q III. BROADBAND OVERVIEW p n~ IV. PARKING BAN ORDINANCE ~p~j-~V. PROPOSED ADOPT-A-STREET PROGRAM (,1,~ VI. 2006 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 7:15 y.m. VII. JOINT MEETING WITH THE ARC ~0. (p ~ a. 2006 Work Program !Goals b. Legislative Correspondence /Metropolitan Airport Commission ~ 1 Structure VIII. OTHER BUSINESS a. April Special Council Meeting dates IX. VISITORS TO BE HEARD X. ADJORNMENT Agenda Memo March 14, 2006. City Council Workshop II. SIGN CODE /WINDOW SIGNS DIRECTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL: To receive comments and provide direction with respect to the implementation or modification of the City Code section regulating window sigaage. FACTS: • The Eagan City Code Section 11.70 establishes the standards under which signs are regulated within the City of Eagan. As is the case with most local government sign codes, Eagan's Code regulates the time, place, size and manner in which signs may be displayed. The code has been applied to wall signs, monument signs, pylon signs, directional signs and temporary signs for some tune. In 2005, the City Council directed the Advisory Planning Commission and staff to study possible changes in the regulation of temporary signs and additional regulation for window signage. • The City Council also directed the process to include communications with the business community through the Chamber of Commerce and by other means to invite comment and input regarding the possible changes. Information was distributed by the Chamber through its weekly email communications, as an article in the Eagan Business News newsletter and through a press release to the local media. The Chamber and a number of businesses provided input during the process. The Code amendment was adopted in the summer of 2005. • In eazly 2006, City staff distributed a letter to business property owners advising them of the changes. Few, if any, concerns were received regarding the temporary sign amendments, but the City and the Chamber of Commerce have received a number of questions and concerns regarding the implementation of the new regulations for window signage. • In response to those concerns, members of the City Council directed that discussion of the item be placed on this agenda. Additional background concerning the Code amendment process is included in the attachments. ATTACHMENTS: • Staff memo of March 3, 2006 on pages ~ through • Police Department memo of March 5, 2006 on pages ~_ through (Color copies pictures in memo will be available at Tuesday's meetin • Supplemental staff memo of March 9, 2006 on pages ~_ through • Table outlining window sign regulations in other cities on pages ~ through Clt of ~~ ~~ Me~o ~ ~ TO: TOM HEDGES, CITY ADMINISTRATOR FROM: JON HOHENSTEIN, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MIKE RIDLEY, CITY PLANNER MARY GRANLEY, SENIOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TECHNICIAN DATE: MARCH 3, 2006 SUBJECT: MAYOR'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -SIGN CODE AMENDMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS In follow up to the request for information regarding the City's sign code amendments you had passed on to us from Mayor Geagan, we have compiled the following background for his use. OVERVIEW In follow up to the amendments of the sign code related to window and temporary signs, adopted by the City Council last year, our Code Enforcement staff has distributed a letter to retail property owners advising them of the new requirements and asking them to contact City staff to discuss the permit application process. Staff members are also going door to door in the retail centers to explain the n~quiremeMs to business owners and to offer to answer questions they have about the permit requirements. This approach was chosen to permit staff to advise all affected businesses of the change at about the same time, because one of the most frequent critiasms raised in compliance efforts is that other businesses or property owners may also be out of compliance and people believe that it is not fair to require compliance in some areas and not others. The City has done annual updates on Code requirements to owners and managers of gas and apartment properties for a number of years on currerrt code requirements. This has been an effective way to educate, remind and proactively encourage compliance, without having to resort to enforcement as often. The correspondence that includes information on the sign code amendments follows that approach. At the beginning of the year, letters were sent to owners of all retail properties in the community. Since that time, the letters have also been forwarded by property owners to tenarrts. As of March 1, 2006, 67 businesses in five retail areas have been visited directly by staff. To date, this has been an informational and educational process. No warnings or citations have been issued and no deadlines have been set for compliance. BUSINESS RESPONSES Relatively Tittle response has been received about the temporary signage (outdoor banners, etc.) requirements. Because those signs are not permanent and there were Dearer limitations on them in the past, the revised requirements for duration and permits may be perceived as having less impact on businesses. t~C With respect to the window signage standards and permit requirements, some businesses are complying with the new requirements by removing non-complying signage. Since no deadlines have been set, we do not know how many businesses intend to submit permit applications and comply with the requirement. The City has been contacted directly and indirectly by some business owners who have concerns about the effect of the window sign requirements on current and future signage - the concerns relate to cost, the need for a permit, the effect of the new regulations on quasi-permanent existing signage that is within the 4-6 foot area required to be free of signs under the new code, the possibility that signage that predates the amendment may be grandfathered or have a longer time frame to come into compliance, disagreement with the idea that window and wall signage should be considered together in determining the 20% coverage of a building side and some detail issues that have since been carified to the benefit of the businesses -for example, we have determined that incidental business signage, such as kxedit card or membership stickers are not subject to the code, watch your step signs, no shirt-no shoes signs, no firearms signs, etc. to addition to direct business contacts, staff has been contacted by the Northern Dakota County Chamber of Commerce, the Minnesota Retailers Association, the Licensed Beverage Association and a representative of Marathon Oil on behalf of the Petroleum Dealers Association. These parties have expressed similar conoems to those shared by individual businesses, but they have been reluctant to indicate the number of contacts they are receiving and whether the concerns are widespread or not. Staff and the Chamber are keeping track of the responses we are receiving in order to compile them and share them with the City Council at an appropriate time. HISTORY OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS The sign code amendments arose out of the Council discussion of the higher building finish materials requirement, which was the subject of a separate code amendment. In reviewing pictures of comparable businesses in Eagan and other cities for differences in finish materials, the Council also noticed substantial differences in the appearances of businesses that had small or modest amounts of window signage and those that appeared to have excessive window signage. The Council noted that the City has long standing regulations of building signage (20°k maximum in retail areas and a permit requirement) and that the excessive use of window signage in ways that supplement the wall signage is contrary to the intent of the 20% regulation. It was also noted that temporary signs on buildings, monument signs or in taoulevards had a similar effect. The Council directed staff to research sign codes in other cities regarding their window sign and temporary sign regulations, to contact businesses through the Chamber of Commerce and to wordk with the Advisory Planning Commission for a recommendation on amendments of the sign code to better regulate window and temporary signage. Information regarding codes for a number neighboring and similarly sized cities in the metropolitan area was compiled and the APC focused on four surrounding communities that included Apple Valley, Burnsville, Lakeville and West St. Paul. The NDCCC was asked to publicize and .participate in the APC discussions of the issue. An article concerning the possible code amendments was published in an issue of the Eagan Business News (attached). The APC held four workshops between December 2004 and March 2005, additionally, a Press Release (attached) was distributed by the City informing the public of the proposed ordinance changes and the opportunity to give testimony on February 10, 2005 which was attended by a Chamber representative and a number of business owners. An update n the likely Commission recommendation was provided to the City Council via an Additional Information Memo on April 1, 2005, after which the matter was considered at a public hearing by the APC on April 26, 2005. FoAowing public testimony and APC discussion, the item was continued to the May 24, 2005 APC meeting. The item was recommended for approval by the APC on May 24"', following additional public testimony and discussion. The City Council approved the amendment on June 21, 2005. The Chamber and a number of business owners were present on each occasion. A copy of the APC and Counal minutes at which the matter was considered is attached. The APC recommended and the City Council approved an amendment to the Code for window signage that generally requires maximum percentage coverage, no signage between 4-6 feet for public safety visibility and the need for a property owner or business owner to severe aone-time permit to display signage of a conforming size in a conforming location on their windows. The determination to make the permit aone-time fee for a location and size rather than a recurring fee for each change in the sign occupying that location was a recommendation by the staff and APC, with which the Council concurred, intended to be in the businesses' interest, so that uniformity would be achieved, while recognizing that content could change over time. The conclusion to manage such signage by permit, rather than just regulation was intended to focus on the positive aspects of what could be done through permit rather on what couldn't be done through enforcement. SUMMARY The decision to amend the City Code relative to window signage was based on perceptions by the City Council, the APC and members of the community that such signage had become excessive in a number of locations in the City. The amendment that was approved was based on research of other cities' regulations and review and recommendations by the APC. The process attempted to involve the business community input through the NDCCC and direct correspondence to businesses that had been the subject of enforcement actions previously. While inforration was distributed and business input was received during the review process, additional concerns have been raised during the education phase of the implementation of the new code provisions. Whether these concerns require further amendment of the code or a different approach to implementation (for example, grandfathering existing signage for a period of time, etc.) is a matter that will require direction from the City Council. If you, the Mayor or other Councilmembers would like additional information, please let me know. Att. City Council and APC Minutes Code Amendment Eagan Business News and Media Release 9 Eagan City Council Meeting Minutes June 21, 2005 Page 3 OLD BUSINESS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT-CITY OF EAGAN--CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO EAGAN CITY CODE, CHAPTER 10.10 REGARDING DANGEROUS WEAPONS AND ARTICLES AND EAGAN CITY CODE, CHAPTER 10.13 REGARDING TRAPPING REGULATIONS City Administrator Hedges introduced this item regarding a request from the Police Department to work with the City Attorney's office to draft an ordinance addressing coyote control measures. Chief Therkelsen presented the staff report and answered questions. Councihnember Cazlson moved, Councihnember Fields seconded a motion to approve ordinance amendments to Eagan City Code 10.10 regazding dangerous weapons and articles and Eagan City Code - 10.13 regarding trapping regulations. Aye: 3 Nay: 2 (Fields and Maguire opposed). PARTICIPATION IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 FIBER PROJECT City Administrator Hedges introduced this item regazding participation in a joint project with ISD 196 for fiber technology installation. Communications Director Gazrison provided comments and additional introduction of members of the Tech Task Force. Rick King, Chief Technology Officer of Thomson West, spoke in favor of the City being proactive in its approach to providing technology for its community through the installation of fiber and additional conduit. He is confident that this is a wise and farsighted perspective by the Council, Jody Mikasen, Telecommunications Commission Member, spoke in support of this issue to extend connectivity in Eagan. She believes this is a great, economical step to take to prepare for the future. The City Council directed staff to keep the Council posted on a preliminary business plan and discussions with the Technology Task Force. Councihnember Fields moved, Councihnember Maguire seconded a motion to approve a resolution authorizing participation in the Independent School District 196 fiber project. Aye: 5 Nay: 0 ORDINANCE AMENDMENT--CITY OF EAGAN AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 11, SECTION 11.70, SUBDIVISION 28, PLACEMENT, ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS RELATIVE TO TEMPORARY AND WINDOW SIGNAGE. City Administrator Hedges introduced this item regarding an ordinance amendment in regard to temporary signs and window signs. City Planner Ridley provided a staff report. A brief discussion was held. Councihnember Carlson moved, Councihnember Fields seconded a motion to approve an ordinance amendment to modify Chapter 11, Section 11.70 Subd 28 Placement, Erection and Maintenance of Signs by modifying regulations for temporary signage and adding regulations regarding window signage and direct the City Attorney to prepare and publish the amendment in the legal newspaper. Aye; 5 Nay: 0 City of Eagan Advisory Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 24, 2005 Page 2 IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Ordinance Amendment Applicant Name: City of Eagan Location: 3830 Pilot Knob Road; Application: Ordinance Amendment An Amendment to Chapter 11, Sect. 11.70, Subd. 28, Placement. erection and maintenance of signs relative to temporary and window signage. File Number: 01-OR-01-0405 City Planner Ridley introduced this item and highlighted the information presented in the Memorandum dated May 20, 2005 with Subject: Temporary Window Signage. Chair Heyl asked if any of the public would like to speak on this item. Jim Easter Jr., Owner of The Italian Pie Shoppe and Winery objected to the proposal and stated rights are being taken from the business owners. Jim Easter Sr. of the Italian Pie Shoppe and Winery objected to the proposal and stated that billboards, even the antiabortion ones, should be regulated if general business signage is. He stated the fees would be a burden to business owners. A representative of 3-in-1 Tailors objected to the proposal in addition to other regulations that are costly to the business owners. Elaine Rashaw. E & M Liquor objected to the proposal. She asked if permits would have to be renewed every time signage is changed. She asked if the proposed requirements are similar to those of other communities. City Planner Ridley stated the Advisory Planning Commission reviewed standards from a number of metro communities and the proposal is consistent. He explained that if a window signage permit is issued for a portion of a window, changing the message within that portion would not constitute a new permit or fee. He stated billboards are regulated in regard to size and number, not content. Chair Heyl stated she understood the concerns raised and clarified the public safety issue that is addressed with the proposed window signage amendment. She also emphasized that the proposed amendment does not prohibit temporary or window signage. Ms. Heyl further explained that the City goes to great lengths to insure high quality commercial building finishes are utilized only to have excessive temporary and window signage detract from the overall sitelbuilding appearance. Member Bendt moved, Member Matthees seconded a motion to recommend approval of an Amendment to Chapter 11, Sect. 11.70, Subd. 28, Placement, erection and maintenance of signs relative to temporary and window signage. All voted in favor. Motion carried 6-0. EAGAN CITY CODE Handout SIGNS (updated with window/temporary sign requirements) Subd. 28. Placement, erection and maintenance of signs. A. Purpose, construction and definitions. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section shall be to regulate the placement, erection and maintenance of signs in the city so as to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the city. 2. Construction. All terms and words used in this section shall be given their commonsense meaning considered in context, except as hereinafter specifically defined. 3. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this section, shall have the meanings stated: (a) Business sign means any sign upon which there is any name or designation that has as its purpose business, professional or commercial identification and which is related directly to the use of the premises upon which the sign is located. (b) Freestanding ground sign means a business sign erected on freestanding shafts, posts or walls which are solidly affixed to the ground and completely independent of any building or other structure. Any business freestanding ground sign which projects more than seven feet above ground level is considered a pylon sign. (c) Governmental sign means any sign placed, erected or maintained by a governmental entity or agency for identification of or directions to a public facility or street or for traffic control or general public services. (d) Local street means a street within the city, which is not functionally classified within the City's Comprehensive Guide Plan as a principal arterial, "A" minor arterial, "B" minor arterial, major collector or minor collector. (e) Nonbusiness sign means any sign such as a personal nameplate or designation as for residences, churches, schools, hospitals, traffic or road signs, which do not contain advertising and aze directly related to the premises upon which they are located. (f) Of, j`-premises sign means a sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered somewhere other than on the property upon which the sign is located. (g) Product sign means any sign upon which there is any brand name, trademark, logo, distinctive symbol, designation or advertising which has as its purpose the promotion of any business, product, goods, activity or service. Product signs shall be subordinate to business signs. (h) Public right-of-way or public rights-of-way -means the surface, air space above the surface and the area below the surface of any public street, highway, lane, path, alley, sidewalk, trail, avenue, boulevard, drive, court, concourse, bridge, tunnel, pazk, parkway, skyway, waterway, dock, bulkhead, whazf, pier, easement or similaz property or waters within the city owned by or under control of the city, or dedicated or otherwise conveyed to the city for general public use. (i) Pylon sign means a business sign erected on freestanding shafts, posts or walls which are solidly affixed to the ground, and which projects more than seven feet above ground level. Pylon .~ signs, when authorized, are considered a conditional use, as defined in the zoning chapter, and are subject to all conditions, regulations and fees required for conditional uses. (j) Sign means any surface, facing or object upon which there is printed, painted or artistic matter, design or lighting. (k) Sign area means the gross azea, exclusive of supportive frame, which contains copy or identifying features such as a logo, character or identifying figure. The gross area shall be calculated as an enclosed azea bounded by no more than 12 straight lines. (1) Sign height means the distance from the lowermost ground point to which the sign is attached, to the highest point on the sign. (m) Trail means any paved surface within the public right-of--way, outside of the paved street surface, used by pedestrians and cyclists. B. Permitted uses. 1. Location of business signs. Business signs are permitted on property zoned business, industrial, agricultural, public facilities, RD or PD only in conjunction with an approved business, industrial or agricultural use. 2. Location of business signs in residential areas. Business signs are permitted in residentially zoned areas or areas of PD designation for residential use only under the following cases: (a) "For sale" or "for rent" signs, four feet by four feet or smaller, advertising the premises upon which such sign is located. (b) Real estate "for sale" signs, not over 100 square feet, of a land developer, which are located upon the premises offered for sale. (c) Area identification signs for major apartment complexes. C. General sign standards. 1. Construction and erec#on of signs. All signs shall be constructed and erected in a good and workmanlike manner of sound and sufficient materials so as to ensure the safety of the public and in accordance with all reasonable standards employed by professional signmakers. 2. Location on private property. No sign shall be erected, placed or located upon private property without the permission of the property owner or the lessee. 3. Location to property line. No business sign shall be located nearer than ten feet from any property or dividing line. 4. Location on public property. No sign, other than governmental signs, shall be placed upon any city owned public property, or railroad right-of--way. No sign, other than governmental signs, shall be affixed to any utility pole. 5. Moving parts, lights. No signs are allowed which contain moving sections or intermittent or flashing lights, except for intermittent display of time and temperature. 6. Obstruction of vision. No sign shall be erected or maintained in such place and manner as obstructs driver vision or is noxious, annoying or hazardous because of method of lighting, illumination, reflection or location. 7. Painted signs on buildings. No signs are allowed which are painted directly upon the walls of a building. 8. Placement within public right-of-way. No sign other than governmental signs, shall be located within any city owned public right-of--way, except as follows: (a) Residential name and address signs may be located within the public right-of--way when such signs are attached to mail boxes, private lampposts or the like. (b) Non-business signs may be placed in the public right-of--way of a local street only if the sign is located more than ten feet from the back of the street curb where no trail exists or more than 25 feet from the back of the curb where a trail exists. 9. Source of lighting. No signs are permitted for which the source of light is directly visible to passing pedestrians or vehicle traffic. D. Off-premises signs_ 1. No off-premises sign shall be permitted in any zone within the city except as permitted under this sub-paragraph. 2. The owner of an existing off-premises sign may construct a new off-premises sign pursuant to a conditional use permit issued in accordance with the provisions of chapter 11 of the City Code, and under the following criteria: (a} No sign will be permitted which increases the number of signs beyond the number of signs depicted in table A (which follows this section), as amended from time to time. (b) No sign shall be permitted which increases the total square footage of all signs beyond the number of total square feet depicted in table A (which follows this section), as amended from time to time. (c) No sign shall be permitted which increases the total number of sign surfaces beyond the total number of sign surfaces depicted in table A (which follows this section), as amended from time to time. (d) The maximum square footage of a sign shall be 250 square feet; however, the city may allow a sign in excess of 250 square feet upon (i) the reduction of the total number of signs, square footage or surface areas depicted in table A (which follows this section), as amended from time to time, and (ii) amendment to said table A to reflect such reduction, and (iii) further, so long as the total square footage of all signs is not increased beyond the total of sign square footage depicted in said table A, at the time of application for a new sign. (e) No sign shall be located nearer to any other off-premises sign than 1,500 lineal feet on the same side of the street or 3001ineal feet on the opposite side of the street. (f) No sign shall be located on a platted lot which contains a business sign. (g) No sign shall be located within 300 feet of any freestanding ground sign or pylon sign. 9 (h) No sign shall be located within 200 feet of any residentially zoned district. (i) No sign or any part thereof shall exceed 40 feet in height as measured from the land adjacent to the base of the sign. 3. Any new off-premise sign permitted under this paragraph, shall not be placed upon any property upon which a building or structure already exists. 4. Any new off-premise sign permitted under this paragraph, above, shall be located only on property zoned for business or industrial use. S. Any off-premise sign now existing or permitted to be constructed shall be removed prior to the city approving the platting of the property upon which the sign is located or prior to the city issuing a building permit for the construction of a structure upon the property upon which the sign is located, whichever occurs earlier. 6. Any new off-premise sign pursuant to a conditional use permit issued hereunder shall be subject to the provisions governing conditional use permits as set forth elsewhere in this chapter. E. Building-mounted business signs, standards. 1. Building signs on single-tenant buildings and end units in multi-tenant buildings. On single- tenant buildings, no more than three total signs, distributed on up to two elevations, are allowed in the following combinations, not to exceed the allowed sign area based on zoning: (a) One elevation displaying a business name sign, and one elevation displaying a business name and a product name sign for a total of three signs; or (b) One elevation displaying a business name sign, and one elevation displaying either a business name or a product name sign for a total of two signs; or (c) One elevation displaying a business name sign or a product name sign for a total of one sign; or (d) Two signs, each displaying a separate business name if two tenants are occupying one unit space for a total of two signs on one elevation. 2. Building signs on interior units ofmulti-tenant buildings. On multi-tenant buildings, no more than two signs per tenant on one elevation are allowed in the following combinations, not to exceed the allowed sign area based on zoning: (a) One sign displaying a business name, and one sign displaying a product name for a total of two signs on one elevation; or (b) Two signs, each displaying a separate business name if two tenants are occupying one unit space for a total of two signs on one elevation; or (c) One sign displaying a business name for a total of one sign on one elevation; or (d) One sign displaying a product name for a total of one sign on one elevation. 3. Design similarity. All business signs mounted on a building shall be similar in design. ~~ 4. Multi-tenant building signage. Building facade signage on multi-tenant buildings shall be evenly distributed between all tenants. 5. Product name signs. Product name signs shall be subordinate to business name signs. 6. Roof signs. No sign mounted upon a building is allowed to project above the highest outside wall or pazapet wall. 7. Roof signs in BP and RD districts. In BP and RD districts, no roof signs shall be allowed. 8. Sign area. No signs or combination of signs mounted upon a building shall cover in excess of ten percent of the gross area of a side in the RD and BP zoning districts, and 20 percent of the gross area of a side in all other zoning districts, where business signs are allowed. A si dis la ed on or in an windo shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the area of the ' ows and/or doors on the si a of the building on which the window sign is displayed. The azea of a window/door sign shall be included in the calculation of the sign area allowed for building- mounted signs provided herein and shall not exceed the applicable sign area permitted. Window/door signs shall be allowed only on the building facade that has building-mounted signage. No window or door sign, in whole or in pazt, shall be displayed in the area of the window or door that is higher than four feet and less than six feet, as measured vertically, from the finished interior floor elevation. Any sign not exceeding a two squaze feet area that depicts Open/Closed or houses of operation shall be exempt from permit and permit fee requirements. The permit fee for a window or door sign shall be required only with the first window or door sign displayed by the applicant unless additional signs or signs in new locations aze displayed. 9. Sign projection. No sign mounted upon a building is allowed to project more than 18 inches from the vertical surface of the building. 10. Temporary signs for special business sales. Any commercial use may have up to three signs ~~ for the purpose of promoting a special sales event, provided the signs may not be displayed for no more than ten days within a 60-day period. The 60-day period shall commence on the first day of ~, posting a temporary sign and conclude 60 days thereafter. The temporary signs shall not exceed an aggregate total area of 25 squaze feet. The sign permit application shall specify the days, not to exceed ten, on which the temporary sign will be displayed. F. Freestanding business signs, standards. 1. Freestanding ground signs. Up to one allowed per building. Such signs shall be limited to seven feet total height, with four-foot maximum height of sign area. 2. Pylon signs. Up to one allowed per building. When used, a pylon sign is allowed in lieu of a freestanding sign. No pylon sign may be located within 300 feet of any other pylon sign, measured on the same side of the street. No pylon signs shall project more than 27 feet above the lot level, roadway level, or a specified point between the two levels as determined by the council. The level used shall be based upon visibility factors from the adjacent roadway(s). The applicant shall submit diagrams, drawings, pictures and other information requested by the city prior to action by the council upon the application. No pylon sign shall exceed 125 square feet in area per side except pylon signs authorized under subparagraph C, below. In the RD and BP districts, no pylon signs shall be allowed. 3. Major complex. When an azea identification is required, such as for a shopping center, major apartment complex, or major industrial building, up to one freestanding or pylon sign may be allowed for each major adjacent street. The council shall determine the maximum size after reviewing the applicable conditions including terrain, safety factors, etc. 4. Freeway locations. An on-premises pylon sign for identification purposes is allowed for a business sign located directly adjacent to a freeway within the city. Any business that acquires a permit to erect a pylon sign for freeway identification may be allowed an additional freestanding ground sign to be located on the side of the property opposite of the freeway. All signs must comply in all other respects with the provisions of this section. A freeway shall be defined as a principal arterial highway as defined in the comprehensive plan. 5. Multi-lot developments. In multi-lot developments, the design and placement of monument and directional signs shall be coordinated through an overall signage plan. G. Exemptions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the following signs are exempt from the permit or fee provisions of this section. No exempt sign shall exceed 16 square feet of area except where stated below: 1. For sale, lease, or rent signs of real estate when located on the property advertised, and when under 16 square feet in total copy area. 2. Church, hospital, or school directional signs, less than six square feet in total copy area. 3. One on-property church sign for each church site. 4. Signs warning of hazardous conditions. 5. Simple information signs, such as "exit," "loading dock," etc. 6. Simple nameplate signs on or over the entrance to a place of business or used to identify the parking area of a place of business. Not to exceed three square feet in gross azea. 7. Signs erected by a recognized unit of government having jurisdiction in the city, or a school district within the boundaries of the school district. 8. Political signs for a period of up to ten days after an election, provided such signs contain the name and address of the individual responsible for erecting and removing the sign. 9. Temporary signs for special civic events or garage or neighborhood sales, for a period not to exceed 20 days. H. Nonconforming signs. 1. The protective inspections department shall order the removal of any sign erected or maintained in violation of the law as it existed prior to the effective date of this section. Removal shall be in accordance with this subdivision. /~ 2. Other signs existing on the effective date of this section and not conforming to its provisions, but which did conform to previous laws, shall be regazded as nonconforming signs which may be continued if properly repaired and maintained as provided in this section and if in conformance with other provisions of the City Code. If said signs aze not continued with conformance of above, they shall be removed in accordance with this subdivision. I. Sign permits and fees. 1. Sign permits. No signs, except those specified in this subdivision, above, shall be erected or maintained anywhere in the city without first obtaining a sign permit. 2. Application, permit and fees. A formal application together with accompanying documents prescribed by the city shall be submitted to the city to obtain a sign permit. Permit fees are as adopted by resolution of the city council and shall accompany the permit application: 3. Review of applications. The protective inspections department shall approve all sign permit applications, except that applications for approval of permits for advertising signs, pylon signs and any sign requiring a variance shall be submitted to the council for final approval. 4. Return of the fees. In the event said application shall be denied, the city shall return the applicant's permit fee, less a reasonable amount determined by the council which shall be retained as an administrative cost. J. Removal. All signs which have not been removed within the designated time period may after due notice be removed by the city, and any expense incurred thereof may be charged to the sign owner or assessed against the property on which they aze located. TABLE A TABLE INSET: of # ddress ' urfaces F/Surface F Total PID #) on 750 Sibley Mem. Hwy. 103288501001) ~~ between Hwy. 13 & Pilot Knob Rd. 24 1,248 750 Sibley Mem. Hwy. 103288501001) ~~ between Hwy. 13 & Pilot Knob Rd. 72 1,344 50 Hwy. 55 100010001055) wy. 55, junction with Hwy. 149 50 75 Sibley Mem. Hwy. 100190001102) wy.13, between Cedar Ave. & Rahn Rd. 50 00 /~ 151 Sibley Mem. Hwy. wy,13, between Cedar Ave. & Diffley Rd. 1 50 50 100190001356) 700 Cedar Ave. 100180001156) wy. 77, north of Hwy. 13 (on railroad) 78 56 196 Cedar Ridge Court ' 101682102001) rff Rd. • 77, between D'rfFley Rd. and CI 78 56 1 Sibley Mem. Hwy. 107550001000) wy. 77, north of Hwy. 13 78 56 1181 Trapp Rd. (beyond NE Comer) oo Line right-0f--way, south of 1-494 and west of Hwy. 55 1 80 0 102250005108) added 915199) 1 } 20} 20} 1255 Trapp Rd. 10 1022250014001) 194, junction of I-35E 78 56 . 750 Eagandale Blvd. (beyond NW 11 omer) oo Line right-0f-way, Hwy. 55, west of I-35E 60 20 102250014307) (Ord. No. 366, 2nd series, eff. IO-7-03; Ord. No. 384, 2nd series, § 1, eff. 10-28-04) State law references: Advertising devices, Minn. Stat. ch. 173. Secs. 11.71--11.98. Reserved. Sec. 11.99. Violation a misdemeanor. Every person who violates a section, subdivision, paragraph or provision of this chapter when he performs an act thereby prohibited or declared unlawful or fails to act when such failure is thereby prohibited or declared unlawful and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor except as otherwise stated in specific provisions hereof. (Ord. No. 366, 2nd series, eff. 10-7-03) i~} Spread the News waM do extra copy of .Eagan Btatittess News to ~. sedd m a dwsineu associate. cBera or ca-wdrker? looking for a story thst appeared bt s previowlssue of Eagan Buslnesa News? We're ordine. Curtem and previous issues of Eagan Business News are posted st www.ciryofeagan.com. In the search box, enter 'Eaymr Busiaas News' and egckthefirstsearch response. Far more information or questiorK about Eagan Business News, ce016511675-5004 ar email ebn~cityofeagen.com. Fn$mt Btaeitt9as IYatNs 3810 Pilotttnoh Road Eagan, MN 55122 Publisher: City of Eagan Editor. Maureen Schriner Code Call What's in Your Window? City Proposes ~4rnendments fior Temporary & Window Signs The City of Fagan is considering a draft amendment to the City ~ sign ordinance related to tempotat?~ and wirtdoty signage. Local businesses can provide feedback on the draft. (See side box.) The amendment is intended to keep the pla~~ng field level for businesses, to ensure appropriate use of private and public propene, and to respond to citizen concerns that excessive signage not be encouraged in the community In addition, the amendment is intended to preserve public safety artd security b5' keeping windows clear of signs in areas between 4 to 6 feet from the floor. To pmvide your feedback on the proposedamendrrrertttoEagfitt~S`sign ortknaficeFynlf ~n ~dtMnit ~Qmmeiits is tjlE =i: ~n PlaQni~g f~`Vi' i~Tbn~==~ .- Email,..CoinD~v®ci[~aftii~gal4c,~tnti_ - Phonti (6511675-t56tiiri . RCglydaUOnS for SIgnS are part of the City ongoingef[on to balance inten5ts of the crommunity ttrith interests of business, says City Planner Mike Ridley. ~'Je remgnize the needs of businesses to use signage to promote and raise the ~~hdlitg of their business. At the same time, anyone who li~zs or works in the city wants to see aztracrive commercial areas." Designer. Sign ordinances in ocher municipalities pro«ded models !or Eagan's amendment. Usa Lehrer ,Among the proposed changes in Lagan's amendment: Editorial advisory board' 'Temporary signage would no longer be exempt • Window signage would be limited to no more from permits and permit fee provisions. than 25 percent of any Krindow area. City of Eagan staff and business • Temporary signs would be limited • Vtrindows could not have signage in the area 4 to represerae0ves from Eagan to 10 days of any three month period. 6 feet from the floor inside the building. This division of Nortltem Dakota would help preserve the line of the sight into and County Chambers of Commerce • Currently window signage is not regulated, rnn of the building, for public health and safety other than prohibiting signage painted on the exterior o[ a buffding, including windows. To review the complete draft amendment, check w.+nv Cin~otFaean.com. 1 bmn4lo of a business with wardora signs. Tice ldty of rargsn is carrsiderisg a drag aaaeadarent ro Its sigoaae ordirreate. City of Eagan Press Rclcase January 31, 2005 nac: Tom Garrison Director of Communications Office (651675-5008 Pager (651) 610-0046 tarrison@cityofeagan.com Planning Commission to Take Testimony on Proposed Sign Ordinance Changes (Eagan, MN) The City of Eagan is considering a draft amendment to the City's sign ordinance and wants the public's feedback. In 2004 the Eagan City Council asked the Advisory Planning Commission (APC) to review and recommend modifications to portions of the ordinance related to temporary signs and window signage. The review is part of the City's ongoing effort to balance the community's interest in attractive commercial areas with business interests in adequate visibility for their businesses. Business people and residents who are interested in this issue are_encouraged to attend an informational meeting, Thursday, February 10 in the Eagan City Council Chambers at 3830 Pilot Knob Road from 6-7 p.m. The Planning Commission will take testimony related to the draft modifications. The amendment suggests regulating and permitting temporary signage and regulating window signage. The consideration of the amendment is meant to keep the playing field level for businesses, to insure appropriate use of private and public property and to respond to citizen concerns that excessive signage not be encouraged in the community. Additional information on the proposed changes is available on the City's website www.cityofea an.com or by contacting the Eagan Planning Division at 651-675- 5685 /c~ MEMORANDUM EAGAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 3830 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 55122 651-675-5700 651-675-5707 FAX DATE: March 5, 2006 TO: Kent Therkelsen, Chief of Police FROM: Jeff Johnson, Operations Lieutenant SUBJECT: Mayor Geagan request of information regardwg Robberies and Burglaries On Mazch 3, 2006 Mayor Geagan requested that I research calls for service over the past several months that involved robberies or burglaries. at our local businesses. Mayor Geagan advised that he is reseazching the practicality of our ordinance that restricts signs being placed on business windows. His research involved whether having signs posted on windows that block the view from the outside posed a crime prevention risk. State and national crime prevention associations make recommendations pertaining to robbery reduction. Addendum A includes a list of common robbery prevention tips. Many of the crime prevention tips involve increasing the visibility for both the store clerks and for police and citizens who may be driving through the parking lots. After reviewing our recent robbery reports, I found that many businesses that experienced robberies had a significant amount of advertisement on their windows. Storefront pictures of six businesses that suffered robberies aze included on Addendum B. The photos reveal that most of the stores had a significant coverage of the windows with advertisement. The window treatments of the businesses that suffered burglaries varied greatly. Some of the businesses had no signs while others had significant coverage. Several pictures of businesses on Addendum C show the amount of visibility through their windows. Although this reseazch reveals that many businesses with window advertisement were victims of crimes, it does not address the businesses that have window advertisement that did not report criminal activity. Please share this information with Mayor Geagan and advise me if there is anything further needed. C\ James McDonald, Deputy Chief ~7 Addendum A: Common National Crime Prevention Tips to Reduce Robberies Every business owner, manager and employee plays a part in making businesses safe. Here are some things you can do to help prevent robbery: • Make sure the sales counter can be seen clearly. Don't put up advertisements, flyers, displays, signs, posters or other items on windows or doors that might obstruct the view of the register from inside or outside your business. The police cruising by your store need to see in. • Use care after dark. Be cautious when cleaning the pazking lot or taking out the trash at night. Make sure another employee inside the business keeps you within eye contact while you aze involved in work details outside of your building. • Keep your cash register in plain view from the outside of your business, so it can be monitored by police during the day or at night. Leave it open and empty after closing. • One study on robbery prevention concluded that nighttime lighting and visibility were the important factors to make the robber feaz being "on stage" during the commission of a robbery. Increasing Visibility: • Good visibility is important for two reasons. First, it allows employees to keep an eye out for any suspicious persons who may be lingering either outside or inside your store. And it increases the possibility that someone outside will observe a robbery if it does happen. Robbers don't like to be observed. So good visibility is a vital part of your prevention program. • Your front doors and windows should be kept clear of signs or posters to allow good, two-way visibility at your cash register area. • Employees should be able to see out in order to spot suspicious persons who may be casing your place. And passers-by should be able to look in at your cash register area. • If you must post signs, place them to the side of the store's windows and either high enough or low enough to retain visibility. • The outside of your business and the parking loot should have enough lighting to provide visibility at night. Interior lighting also should provide good visibility throughout the store. • The check-out stand and cash register should be located in a central position where it is clearly visible to observers outside. • Counters should be kept low enough so that employees can see customers throughout the store. If it's not possible to reduce the eight of present shelves, you can at least stock only small merchandise items on the top shelf. • Special display racks and cazousels should be positioned in such a way that they do not obscure visibility. • Special mirrors can be positioned in comers of other strategic spots to help employees monitor the entire store. These suggestions will help prevent shoplifting, also! 2 ~~ Addendum B: Businesses that recently reported Robberies Case # 06-0088: On 1/4/06 at 9:33 pm the Subway at 1565 Cliff Road was robbed. Investigation is ongoing. Case # 06-1180: On 2/24/06 at 9:13pm TL Liquors located at 1565 Cliff Road was robbed at gunpoint. Active investigation is in progress. Case #06-1283: On 2/28/06 the Metro Shell gas station located at 1650 Diffley Road was robbed at gunpoint. Suspect has been arrested and is pending robbery charges. 1~ (Addendum B--continued) ' Case #OS-7859: The Holiday gas station located at 4595 Nicols RD was robbed on 12/13/05. .7;~ ~4 t .t, ~:~ t ; _: Case #OS-5556 and OS-6313: The Oasis located at 4206 Nicols RD was robbed two separa-te times, once in September and once in October of 2005. Both times it was reported that a male yielding a knife robbed the clerk. Case #06-1011: Alone male robber armed with a replica handgun entered the store at 01:30 intent on committing an armed robbery. A Patrol Sergeant who entered the store observed suspicious activity of the robber and thwarted the robbery prior to it taking place. Suspect was arrested and charged with intent to commit arobbery. - acs Addendum C: Businesses that suffered recent burglaries. Businesses that experienced burglaries ranged significantly from windows completely covered in signage to windows that had little or no signs affixed to their front windows. The front windows of these two businesses were significantly covered in signs. These two businesses had relatively cleaz windows 5 City of BaQan demo TO: TOM HEDGES, CITY ADMINLSTRATOR FROM: JON HOHENSTEIN, COl~UVIUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIItECTOR DATE: MARCH 9, 2006 SUBJECT: WINDOW SIGN CODE AMENDMENT QUESTIONS AND ISSUES The purpose of this memo is to provide additional background concerning the adoption in 2005 of amendments to the city sign code as it pertains to window signage and responses that staff and council members have received from businesses and business associations concerning its implementation and enforcement. While the city continues to receive responses from business and property owners concerning a previous correspondence or contacts, as we have discussed and as Mayor Geagan requested, we are discontinuing new contacts with businesses until the city council has an opportunity to review the issue at the workshop meeting and provide additional direction in its regard. It should be clarified, that to this point, staff efforts have been to educate and advise affected businesses and property owners, and we have not issued citations or established deadlines for compliance. The nature of the concerns we have received to date have ranged somewhat, but some general categories of concern include: • Application of the new standards to pre-existing signs • Staff understood the Council intention in the case of window signs to be to pursue compliance and permits upon adoption of the ordinance. At the time of adoption of the original sign code, a provision was made for the continuation of other types of signs that predated the original ordinance as legal non-conforming signs until they fell out of repair or were replaced, at which time they needed to conform to the code. The Council may wish to provide direction in regard to this matter with window signage. • Effect of the four to six foot clear zone on exi signage and standard corporate signage • Maximum percentage window coverage requirements are common in other City Codes, while a clear zone is less common. Some franchises and corporate locations receive uniformly sized. signage that could be installed to meet the percentage requirement, but not the clear zone requirement. • Effect of the four to six foot clear zone on individually lettered signs • Some businesses have individually lettered signs that permit people to see into or out of businesses, so there is a line of site in the clear zone range, even though technically, sign copy occupies the clear zone. ~~ • AQnlication of the sign permit fee to window signage • The Planning Commission and Council determined that a permit and fee were appropriate, because the same amount of signage on the surface of a building would require a permit and fee and the conclusion was that the area of a window sign should be treated similazly. The window sign regulations are for the sign area and not content, meaning that, once a permit is received by a business, the messages within the pemutted area could be changed as long as the business' signage did not exceed the permitted area. • Correspondence to Property Owners and Not to Tenants • When the Code Amendments were being considered in 2005, the City used the Chamber of Commerce Weekly Email, the Eagan Business News and a press release to local papers to communicate the nature of the prospective changes to as many businesses as possible. The letters mailed this winter regarding the Code Changes were sent to the retail centers' property owners, who may or may not have passed it on to their tenants. One of the challenges that the City faces in communications with businesses in retail centers is that we do not have a data base of tenant businesses by address that permits us to generate anarea-specific mailing list. 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F~ . a ~ . ca Q s ~ . ° ° Z . O .~ ~ ~ cn ° Z d . _ ~ . o ~ d O . ~ E L O O O ~ 3 c ~ U O L O ++ .` L N " C V °~ .~ ~ ~ w O O O O c 3 O p L C ~ C ° c ~ 3 -o ~ - a -o 0 U U U U Q. C N N O_ Q Q ~ ~ N 7 O N N N N >' ~ Z Z Z Z Q •- n. w y ' ~ a m o c Q. ~, ~ ~ .Q a~ c ~ c Q m ° ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ N Agenda Memo March 14, 2006, Special City Council Meeting III. BROADBAND OVERVIEW DIRECTION TO BE CONSIDERED: ~ Informational presentation only. No action necessary at this time. BACKGROUND: • In February, 2004 the Eagan City Council gave direction to form the first Technology Task Force and begin examining what Eagan's citywide Internet connectivity goals could or should be. • 2006 priorities for the Technology Working Group (as it is now named) include reporting back later this spring on recommendations for the highest and best use for an 11.5 mile conduit route Eagan owns, determining recommendations regarding wireless needs, and figuring out how to attract world class Internet speeds to Eagan. • In November, the City Council approved hiring a consultant to provide the City and the Working Group with the specific market and engineering analysis regarding best use options for the conduit and, similar to Burnsville, also supply expertise about fiber options that could provide Eagan world class Internet speeds. • That analysis will come back to the City Council in April or May. • In preparation for that report, both City staff and the Technology Working Group have found a short presentation by the consultant regarding world class broadband to be extremely interesting and believe the City Council would also find the information helpful prior to its decision-making later this spring. • The presentation deals with a few of the current "buzz words" nationally and internationally: broadband, broadband competitiveness, and true broadband, in very understandable terms and what, practically, these things mean for Eagan's competitiveness. • Broadband comes from the words "broad bandwidth," which involves the high capacity transmission of large amounts of data, voice communications, and video from a carrier to an end-user. Generally, the larger the bandwidth of a carrier, the greater amount of information it can carry. The presentation will compare current methods of transmission. • Director Garrison will introduce the consultants for a short overview of the topic and they will then take any questions the City Council might have and also make sure any issues or concerns are addressed in its final report. ATTACHMENTS: • None. a~ Special Council Workshop Agenda Memo March 14, 2006 IV. WINTER PARKING BAN ORDINANCE DIRECTION FOR CONSIDERATION: APPROVE or DENY a request to change the City's Winter Parking Ban Ordinance and, if approved, provide specific direction for proposed modifications. FACTS: • During the Council's Listening Session on January 17, the City Council received a request from several property owners on Eagle Crest Dr. to change the city's current Winter Parking Ban Ordinance to rectify a concern they have with a neighbor's vehicle frequently parked in front of their house. The Council referred the matter to the Public Works Committee for further review and recommendations. • On February 13, the Public Works Committee met with the petitioners and reviewed the substantial documentation provided by the impacted homeowners, the current city ordinances and parking bans of several other communities. The Committee requested staff to prepare additional information and directed the issue back to the City Council for further consideration with no recommendation. ATTACHMENTS: • Public Works Cmte minutes, pages _ and • Public Works Cmte acket information, pages ~7 through C~' p ! ~• • Police Dept. survey memo, pages ~~ through . • Parking Ban Options Matrix, page~'~. c~ PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MTG TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006 Location: City Hall Conf Rooms 2A/B Meeting notes The Public Works Committee of the City Council consisting of Councilmembers Cyndee Fields and Mike Maguire convened the meeting at 4:35 pm. Also in attendance were Public Works Director Tom Colbert, Deputy Police Chief Jim McDonald, Public Works Superintendent Tom Struve, residents Fran & Brenda Zirbel (4317 Eagle Crest Ct.) and Phillip & Naomi Plowman (4313 Eagle Crest Ct.) Councilmembers Fields and Maguire called the meeting to order and adopted the agenda as presented. II. CONSIDERATION OF ON-STREET PARKING ISSUES - EAGLE CREST DRIVE In response to an inquiry by the residents, all present indicated that they have driven the area and street in question prior to the meeting. Brenda Zirbel then provided additional written and photo documentation of the parking habits during the past week for the offending vehicle in question along with other witnessed parking ordinance violations in the neighborhood. They restated their efforts to get their neighbor to recognize their concerns by direct communications, but to no avail. Everyone acknowledged that the offending neighbor appears to know and understand the requirements and restrictions of the City's current Odd/Even parking ordinance and dutifully moves the car to avoid violation but apparently is not willing to comply with the neighbors request to not park in front of their houses. The neighbors are looking to the City to try to resolve their concerns by revising the current Odd/Even ordinance to something similar to several other surrounding communities, addressing both a year round nighttime restriction (i.e. No Parking 3-ham) and a total prohibition during a predetermined snowfall amount until the streets have been plowed curb to curb. A variety of other possible restrictions was discussed as possible solutions as well. Deputy Chief McDonald explained the current enforcement policy of tagging/towing and Supt. Struve and Director Colbert provided background information regarding the benefits and limitations of the current 23-year-old ordinance in comparison to other parking restrictions. While recognizing that there is not total compliance with the current Odd/Even ordinance, other restrictions are likely to have a certain rate ofnon-compliance and limited enforcement opportunities as well. ~~ PW Cmte Minutes Feb. 13, 2006 Page 2 Councilmembers Fields and Maguire acknowledged the frustrations of the neighbors and stated that any ordinance change would require a citywide hearing/discussion and that there are bound to be those who will speak out against any proposed changes. They then suggested that this issue be brought back to the full Council for further discussion at a future workshop session (date to be determined). Councilmember Maguire requested Director Colbert to prepare a matrix of options with respective pros and cons for future Council consideration and Deputy Chief McDonald stated that he would contact other cities to learn more about their compliance and enforcement efforts and successes with some of the different restrictions. The meeting~adjourned at 5:40 pm. Notes prepared by Tom Colbert. 7,~ AGENDA PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING FEBRUARY 13, 2006 4:30 P.M. EAGAN CITY HALL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE ROOMS Z A/B I. AGENDA ADOPTION II. CONSIDERATION OF ON-STREET PARKING ISSUES - EAGLE CREST DRIVE III. OTHER BUSINESS IV. ADJOURNMENT PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006 4:30 pm II. CONSIDERATION OF ON-STREET PARI{ING ISSUES - EAtiLE CREST DRIVE BACKGROUND On Tuesday, January 17, 2006, several property owners on Eagle Crest Drive (see location map) addressed the Council during the Listening Session expressing frustrations with the ineffectiveness of the City's current Odd/Even winter parking restrictions to eliminate the frequent on-street parking of a neighbor's vehicle in front of their residence. They provided a statement of concern signed by representatives of 4 adjacent properties along with documentation of cun•ent violations in their neighborhood and copies of~other communities' parking regulations (summary is attached). NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES Residents identified a list of issues (attached) associated with the current ordinance in support of their belief that it is inefficient and ineffective for snow removal operations, creates discontent in the neighborhood and results in disrespectful and intrusive use of parking space in front of their properties. RESIDENTS REQUESTED ACTION They have requested: 1. The current ordinance be rescinded and a new one implemented that: a) Prohibits on street parking from Sam -Gam year round. b} No an-street parking be allowed after a 1-2" snow fall event until the streets are plowed curb to curb, c) Any vehicle belonging to a residence must be parked in that property's driveway, garage or along their own frontage. 2. Enforce the current ordinance. 3. Rescind the current ordinance or infoml the offending property owner that the current ordinance will not be enforced allowing them to park on their own side every day.. QUESTIONS & RESPONSES Several questions have been presented to staff for consideration on this topic.. Those questions and staff responses are provided as an attachment. ~~ PUBLIC W ORKS COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006 4:.30 pm II. CONSIDERATION OF ON-STREET PARKING ISSUES -EAGLE CREST DRIVE (cont) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A copy of Eagan's current Parking Regulations {as they relate to the issue at hand), ar•e attached for reference {Sec. 9.02, 9.08 & 9.09). There are two aspects to these parking restrictions that need to be addressed separately: a) year round, and b) snow removal. The attached survey ofneighboring communities compares the variations employed. Eaclr have their purpose and benefit. 1.. YEAR ROUND Some type of parking restrictions on a year round basis allows the Police Department to better rnonitor abandoned, disabled or stolen vehicles and minimizes the potential of using the public streets for long-term parking (i.e. Park & Fly, rental storage, etc). This can be accomplished by a variety of parking restrtiction options, such as duration (i.e. 24 hr limit); or specific time prohibition (i.e. No Parking Sam-6am). 2. SNOW REMOVAL Parking restrictions during the typical snow season is meant to provide for an efficient implementation of a snow and ice control program. The number of obstructions (i.e. vehicles, garbage containers, construction materials, etc) on the streets and adjacent boulevards is directly related to the safety and efficiency of the snow removal operation (i.e. the fewer the better).. The majority of Eagan's snow removal operations typically begin during the early morning hours of 4-5 am and progress throughout the day till -- 4-5 pm. Therefore, our Odd/Even parking restrictions are limited to Gam - 6pm, covering the greatest portion of'our snow removal operation. ENFORCEMENT Enforcement is a function of the Police Department operations and is implemented as other priorities allow. They currently issue citations during snow plow events when violations are observed or reported by Public Works personnel, and on a complaint basis during all other times when manpower is available. For the current snow season to date {Nov. I5 -Feb 8), 144 citations have been issued. Far a comparable period last year ('04-'OS), 36 citations were issued. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONfS) 1. Keep parking restrictions as is. 2~ Implement a year round parking restriction (either by duration or time constraint) 3. Change the snow removal parking restriction to some other form. 4. Post Local restrictions per neighborhood's consensus. 2 ~~ ~y f Q `~~ a o- t ~~ DEER OOD ,r DRIVE 0 ~o• "1 ~, I a _ ~ IFFLEY ROAD Iclotl Jr. Q Hlph School O ~ Y Q w g W e SHALE LN. Q W ,F~ ROAO ~ s Eagie Crest Dr. `'` ~> ~~ V" ( I CLIFF ROAD ~"~ I ~ r 0 0 ~ '.-J s ~ -~ _I yj~gRO ~ /J :. i n- P~~ r, ,~ (~~ `~ o ~ (Li .~~~ 1 T1~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W Eag[e Crest Drive City Of E~~aIl Location Map Engineering Department Statement of Neishborhood/Residents' Issue With Eagan Parkins Ordinance 1/17/06 This document includes: Statement of the issue • Documentation of the parking situation • Issues resulting from the current parking ordinance playing out in rea! life • Proposal for change • Residents' questions for the City Council • Documentation of "ordinance violations" in our neighborhood on I/7/06 and 1/8/06. • Attached copies of parking regulations for other cities south of the river Eagan Residents presenting this Fran and Brenda Zirbel _ 4317 Eagle Crest Drive 651-456-9087 Philip and Naomi Plowman 4313 Eagle Crest Drive 6S 1-452-5433 Sue Dufloth 4312 Eagle Crest Drive b51-456-9690 7 5 ,, joeR~ar- Statement of the Issue The current parking ordinance as listed below, when lived out in real life in our neighborhood, is creating discontent, inefficient and ineffective snow removal experiences, and disrespectful and intrusive use of parking space in front of our residences. The residents of 4316 Eagle Crest Drive have 4 vehicles and continually leave a red Saturn on the street, In accordance with the current ordinance, this car is parked a portion of each 24 hour day on the odd side of the street most often, in the middle of the property area in front of 4317 (as pictured on the following page) and on odd days, it spends all day on the odd side of the street. During snow removal, this car remains on the street requiring the plow to plow around it creating incomplete snow removal in front of our homes as well as theirs. EAOAN P,ARKING.;~?RDINAhIQE ". 15 " NOVEIIABER 1S `ICPhit Eagan residents are.rcminded that the GY base h' .. ~~ . PARKfNG ALLO1NkD ` ~= ~ ~ resttretton.;whrch tam efl`ecf ~n lrlbvembe~ 15 to Agrr115 ' of each year' The zcasoa for the ordinance is to pmvide for;, 6: a.m. ~- ~ .~.ll'j7. more e~icient~dsafersnow renaova}, and'to help identify. ` a6andonei[ or'disalSled vehicles - t Od.~l Days. ; 'Even: Days ~' ~ : parking on Parking on . _ 'The o:dmance rs ui effect pt all Mmes from November 15 to ; `` Odd Sfds Onty Even Side Doty ~pri115 whether tbe=e rs-snow on the ground or bot ` Velucleam vrolatwn oft'ha:ParkWB rastrrctiou may be -- , TAGGED AND/OR TOWED `Any object (fences, iandscapmg, etc) ghat: could of ba Bandaged by. the snow reinoyal opeattons should be removed from flee boulevard arcs This area rs public property and . `extends approximately.713 feet behntd the ~ Garbage awaztmg pickup and recyclable, canta~ners " 'should be~a't least 4 feet from the ciubliiie these . '1"ha»k you_ foi yourwc~hngaess.to caa~ply wiW .. _. .. requuemeats:. _ . ~ . .. ....... ........ ~ . - - - V! Documentation of the Parking Situation Nov. 25-Friday- snowfall during the day, red car parked in front of 4313, plow came by creating incomplete plowing from north end of 43131ot to south end of 43171ot. Nov. 28- Monday- snowfall during the night, red car parked in front of 4316. Nov. 29-Tuesday- red car moved in front of 4317. Plow came by again creating incomplete plowing from 4313 lot to beyond the mailboxes south of 4317. Dec_ 2- Friday- snowfall, red car moved to 4317 after 6 p.m. Dec. 3- Saturday- 4317 residents left town at 6:30 a.m. for weekend, Red car on 4317 side. Street plowed during the day. Again, incomplete plowing from 4313 to south end of 43171ot. Dec. 4- Sunday evening- red car moved to 4317 side after b p.m. Fran (4317) talked to Mike (4316) about the situation as 4316 was preparing to move their black car to in front of 431?! As a result of conversation, 4316 left the black car in the driveway. At this point in time, the plows had been out 3 times and the odd side of our street had yet to be plowed! Dec.. 5- Monday- no weather conditions apparent, but for some reason, the plow came down odd side of street during the day. Red car was parked on odd side in front of 4317 in the a.m. and again when Brenda {4317) returned from work late afternoon, but must have been moved during "plowing" which at this point was not down to asphalt due to packed snow and ice since Nov, 25. Dec. 12- Red car parked less that 10 ft. south of 4313 mailbox on odd side of street after 6 p m. Police were called, responded and put an envelope on the car window. (Ticket?) Dec. 13 and Dec. l S- Red car parked south of 4317 mailboxes (a side yard to residence facing Bear Path Trail) Dec, 14- Wednesday- heavy snowfall during the night. Red car on even side of street. Plowed around car from south end of 4316 to north end of 4312. That night, 4316 residents snow blew their driveway and street area in front of their house, but ended at 4312 lot line, leaving unplowed street snow in front of 4312. Dec. 15-Thursday- Plow came down even side of street and removed remaining snow in front of 4312. Dec. 16, 17, 18-Red car gone totally Dec.. 19- Red car back in front of 4317 for the day. Dec. 21-Red car south of 4317 mailboxes in the a.m.. During most of the holiday week, red car parked south of 4317 mailboxes on odd days. Dec. 30- Friday- snowfall, red car in front of 4316. Plowed around from south end of 4316 to north end of4312. 4312 and 4313 residents used persona[ snowblowers and shovels to clear the street area not plowed due the parking status of the red car. Jan. i -Sunday- 4317 had a dinner party with 6 extra cars (guests) coming to their home. Red car parked right in the middle of 43171ot, preventing guest parking in front of host home without either being ton close to mailboxes or blocking 4317 driveway. Jan. 6-Friday- Red car moved in middle front of~4317 at 10:45 p.m., right after guests from 4317 had left from the parking spots, and stayed there all day Saturday, Jan. 6, until after midnight on Sunday a.m., Jan. 8. Grass along curb edge at 4317 is being damaged from the red car driving on it (as pictured below on 1/8/06}. ~~ Issues Resulting from Current Parlcine Ordinance • When snow is not removed curb to curb upon initial plowing, it becomes packed down and icy from this car continually driving on it each day. Ridges of snow and ice are created that prevent proper street drainage when it gets wane enough to melt. • Unplowed snow on the odd side of the street in also packed down daily from the mail truck and paper delivery vehicles. School buses drive through it daily and school children walk through it daily, creating additional snow pack. • From Nov. 25-Dec.. 5, the odd side of Eagle Crest Drive was not plowed to the curb where this car parks. This included two mailbox areas involving pick up and delivery for 6 homes. Yet, during this time, the even side of the street (4:i 16 lot) was cleanly plowed, leaving no problem for them---yet their vehicle was the cause of the snow pack on the odd side of the street. • All Eagan residents and taxpayers expect to be recipients of city services- including plowed streets curb to curb---and this is not happening when this ordinance gets `lived' as written. Residents should not have to use personal snowblowers to remove snow on the street in front of our properties because someone else's car was plowed around creating the situation. • City ordinances need to be reasonable, respectful and responsive to the real needs of the residents and this ordinance does not work that way! • The ordinance states "to provide efficient and safe snow removal..." It is not efficient use of time, gas and taxpayer dollars to have plows driving back to neighborhoods at a later date to remove snow that was not plowed the first time. It also takes longer to plow initially and creates safety hazards to plow around cars on the street. Also, areas not plowed until Later get snow packed and cannot be plowed down to the asphalt, creating slippery conditions for residents. • There does not appear to be any enforcement of the current ordinance. Cars continue to be parked during the day on bath sides of a street throughout the city of Eagan. We do not see evidence in our neighborhood of tagging, tickets or towing.. • This current ordinance creates strained relationships between neighbors that would not otherwise exist. It creates feelings of rudeness, impoliteness, intrusiveness, invasiveness, and inconsideration when someone consistently parks their vehicle in front of another person's residence. ~~ Proposal for Change A. Rescind the current ordinance and create a new one that includes: 1. No on street overnight parking any time between the hours of (3-6 a.m. ), regardless of season or weather conditions. (This takes care ofthe issue identifying abandoned and disabled vehicles.) 2.. After a reported 1-2 inch snowfall, no street parking until the street is plowed curb to curb. (This creates `efficient,' safe and timely snow removal..) 3. Any vehicle belonging to a resident of a given residence needs to be parked in that residence driveway, garage or property frontage.. (This is just a basic `rule oflife'---keep your own stuff in your own space!) B. Enforce the current ordinance. nn page 6; please note the `ordinance violations' that were documented in our neighborhood alone just on 1/7/06 and 1/8/06. (We, personally, do not really want to have to keep track of what date and what time it is as we pull up to our own homes to park or to welcome guests to our homes by monitoring which side of the street they can park on---but, an ordinance isn't much of an ordinance without enforcement. We anticipate that by enforcing the current ordinance, your chambers should be overflowing by the next council meeting with irate citizens questioning and not liking this ordinance any more than we like it.) C. If-you choose neither A nor B, then at the very least, please, out of consideration far our entire neighborhood, notify our 4316 neighbors and tell them that you have no intention of either changing or enforcing the ordinance. Therefore, they are at no risk of a ticket or towing and need to stop moving their car and parking it in front of their neighbors' homes. Residents' Questions for the City Council 1.. When was the current ordinance instated? 2. Why was it created this way? 3. Why isn't it enforced? 4. What will it take to instigate change to a new, more workable pazking regulation? S '~ Documentation of Ordinance Violations' in Our Neighborhood On 1/7/06 and 118!06 On Saturday, San. 7, 2006, the following addresses had vehicles parked in front of them: (These observations were documented between 3:20-3:40 p.m.) 4272 Eagle Crest Drive 1872 Deer Hills Trail 4282 Fox Ridge Road 4353 Bear Path Trail 4290 Fox Ridge Road 4378 Bear Path Trail 4310 Fox Ridge Road 4326 Bear Path Trail 4276 Sun CliffRoad 1916 Timberwolf Trail 1926 Timberwolf Trail N. (2 cars) 1964 Timberwolf Trail S. 1 Car parked on a side yard across from 4315 Sunrise Rd.. A total of 14 cars were parked in violation of the current ordinance in our neighborhood. On Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, the following addresses had vehicles parked in front of them: (These observations were documented between 1:45 _ 2:00 p.m.) 4385 Bear Path Trai! 4329 Bear Path Trait 1947 Timberwolf Trail 4289 Sunrise Road 4297 Sunrise Road 4241 Beaver Dam Rd. 4259 Beaver Dam Rd. 1883 Bear Path Trail 1853 Deer Hills Trail 4323 Fox Ridge Road 4283 Eagle Crest Dr. (2 vehicles) 4373 Bear Path Trail 4325 Bear Path Trail 1963 Timberwolf Trail 4295 Sunrise Road {2 vehicles) 4305 Sunrise Road 4247 Beaver Dam Rd. 1897 Bear Path Trait (2 vehicles) 1861 Deer Hills Trail 4293 Fox Ridge Road 4339 Fax Ridge Ct. 4305 Eagle Crest Dr. A total of 25 cars were parked in violation of the current ordinance in our neighborhood. 9 ~q RESIDENTS QUESTIONS (and staff s responses) 1. WHAT MAKES THE CURRENT PARKING/SNOW REMOVAL ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE? The current Odd/Even winter parking ordinance has been in effect for 23 years It is uniform, fairly well understood throughout the community and compliments other Odd/Even restriction ordinances. It is not subject to differing interpretations/debate of when/whether a specified snow depth has fallen for plow operations implementation, enforcement, and/or judicial challenges.. It remains in effect for lesser snowfall or clean up events and helps to identify abandoned vehicles (albeit during the winter months only). It greatly minimizes the potential that vehicles will be parked on both sides of a street at any given time, which can: a) become an increasing problem during higher seasonal accumulations {reducing the width of the travel lanes), and b) significantly restrict access to larger snow removal and/or emergency response vehicles. 2. HOW IS PARKING ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET (CURRENT ORDINANCE) COST AND TIME EFFICIENT FOR SNOW REMOVAL? bi addition to responses to #1 above, it also helps to insure that at least one side of the street will be unobstnicted for snow removal operations allowing a faster clean up process. 3. WHAT YEAR WAS THE CURRENT ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTED? Jan. I, 1983 4. OF WHAT NECESSITY IS ODD/EVEN PARKING WHEN WEATHER OR SNOWFALL I5 NOT AN ISSUE? The necessity is directly related to the historical "snow season" when weather can occur at a moments notice. That is why it is in effect from Nov. I S to April 15 only. 5. HOW IS PLOWING AROUND CARS (REGARDLESS OF WHICH SIDE OF THE STREET THEY ARE ON} COST EFFECTIVE AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AS COMPARED TO CLEAN CURB TO CURB PLOWING THE FIRST TIME THROUGH WITH NO CARS ON THE STREET FOLLOWING A SNOWFALL? (IT WOULD SEEM THAT RETURN TRIPS TO NEIGHBORHOODS TO FINISH THE JOB RESULTS IN RETURN TRIPS, MORE TIME, MORE GAS, MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON EQUIPMENT AND MORE TAXPAYER MONEY SPENT WITH COMPACTED SNOW AND ICE BUILD UP HAPPENING IN UNPLOWED AREAS IN THE MEANTIME.) Odd/Even parking restrictions are not as cost effective or efficient as compared to total restrictions allowing unimpeded one time curb-to-curb plowing. While prohibiting parking on both sides of the street would be the most efficient for snow removal operations, past Councils have recognized the hardship that this would create citywide far numerous property owners, whether it be for their personal vehicles, visitors, clients or other business associates (i.e. contractors, deliveries. etc.) To date, they have deemed the current ordinance to be a reasonable balance of property owner interests and snow removal operations efficiencies for our community. ~v RESIDENTS QUESTIONS {and staff's responses) (Continued} G. HOW IS THE SUBURBAN COMMUNITY OF EAGAN UNIQUELY DIFFERENT FROM OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES WITH REGARD TO THE `PROPERTY OWNER INTERESTS' YOU LIST ABOVE? IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES YOU MENTION MOST CERTAINLY EXIST IN OTHER CITIES AS WELL, AND THAT THESE RESIDENTS MUST MANAGE IN THE MANY SURROUNDING CITIES THAT HAVE NO OVERNIGHT ON-STREET PARKING AND NO STREET PARKING FOLLOWING SNOWFALLS UNTIL STREETS ARE PLOWED CURB TO CURB. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT OUR COMMUNITIES WERE DESIGNED BUILT TO AVOID EXCESSIVE ON STREET PARKING NEEDS OVERALL WITH GARAGES AND DRIVEWAYS THAT EASILY MEET THE STREETS. Each community is "uniquely different" from surrounding cities in many different ways, such as type and density of housing units, quantity and level of service delivery, tax levies, quality of infrastructure maintenance, quality of life, etc. These are subjective values that are determined by elected policy makers who have to take into consideration the immense diversity of a community's interests and desires along with perceived and stated expectations and financial constraints to deliver the greatest value with limited funds.. ~i Sec. 9.OZ. General par•ItinE prohibitions. It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand ~or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the specific directions of a police officer or traffic control device in any of the following places: (1) on a sidewalk or trailway; (2) in front of a public or private driveway or tr•ailway; (3) within an intersection; (4) within ten feet af'a fire hydrant or• mailbox; (5) on a crosswalk; (6) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at any intersection; (7) in a signposted fire lane; (8) within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway; (9) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; (10) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when properly signposted; (1 I) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic; (12) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or~ curb of a street; (13) at any place where official signs prohibit or restrict stopping, parking or both; (14) in any alley, except for loading or unloading and then only so long as reasonably necessary for such loading and unloading to or from adjacent premises; or (1 S) on any boulevard which has been curbed. (Code 19$3, § 9.02, eff. 1-]-83; Ord. No. 153, 2nd series, eff. 12-11-92) Sec. 9.08. Parking hours. Parking on streets shall be limited as follows: Sued. 1. The chief of police may;~when authorized by resolution of the council, designate certain streets, blocks or portions of'streets or blocks as prohibited parking zones, or five-minute, ten-minute, 15-minute, 30-minute, one-hour, two- lrour, four-Dour, six-hour, eight-hour, 24-hour, morning or afternoon rush hour limited parking zones and shall mark by appropriate signs any zones so established, Such zones shall be established whenever necessary for the convenience of the public or to minimize traffic hazards and preserve a free flow of traffic. It is unlawful for any person to stop, park or leave standing any veliicie in a prohibited parking zone, for a period of time in excess of the signposted limitation, or during signposted hours of prohibited parking.. 5rtbd. Z. It is unlawful for any person to remove, erase or otherwise obliterate any mark or sign placed upon a tire or other part of a vehicle by a police officer for the purpose of measuring the length of time such vehicle has been parked. Subd. 3. For the purpose of enforcement of this section, any vehicle moved less than one black in a limited time parking zone shall be deemed to have remained stationary. (Code 1983, § 9.08, eff: 1- I -83} IZ Sec. 9.09. Winter season paYlcinQ. Strbd. 1. The winter season in which the following parking restrictions are applicable is hereby defined as beginning on November 15 of each year and continuing through April 15 of the following year. Srrbd. ?. Parking, A. On odd-numbered days parking shall be permitted only on that side of the street with odd-numbered addresses for a period of 1 Z hours beginning at 6:00 a.rn. and continuing until 6:00 p. m. B. On even-numbered days parking shall be permitted only on that side of the street with even-numbered addresses for a period of 12 hours beginning at 6:00 a.m, and continuing until 6:00 p..m. C. The director of public works may post signs along the frontage roads located north and south of Diffley Road between Rahn Road and Nicols Road prohibiting parking on either side of the street until it is plowed to its full width following a snowfa]I of two inches or more. Tlie signs shall state "No Parking Both Sides Until Plowed Lntire Width 2 Inches of Snow or More." SLrbd. 3. Impounding and --emoving vehicles. If any vehicle is parked, abandoned, or left standing in violation of the terms of this section, the vehicle may be moved by the city in accordance with the terms of section 9.12 of this Code entitled Impounding and Removing Vehicles. (Code 1983, $ 9.09, eff. 1-1-83; Ord. No. 78, 2nd series, eff: 3-31-89) f3 ~O O O N 1 N :+.+ L ~.+ L C O ~ ~ y 1 c~6 ~= N p ._ + + ~ Y ~ ~ a s O N G G t 0 ~ O '~ tp ~ d . ~ i O C D Z ~ 4 y M~~ N IL O (V H ~+ .D N t ~ m E J o m `c ° ~ m . 'C N O d' ro O ro r ro y a cv ,~ z ~+ r ,~ ~ y "O f d ~' c E • N O _ ,~ ~ ~ Y 4 ~= ro d O i E r ~ J ?` Z -- • N Oc r in ~ • ?. -aoi e of0 _ _ Ems' ~ ~o vi~° '~ O '~ o ~ C N w _ N , V e y _ a c . s N N ro E o ~ ~ a~ . + ° mi ~ °'c ~ d ~ ~ c~ ro ~ cLO] c O y v O = ~ ~ ~ 0 '.. Em y E vd.o o ~ a~ c 'E o J o. ~ n y- in 3 F o G N ~ . O ~? c. m ~ ~ o d ~ N C C y G ~ N ~ ~G _ N ~ 3 O C .. ~ O. E d T,C Q. ~ m N ,~ o Z ~ c ~ ~0 L "'~ c .. 3 II ~ t _ v .~ ro v o ~ a ro ~ o °- ' a E ~ 7, _ C O Z (~] r ° ' Eg 7 oc - > ~° a E x °' e a ~ rnm ~ ... t ° ro a c a r ' ~ Z , oo D n ~ a ` 7d. ~+ ° ~ v ~ C7 a. l~ J D Q w - ?~ v ~° E in ro O `c O i c c ~ v c u~ +' >~ , o ~ O "~' C N m Oa ~~ in~~ Commonly Referenced Ordinances Page 3 of 6 ~~~~ Ua. i'l~ A home occupation shall not be interpreted to include tourist homes, restaurants, or similar uses. Parking Regulations Onstr!eei parking ie prohibfted.any time Csty snowplowing or snow `:namovaf, operations ere in progress. No: parking is pemritted Within .10 feet of a tare hydrant or malibox.: Qn~dittre6t pafklnp Is prohibited from ~:00.to 6;00.a.m.; throughout the year', except for persons rerxiering emergency medical assistance; °: coristrvc#ion areas where aff--street parking is not available; or the driveway is fitted to capadty with no space far additional vehides without extendt~ into the.sidewalk area..Motgr.vehides should. then be parkked at ttie curb In front of that residence ` Vehicles are considered abandoned motor vehtcies if: • Parked on public property over 48 hours, or more than 4 hours on property posted public property and are in an inoperable condition. • Parked on private property over 72 hours without permission of the property owner and ate in an inoperable condition. • Parked outside on private property for 90 days or more and are not property licensed for operation in the state. No parking Is perTnltted on grass, gravel, rocks, etc. All areas used for parking must be surfaced with concrete, asphalt or pavers.. _: No mor+a than four, (4) vehides pec dweiling unit,may be routinely parked or.:storvdenywher+s bufstde. on residentlaiiy zoned, property. An orNStte partdng permit may be obtained for two (2) additional vehicles. one commer+clat vehicle, not over one ton capacity, may be parked at the owner's or operators residence. No commercial vehicle in excess of one ton or commercial trailer may be parked or stored in a residential district except to load, unload or render a senrice_ Setbatcks A setback is the required distance a structure must be from a property line. Please note that setbacks vary by structure type and Zoning district, however, listed below are setbacks for some typical structures. Please call the Planning department at (952) 953-2575 prior to building any structure, e.g. shed, fence, compost bins, addition, etc., to discuss the appropriate setbacks. Please note that no buildings, structures, or uses may be located in or on any public lands, easements, or rights-of~a~vay without approval by the City Council. 1. Accessory buildings smaller than 120 square feet: httn://vvww.ci.annle-valIev.nutus/Ordinances/Commonly Referenced Ordinances.html 1/7/2006 ~~ City of Rosemount -Winter parking restrictions resume Nov. 1 Page l of 2 Home The City of Rosemount will resume its enforcement of winter parking restrictions on Tuesday November 1. City Council goals ; . ,. . Downtown revitalization Rosemount City Code.prohibilr; prlrking an any public street, highway, or alley =even rf !t's ju' the driver's .hpma.- in either of two aituaffans: 42152 study Council, Commissions On any day betwrfen 2 and t3 a.m., regardless of the weather. '- Agendas and minutes City departments ~.~Y dine after.e snowfall, wind, or other weather condition has.resulted in a.snow.:. . . i t o ' ' ;aa~mn ta ion of tw or more incites, until the street, highway, trolley is plowed _ City services Forms and brochures Violators will be subject to fines and to towing and impoundment at the vehicle owner's expel City code The restriction is necessary so that the City's snowplow drivers can clear the streets safely. News Enforcement well continue unfit April 1, 2006. The rules remain the same as in recent years. City newsletter Along with s reminder about the parking restrictions, the City is offering more advice to grope City Adminit~trator's owners who may be affected by efforts to keep streets safe during winter conditions. column 2005 news property owners can minimi=e plowing damage io theiryanis by driving stakes at the edge o 2t1a4 news property to give plow drivers a guide. Stakes should not be metal, because they could caust: orinjury if they are knocked away, Weekly update Events The safe solution is use of wood stakes that break away, preferably four-foot wood laths that Employment ~~ n th n n t f o t e t n s e om re tha six inches m the ed e he r d. The should be s aced 25 fe t a 9 Y P P About Rosemount For new residents The City is offering stakes that can be picked up free of charge at the Public Works Garage, Brazil Avenue, on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until November 15. The City will Links to other sites sod damaged by plows an request in the spring, but proper marking may save property owne Disclaimer additional fawn work. Some homeowners have placed heads for automatic sprinkler systems too dose to the curb, is not responsible for damage to sprinkler heads in the r}ght-of-way. Garbage cans should be placed each week at least four feet bedk !rom the curb to avoid eolli the plows. Residents with questions or conoems about snowplowing can telephone Rosemount F attic t 651-322-2022.. Pdnrer-hiendty Version City of Rosemount, 2875 -145th Street West, Rosemount, MIY 55068-4997 (651 } 423-4471, TTY (651 } 423-5219, FAX {657} 423-5203 Home ~ CiM Council floats (Downtown revitalization ~ 42/52 study ~ Coundi. Commissions ~ A~gerxlas and minutes ~ Ci~t r departments ~ C ae and brochures ~ City code ~ Newer ~ Weekly uedate ~ ve ~ Emelovment ~ About RoaemouM ~ For new resfder~ ~ Unks to other sttes ~ t htta://www.ci.roemount.mn.us/index.asv?Tvt~e=B PR&SEC=tDB8DDCC7-9457-443D-9... 1/7/2006 / ~' Search ao Winter parking restrictions resume Nov. 1 search ~~ rtdey, OctoUer 2s. 2005 Notices Notices `I WAITER PARKINti ' RESTRICTBOMb No~remi~ i io kp~il 15 NO PARKING 2:30 AN to 5:30 AM Y9oWCttaliedtfdclka ~.~,.~ ~~ i3Q.News/tnfornlatiori Page 1 of 1 Farm ! n~-(z-,,-~ Winter Parking began November 1. NO PARKING on all City streets 2:30 AM to 5:30 AM November 1 througfi April 15, 2006 AND anytime after a snowfall until streets are p{owed to full width. City Ordinance requires that all vehicles be partced off street on a herd surface. There are no on-street parking permits granted during the winter season Please remind late night and overnight guests not to park on city streets. The Police Department is rigorously enforcing this ordinance. hftn•//uruir~u ~i farminotnn mn nc/Cnrr.Nc~tirpJFlnchPark Mm 17 t /~/~nnr; ~~ _~_.. V :~ •` fi .~ ~~ d ~ ~ `o F •'. ~ o ~,.~~ ~ .y:; L d ~ 3 ~` W ~~ ~: ~,` g ~~ THE CITY COUNCIt_ OF THE CITY OF BURNSViLLE, MINNESOTA.ORDAINS:. SECTtON.2 . Title.9, Gfiap~er 1 ~et.~gn 3 of thr~ Burnsv~ilfe Citjr Code is amended to read ~as follows: 9-1-3: PARKING AND STOPPING:. It steal! be ~unfawful for the owner and/or driver of a motor vehicle or trailer of any type to stop, stand or park the said vehicle or trailer in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or traffic-control device: (A) On a sidewalk or boulevard be#ween sidewalk and roadway. (B) On a crosswalk. (C) Wlfithin an intersection. (D) W:thin twenty feet (20') of a crosswalk at any intersection. (€) Within ten feet (9 0') of a fire hydrant. (F) Within thirty feet (30') of any arterial stop s'sgn or sign indicating the direct'son for trave{. {G) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at`the edge or curb of a street ar highway. (H) At any place. where offrcial signs. prohibit stopping, standing. or parking. of a motor vehicle andfor trailer. (I) !n any manner on any street or highway so as to interfere with or interrupt the passage of other vehicles. (.t) Along the curb adjacent to any school property from eight o'clock (8:00) A.IVl. to four o'clock (4:00) P.iVI. on days when school is in session. _ . _. (K). On any. street or Broadway. between the hours ~ two o'clock {2:D0) A,M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.Nf~ of any day, except physicians on~ emergency calls. (~) On any street, highway, alley, or public property which is withr» an area zoned as a residential distfic#, when the tnotar vehic{e is a truck, #railer, sert3itrailer, truck-tractor, or a combination thereof, or any vehicle licensed wi#h a commercial license having a capacity of more than one ton; ar a gross vehicle weight of more than five thousand (5,000) pounds, or ar~y vehicle designed, used or maintained for towing other motor vehicles or ~eQuipment, except for the .purpose of expediently loading -and unloading the vehicle. (Ord, 285, 5-5-99$6) (III) On any public property, street or roadway feria excess a~~ hours 8.1 2:.INTERFERING lNITH .RENIQVAL: Na persart shalt park any. vehicle upon. any avenue Qr street or.: any area in. the. Village. in. such a. manner as to interfere with snow removak or street maintenance of the said sVeets and highways. if an owner ar operator permits his vehicle to be parked in violation of this Section, the Police Department is hereby authorized to remove or cause this vehicle to be removed and upon - conviction, a fine shall be levied upon the owner or operator of such vehicle Together with actual towing costs and storage costs, which costs shall be determined by actual costs involved. (Ord. 21; 1-29-63) /9 4~ MEMORANDUM EAGAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 3830 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 55122 651-675-5700 651-675-5707 FAX DATE: March 6, 2006 TO: Public Works Committee Members FROM: James S. McDonald, Deputy Chief of Police SUBJECT: Summary of Winter Parking Ordinances from Neighboring Cities At the Public Works Committee meeting on February, 13, 2006, I told the residents in attendance that I would contact neighboring jurisdictions and attempt to determine how their ordinance is working from an enforcement perspective. I spoke with Law Enforcement Officials from Apple Valley, Bloomington, Burnsville, Lakeville, and Rosemount. I also contacted a lawyer responsible for prosecution in the City of Apple Valley to gain a legal perspective. Below is a summary of my findings for each city, along with some general information gathered from the representatives Iinterviewed. Angle Valley Highlights of Ordinance • No parking on any Apple Valley Street during snow removal operations. • No on street parking from 0300-0600 year round. Exceptions: -For persons rendering medical assistance. -Driveway is filled to capacity. -Construction areas. Apple Valley Law Enforcement Officials see osp itive aspects of this ordinance as it: Assists police officers in identifying stalled/abandonedlstolen vehicles. Conditions citizens to park off the street. The ordinance is easy to understand. Page 2) One negative aspect of the ordinance identified by the Apple Valley Police department is: Some citizens have complained they would like to be able to park on the street outside of the "exceptions" listed above. The Apple Valley Prosecuting Attorney I spoke with told me her office gets a "fair amount" of calls from residents who were ticket by the police for parking in violation of the no overnight parking restriction. Essentially, violators usually offer excuses of why they were parked in violation and are displeased with the no overnight parking restriction. Bloomington Highlights of Ordinance 24 Hour Parking Limit (& as posted). No Parking after 3" of snow for 48 hours or until street is plowed. Police Officials identified one osp itive aspect of the ordinance: The 24 hour limit helps identify stalled/abandoned/stolen vehicles. No real ne ag five law enforcement concerns were identified. Burnsville Highlights of Ordinance No Parking 2:00 AM - 6:00 AM (& as posted). No Parking in any manner that interferes with snow plowing operations. Positive aspects identified by law enforcement: Assists police officers in identifying stalled/abandoned/stolen vehicles. Conditions citizens to park off the street. The ordinance is easy to understand. S~ Page 3) Ne atg fives identified: Similar to Apple Valley, some residents complain of the inability to park overnight on the streets. Additionally, some of these complaints have generated discussion relating to the ordinance. Specifically, there was some conversation of investigating/researching an odd/even parking system as presently used in Eagan. However, I was told there is currently no direction to staff to investigate the changing of the ordinance. Lakeville Highlights of Ordinance • No parking on a city street for more than 48 hours. • No Parking 2:00 AM - 6:OOAM from November 1 -April 1. • No parking at anytime when the National Weather Service forecasts two (2) or more inches of snowfall until the street is plowed. Positives of the ordinance include: • Assists police officers in identifying stalled/abandoned/stolen vehicles. • Conditions citizens to park off the street. No real ne ative aspects of the ordinance were identified. Rosemount Highlights of the Ordinance No parking on a city street in excess of 24 hours. No parking 2:00 AM - 6:00 AM from November 1-April 1 and after 2 inches of snowfall until street is plowed. Positives: Assists police officers in identifying stalled/abandoned/stolen vehicles. Conditions citizens to park off the street. ~~ Page 4) Negatives: The Rosemount Ordinance has no exceptions. For example, if a driveway is full of vehicles, cars needing to park on the street could be subject to a citation. Further, persons needing to park construction vehicles or moving vans on the street would also be in violation of the ordinance. General Information Most of the representatives from the police departments I spoke with told me their agency's response to winter parking restrictions is usually complaint based; unless there is a snowfall where the snow plows are expected to be out clearing the streets. Although some of the representatives who have the no overnight parking restriction in their ordinance said the constraint can be burdensome on many of their citizens, they view the limitation as a tool to find abandoned, stolen, or inoperable vehicles. Additionally, they also use the restriction as a tool to disperse unlawful gatherings/parties where the participants are parked on the street in violation of the ordinance. 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FACTS: • The City of Eagan currently does not have a formal program that allows citizens or business groups to provide litter control and general conununity cleanup in an organized fashion along our local city streets while receiving public acknowledgement for their volunteer efforts. • The Public Works Department would like to present a proposal to the Council for their consideration of adopting such a program for Eagan. This program will not only provide assistance to the Public Works Department crews with roadside maintenance, but more importantly, it will provide a great opportunity for citizen groups and business organizations to become more actively involved in their community helping to promote civic pride and community spirit. • The nominal capital costs are anticipated to be covered by existing operation budgets and/or subsidized with contributions from other community service organizatioris/foundations. ATTACHMENTS: • Summary memo, page ~,. • Program details, page and • Sample brochure, pages ~~ and • Map of eligible streets, page ~( ~. • Sample Sign layout, page ~_. s ~~ `~"' City of Evan MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL THOMAS L. HEDGES, CITY ADMINISTRATOR FROM: THOMAS A. COLBERT, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS DATE: MARCH 5, 2006 SUBJECT: "ADOPT A STREET" PROGRAM Summary: The Public Works Department would like to present for consideration the implementation of an "ADOPT A STREET" program. This new program would provide a public service opportunity for citizens and business groups interested in helping to keep selected city streets in our community clean by volunteering to pick up roadside litter. It would be an excellent opportunity for citizens and organizations to make a personal contribution to their community and help to promote civic pride and involvement. Program Details • Citizens, community groups, churches or businesses would register with the Public Works Dept. to pickup litter on both sides of an "adopted" street. Street segments would be at least one mile in length (where possible) and the volunteer group would have to agree to pick up litter at least three times per year for a minimum two-year commitment. 24" x 30" signs recognizing the organization's contribution through this cleanup program will mark each end of the Adopt-A-Street segment. • The City of Eagan will provide high-visibility vests, trash bags and safety information to use on clean-up days. Groups are responsible to pickup up litter only. They would inform the City of the presence of other types of large, heavy or hazardous items to be removed by City personnel. City crews will then pick up filled trash bags from the roadsides within 24-48 hrs. • The City will provide the group with a list of available streets to adopt. Participants under 18 years of age must have adequate adult supervision. Groups shall arrange pick-up dates in advance with the City of Eagan. Work may not be allowed on or near holidays. Adjacent public agencies including Burnsville, Rosemount, and Dakota County all have successful ADOPT A STREET programs. City costs would include signs at approximately $60 each and approximately $300 annually for re-usable vests, bags, etc. We would solicit local charitable groups and foundations for any interest in contributions to cover these program costs. The City Attorney's office has approved a draft application form/contract for use and the City's Communications Department has agreed to assist with promoting and advertising the program. Enclosed are copies of the Program details, a-draft brochure and map of eligible streets. As always, I would be happy to provide any additional information that you may need. Director of Public Works S~ ,~~,, 7 k~ ,gdopt A- Street Program (DRAFT) What is Adopt-A-Street? Adopt-A-Street is a public service program for volunteers who are interested in cleaning up Eagan's streets and thoroughfares. It is an excellent way for residents and organizations to make a personal contribution to the community. Scenic and litter-free streets say "Welcome" to visitors and make us proud to live and work in Eagan. How Does It Work? Citizens, community groups, churches or businesses pick up fitter on both sides of their "adopted" street. The Adopt-A-Street group agrees to a minimum two- year commitment, selects a segment of street at least one mile in length (where possible) and pick- up litter at least three times per year. The City of Eagan will provide high-visibility vests, trash bags and safety information to use for clean-up days. Groups are responsible for pickup up litter only. The City will remove filled trash bags and large, heavy or hazardous items from the .roadsides. Each Adopt-A-Street area will be marked by a 24' x 30" sign to recognize the organization's cleanup efforts. Why Get Involved? Litter is unsightly - it destroys the natural aesthetics of our city. Litter is very expensive -City maintenance forces and seasonal workers pick up litter year round as resources allow. Even with this effort, the City is challenged to keep up with the problem. Volunteer help saves tax dollars and gives the group a sense of pride in their community. Through the efforts of volunteers, improvements can be made which may otherwise not have been possible. Alitter-free community is inviting to both visitors and prospective new residents and businesses. Opportunity for your group or organization to receive recognition for your volunteer efforts through the permanent placement of "Adoption" signs. ~~ What Else Should I Know? The City will help the group to select a street to adopt. Participants under 18 years of age must have adequate adult supervision. Groups shall arrange pick- up dates in advance with the City of Eagan. Work may not be allowed on or near holidays. How Do I Sign Up? A form (in pdf format) can be accessed at www.cityofeagan.com and either faxed to 651-675-5360 or mailed to: Adopt-A-Street Attn: Nancy Bailey Eagan Central Maintenance 3501 Coachman Pt. Eagan, MN 55337 For additional information, contact Nancy or Kurt Schlegel at: (651) 675-5300. Clean-Up Day Can Be Fun! It's important to spend time planning work assignments and the amount of time that will be spent cleaning up. Here are some helpful tips to make the day efficient and fun for everyone: • Contact the City of Eagan at least one week in advance to schedule a clean-up date. 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Andersen, INC. 9701. Penn Ave. South approved by: Bloomington, MN 55431 (g~ R84-7300 (9 884-SG19 FA.7~,: Agenda Information Memo March 14, 2006 Eagan Special City Council Meeting VI. 2006 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ACTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Ratify the proposed 2006 Legislative priorities and provide direction to staff on any other issues/positions that should be included in the list of priorities. 2. Provide direction on how the City's 2006 Legislative priorities should be conununicated to the City's Legislative delegation. A few options include: a. Correspondence could be sent to the delegation with the enclosed summary of the City's Legislative priorities; or, b. The City Council could invite the Legislative delegation to a Listening Session, at which the priorities could be presented; or, c. The Mayor and City Administrator could meet with the delegation to present the priorities 9this was the process used in 2005). FACTS: - In keeping with the City Council's past practice, a list of 2006 Legislative priorities has been developed for the Council's consideration. - The list of priorities includes items in which the Council has taken a formal position. - The League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) and Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM), with input from their members and policy committees, have formulated significant policy documents for this Legislative session. - As members of AMM and the LMC, Eagan City Council members have the opportunity to join Legislative policy committees and/or review the two organization's policy documents, which were provided to the City Council earlier this year. Likewise, the Council had the opportunity to participate in the Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC) legislative breakfast last month, which was an opportunity for the Council to ask questions and address members of the City's Legislative delegation. - In an effort not to duplicate the message of these three policy-setting organizations, nor dilute the priorities of the City, the proposed City of Eagan Legislative policies do not include all of the hundreds of policy positions adopted by the LMC, AMM, and MLC. - The City Council is welcome to discuss the proposed Legislative priorities for the City of Eagan, and provide direction to staff on any other issues that the Council would like to include in their list of policies. - Once the Council is satisfied with the Legislative priorities, the Council is encouraged to formally adopt the priorities and provide direction to staff as to how those priorities should best be communicated to the City' Legislative delegation. ATTACHMENTS: - Enclosed on pages through are the proposed 2006 Legislative priorities for the City of Eagan. ~~ ~CifyorEa~au City of Ewan 2006 Legislative Priorities and Positions The following requests and positions represent the Legislative priorities for the City of Eagan during the 2006 Legislative Session. In order not to duplicate what has already been provided to our Legislators, this list does not include every position on the many issues that have already been addressed through policy documents set forth by the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) or the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM). The City of Eagan respectfully requests the support of our Legislative delegation on the following initiatives: 2006 Bonding Requests Lebanon Hills Storm Water Drainage Improvements Currently, storm water originating in Dakota County's Lebanon Hills Regional Park, and the cities of Eagan, Apple Valley, and Rosemount, travels through the Regional Park and ultimately discharges through the City of Eagan's storm water drainage system to the Minnesota River. Dakota County and all three of the communities recognize that improvements to the drainage system are needed as regional facilities within the park, residential homes and arterial roadways have continually been flooded due to the nonexistent storm drainage system within the Park. Dakota County, in coordination with all three communities, the two Watershed Management organizations (i.e. Gun Club Lake and Vermillion River), and the Minnesota DNR, has just completed a Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan to address these drainage issues. The improvements protect and enhance the water quality of State protected lakes, including Holland Lake, which is a MDNR trout fishery, and also assures dependable recreational use to the 509,000 annual visitors from across the State. Lastly, public access to State Highway 3 is assured, and residents living around the regional park can be secure in the knowledge that their homes will no longer be flooded as a result of drainage through the park. It is evident that the necessary improvements have a regional impact and would best be approached on a regional basis. The City of Eagan is strongly supporting the County's request for $1.918 million in State bonding funds to initiate the region-wide improvements to Lebanon Hills Park. Without State bonding assistance, it is doubtful that sufficient funds are available to address this long standing drainage problem of this regional facility. With State assistance, the County will be able to use the $1.75 million raised in local matching funds to complete the necessary storm drainage improvements. fe~ 2006 Legislative Priorities for the City of Eagan Page 2 Cedar Grove Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Dakota County and the Metropolitan Council have submitted bonding requests suggesting that an additional $5,000,000 in 2006 bonding funds be dedicated to the Cedar Avenue BRT project. In January of 2006, it is expected that Dakota County will formally make a request of cities within the County to pass resolutions of support for this allocation. It has been acknowledged that these funds could not be used on the trunk highway portion of Cedar Avenue and, as a consequence, would be allocated to portions of the project south of 138th Street. While the improvements to be made with 2006 bonding funds would not be made within Eagan's City boundaries, the improvements would benefit the community and surrounding region by relieving the transportation congestion through a transit opportunity found to be very popular with Dakota County residents. Cedar Grove Transit Station The City of Eagan is requesting $4.7 million in bonding funds for the Cedar Grove Transit Station, as the facility will be a means of providing the near term transit presence in an area that will draw transit riders from Burnsville, Eagan, and Apple Valley. The location of the transit station in the Cedar Grove area is especially appropriate given that alone, the new urban redevelopment project underway in the area anticipates approximately 2,400 new residents. If funded, the bonding allocation would pay for approximately half of the $9.7 million cost to construct the facility. Long Meadow Lake Bridge Rehabilitation The Long Meadow Lake (old Cedar Ave) Bridge on the Bloomington side of the Minnesota River is currently closed to all traffic including pedestrian and bike traffic due to its current deteriorated and unsafe condition. The bridge is a critical link between the trail systems in the cities of Eagan and Burnsville, the Dakota County's Trail System and the south metro's Regional Trail System in Hennepin County and Bloomington. The Long Meadow Lake Bridge is the only river crossing between 35W and I-494. Eagan has joined the cities of Bloomington and Burnsville, along with Dakota and Hennepin Counties, in pursuing funding assistance for the project. $1 million in Federal funding might be available if matching funds can be found. We are requesting $2.5 million in 2006 State bonding funds to be used towards the reconstruction of the bridge. This project has strong support from Representatives Tim Wilkin (38A) and Ann Lenczewski (40B). Multi-Jurisdictional Communications and Public Safety Support Center in Dakota County Dakota County and its cities are requesting $7,760,000 in 2006 State funding to go towards the construction of the Dakota Communications Center, which will serve as a County-wide joint public safety dispatch center. The Center will consolidate the multiple public safety answering points (PSAP) that now exist across the County. The proposed project is a result of Dakota County's High Performance Partnership (HiPP) project, ayear-long review of ways that local governments within the County could more efficiently and effectively provide services to our citizens. 2006 Legislative Priorities for the City of Eagan Page 3 In addition to the County-wide dispatch operation, the facility would also be used as a centralized booking/holding facility, a location for a law enforcement indoor firing range, a storage facility for the County's Special Operations Team and Drug Task Force, and a location for training, major investigations, and a centralized Emergency Operations Center. The Communications Center is a partnership of the 11 largest cities in Dakota County. The Center will provide a direct interface with the region's 800 MHz communication system and the CriNINet system being .developed by the Department of Public Safety, which will ensure that Dakota County has enhanced, and more cost effective services for the security of the citizens of Dakota County. Land Use Eminent Domain/Private Property Rights and Takings Bills: HF2846-oppose, HF2895 (League of MN Cities bill-support) The City opposes legislation that diminishes local governments' ability to exercise traditional planning and zoning authority and eminent domain powers. State law must continue to allow cities to balance the rights of private property owners with the interests of the public. The City of Eagan opposes legislation that diminishes the ability of cities to act in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens, that increases the cost of doing business for the public good, or that creates the possibility of additional lawsuits against cities. Specifically, Eagan opposes legislation that: • Prevents cities from using eminent domain for economic development and redevelopment projects that advance a greater public good that benefits the community; • Reduces the deference given to local elected officials to determine whether a particular taking of property serves a public purpose; and • Allows businesses to seek inverse condemnation when a city provides competing goods or services, or limits the number of private operators. However, the City is not opposed to changes that would create a more transparent property acquisition process. Eagan supports clarifying that property owners who voluntarily sell their property to an acquiring authority when there is no threat of condemnation are not eligible for the payment of relocation assistance and benefits. Transportation Dedication of Motor Vehicle Tax The City supports the proposed constitutional amendment to dedicate all motor vehicle sales tax (MUST) revenue to the state's transportation fund. Co~P 2006 Legislative Priorities for the City of Eagan Page 4 Public Safety 800 MHz Radio System The City supports the Legislature's continued efforts to provide cities with the means to finance the acquisition of communications infrastructure improvements and subscriber equipment (portable and mobile radios) required for use of the statewide Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER), and to encourage partnerships that maximize effective emergency response and cooperation between local, regional, state, and federal resources. The 800 MHz system is an essential component of the collaborative effort of all Dakota County cities in the creation of the Dakota Communications Center, a joint dispatch operation within Dakota County. CriMNet The City supports efforts by the state to integrate criminal justice information systems. The City also supports cooperation between legislators, law enforcement and corrections agents, court officials, prosecutors, community groups, and businesses that build public support for CriMNet. The City requests that the Legislature fund CriMNet planning and implementation at the local level. To ensure compliance with the MGDPA, comprehensive guidelines and operational practices should be implemented to safeguard access to and use of CriMNet data. However, data practices policies should not create new unfunded mandates for local units of government or compromise CriMNet's usefulness to the criminal justice system by creating unnecessary barriers. CriMNet stakeholders and participating users at the local level should be involved in crafting any legislation that would govern data practices requirements for CriMNet. Communications Cable Franchising Authority The City supports the State upholding the authority of cities by continuing to allow cities to maintain their existing franchise authority over all agreements with wireline multichannel cable and video services, regardless of the provider. Cities and other franchising authorities need discretion and flexibility to negotiate the terms and conditions of agreements with competitive providers so that the intent of the 1996 Federal Telecommunications Act can be implemented to the maximum extent permitted under Title VI of the federal Communications Act as amended and other applicable law, including the ability to require the continued availability of PEG channel bandwidth capacity, programming PEG and capital support, institutional networks I- Nets, customer service standards, and franchise fees or similar compensation that meet the specific needs of their communities. U~~ Agenda Information Memo March 14, 2006 Eagan Special City Council Meeting VII. JOINT MEETING WITH THE ARC a. 2006 Work Program /Goals ACTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED: To dialogue with the members of the Airport Relations Commission (ARC) regarding their proposed 2006 goals and work program. In keeping with past practice, if the goals and work program are acceptable to the Council, they can be included on an upcoming regular City Council consent agenda for formal consideration. FACTS: - The Eagan Airport Relations Commission (ARC) held their annual work program goals workshop on Monday, February 13, 2006. - The ARC thought it was timely to meet in early 2006 to discuss the role and projects of the ARC in the coming year, particularly coming off of the past year, where the Commission's primary focus was communicating to residents about the opening of the new runway. - Now that Runway 17/35 is operational, the goals and projects outlined in the enclosed goals/work program document are efforts in which the ARC is recommending the Council consider for 2006-2007. - Chuck Thorkilson, Chair of the ARC, will be in attendance at the workshop to present the ARC's 2006 goals/work program. ATTACHMENTS: - Enclosed on pages ~ and ~® are the proposed 2006-2007 ARC Goals/Work Program. 2006-2007 Goals/Work Plan-Eagan Airport Relations Commission (ARC) Presented to City Council: March 14, 2006 Goal #1: Receive Better Representation on the MAC by Pursuing Legislation to Change Eagan's Current Representation o Preference: Eagan receives ,permanent representation on the MAC in the same way Minneapolis and St. Paul currently have seats. 0 2°d Choice: Eagan joins with the other communities in the 65 DNL contour (who do not currently have sole representation) to secure an at-large seat that would jointly represent the cities of Eagan, Bloomington, Richfield, and Mendota Heights. Work Plan to Achieve Goal: • Send correspondence to Eagan Legislative delegation to outline the changes the City is looking for with regard to MAC representation. Seek their opinions on the matter, and depending upon the response, inquire as to whether one of Eagan's State representatives or senators will introduce a bill to seek the change. • In late 2006, when MAC reappointments are being considered, participate in local cable show to discuss the issue of MAC representation and note Legislative support within Eagan. Goal #2: Seek a New District H Representative on the MAC (in the event that the City is not successful in securing a seat of its own or an at-large seat) o Promote or recommend a resident or business person in the community who would represent the interests of the City (e.g. noise concerns, promoting the transportation aviation businesses in the community, etc.) while also recognizing the political goals of the Governor (election in November 2006). Work Plan to Achieve Goal: • Brainstorm list of possible replacements for Commissioner McKasy in early 2007. • Determine whether Commissioner McKasy is seeking another term on the MAC. Goal #3: Seek an Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor Compliance Percentage of 95% or Greater in 2006. Work Plan to Achieve Goal: • Monitor monthly Corridor deviation. • Approach the FAA when compliance drops under 95% to request an explanation of the deviations. • Maintain communications with the MAC and FAA so they are aware of the Commission's focus on Corridor deviations. Other ARC Proiects/Initiatives for 2006 Continue Communication Initiatives o Experience Eagan updates on part 150, Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor, and Runway 17/35 operations f~~ 2006 ARC Goals/Work Plan February 14, 2006 City Council Meeting Page 2 o Cable television pieces as appropriate, including advertisement of MAC quarterly public input meetings. • 2008 Comprehensive Guide Plan Update-ARC to participate in updating of the Aviations Section • Noise Study Part II o ARC to discuss whether to conduct Phase II of the Wyle Noise Study in March o Make recommendation to the City Council in April on whether to pursue Phase II of the Study. o If Council chooses to approve Phase II of the Noise Study, study should be conducted in June, 2006 to be consistent with the study time period in 2005. Property Value Study/Survey of Residents Moving Out of Eagan o Approach the Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors (STCAR) to see if they are interested in doing a study on: 1.)How have home sale rates in areas most impacted by the new runway been impacted (number of homes on market)?; 2.) How have homes sold in these areas appreciated/depreciated in value since October 27, 2005?; and, 3.) Of the residents moving out of Eagan, how much of a factor was airport noise in their decision to move? ("exit survey")? o If the STCAR is not interested in doing such a study, ask for their recommendation on a college or university who may best be able to assist the City. Runway Use o Summer 2006: Review use on each of the runways to determine if runway usage predictions in the 2007 proposed Part 150 Plan are accurate. o Summer 2006: Review the use of the individual flight tracks off of Runway 17/35 to determine if the usage matches with the data used to prepare the proposed 2007 Part 150 Plan. o Continue to review the MAC's monthly technical advisory reports and Runway 17 departure reports. • MAC Lawsuit o Continue to monitor status of the City's lawsuit against the MAC regarding the noise mitigation program proposed in the 60-64 DNL contours. • Homeowner Initiated Mitigation o For those homeowners who wish to remodel or improve noise attenuation in their home, the City should-promote the materials prepared by the MAC in 2005, which contains descriptions of products that are best for attenuating noise (e.g. window styles, doors, insulation values, etc.) ~~ Agenda Information Memo March 14, 2006 Eagan Special City Council Meeting VII. JOINT MEETING WITH THE ARC b. Legislative Correspondence /Metropolitan Airport Commission Structure ACTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED: To authorize correspondence to Eagan's Legislative delegation (and copied to Governor Pawlenty) recommending changes to how Eagan is represented on the Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC). FACTS: - Included in the proposed 2006 goals and work program of the Airport Relations Commission (ARC) is a recommendation to send correspondence to Eagan's Legislative delegation (and copy to Governor Pawlenty) regarding Eagan's representation on the MAC. - The Commission, at their February 13 workshop, discussed the issue of MAC representation at length, and it was their consensus that the representation currently being received by the City is not adequate. - Currently, Commission Bert McKasy represents District H on the MAC, which includes Eagan and all of Dakota County. - Given the impact of the airport on the City of Eagan, both in terms of economic impact and noise impact, as well as the important role the MAC plays in overseeing the operations at MSP, it is crucial that Eagan be well represented on the MAC. - The enclosed letter seeks the input of the City's Legislative delegation on two options for changes in Eagan's representation: l.) Like the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Eagan would receive a permanent seat on the MAC, which would be appointed by the Eagan City Council; or, 2.) Eagan would join with the three other cities (Bloomington, Richfield, and Mendota Heights) that fall within the 65 DNL contours that currently do not have their own representation in order to receive one rotating seat that would represent all four communities. - Chuck Thorkilson, Chair of the ARC, will be in attendance at the workshop to further summarize the dialogue the Commission has had regarding MAC representation and the options being recommended by the ARC. ATTACHMENTS: - Enclosed on pages ~ through ~ is proposed correspondence to be sent to Eagan's Legislative delegation (and copied to Governor Pawlenty) regarding Eagan's representation on the MAC. ~~ City of Ea~au Pat Geagan March 8, 2006 MAYOR Representative Tim Wilkin Peggy Carlson 551 State Office Building Cyndee Fields St. Paul, MN 55155 Mike Maguire Dear Eagan Legislative Delegation: Meg Tilley COUNCIL MEMBERS As a community impacted by three runways at MSP International Airport, it is extremely important that the City of Eagan be well represented on the Metropolitan Airport Thomas Hedges Commission (MAC). In order to receive the representation the community deserves, the Cm ADMINISTRATOR Eagan City Council, at the recommendation of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission, would like to get your input and position on two proposed options for changes in how the City's representation on the MAC is determined. As you well know, with the opening of Runway 17/35 in October of 2005 and with the existing operations off of the parallel runways over northeast Eagan, the entire City is now MUNICIPAL CENTER impacted by airport noise to varying extents. Moreover, as the home to Northwest Airlines, Mesaba, and numerous transportation companies that utilize MSP, the aviation industry and 30 Pilot Knob Road the success of MSP is critical to our community. Given both the noise over the community Eagan, MN 55122-1810 and the value placed on the aviation industry, the City of Eagan's representation on the 651.675.5000 phone MAC is of utmost importance to our community. 651.675.5012 fax 651.454.8535 TDD Under current State law, the MAC Commissioners are appointed by the Governor, with the exception of the Commissioners serving the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, who are appointed by their communities' respective Mayors. The City of Eagan is currently MAINTENANCE FACILITY represented by Bert McKasy, whose district covers almost all of Dakota County, ranging 3501 Coachman Point from the City of Eagan in the north to Sciota Township in the south (see attached map). It Eagan, MN 55122 has been the City's experience that the positions of our representative on the MAC 651.675.5300 phone oftentimes do not reflect the positions of the City of Eagan, particularly as it relates to noise 651.675.5360 fax abatement and mitigation. Furthermore, as an appointee by the Governor, our representative rarely, if ever, contacts the City for input on any given decision being brought before the 651.454.8535 TDD MAC. Given the lack of representation that the City is currently receiving on the MAC, the City is www.cityoteagan.com proposing one of two options for changes on the MAC, both of which would require Legislative action. For this reason, the City is seeking your feedback on the proposed changes. tion # 1 THE LONE OAK TREE The symbol of Like the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the City of Eagan is greatly impacted by MSP strength and growth Airport and would request a permanent seat on the MAC to be appointed by the Eagan City in our community. Council. ~~ City ofEagan /MAC Representation March 8, 2006 Page 2 tion #2 In addition to Minneapolis and St. Paul having their own seats on the MAC, there are also MAC Commissioners who represent greater Minnesota, including representatives from Duluth and St. Cloud. It seems logical that if greater Minnesota and the core cities have representation on the MAC, so too should the communities most impacted by the airport's operations. There are four communities that encompass the 65 DNL noise contours who do not currently have their own representation on the MAC-Eagan, Bloomington, Richfield, and Mendota Heights. It is suggested that at an-large seat be added to the MAC in order to allow these four communities, on a rotating basis, to have a single representative on the MAC. As representatives of the City of Eagan, you know how important it is that the City's interests and positions be heard on the MAC so that the needs of the aviation industry are balanced with the needs of our residents' quality of life. Therefore, if you could please share with the City your feedback to the two options set forth in this letter, and/or any input you have pertaining to our representation on the MAC, it would be greatly appreciated. Upon hearing from each of you, the City will then determine whether to seek the introduction of legislation during this session to address the issue of Eagan's representation on the MAC. Thank you in advance for your consideration of the City's proposal. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me or City Administrator Hedges at (651)675-5001. I look forward to hearing from you very soon, and wish you the best as you begin this legislative session. Sincerely, Pat Geagan Mayor cc: Eagan City Council State Senator Metzen State Senator McGinn Representative Wardlow Representative Hansen ~~J` Y p . +~~ Commissioner District Ma $~+~} { '~ -~ .i „~ °.Y T~~~t~ Metropolitan Airports Commission '~~•~.;+„~°§ Chairwoman -Vicki Tigwell Commissi oners 0 DIShICtA-Tammy McGee Minneapolis-DanielBoidn Distnct8-MotlySigel St Paul-Dick Long District C-Kati Bemwn Outstate ~_ Disfict D-John Wipiams Mike Lanoy-Bent Tree ACres ~~ DisMctE-SherryLStenerson GregWarner-Rochester ~~? Disfict F -John Lanners Paul Rehkamp - MarshaA _ ~ District G -Tom Foley Roben Marc Jr. • Duluth DistriGH-Bert McKacy I St. FrancisBethel Linwood Twp. Ea Bethel Burns Twp. Ramse ~ ~ - Y Columbus Ttivp. Andove Hale Lake ~' New ScandiaTwp. k -~ Hassan Twp. ayton ~~`~~-~ ` ~ -~ ~ i lal ~ Hugo __May Twp. 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