Loading...
HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 22-029 Recommended Ordinance-Snow Storage and ParkingMcCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638 Number AB 22-029 Meeting Date January 27, 2022 AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION  SUBJECT: Council Work Session #3: Recommended Ordinance for Code changes to Enforce Illegal Snow Storage and Winter Parking in City ROWs Department Approvals Initials Originator or Supporter   Mayor / Council     City Manager     Clerk  Supporter   Treasurer     Community Development     Police Department JW Supporter   Public Works / Supporter   Golf Course    COST IMPACT: N.A. Parks and Recreation    FUNDING SOURCE: N.A. Airport      Library    TIMELINE: N.A. Information Systems      Grant Coordinator    SUMMARY STATEMENT: This agenda bill will engage the City Council in a follow up work session with City staff and legal counsel to discuss ongoing enforcement issues during winter snowplow operations resulting from: Private entity snow storage within City public rights-of-way (ROW) Parking of vehicles and trailers on City streets that interfere with snowplow operations. The first work session (5/28/21) presented to the Council problems with existing code language and practical challenges for efficient enforcement. Information regarding these concerns was summarized in the 5/19/21 memo by Nathan Stewart to City Council (attached). Staff recommendations for code revisions were provided with the intent to reengage the Council when more formal draft code revisions and policy recommendations could be provided. The second work session (12/2/21) presented to Council a draft code revisions and policy modifications that provided the most efficient and effective enforcement alternatives to current practice. Increasing penalties for those violating the City’s ROW snow storage and parking restrictions will also be discussed. Based on feedback from the previous work sessions, legal counsel has prepared a draft ordinance, attached, to institute the code revisions/policy modifications. This is the second touch on this ordinance, pending any changes a clean ordinance will be presented at a future meeting for adoption. At that time a recommended fee schedule will be presented, and a public hearing scheduled to adopt those fees.  RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direction to Staff  RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION  MEETING DATE ACTION  5-28-2021 AB-21-155 – Staff/Council work session #1  12-2-2021 Work session #2