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I I I ! i I I I I I I I I I I I I I DISCUSSION OF SNOWMOBILE ORDINANCE By: Michael Auspos, Police Chief CASE Background:! Enclosed ~ R ~nsey's snowmobile ordinance which was effective on December 18, 1988. Also ena,'ld, seX is additional information relating to the passage of this current ordinance. The currer~t ot inance was arrived at after quite a bit of discussion involving solicited input from th~ p~ubli :, snowmobile groups and the Park and Recreation Commission. Every season, ~lud: ng this year, we experience a certain amount of complaints regarding the operatiot~ 0f snowmobiles within the City. To date, from October 1991, we have had 36 complair!t,S of ?arying nature concerning the operation of snowmobiles. From October 1990 to Al~ril. , 1991 we had 55 complaints. You will note that this ordinance bans the operatiOn [of ;flowmobiles on CITY STREETS in the Urban Area. They can still be operated.o~ pri~ate property and in the legal areas of the County and State highways in that area. I have, in the post, recommended to various Councils that they direct City Staff to view the City street~;, I~c~ulevards and driveways in early summer to determine if there are visible signs o~da~ag~ to the roads/ditches/boulevards and if, in the opinion of someone on Staff who is k~n~wl~.dgeable, driveways have damage that could reasonably be attributed to snowm0bi!e O~eration. In the memo to former City Administrator David Hartley dated NovembCr~5, ~988 I referred to several points regarding snowmobile operation and I will reaffirm the stance taken in that memo. Recommanda!tion: Council d~cus~ion of the matter with a view as to what, if anything, should be done regarding the S~owmobile ordinance and its enforcement. Review {~hecklist: City Admirlistra. tor Police Chief City Attorney :~ Public Wo~,ks S~apervisor Parks/Utilities 'Goordinator CC: 01/28~92 'r 67