Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/14/2025

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• The green space within the loop street west of Radium Street is used by many residents as a local Park, so restricting parking on both sides of this street will force people to park in front of homes a distance away, removing available on -street parking spaces for those property owners and their guests. Staff had planned to call Gopher State One Call on October 9th to ensure utility locators would not begin painting marks on the ground to identify the locations of electric, gas, telecommunications, sewer, and water utility lines until well after all residents had received and reviewed the letter. Public Works crews then planned to start installing sign bases the week of October l3th, with the installation of posts with no -parking signs occurring immediately after. The Ramsey Police Department then planned to begin enforcing the no -parking signs by issuing written warnings and/or parking citations due to improper parking. When no -parking locations change, Ramsey Police Officers use discretion when enforcing parking violations. In this instance, education through written warnings was planned for a period of 30 days, though citations may have been issued sooner to repeat offenders or as needed to keep the streets clear for emergencies and/or snow removal operations. It is important to remember that throughout the year parking on either side of any city street is not permitted between 2:00 and 6:00 am. From 2018 to today, Ramsey Police issued 55 citations to vehicles parked on city streets overnight in the Village of Sunfish Lake, and of those citations, approximately half were warnings only. Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: Timeframe: Staff anticipates up to 20 minutes may be required to present and discuss this case, respond to questions, and receive consensus direction. Observations: The Riverstone North and Riverstone South residential developments both have 28-foot-wide public streets and all these streets have signs restricting parking on one side of the street for the same reasons as noted earlier. The parking restrictions on these streets appear to be working well so staff reviewed the signing on these streets and followed the same design guidelines when formulating the signing plan for the Village of Sunfish Lake. Alternatives: Alternative #1: Provide consensus direction to staff to continue with the plan as proposed in the letter mailed to residents on September 24, 2025. Alternative #2: Provide consensus direction to staff to install parking restriction signs as follows; Alternative #3: Provide consensus direction to staff to not install signs and to mail letters to residents to inform them that parking restriction signs will not be installed. Funding Source: Sign fabrication materials have already been purchased but these materials can be used to fabricate signs for use on other city streets. Recommendation: Staff recommends proceeding with the plan outlined in the attached letter. Outcome/Action: Based on discussions.