Minutes - Council Work Session - 10/14/2025

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Councilmember Stewart asked if this new role had already been requested through the budget process. Administrative Services Director Lasher said no and explained that this is a request to replace a vacant position with a different, new position. Councilmember Buscher shared that she is supportive of whatever the Fire Department is asking for to help them best serve the community. Administrative Services Director Lasher shared that they would like to start recruitment for the Deputy Chief of Training position as soon as possible. She asked if there was support for this. Mayor Heineman shared that he is comfortable with starting internal recruitment for this role. The consensus of the Council was to move forward with the presented restructuring of the Fire Department. 2.02: Review Proposed Parking Restrictions on One Side of Public Streets in the Village of Sunfish Lake City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby reviewed the Staff report concerning proposed parking restrictions on one side of the public streets in the Village of Sunfish Lake. He shared some of the concerns shared by residents in the area around these parking restrictions. A resident in this neighborhood shared that she is not opposed to parking restrictions; however, adding additional signage in this neighborhood would make things more cluttered. She added that there should be some exceptions made for those who live around the playground circle area, where the street is narrow. She noted that when they have any kind of contractors or service workers coming to work on their homes, there is nowhere that they can legally park their vehicles on the street. She said they have four cars at their house, so they do not park any of their vehicles on the street, as she got a ticket in the past for parking on the street. Councilmember Specht asked if the roads in this neighborhood are private roads. The resident said just Quicksilver Street. Councilmember Specht asked if the HOA has any restrictions. The resident noted that it is one way around the playground area since the road is so narrow. Councilmember Stewart shared that she lives in this neighborhood and noted that she has had many of her neighbors approach her about not wanting these parking restrictions for daytime parking. She said there was a petition that went out with 38 signatures opposing the parking restrictions in this neighborhood. She noted that this neighborhood has developed and grown over the past several years and has been fine without parking restrictions. She added that this could also affect home values in this neighborhood. City Council Work Session / October 14, 2025 Page 2 of 6