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<br />Mayor Heineman asked how often people park on the street in this neighborhood. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart said cars are parked sporadically throughout the neighborhood. She noted <br />that the neighborhood is fuller during the summer when kids are home from college. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman noted that if parking is only allowed on one side of the street, there should still <br />be plenty of room for the cars that need to park on the street, if parking on the street is currently <br />sporadic. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart shared that the fire hydrants are on the opposite side of the street from the <br />restriction, which limits the amount of parking allowed. She added that many of the neighbors who <br />live on the side of the street without the parking restriction do not think that other people should <br />be parking in front of their house. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman asked why the parking restrictions were put on the side without fire hydrants. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby said it was due to mailboxes. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley noted that when this was presented to Public Works, it seemed reasonable; <br />however, he has since changed his mind due to the outcry from residents. He said that there have <br />been very minimal instances over the last 20 years, and he does not think this is a big enough issue <br />that it needs to be addressed. He noted that there may be a few places throughout the neighborhood <br />where they could restrict parking, like corners. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen shared that the ability for firetrucks to get through the neighborhood if <br />cars are parked on both sides was a concern of the Staff. He said they could restrict parking in the <br />most critical areas; however, there could still be issues in the other non-critical areas of the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby reiterated that one of the main concerns is with <br />firetrucks being able to access the area. He asked if there were any issues in the neighborhood with <br />mail delivery. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart said she has never had an issue with mail delivery to her house in the last <br />five years. <br /> <br />The resident shared that there have been a few times when they have not gotten their mail because <br />there was a car parked too close to their mailbox. <br /> <br />Councilmember Buscher asked when this parking restriction was put into place. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby said it has been in force; however, there is no signage <br />currently, so they are unable to enforce it. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / October 14, 2025 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br />