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Councilmember Buscher shared that she understands the need for these parking restrictions. She <br />noted that when she was campaigning for Council, she heard parking concerns for residents who <br />live in townhomes. She asked if they could set up a system where residents could contact the City <br />when they are going to have a service worker out to their house, who would need to park on the <br />street. <br /> <br />The President of the Village of Sunfish Lake HOA shared that the residents who attended the most <br />recent meeting were very excited about these parking restrictions. She suggested that they create <br />day passes for service workers to put on their cars that give them the ability to park in the street <br />without being ticketed. She said she would be happy to facilitate this. <br /> <br />Police Chief Bluml shared that they do offer no tow requests with the Police Department, where <br />people can contact the department and let them know that they will have people parking in the <br />streets overnight, and they just ask for a cell phone number in case there is an issue where the car <br />needs to be moved. <br /> <br />Councilmember Buscher stated she is supportive of the restrictions and the signage since there are <br />other things that residents can do to park on the streets without getting tickets. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht said he would be supportive of keeping this as is without signs. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley said he is not supportive of the parking restrictions other than in key areas. <br /> <br />Councilmember Buscher noted that it may be difficult to articulate and enforce the critical areas. <br />She shared that she is supportive of the parking restrictions throughout the entire neighborhood as <br />recommended by the Staff. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart shared that she opposes all parking restrictions, including in critical areas. <br /> <br />Councilmember Peters explained that there have been two house fires in his neighborhood, where <br />homes have either been fully or mostly burned down. He said he would be supportive of restricting <br />parking in critical areas for fire trucks to be able to travel more safely and quickly through the <br />neighborhood when needed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson stated he is supportive of the parking restrictions from a safety perspective. <br />He noted that any area could become a critical area if a house were on fire and a fire truck had to <br />get through. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman said he would be supportive of minimal restrictions, with only restrictions in the <br />critical areas. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was supportive of no parking restrictions except in critical areas. <br /> <br />2.03: Update on Charter Commission Annual Recruitment <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / October 14, 2025 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br /> <br />