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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE July 13, 2020 Online Broadcast Meeting Present: Councilmembers Neff, Litten, Bullock(6:15 p.m.) Also Present: Councilmembers Kepple, Rader, & Shachner, Mayor George, Acting Police Chief Wilkins,Police Captain Kevin Kaucheck, Police Captain Gary Sprague, Police Captain Stone, Police Lieutenant Warner, Police Investigator Pat Morelli, Fire Chief Dunphy, Planning Director Shawn Leininger, David Baas, Spencer Tollefson, members of the public, Clerk Bach and Deputy Clerk Lascu taking minutes Start time: 6:02 p.m. AGENDA Approval of the minutes of the June 29, 2020 Public Safety Committee Chairperson Neff made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Litten to approve the minutes. A roll call vote was taken as follows: Yeas - Litten, Neff Nays - None Motion passed. The minutes were approved. Communication from Councilmember Neff regarding parking issues on Edwards Ave. and other side streets impacted by business patrons. (Referred to Public Safety 7/6/20) Chairperson Neff explained the reason behind the communication and shared some of the complaints that she's heard from residents on Edwards Ave. She also inquired as to why the city is waiting until fall to conduct a second parking study on the street. Mr. Baas of the Planning department indicated that the city was unsure when the truck park on the corner of Edwards & Detroit was going to open, as it had an initial launch date of the summer of 2019. The project went through a series of delays and the initial position of his department was to let the park get over its initial surge of business. He indicated that staff knew it was going to be a popular destination and did not want to get a false low count or false high count during its opening phase. Chairperson Neff asked what possible parking solutions would entail, adding that it sounds like residents on the street are forced to compete against each other for street parking. Director Leininger stated that another study will indicate what the options are and that a reassessment of the situation will better inform staff.