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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS City Council Special Joint Workshop City Council and State Fair Task Force City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA Wednesday, March 12, 2025 7:30 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER: B. ROLL CALL: COUNCIL: GUSTAFSON____ LEEHY___ MEYER ___ MIELKE___ WASSENBERG___ STATE FAIR TASK FORCE Allard ____ May____ Brace ____ Davis ____ Hausman ___ McGarthwaite____ Johnson____ Paulus ____Prather______ STAFF PRESENT: LINEHAN___ C. POLICY ITEMS: 1. Continuation of Discussion on E-Meter Parking D. ADJOURNMENT: DISCLAIMER: City Council Workshops are held monthly as an opportunity for Council Members to discuss policy topics in greater detail prior to a formal meeting where a public hearing may be held and/or action may be taken. Members of the public that would like to make a comment or ask questions about an item on the agenda for an upcoming workshop should send them to mail@falconheights.org prior to the meeting. Alternatively, time is regularly allotted for public comment during Regular City Council Meetings (typically 2nd and 4th Wednesdays) during the Community Forum. 1  REQUEST FOR ACTION Meeting Date March 12, 2025 Agenda Item Policy C1 Attachment N/A Submitted By Jack Linehan, City Administrator Item Continuation of Discussion on E-Meter Parking Description The State Fair Task Force met on February 19th, 2025 to make formal recommendations to the City Council on the consideration of partnering with a mobile parking solutions vendor to provide e-meters on city streets. The State Fair Task Force took the following action: 1. Member Georgiana May made a motion to recommend that e-meters be instituted during Fairground Events on the non-water side of streets that are currently free parking in Northeast Quadrant (Roselawn to Larpenteur / Hamline to E Snelling Service Drive and Northome (Larpenteur to Hoyt, Hamline to E Snelling Service Drive). Approved 7- 0. 2. Member Nicole Porter made a motion that one complimentary parking permit would be available upon request per household on designated streets in the Northome and Northeast Quadrant area, and additional permits could be purchased in a banded method that is similar to our fee schedule for year-round permit parking. Approved 7-0. The City Council reviewed these proposals during the March 5th, 2025 workshop and members present agreed with Item #1, but disagreed with Item #2. Council’s suggestion during the workshop was to propose one complimentary parking permit would be mailed to each resident within the designated zones rather than available upon request. However, there does not remain consensus with the item, and some members of the Task Force have requested a joint meeting with the City Council to discuss these items. To ensure all parties are on the same page, a joint special workshop is being proposed on March 12th after the City Council meeting. If a majority of State Fair Task Force Members cannot attend, a similar joint meeting may be requested during the regular SFTF meeting on Wednesday, March 19th at 6:30 p.m. for Council Members able to attend. City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota __________________________ 2 Budget Impact N/A Attachment(s) N/A Action(s) Staff recommends the City Council review the recommendations with members of the Requested State Fair Task Force to ensure there is consensus in how the proposal will be presented to the public in advance of the March 26th public hearing on the topic. 3