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Mr. Neal said it would be difficult to enforce unless Council specifically exempted those that were permitted from the four-hour parking requirement. He encouraged residents to call and report vehicles in violation of the 72-hour parking requirement or if a parked vehicle was creating a safety hazard, particularly if a vehicles turning radius was blocked and/or created a visual impairment and if the vehicle was parked more than 18-inches from the curb. He noted there are statutes that not only permit public safety officials to site but to tow a vehicle that was creating a safety issue. If Council established a four-hour parking zone, Ms. McGovern asked how soon after the police department ticketed a vehicle in violation could it be towed? Mr. Neal said vehicles in violation of the four-hour parking zone would only be subject to a citation initially and this area would need to be independently posted as a tow-away zone prior to towing away vehicles after the four-hour period. Ms. McGovern inquired about the cost of parking citations. Mr. Neal said the cost of a parking citation is approximately $25 to $35. Ms. McGovern asked if there was a way to increase the parking citations to make it effective so that people would realize that they could not park their vehicles in this area for free. Mr. Roush said Council sets the parking fines and staff could look into the matter. Ms. McGovern believed the parking fines needed to be increased in order to make it effective and remedy the situation. Mr. Brozosky asked if violators could be cited every four hours if found in violation. Mr. Neal said yes. Ms. McGovern asked if the Police Department volunteers would work on the weekends. Mr. Neal said yes. Mayor Hosterman noted the neighborhood had expressed an interest in establishing a four-hour parking zone only in sections identified by Mr. Zamora and diagramed as Sections A and B, and allowing voluntary parking permits for these neighborhood residents. She suggested using this combination on a six-month or year trial basis. Mr. Brozosky was not sure the combination of a four-hour parking zone in certain sections only and voluntary parking permits would solve the residents' problems. Mr. Sullivan concurred with Mr. Brozosky and believed there should be a consistent four- parking zone on the east side of Santa Rita Road north of Alisal Street along Santa Rita frontage road unless a resident had a parking permit. Ms. McGovern asked how permitted parking would be controlled. Pleasanton City Council 10 11/01/05 Minutes