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Puzzello. Ms. Avis stated that she was a 31 year resident of the Wooded Estates area and that the association president who opposed the ban on parking was speaking for himself. No meeting of the homeowners was ever convened and no foimal vote taken. She said that the streets in Wooded Estates are narrow, winding, and without sidewalks. The addition of 100 cars or more on Notre Dame weekends is unsightly and dangerous. Notre Dame fans use the area for tailgating which brings alcohol consumption and trash. Owners charge $10.00 to $20.00 per car for parking. This is not legal and no exceptions should be made for this area. Ms. Jane Hopey, also a resident of Wooded Estates stated that she supported her neighbor, Ms. Avis,and that parking is an intrusion. Wooded Estates contains around 130 homes and nobody that she knew in the neighborhood was aware of an association position on this particular Ordinance. Another Wooded Estates resident, Jane Hoffman, spoke and identified herself as Co- President of the Wooded Estates Association. She concurred in the statements of her two neighbors. She realized the danger in the parking on lawns in the Wooded Estate area as she drove home one evening after a Notre Dame game. Pedestrians were numerous and cars were pulling out of parking areas. With no sidewalks in Wooded Estates, this combination of factors is dangerous. The next speaker was Mr. Steve Hayes, 1218 White Oak Drive, South Bend. Mr. Hayes is Co-President with Jane Hoffman of the Wooded Estates Neighborhood Association. He has no objection to the City reinstating the parking ban City wide. He also agrees that his neighborhood is split. He is not sure if more oppose than support the parking ban,but there is clearly no unanimity. Mr.Hayes noted that the City had not enforced its parking ban until five years ago. He opposes Bill No.47-05 because Wooded Estates and other neighborhoods near Notre Dame will now be subject to fines and ticketing, a process that just began about five years ago despite over 40 years of Notre Dame football games. Mr.Robert Gammage, 1100 North Twyckenham,spoke against the parking ban. He said the real problem are cars on the street, not on lawns. Driveways cannot really be blocked in Wooded Estates,but they can be blocked on City streets. He advocates an exemption for the six Notre Dame games each year and commented that some people buy property in the Wooded Estates area because they want the proximity to Notre Dame. If 3,500 cars cannot park on lawns, they will just park somewhere else and cause congestion. Mr.John Alexander, 1117 North St.Louis Boulevard spoke against the parking ban. He says that he parks cars on the side of his home not on the front yard, and he shared the view of Mr. Gammage that cars parked on the street are really the problem and that alleyways are blocked. He has not seen trash in yards. The cars parked on lawns are protected. Vandalism occurs in cars parked on the street. Committee Chair Kuspa noted that the Bill covers numerous items and not just parking. He also pointed out that it is not the Committee's role to vote on the Bill,only to make recommendation to the Council Committee as a whole. Page 2