Avalon officials are trying to work out a compromise in a parking dispute that is impacting a number of California Avenue businesses.

Council member Dan Sefick said that the automotive repair shop has been parking vehicles at metered, on-street parking spaces from the Birmingham Avenue intersection to McDonald-Linn Funeral Home, which has drawn complaints from other businesses in the block whose customers cannot find a place to park.

Sefick said that money is put in all the meters.

Council member Ralph Cortese said that he had suggested that the repair shop avoid using six spaces across the street so that they would be available for customers of a barbershop, law office and pharmacy. Cortese said that one of the shop owners said that she would not guarantee that they would do that.

Mayor David Haslett said that officials are researching the problem and attempting to work out a solution.