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City Council Minutes <br />November 21. 2016 <br />Page 9 <br />Councilmember Wagner indicated she is on the Downtown River's Edge group as a <br />business owner and she has put a lot of thought into this issue. She suggested having <br />the Downtown River's Edge group come up with a permitting process instead of the <br />city taking care of the permitting and enforcement. She feels in order for this to work <br />it would have to be a partnership between the Chamber of Commerce, the EDA, <br />and the Downtown River's Edge group to show the effects on business if no parking <br />is available. She believes if many of the businesses were aware of the economic <br />impact of leaving the front parking spaces for customers they may be deterred from <br />parking there or allowing their employees to park there. <br />Mr. McCoy concurred with Councilmember Wagner. <br />Mr. McCoy requested the city leave the employee parking signs up and the <br />Downtown River's Edge group will inform all businesses of the change in the <br />parking rules. <br />Tim Dolan, downtown business owner — agrees with Councilmember Wagner's idea <br />of the Downtown River's Edge group taking over permitting and enforcement. He <br />added parking is a bigger issue when the city holds large events downtown, such as <br />the Farmer's Market and the concerts. <br />The Council concurred with the Downtown River's Edge group taking over the <br />permitting and enforcement and for staff removing the 2-3 hour parking signs. <br />Downtown Decorative Lights <br />Councihnember Wagner indicated there is no clear understanding on who maintains <br />the decorative lights. <br />Ms. Othoudt indicated the Downtown River's Edge group paid $400 towards the <br />lights and agreed to maintain them for a year, which has expired. Councilmember <br />Wagner stated she gets feedback from people saying they like the lights. She called <br />Rainbow Holiday Design and received a new quote. She explained the quote was <br />approximately $3,000 for 123 light strands (100 for the trees and 23 for the light <br />poles) with maintenance billed at $75/hour as needed. <br />Councilmember Olsen questioned if lights could be eliminated from the trees. <br />Councilmember Wagner indicated she would rather see the light poles wrapped than <br />the trees. <br />Mr. Dolan concurred adding lights on the trees seem to cause issues. <br />Consensus of the Council was to eliminate the lights on the trees. <br />Mr. McCoy stated he seems to recall money set aside for downtown beautification. <br />PP0itEREB8Y <br />bk 19AJE