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MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Scott Clark, Community Development Director DATE: November 14, 2006 SUBJECT: Consider Downtown Parking Analysis Recommendations Introduction On October 19th and November 13th, 2006 the following staff members met to prepare a report for the CitY Council on parking issues in the downtown area: Scott Clark, Terry Maurer, Jeremy Barnhart, Jeff Beahen, Cathy Mehelich and Heidi Steinmetz. (:Minutes attached) . In discussing parking issues there are three distinct redevelopment/ development phases that need to be addressed. These are as follows: (a diagram map illustrating the same is attached.) . Phase I-present time through next summer/fall when all of the existing new construction is complete. The City is currently having all contractor parking occurring on the north side of Highway 10 which appears to be working well. The primary parking stress appears to be on employee parking and from time to time, contract parking, but overall customer parking seems to be adequate. . Phase II- this time period will run from the opening of the new residential units, and more importantly, the opening of the new commercial spaces in the Jackson Place and the Bluffs of Elk River projects ( summer of 2007 running until full lease up which could take two years). As this time period progresses new customer and residential parking demands will compete with the existing commercial and office employee parking demands. The lots across from Highway 10 will be open at this time to customer and employee parking. . Phase III-this time period will run from the construction and opening of any future redevelopment project (which could be new construction or the repositioning of an existing business into a more intensive land use from a parking perspective.)