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<br /> <br />City of EII< River Item Number <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION 5.3. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />\X/orksession i\pril 9, 2007 Catherllle 1vlehelich, Director of <br /> Econolruc Developlnent <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Do,vnto,vn Parking Focus Group Recormnendations for Scott Clark, C0111lDuruty Developtuent <br />Changes to Current Parking llegulations and Perlnitting Director <br /> <br />Introduction <br />On Septelnber 18, 2006, tlle City Council cfuected staff to prepare a report on parking issues in tile <br />do\vnro\vn area. In response to the report that \vas presented to tlle Council No\rel11ber 20) 2006, tlle <br />Council agreed upon a series of assulnpuons to serve as a foundation for future parking <br />reco111111cndations al1d establislled a parking focus group to develop \vorking solutions. <br /> <br />The I:; Deus Group \vas directed by dle Council to cOl11plete tlle follo\Vlllg tasks: <br />1. Develop and reCOl1unend to tlle CouncillDoclifications to tlle city's regulatory and adlninistrative <br />parki.ng pernut process (phase I - for itnplen1cntation Spring 2007 tlltougll Spring 2008) <br />2. Develop and recol1unend to tlle Council policies for transition of clnployee parking to tlle periphery <br />of do\vnto\vn~ (phase II - for unpletnentation SUlnnler 2008). <br />3. .Develop analysis and recoltllnend to the Council options for additional parking in tile long ternl, <br />including parking rall1p. (phase III - for unplClnentation III dle future). <br /> <br />Discussion <br />The Focus Group has cOlnplctcd dle first task and is prepared to present tlle attached recol11luendation <br />for 111oclifications to d1C dO\Vl1tO\Vn parking regulatol}r and pernutting systelTI for lluplelnentation Spring <br />2007. ~rhe recollunendations of clle Focus Group \vill be presented by tlle staff facilitators, Chief of <br />Police Beahen and the Director of Econolnic Developl11ent Catllerine i'vIellclich. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />--[he prul1ary fmalleial ll11pacts of the recollUl1endation l1ave 1lat been qual1tified, but are related to tlle <br />adrnin.istrative perl1utting (pertnit tags, signage, staff tll11e, ete.) and enforcelnent (staff tll11e) of parking <br />regulations as absorbed by tlle Police Departlnent and l)ublic \Y./orks Departlnellts. It is ll11portant to <br />note dlUt it is clear dlat the 510/ 1110 n tl1 perl1ut fee \villnot cover tl1cse additional costs of regulation and <br />enforcen1en t. <br /> <br />In addition the F'ocus Group is recolllll1ending tile City's consideration of purchasing "parking boots" <br />(approx. 5500 each) for enforcCl11cnt of Ul1paid parking tickets and "el11ergency pull-posts" (approx. <br />S"1 ,700 each) to ease l)ublic safety concerns. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />· Do\vnto\vn Parking Focus Group I'vlceting ivIinutes, FebruarY-Ivlarcll 2007 <br />. l)hase I Recollunended I\-1odifications to tlle Do\vnto\vn Parlw.1g Regulations & PernuttUlg l)rocess <br />. Do\vnto\vn Parking Ivlap -l)roposed Changes i\pril 2007 <br /> <br />S:\Do\\+oto\,;n Rl:vila.hzalion\P~lrking\2007 Parkin~ Focutl Grour\RE(~UEST Cf)UNCIL :\CTIONA.9JJ7.Joc <br />