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Do\vnrown Parking Focus C;roup February 12, 2007 Page 2 of 3 · There is interest from some do\vnto\vn businesses to pay (or have employees pay) for d1e benefit of being able to park closer to their business. . There relnains concern among some do\vnto\vn businesses about the safety of employees crossing I-ligh\vay 1 0 for parking, and safety concerns for elnployees \vho \vork evening shifts and have to \valk to remote parking areas. The group discussed the follo\ving options to address tllcse concerns: · Evening shift employees being able to Inove their vehicles closer after a certain hour · I-laving parking tagging/ enforcen1cnt end by a certain hour, e.g. Anoka ends 6:00 p.lll. . Installing safety devices (cameras in lots) blue emergency call posts) · Install blinking lights 011 .H:igh\vay 10 \varning drivers of oncolning "red light" to slo\v traffic, better timing of the I-ligh\vay lO signals to allo\v more time for pedes trian crossing, constructing a pedestrian bridge) install stoplight at Lo\vell & I-I\vy 10 to slo,v traffic. · An understanding that evening and \veekend denland \vill be the highest \vith nc\v residents) yisitors and businesses~ and park acti\rities. · j\t this tUne the business mi~ for the ne\v developlnellts are general retail) office/ service. No hea1ry traffic/parking businesses have been proposed yet) due to available parking concerns. · Agreenlent that the current 3 and 4-hour parking time limits are too long for 1110St businesses and customers. Instead it is bei.ng abused by some eluployees tTIoving their vehicles. According to Chief Beahen's research, most cities have 90-tninute to 2- hour titne limit ll1axinlums. f\greelnent that 2-hour parking on-street \vould \vork, along \vith a fe\v 3-hour stalls near the beauty shops for their spa clients. · Use of north I-ligh\vay 10 parking lots Inakes the most economic sense) is closest and has the most available parking) if safety modifications can be made. It \vas noted that d1e safety modifications to the :NIaitl Street & I-I\V}r 10 intersectio111uade a definite improvelnent. · The Bank of Elk. River \vill be relieving some demand on the I<ing A vc. parking lot eluployee pertuit area in the next \veek \vhen the Bank)s lot is completed. It is estimated this \vill relieve 20 employee stalls) \vith apprOx.lll1ately 12 elnployee pernuts remainIng. · Discussion about the option of shared private parking during closed business hours (evenings & \veekends) - pritnarily \virh 1~he Bank of Elk River and First National Bank of Elk River. lvlain concern by private parking o\vners is that residents of nc\v developments Inay use d1e spaces) and issues \vith ho\v to best manage and patrol. · lVlelubers \vere encouraged to look at odler do\vnto\vns for ho\v they handle employee parking. ChiefBeahen distributed a recent article about do\vnto\vn Fargo, ND reinstating parking Inetcrs due to cluployees abusing the free parking and 1110ving cars to b ea t th e time lirni ts. · Currently over 300 eluployee parking pernuts have been issued for the 80 en1ployee designated stalls in the I<ing Ave parking lot. The group needs to identify \vhat the priority is for parking - elnployee or cllstolner. Do\vnto\vn Elk River is unique \vith lni'"( of office (employee demanded) and destination retail (Custolller delnanded),. this makes the solutions lnore challenging. No\v \ve \vill be adding a 3rJ dynanuc to nll..~- residen rial. · \T ern J-Ianson offered to cOlumunicate to their residents dlat overflo\v resident & guest parking is available in the parking lots north of I-ligh\vay 10 and this \vould \vork