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<br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Downtown Parl<ing Focus Group <br /> <br />DATE: April 9, 2006 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Recommended Modifications to the Downtown Parl<ing <br />Regulatory & Permitting Process <br /> <br />1\5 cfuected by tlle City Council, tile Do\vnto\vn Parking Focus Group has re1lie\ved tile <br />Cll!rent do\vnto\vn parking regulations and perln1tting process over tlle past t\VQ lTIOntlls. <br /> <br />Based on the group's analysis, tlle follo\ving reconunendations bav"e been forlnulated by <br />COl1sensus of tile group for consideration and unplelnentation by dle City Council fo~ the <br />Phase I tUne period of Spring 2007 through Spring 2008: <br /> <br />.Regulatory /Enforcelnent Tvloclifications: <br />1. Change d1e titne llinits for: <br />. I<ing j\ve lot to 3-11our (froIn 4-11our) <br />. On-street parking to 2-110ur (from 3-11our) <br />· The section of nortll IvIain Street bet\veen Jackson j\. ve and in front of tlle <br />Bank of Elk Ri'ler \vill be posted l-hour. <br />· A fe\v stalls along Jackson A,re in front benveen I(etnper Drug and DiaLTIOnd <br />City Bread \vill be posted l-hour. <br /> <br />2. EnforCClnent of do\vnto\vn parking regulations ends after 6:00 p.m. and <br />\veekends, \Vitl1 tlle exception of enforcelnent of overnight parking regulations <br />(no parking 2ulu-6alu) \vhich \vould allO\V evening do\vnto\vn \vorkers to Inove <br />cars closer to place of business to ease safety concerns. '"fbis issue lnay l1eed to <br />be re,risited based on anticipated increase in evening/\veekend parking delnand <br />from ne\v businesses and park activities. <br /> <br />3. The City Police Department should consider purchasing '(parking boots" for <br />enforcement of multiple unpaid parking offenses (approx. Vat of offenses go <br />unpaid and cowts \von't enforce). <br />