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<br />Downtown Parking Focus Group <br />r;cbruary 26, 2007 <br />Page 2 of2 <br /> <br />5. Limit the Inax.imum number of I<ing Avenue elnployee parking permits at a rate not <br />to exceed 100/0 higher than the available permitted spots (derived frain SL Cloud <br />policy)~ According to ChiefBeahen dlere are currendy 270 pertnits dlat have been <br />issued for 88 employee stalls in the I<ing Ave lot <br /> <br />Employee parking permits \vould be fee-based at a rate of $10 per lTIonth for the <br />benefit of parking closer. j\lternative employee parking \vould be available at no <br />charge and no time limit (except for street cleaning pUlposes) on-street \vest of <br />Lo\vell & iv[ain or in d1e city lots north of I-Iigh\vay 1 O. <br /> <br />Issues to be addressed yet include: <br />I-Io\v to issue the linuted number of perlnits (1 per business and res t on lottery? <br />Or flrst-colue, flIst-serve? <br />}Io\v often to reissue pertn1ts to allo\v nc\v businesses to apply (annual, senu- <br />ann unl or quarterly?) <br /> <br />3. Next Steps <br />Chief Beahen \vill draft hvo options on ho\v to issue limited nUlnber of employee pcnnits <br />for discussion at the next meeting. !vIs. lvlehelich s ta ted that at the next lueeting s tafE \vill be <br />looking for the Focus Group to formalize a recommendation to the City Council on <br />modifications to the parking system. In addition d1e group \vill begin to discuss options for <br />lTIoving en1ployee parking to the periphery (phase II). <br /> <br />Submitted by, <br />/~ <br />///;{/ V/, / <br />(..@bk?1ft-kU// <br /> <br />Catherine Ivlehclich <br />Director of Econoluic Development <br />