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Elk-_.l <br />~vcr <br />Downtown Parking Study <br />to be creative and resourceful in providing development services to their various <br />clienteles. It also gives them boundaries so that they know when a request falls <br />outside the scope of parking guidelines. <br />Having a well-crafted set of parking principles establishes the goals and <br />objectives that will ultimately help define the character of downtown. Having <br />established these principles, the community will know what is expected, and <br />hopefully, have had the opportunity to be involved in the definition of the <br />downtown parking principles. Community involvement and consensus is crucial <br />to the development of strong guiding principles. <br />Parking principles are not intended to replace traditional regulations, policies <br />and procedures. In general, the parking principles should be kept short and <br />concise, a maximum of one or two typed pages. Some of the items typically <br />incorporated in such a document include: <br />• Mission Statement/Statement of Purpose -Describes how the parking <br />operation contributes to the success or mission of the downtown <br />community. <br />• Operations/Funding Strategies -Describes how parking facilities and/or <br />operations are to be funded and also whether the operation is intended <br />to be aself-supporting entity, aprofit/revenue center, or a support service <br />sustained through other primary revenue sources. <br />• Interdepartmental Relationships -Defines relationships between various <br />departments with respect to downtown parking, especially other support <br />departments such as Maintenance, Security, Communications, <br />Development, etc. <br />• Responsibility for Parking Operations - Is parking to be managed by the <br />city or another ancillary organization? Are parking operations to be <br />managed through a centralized operation or can other departments get <br />involved in parking management? <br />• Rate Setting Guidelines -Should parking require acharge/fee? If yes, <br />how are the parking rates set? Should rates be set to cover operational <br />costs? Should parking rates cover bond debt? <br />• Options for Allocating Parking -Defining how parking is allocated goes to <br />the heart of downtown parking, due to the prioritization process that is <br />required. How much short-term parking should be provided? How much <br />long-term? <br />September 2007 <br />Carl Walker, Inc. <br />35 <br />