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4) The logistics of trying to coordinate specific parking areas in the same lot, while working azound numerous different work and personal schedules, is almost an impossible task. 5) Snow removal is the primary issue with 24 x 7 parking lot use, and one that could impact all of downtown each winter season. We have a tendency to think of snowfalls as 4-5 snow events each winter. Historically, the street department plans on 15 snow events each year. Although the last few years have been fax less, there is no assurance that "normal" winters may not return at any time. In fact, certain parts of the United States in the past few years have seen significantly higher than normal snow events, while MN was almost snow free. 6) Adding overnight residential parkexs to the King Avenue lot adds significant impact to the effective removal of snow. We have only had to deal with just a few overnight vehicles for the past 30 years, and that small impact at times has been demonstrable. Even if all of the vehicles are placed to one side it still requires a great deal of extra wank, especially during a heavy ar wet snow. '~ Add to that the confusion ox conflict about where to park and when, and stray cars parked outside their areas can clog the lot up and prevent the removal of snow from critical areas. We have to keep in mind that downtown snow removal is a two-day process. The first night the snow is plowed, the second night the piles axe loaded into trucks fox removal to another location where they axe dumped. 8) Trying to manage the parking over a 24-hoot period adds to the potential of cars being parked where they should not. We currently have two community service officers who manage the downtown parking system doting the day. We have no staff assigned to this detail in the evening, night, or weekends as there was never a need. Bringing a system into play that requires 24-hour monitoring to insure compliance adds additional work to the police department that cuxxendy does not have the staff to monitor the assigned areas. Having residential apart from the primary parking does not require strict monitoring and enforcement, as the potential fox abuse is minimal. 9) We would have to sign the King Avenue lot for three different "levels" of parking. One sign to control overnight, one to control employees, and a third to regulate customers and other outside traffic. (Commuters, long term, etc) That will create a lot of extra poles and signs that will add to the confusion of parking, day ox night. 10) There axe currently 150 pazking spots in the King Avenue lot. Of those, 96 axe designated as employee parking. Of those, 23 axe deeded to First National Financial Services. We have 156 employees (including 34 from First National) that would like permits fox the King Avenue lot (see attached survey). With that being one of the primary uses of the lot, it would be logical to focus the lot use around that primary need. Adding at a minimum 41 residential parkexs to this lot, regardless of the residential parking time