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City Council Minutes November 5, 2007 Page 8 Councilmember Motin asked what the current parking restrictions were now. • Chief Beahen stated the one hour in the front of Bank of Elk River on the north side of Main, and two hours on all the rest of the city streets with the exception of a few one hour spots in front of Kemper Drug. Counciltnember Farber asked what time frames the Bluff Block businesses looking for. Chief Beahen stated that many individuals throughout all of downtown have day long meetings and long appointments. The original reason the council changed the parking restrictions was that in the three hour zone allowed the employees to move their car 1.5 times a day in order to defeat the time ordinance. Councilmember Farber stated the employers need to monitor the employees and as a compromise he asked if they should return to three hour parking. Councilmember Gumphrey asked which option they were referring to. Councilmember Farber stated Option I. Councilmember Motin asked for clarification about snow removal and expressed concern with the language on the signs, and how one would know to move their car to one of the 26 spots. COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY MADE THE MOTION AND COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED TO APPROVE OPTION I WITH THE CHANGES MADE TO D) AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH SECTION OF THE RING AVENUE LOT SHALL HAVE TWENTY SIX (26) POSTED SPOTS DESIGNATED "SNOW REMOVAL PARffiNG ONLY, NOV. 15-APRIL 15" 6 P.M. TO 8 A.M. ~ AND TO CHANGE THE ON-STREET HOURLY PARKING RESTRICTIONS TO THREE HOURS. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.3. Methodology for Continuing Downtown Parking Analysis and Discussion of Up~r_ading the Parking Lot on North Side of TH 10 Mr. Maurer presented the staff report, and asked for direction from the council in accepting a methodology for conducting the parking studies. He stated staff would report back to council after each study and council can then decide if they would like to continue these studies after one year, or stop the studies before the year was over. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO APPROVE CONTINUATION OF THE DOWNTOWN PARKING ANALYSIS AS PRESENTED BY MR. MAURER. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Mr. Maurer continued with the staff report, discussing reconstruction of the lot on the north side of Highway 10, which runs from Jackson on the east to the feed mill on the west. He stated the bituminous pavement is in poor condition and should be rebuilt; however, the concrete curb and gutter is still in good shape. He is proposing to close the driveway access closest to Jackson Avenue for safety reasons, replace all blacktop surface, and re-stripe the