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MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER DOWNTOWN PARKING FOCUS GROUP HElD AT UPPER TOWN CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007 Alembers Present: Larry Todl, Nick Lenvas, Tamara Ackerman, Bill I-ioulton, Pat D~i~~er, Dave Rylnanowsla, ~~ern I-Ianson, Denny ~\/alsh A4embers Absent: Keidl I-Iolme, Fred IVIcCOy, Jeff Krueger Staff Present: Director of Economic Development Catlleriile 1Vlehelicll, Colxunullit}r Development Director Scott Clark, Cluef of Police Jeff $eahen 1. Review of Febraalr 12, 2007 IVleeting, Iylinutes The minutes of the I~'ebruary• 12, 2007 Downtown Parking Pocus Group meeting were reviewed and approved by consensus of the attendees. 1\~fs. Iblehelich provided an overview of the purpose of this meeting ~vllich is to provide input to staff on proposed Illodiflcations to the current downtown parking regulations and permitting system. ?. Presentation and Discussion of Proposed Chani?es to Current Parking Svstem Chief of Police Beahen distributed to members a "Law Enforcement Parking Oven~iew & Summary of Sure~ey". Chief Beahen provided an ovenrie~v of iris research on sunil:u downtown commulliries, including Hopkins, Stillwater, St. CIoud, Chanhassen, Norvood- YOt1I]g 1~1nCr1Ca alld AIloka. Chief BCahen COnCluded ChC pri:SCIltatton wltll 1115 reCOminelldatiOils for I110d1f1C1t1011S t0 the current downtown parkuig regulations and permitting system. Focus Group members discussed agreement on the following proposed changes to the parking s}'stern, xecognizillg that file system map change after 12-18montlls: Enforcement of downtown parking regulations ends after G:00 p.m. and weekends, which would allow evening downtown workers to move cars closer to place of business to ease safety concerns. Tlus issue Ina}' need to be revisited based oil anticipated increase in evening/weekend parking demand from new businesses and park activities. 2. All downtown resident and overnight guests parking that are riot beuig provided bti= the property owner will be required to parr: in city lots north of I-lighway 10 by permit. Police Dept to order emergency posts (approx. $500 each) to ease safety concerns in the nordl parking lots. 3. Change file tune limits for I{ing Ave lot to 3-hour (from =F-hour) and all on-street parking to 2-hour (from 3-hour). Consideration may be made in file future for some 1-hour parking on-street for businesses that require availabilir)~ of stills with quicker turnover (e.g. bank, coffee shop, chiropractor, etc.) =1. Police Dept to order "parking boot`s" for enforcement of multiple unpaid parking offenses (approx. '/~ of offenses go unpaid gild courts won't enforce).