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<br /> <br />INFORMATION <br /> <br />f>LEASE NOTE: <br /> <br />ENClOSEI) PERMIT <br />APPLICATION C. \ \ \- <br />DEADLINE: JUNE 15,2007 L YlG..OdA <br /> <br />Police Department <br /> <br />13077 Orono Parkway <br />Elk RIver, MN 55330 <br />June 1,2007 <br /> <br />0\L1\01 <br />~ (~~ ,~c\-;"'.-- <br /> <br />Jeffrey A. Beaben <br />Chief ofpolice <br /> <br />Robert F. Kluntz <br />Administrative Captain <br /> <br />Bradley R. Rolfe <br />Patrol Captain <br /> <br />Bryan Vita <br />Investigative Sergeant <br /> <br />Jeffrey Mordai <br />Ron Nierenhausen <br />David Dunuuer <br />Daniel Block <br /> <br />Patrol Sergeants <br /> <br />Michelle Masica <br />Support Services Sll.pv. <br /> <br />Phoue: 763.635.1260 <br />Pax: 763.635.1250 <br />www.ci.elk-dver.mn.us <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />New Parking Regulations & Permitting System Effective July 1, 2007 <br /> <br />This letter is to notify you that the City of Elk River City Council, through its Downtown Parking <br />Focus Group, has recendy approved modifications to the parking regulations and permitting system. <br />This letter contains a summary of the new parking regulations and process for application of <br />emploi-ee parking permits in King Avenue Parking Lot. If you are interested in obtaining a parking <br />permit for King Avenue, it is imperative that you complete and submit the enclosed Permit <br />Application bv the deadline of Friday Tune 15 2007. <br /> <br />Summary of New Parkina Reaulations <br />The City's primary objectives with regard to downtown parking are two-fold: <br />. Ensure the pcime parking spots remain available to customers. <br />. Ensure safe, available parking spots for downtown employees, residents and guests. <br /> <br />The Downtown Parking Focus Group included representatives from the affected blocks and met <br />over a series of months to. discuss short-term parking needs and a plan to identify the needs and <br />options to address long- term parking. <br /> <br />On April ~, 2007 the City Council authorized the implementation of the following parking <br />modifications, effective July 1, 2007: <br />1) Reduced cime limits of customer parking areas to promote greater turnover and availability- <br />King Avenue Parking Lot: 3-hour <br />On-street parking: 2-hour <br />North Main Street between Jackson Avenue and The Bank of Elk River: <br />Jackson Avenue between Kemper Drug & Diamond City Bread: <br /> <br />I-hour <br />I-hour <br /> <br />2) Downtown parking regulations will be enforced by the City Police Department (as signed) <br />Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Overnight parking regulations (no parking <br />2am-7am) on-street and within King Avenue parking lot will be enforced 7-days a week. <br /> <br />3} Payment of past due parking tickets will be stricdy enforced. The Police Department will <br />install a "parking boot" on vehicles with 3 or more unpaid parking tickets. It will be <br />removed from the vehicle when payment is received for the unpaid fmes. <br /> <br />4) Downtown resident and oVeJ.ttlght guest parking that is not provided on private property <br />will be required to park in the City Parving Lot north of Highway 10 by issuance of a permit <br />at no cost. <br />