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July 30, 1997 ti o P K ~ ~ ~ Council Report 97-139
CONTINGENCY PARI{ING PLAN
Proposed Action
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to approve the Contingency Pazking
Plan as recommended by staff.
With approval of this action, staff will undertake the necessary steps to implement this plan.
Overview
At the last Council work session, staff reviewed a proposed Contingency Pazking Plan, as
recommended by HBCA. Also discussed was information from Vedi & Associates on a cost
proposal for lighting improvements and exterior sign modifications to the ramp and information
from Vern Pankratz from Public Works. Council requested staffto approach certain owners of
property abutting the downtown area to pursue obtairring access to their property to be used for
parking space due to a possible increase in pazking needs as a result of recent development
projects located in the downtown area. Council also requested staff to draft a public parking map
that shows all the possible parking areas available when the ramp is full.
Based on discussions with Council members at a previous work session, the HBCA, P.S. Vedi,
and Vern Pankratz, staffis now recommending approval of a Contingency Parking Plan.
Primary Issues to Consider
What is the plan being recommended for approval?
How will the project be funded?
Supgortina Documents
Letter from Chuck Poppler, HBCA President
Proposal from P.S. Vedi ,president of Vedi Associates, Inc.
Letter from Vern Pankratz listing recommendations for ramp
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ames D. Harts-h'oa~rna'
Economic Development Coordinator
Council Report 97-139, July 30, 1947 -Page 2
Primary Issues to Consider
• What is the plan being recommended for approval?
• Replace twenty existing 100 watt H.P.S. light fixtures with 150 watt H.P.S. light fixtures
on the lower level of pazlcing ramp.
• Modify signage on the exterior of ramp and on the corners of 1 lth Avenue and Mainstreet
and 10th Avenue and Mainstreet. Staff met with P.S. Vedi of Vedi Associates and Vern
Pankratz to discuss signage issues. Reports from Mr. Vedi and Mr. Pankratz are attached
for your review.
• Evaluate the "No Turn On Red" signs located on 11th Avenue and Mainstreet and 12th
Avenue and Mainstreet. After six months from the opening of the Hopkins Center for the
Arts, a change will be made to these signs if warranted.
• Approach owners of property in or abutting the downtown area to pursue obtaining access
to their parking space. Staff has already met with Chuck Kritzler, director of the Hopkins
Public Library. Mr. Kritzler requested that staff draft an agreement that indemnifies the
County in case of vandalism to pazked cars or accidents that may occur on their lot.
• Prepaze a public pazking map showing the pazking spaces in the downtown area.
• How will the project be funded?
There are funds available in the parking budget sufficient to implement the contingency plan as
detailed above.
Alternatives
Approve action as recommended by staff. This will allow the above identified activities to
move forwazd.
2. Do not approve action as recommended by staff.
Continue for additional information. With this action, the Council needs to identify what
additional information is required.
Apr-@1-97 02:56P
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Mayor Chuck Redepenning
City of Hopkins
1010 First Street, south
Hopkins, MN 55343
Dear Mayor.
April 1, 1997
For the past several months a Parking Contingency Task Force has been meeting to discuss a contingency
plan for parking in the downtown Hopkins area. This partnership of the City of Hopkins and the HBCA was
charged wfthdeveloping apro-active plan incase the opening of the arts center negatively impacts parking in
Hopkins.
Participants on the task force: Ed Hanlon; Sob Miller; Ghuck Poppler; Gary Rybolt, Mike Tait and City of
Hopkins and HBCA liaisons (Jim Hartshorn and Sterling Patterson).
The following recommendations were adopted by the HBCA Board of Directors at their March meeting:
• Provide better signage for the parking ramp, promoting that the ramp is free. Install other signage that is
visible from Mainstreet and First.
• Install better lighting in the parking ramp to increase the feeling of safety in the ramp.
• Better market and educate the public on the uses of the parking ramp.
• Reconsider recent policies for "no tum on red" on 1I" and Mainstreet, based on recent law changes
regarding pedestrians and crosswalks. '
• It problems do arise, reenter discussions wit(t the kegion and St. Joseph's.
The first four recommendations are strongly recommended whether or not a parking crisis occurs- Currently,
the parking ramp is underutilized and our highest priority is to fill the ramp. If parking situations occur other
suggestions have been eluded to and wiU be revisited.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide input and we look forward to continuing these discussions as the
process continues.
Regards,
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Chuck Poppler, President
cc: Steve Mielke
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VEDI ASSOCIATES, INC.
1129 WASHINGTON AVE. SO., MINNEAPOLIS, MN. 55415 612/333-4670
June 30, 1997
Jim Hartshorn
City of Hopkins
1010 First Street South
Hopkins, MN 55343
RE: Proposal for Parking facility Maintenance
Consulting Services.
VA Project No. E41-597
Dear Mr. Hartshorn,
PARKING
ENGINEERING
RESTORATION
ARCHITECTURE
This is a follow up of our meeting with you, Jim Kerrigan and P.S. Vedi on June 26,
1997. I was directed to provide you with the proposal to prepare bidding documents,
obtain invited bids and perform construction administration for the following scope of
work.
1. LIGHTING: Replace up to twenty (20) existing 100 watt H.P.S.
light fixtures with 150 watt H.P.S. Construction budget $5,000
2. EXTERIOR SIGNS MODIFICATIONS Construction budget $4,000
TOTAL
A/E REQUESTED LUMPSUM FEE
Sincerely,
VEDI OCIATES, INC.
P.S. , AIA
Pr dent
$9,000
$950.00
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