CR 99-51 Proposed Parking Changes For Lots 500A/600
CITY OF
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HOPKINS
e March 10, 1999 Council Report 99-051
PROPOSED PARKING CHANGES FOR LOTS 500A and 600
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Approve parking changes
recommended by staff for Lots SOGA and 600 as outlined in Council Report 99-051,
Overview,
Staff recently attended a parking issues forum. The purpose was to receive input from
business leaders and commercial property owners located in the Hopkins central business
district regarding future capacity, enforcement, and funding of the parking system,
The majority of the attendees who expressed their opinions stated their unhappiness with
the recent changes to Lots 500A, 500B, and part of Lot 600, These lots previously had
three-hour time limits and are now ninety-minute parking spaces with one double row
designated all-day free parking and one row designated for all-day permit parking only.
Many of the attendees also stated that the HBCA does not represent many of the
businesses that abut Lots 500A, 500B, and 600 and that these businesses are not notified
of parking changes before they occur,
. As a result of the forum, a new committee has been established that includes both HBCA
members and non-HBCA members, The HBCA Board did not have a meeting scheduled
in time to gain their approval of these recommended changes, Staff is now
recommending interim changes as outlined in Council Report 99-051.
Primary Issues to Consider.
. What are the interim changes recommended by staff?
. Why make these changes now?
. How long will these changes be in effect?
. What are the impacts of the proposed changes?
. What are the issues/concerns?
Supportine Documents.
. Map showing current parking limits
. Map showing recommended parking limits
. Letter that was sent to all Parking Forum participants
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Hartshorn
. eo nomic Development Coordinator
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. Council Report 99-051, March 10, 1999 - page 2
Primary Issues to Consider.
. What are the interim changes recommended by staff?
. Change the easterly double row of Lot 500A and westerly double row of
Lot 600 (on either side of 10th Avenue) from "all-day free parking" back
to "three-hour parking or all-day free with a permit."
. Change the eastern side of the double row abutting Tenth Avenue North
on Lot 600 from "all-day parking with a permit" to "three-hour parking or
all-day parking with a permit."
. The balance of Lot 500A and SOOB (one single row and three double
rows) will remain ninety-minute parking. The remainder of Lot 600 will
remain three-hour parking.
. Why make these changes now?
. The majority of the forum participants who spoke out, mentioned that
customers are not able to use the all-day free parking stalls in Lot 500A.
e The employees from U. S, Bank arrive to work early in the morning and
take-up all of the 24 stalls and leave their cars there all day, The intent of
this area was to accommodate customers, not employees.
. Many of the forum participants stated that the recent changes have hurt
their businesses and customers have threatened not to return.
. The three-hour time limits would satisfy the majority of the
business/property owners that abut this lot until the new committee can
prepare an agreeable plan.
. Many of the stalls that were recently changed to all-day permit only
(easterly side of the double row abutting Tenth Avenue North on Lot 600)
remain open all day because there were not enough permits sold to fill all
the stat Is,
. How long will these changes be in effect?
. These changes will be in effect until the new parking committee has
reviewed the situation (a survey may be necessary) and is prepared to
make a recommendation,
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. Council Report 99-051, March 10, 1999 ~ page 3
. What are the impacts of the proposed changes?
. It is apparent that the majority of the propertylbusiness owners were not in
favor of the recent parking changes and the recommended changes would
satisfy these individuals for at least an interim period.
. Tait's SuperValu and the Boston Garden restaurant will not be affected by
these changes, as these businesses don't rely as much on the west side of
Lot SOOA and Lot 600 for customer parking.
. Ifthe committee chooses to survey business/property owners in this area
and customers, it may take more than a few months to establish a parking
plan.
. These changes would only be temporary until the new committee prepares
a plan agreeable to most of the propertylbusiness owners,
. What are the issues/concerns?
. Council requested staff to review the parking changes that were approved
. January 16 in six months, staff is recommending changes much earlier, as
result of the parking forum held on March 3rd instead of June as required.
. Many attendees of the forum expressed their desire to change all of Lots
sOOA, SOOB and 600 back to three hours as they were before the recent
changes occurred. Staff is recommending only part of these Lots be
changed back to three-hours and leave the remaining Lot 500A and 500B
as ninety-minute parking,
. Staff is recommending the changes not the HBCA
Alternatives
The City Council has the following alternatives regarding this matter:
1. Approve the action as recommended by staff
2, Continue for additional information, With this action, the Council needs
to detail what additional information is required to make a decision.
3. Deny the action. It is assumed that, based on this action, the
recommended changes will not occur and Lots SOOA, sOOB and 600 will
. remain as they are now