10TH AVE PARKING
~. February 15, 1985
To: City Counci 1
From: City Engineer
Re: Angle Parking on 10th Avenue South
On January 15, 1985 the City Council received a letter from Kevin Locke,
Mainstreet Project Manager,requesting consideration of installing angle parking
on 10th Avenue South with a 30 minute time limit, and changing the time limit
from 2 Hour to 1 Hour in the northernmost row of the public parking lot between
10th and 11th Avenue South. The Council ordered an engineers study.
A meeting was held on February 7 with representatives of the Economic
Development Committee and the City. (see attached letter). It was agreed that
it was not timely to implement a 1 Hour time limit in the public parking lot
until further inquiries could be made into the possibility of creating additional
long term employee parking, possibly in the St. Josephs parking lot between 12th
and 13th.
There was general agreement that angle parking on the west side of 10th
Avenue would be desirable since it could add 7 spaces. The property being re-
modeled in the former Mini Mall will be used for photo processing and the existing
floral shop. Both of these uses would be benefitted by relatively short time limits.
However, these parking spaces are obviously for the use of the general public and
other merchants in the downtown area.
The attached sketch shows the general arrangement of the proposed angle
parking. It is recommended that when weather permits that the stalls be striped
and that concrete islands be installed at the north and south ends as shown. The
estimated cost for this work would be $600.
The police comments (attached) indicate opposition to a 30 minute time
limit due to the difficulty of enforcement. The time limit would be a policy
decision by the Council.
The Engineering Department recommends for Council consideration the in-
stallation of angle parking on the west side of 10th Avenue South from Excelsior
Avenue to the E-W alley.
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Respectfully submitted,
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John J. Strojan
City Engineer