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THINGS STARTED. I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE BOARD TO ORDER.
>> PLEASE JOIN FOR THE PLEDGE OF THE ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG , OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT MOVES US ONTO PRESENTATION.
[5.1 CRAAB Amelia River Waterfront Recommendations]
>> 5.1 DISCUSSION, SEE OUR A.B., RECOMMENDATION. THE
CHAIRS WITH US TODAY. >> THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD, OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF PARKING ALONG THE WATERFRONT . THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. COMMISSIONER ROSS HAS OFFERED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION REGARDING THAT AS WELL. DEPENDING , MR. MAYOR, I AM GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION.
>> ACTUALLY. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE CHAIR OF THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD AND MAYBE TALK THROUGH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FIRST . IF YOU'RE READY. IF NOT, WE WILL HEAR FROM YOUR
VIEWPOINT FIRST. >> DRAWINGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AL HOFFMAN'S, CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE ADVISORY. A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF VOLUNTEER TO TAKE ON THIS ENDEAVOR. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FIRST OF ALL, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS AREA AS GOOD AS WE PUBLICLY CAN FOR ALL 13,000 RESIDENTS. HAVING SAID THAT, ONE OF THE TASK RECENTLY IS TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PARKING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS PART OF TEMPERED BECAUSE OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH EXPERTISE AND HELP IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PROPERTIES AND SPACES FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING. ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE CAME FROM , ADDITIONAL PARKING. WEST FRONT STREET.
ON THE WATERFRONT. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO HAVE AS MUCH PARKING THERE IS POSSIBLE AND HAVE ADDITIONAL PARKING ON EAST STREET. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND SOME PARCELS THAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE . AT THIS POINT, WITH LITTLE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE CITY. ON CITY PROPERTY. IT IS IN YOUR PACKET OF THE SPECIFIC AREAS . AS I LOOKED THROUGH THE PACKET I SAW SO MANY AREAS WOULD INCREASE PARKING AND SOME WOULD INCREASE PARKING, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES. OVERALL I THINK WE FOUND SEVERAL DOZEN ADDITIONAL SPOTS AND PROPERTIES . TALK ABOUT PROPERTY IN SPACE, WEST OF FRONT STREET , ON THE WATER STREET. ANY ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THERE WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT PARKING SPACES THAT WOULD BE THERE. I AM NOT MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ONE WHITE OR ANOTHER WHETHER WE SHOULD GO FULLY AT THIS POINT BUT JUST TO POINT OUT THE RAMIFICATIONS FOR PARKING THERE. PARKING WEST OF THERE . THE PROGRAM THEY ARE TALKING
ABOUT. >> YES HER. MR. CHAIRMAN, PARKING LOT C AND D. I SAW THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE GREEN SPACE RIGHT BY THE RIVER. AT THE EXPENSE OF SUMS PARKING
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SPOTS. BUT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS THAT, THIS OVERALL PLANT, EVEN THOUGH WE GET TO ED GREENE SPACE BY THE RIVER, WE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES DOWNTOWN.>> YES THAT IS CORRECT. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE , THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO OVERALL. TO HAVE SPACES OVERALL AND TO LIMIT PARKING WEST OF FRONT STREET. THE GREEN SPACE AS MUCH AS WE CAN. WEST OF FRONT STREET. AND
FIND ADDITIONAL PARKING. >> THAT SOUNDS VERY INTRIGUING.
TWO GOALS THERE DO AGREE THE WATERFRONT AND INCREASE PARKING SPOTS OVERALL. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS.
>> I HAVE A POWERPOINT ON ALL THE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS..
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE GO TO THE PRESENTATION ON THE REGULATIONS?
>> ONE LESS THING I WOULD WANT TO SAY IS, GLAD TO BE HERE AND HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN. I JUST WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. AN ASSET FOR THE CITY, THIS WATERFRONT. AND TO TAKE CARE OF IT NOW. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS AT THIS IN THE PAST. I THINK THE TIME IS NOW TO DEVELOP IT AND BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE ABOUT TO BE PRESENTED, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRONT STREET ITSELF AND OTHER THINGS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A COHESIVE PLAN IN PLACE AND IMPLEMENT. I THINK I SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE PEOPLE ON THE COMMISSION, WE WANT TO SEE THINGS MOVE
FORWARD. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
TO OUR CITY. >> THESE ARE POSSIBLE , WE CAN GO THROUGH EACH ONE AND TALK ABOUT IT ONE, WHERE YOU CAN PUT MORE PARKING ON THE NON-WATERFRONT SITE OF FRONT STREET. THE FIRST ONE IS PARKING LOT RIGHT NEXT DOOR WHICH IS CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? YOU CAN PUT IN 15 NEW SPACES THERE. I THINK THE CITY MANAGER HAS ALREADY LOOKED INTO THIS AND THEY ARE CONTEMPLATING THIS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES , WE ARE WORKING ON
THAT. >> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT? I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> NEXT ONE IS AS IT TURNS OUT BACK IN 2008, TO GET THEIR BUILDING BUILT, CAME TO THE CITY AND ASKED FOR A RIDE AWAY. EAST OF THE CITY FOR PARKING.
I SEND IT OUT TODAY. THERE IS GREEN THAT BASICALLY SAYS PUBLIC PARKING. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE CITY, I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY MANAGER CONTACT THEM AND SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT MORE KNOWN TO PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN PARK THERE. IT IS ALL CITY
OUT TO MEDIA? >> NO , I'M ASKING THE CITY TO DO WHAT EVER THEY THINK, FIRST OF ALL YOU NEED TO TALK TO THEM AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE SAME BOARD. AND SECOND, WHAT IS THE NEXT LINE? THAT IS THE RESOLUTION THAT PERMITTED IT BACK IN 2008. JUST MAKE SURE AND HOW WE CAN PROMOTE THAT.
THAT IS 28 PARKING SPACES. PAVED ALREADY. JUST PUT SIGN UP THIS IS PUBLIC PARKING. THIS ANYONE HAVE OPPOSITION TO THAT? FOR A.C.T. ESPECIALLY ON SHOW NIGHTS. THAT IS WHEN IT IS FULLY USED. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE, SEEMS VERY REASONABLE, TO SEE A SHOW ANGLE PARKED THERE. OR NOT WERE THERE IS A SHOW, IT COULD BE BOOKED. AND IS FULL. IF WE ARE
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GOING TO PUT THAT SIGNAGE UP, ALLOW THEM TO ON NIGHTS THEYHAVE SHOWINGS, -- >> THE CITY MANAGER CAN CERTAINLY GO FORWARD. THE NEXT ONE. THE SECOND SPEED GOES RIGHT INTO THAT PROPERTY. THE PARKING IS, THIS DOES NOT WORK. THE RED LINE, SHOWS AND THERE WE COULD PUT 10 NEW PARKING SPACES. CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? YOU CAN PUT IN 10 NEW PARKING SPACES THERE ALONG THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. IF YOU PUT IN A PATHWAY, A FEW FEET, THAT WOULD CONNECT THEM AND GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO MORE PARKING. THAT IS PRETTY CHEAP.
TO PUT IN PARKING THERE, THAT RIGHT AWAY HAS CURRENTLY OTHER PEOPLE'S STUFF ON IT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO MOVE IT. THAT IS AN EASY FIX. ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>> SURE. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS A DEAD END AT THE END OF THE ROAD. ARE YOU STATING THAT YOU
WANT TO USE THE RIGHT AWAY? >> YES.
>> THERE IS A TRIANGLE PROPERTY THAT BALANCES THAT
>> IF YOU NEED ACCESS YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OUT SOME
>> AS LONG AS THEY HAVE ACCESS.
>> SURE. >> I'M SURE THAT PROPERTY OWNER WOULD PROBABLY BE FINE WITH THAT.
>> IF THAT IS PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.
>> CORRECT. >> YOU HAVE TO HAVE WRITE ACCESS, I AGREE. THAT CAN BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
>> AS LONG AS WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE CONNECTION IS WE CAN LOOK INTO PUTTING IN A CONNECTION SO PEOPLE CAN GET EASILY TO THESE OTHER 27 PARKING SPACES. ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
>> DO YOU THINK WE COULD CONNECT THE TWO TOGETHER?
>> YES. >> IS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
SAY? >> WITH A WALKWAY. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A HILL. JUST A WALKWAY.
>> SO STAFF CAN ACTUALLY LOOKING AT PERHAPS?
>> NEXT ONE. THIS IS BROOME STREET . WE CAN PUT IN ANOTHER 20 PARKING SPACES AND THEIR ON THE NORTH SIDE . A HOTEL COMPLEX. SOUTHSIDE IT WILL BE DETERMINED WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE. GO TO THE NEXT DRAWING. YOU CAN PUT IN 20 NEW PARKING SPACES THERE. YOU HAVE TO COORDINATE IT WITH ACCESS TO THE TWO PROPERTIES OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS. ANYONE HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT? OR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS?
>> TALKING WITH YOU GUYS, I LIKE WERE YOUR HEADS ARE AT.
IT IS EASIER TO GET AND OUT. >> ACTUALLY, PROBABLY NOT.
ANGLE PARKING, IS NOT EASIER TO GET OUT.
>> YOU WOULD HAVE TO TURN AROUND .
>> RIGHT. >> THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> AND THEN YOU CAN PUT FIVE PARKING SPACES ALONG THAT SHED, THAT BUILDING RIGHT THERE. A HISTORIC , VERY OLD BUILDING. IT IS RIGHT ON THE PROPERTY LINE. SO YOU COULD PUT IN ANOTHER FIVE SPACES. POSSIBLY THERE. ANYHOW, THIS ANYONE HAVE PROBLEM WITH STAFF LOOKING INTO THIS? 20 NEW SPACES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. BETTER UTILIZE NORTH SEVENTH STREET BETWEEN THE FARMERS MARKET. GOING THROUGH THERE LOOKS LIKE YOU PROBABLY PUT IN PARKING IN THEIR THAT COULD STILL BE USED FOR THE FARMERS MARKET. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO DO THAT BUT THAT IS ANOTHER PLACE WHERE PARKING COULD BE PUT IN. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OR
OBJECTIONS OR CONCERNS? >> A LOT OF THAT IS CHURCH
PROPERTY. >> NO, IT IS ALL RIGHT AWAY.
THE CHURCH PROPERTY IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. THERE IS CHURCH PROPERTY ON EITHER SIDE. THERE
IS STILL RIGHT AWAY. >> CORRECT.
>> I HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE AND PEOPLE ALREADY YOU SENT TO PARK. WE CAN HAVE PARKING SPACES THERE.
>> MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT. TO LOOK AT MAKING IT MORE EFFICIENT. THERE IS NO PLAN THERE. JUST ANOTHER PLACE TO
PUT PARKING. >> I AM TOTALLY WITH YOU.
SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE GETTING OUT OF THE LOW AND IF THAT MAKES
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]. YOU NOTICE THERE WAS A METHOD TO MY MADNESS.ESPECIALLY THE LAST ONE. >> I WOULD BE WILLING TO LOOK
INTO IT. >> MAYOR, ALL OF THESE ARE
JUST TO LOOK INTO, OKAY? >> YOU HAVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES. ABSOLUTELY. HOW ABOUT THE NEXT ONE? PORT AUTHORITY. THIS IS A PARKING LOT. AT LEAST TALK TO THEM ABOUT EVENT PARKING. I GO BY THIS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. IT IS 99%, EMPTY. WHETHER YOU COULD DO EVENT PARKING THERE OR EMPLOYEE PARKING THERE. IF YOU GO DOWNTOWN AT 10:00, ALL OF THE PARKING LOTS ARE FULL. THE FOLLOWING IS CUMBERLAND ISLAND. THEY WILL HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH HER PARKING. THIS MAY BE AN ALTERNATIVE. SO AT LEAST APPROACH THEM AND TALKING TO THEM OPENLY ABOUT IT. IF THEY ARE WILLING TO COOPERATE.
I DID TALK TO THE PORT OPERATOR, HE THOUGHT THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY THEY COULD DO SOME SHARING. SO THIS IS SHARED PARKING ESSENTIALLY. ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM
APPROACHING THEM? >> WE ALREADY APPROACHED HIM AT OUR MEETING. THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE ON BOARD.
>> MAYBE WE COULD GET THE CITY MANAGER TO SAY HERE'S AN IDEA ,
BLAH BLAH BLAH. >> I WANT TO QUANTIFY WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR. WE TALKED TO THE CHAIR ABOUT THIS. HE SEEMED TO BE OF THE OPINION THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY OPENED IT UP FOR THINGS LIKE THE SHRIMP FESTIVAL. ALLEGEDLY THEY ALREADY HAD IT OPEN. I DON'T WANT TO INSULT .
>> I'M NOT INSULTING . ALL I AM SAYING IS THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME PARKING SHARING. LET'S PURSUE LOOKING
>> I DO NOT HAVE A CONCERN WITH ASKING THE PORT TO USE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. SPECIFICALLY , MICHAEL AND CONCERNED WOULD BE, HOW THE PORT OR THE CITY DEALS WITH
THE LIABILITY. >> THAT IS ALL TO BE
DETERMINED. >> OKAY. HE MET AS LONG AS WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION I AM SURE THERE WILL BE SOME ISSUES WHERE THEY WOULD USE THAT. PROBABLY MOST OF THE TIME , ESPECIALLY FOR CERTAIN TIMES, IF IT MAKES SENSE, I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA. I AM NOT OPPOSED TO IT. ESPECIALLY
FOR EXTRA PARKING. >> SURE. JUST AN IDEA.
TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC PARKING. IF I WAS ON THEIR BOARD, IT COULD BE ANYBODY COMING AND GOING. WHAT ABOUT IF IT WAS APPROACHING FROM THE STEM PORT OF EMPLOYEE PARKING FOR A
HANDFUL OF BUSINESSES DOWN? >> RIGHT THERE, SATELLITE
EMPLOYEE PARKING. >> THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. LOOK AT IT AS APPROACHING IT MORE WITH THAT AND KNOWING WHICH BUSINESSES ARE PARKING IN THE PARKING LOT. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, GOING ON, AND OCEANPORT AUTHORITY WOULD KNOW WHAT BUSINESS IS TO GO TO AND IT WOULD NOT JUST BE FINGER POINTING CONSTANT. SATELLITE EMPLOYEE PARKING WOULD BE ONE OF THE BETTER USES OF THAT OBVIOUSLY, IF THEY WOULD EVEN
ENTERTAIN THE IDEA. >> SURE. NEXT. POST OFFICE.
THE POST OFFICE HAS A LOT OF PARKING THERE. APPROACHED HIM AND SAY, CAN WE PUT PUBLIC PARKING AND SOME OF THE OPEN SPACE. IT IS JUST SITTING THERE VACANT.
>> IT IS A ACTIVE SHIPPING DOCK FOR POSTAL SERVICE.
>> BUT THERE IS PLENTY OTHER SPACE THERE. ALL I AM SAYING IS JUST GO APPROACHED HIM AND ASKED HIM IF THIS IS POSSIBLE.
IF THEY SAY NO, THIS IS NO. I WENT THROUGH EVERYPLACE IN THIS CITY LOOKING FOR WHERE WE COULD PUT MORE PARKING. EVERYBODY SAID, THERE IS A PARKING CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ON THE LOADING DOCK SIDE ADDING SINGLE PARKING SPOTS UP THE
>> YOU PULL IN, PARK AND MY AD SIX OR EIGHT PARKING SPOTS? SPIRIT RIGHT. IF THEY ARE WILLING . IT DOES NOT HURT TO
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ASK. >> THEY MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT ENTERTAIN IT BECAUSE IT IS ALL THE PROPERTY.
>> WILL BE. CERTAINLY, IT'S WORTH ASKING. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO LOOK AT EVERY POSSIBLE, NO STONE
UNTURNED. >> THIS IS THE CONCRETE PARKING LOT, SITTING THERE, VEGA. LET'S SEE . NEXT. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. IT'S PROPERTY BETWEEN TWO PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY OWNS. YOU COULD PUT IN MORE PARKING THERE. PLUS , I WONDER IF WE COULD APPROACH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ASKED IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO DO AN EASEMENT ? TO PUT IN SIDEWALKS, PARKING, SO ON. AND ALSO PUT UP A FLOOD WALL THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MR. SIMMONS A REST. I THINK WE HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD A FEW TIMES. THIS IS WHAT
I AM GOING TO SAY . >> I WOULD KNOW IT WHEN I SEE
IT. >> OKAY. THAT'S FINE. FINE. IT IS A VALID WAY BY PUTTING IN AN EASEMENT WHICH WOULD HELP ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES ON ON THE PROPERTY. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ONE. THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY WHERE THE RED SPACE IS AN PARCEL NEXT TO IT BOTH SITTING VACANT. IT IS OWNED, THIS IS NOT LOW HANGING FRUIT. ZONE R2, OWNED BY PRIVATE ENTITY. THE ZONING WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED TO GOVERNMENTAL USE. BUT YOU CAN STILL PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY WHICH IS THERE AND NEXT TO IT. AND PUT IN 37 PARKING SPACES. NEXT.
>> JUST FOR REFERENCE, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, ACROSS THE STREET FROM FORMER BAPTIST CHURCH . THE LIBRARY IS ON THE
LOWER LEFT CORNER. >> I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR
VACANT PARKING THAT'S ALL. >> THAT WAS THE BEST BAPTIST
CHURCH OVERFLOW PARKING. >> CORRECT.
>> THEY USE IT AS PARKING . >> THE NEXT LINE SHOWS WHAT TO DO. WHAT YOU COULD DO WITH IT. IS THERE ANY INTEREST IN PURSUING , SEEING IF IT IS AVAILABLE? WHAT IT WOULD COST
AND SO ON AND SO FORTH? >> HERE'S WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. THIS IS A GREAT WIND PROJECT EXTENDING IT TO THESE OTHER PROJECTS. WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR SOMEBODY TO PUT UP A PIECE OF LAND. DIFFERENT, HARD TO ACCOMPLISH. IF I COULD JUST INSERT, AN IDEA. THE COMMISSION MIGHT WANT TO APPROACH RIGHT NOW. I THINK THE CROWD, LEFT FOURTH SOME EXCELLENT IDEAS TO QUICKLY AND MEDIALLY GET SOME EXTRA PARKING SPOTS ON LAND THAT WE ALREADY OWN. LAND FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE USED BY THE PUBLIC. AT THE SAME TIME, PART OF THE PLAN WAS TO ADD GREEN THE RIM. WHERE I THINK IT IS MUCH NEEDED. THAT PLAN ALTOGETHER, IS A POSITIVE INCREASE FOR PARKING SPACES.
WHICH IS GREAT NEWS TO OUR CITY AND GREEN SPACE AND NEWS ALL AROUND. COMMISSIONER HAS BROUGHT FORTH SOME ADDITIONAL HE IS OF LOW HANGING FRUIT. HERE'S WHAT I AM THINKING I AM GOING TO ASK THE STAFF FOUR. THE PLEASURE OF EVERYONE ON THE COMMISSION. LET'S TAKE THE PLAN AND IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF SLIDES THAT WE ALL SAID YES TO UNANIMOUSLY, WHICH INCLUDES, DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE, GOING TO THE AND . ASKING THE A.C.T., LESS ASKED COMMISSIONER , LOW HANGING FRUIT, CAN WE PUT TOGETHER, THE KEY HERE, IS THAT IT IS ONE PROPOSAL. THE PUBLIC WILL LOVE THIS IF IT IS A POSITIVE INCREASE IN PARKING AND GET GREAT THE WATER. IF WE DO IS SEPARATE IT WILL BE MESSY. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF TIME
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WE DECREASE PARKING. LET'S DO IT ALL AT ONCE. FOR THAT REASON, I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE THIS TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS.LET'S KEEP IT RIGHT SIZE, ACCOMPLISHABLE .
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE REST. BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW,
>> I THINK THIS IS THE LAST ONE. DEMOLISH, --
>> THERE YOU GO. >> TO ADD TO , PASS THESE
DOWN. >> WAIT A MINUTE. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE? I WOULD PREFER TO SPEND 1.5 MILLION BUYING THAT BUILDING THEN I WOULD ANYTHING ELSE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.
>> OKAY. CAN YOU PASS THESE DOWN?
>> AND WHATEVER WE DO WITH IT AFTER THAT.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER LOW HANGING FRUIT?
>> THINK YOU SO MUCH. >> I AM DOING THIS ON MY OWN
TIME. >> I SAW IN ONE SLIDE. THE GRASSY AREA THAT USED TO BE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
EVERYBODY PARKS AROUND THE EDGE. THAT USED TO BE OUR CITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT, RIGHT HERE. >> THAT IS ON THE FIRST SLIDE.
UP? >> THAT LOW HANGING FRUIT?
>> THERE IT IS. RIGHT THERE. THERE IS RIGHT THERE. THAT IS
IT. >> THAT DOES NOT SHOW THE LOT.
>> I KNOW WHICH ONE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
>> GO BACK. IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PARKING SPOTS ALL THAT GRASS? WERE PEOPLE PARKED ALONG THE EDGE. WE COULD EASILY
PUT -- >> GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I CUT IT OFF. THERE WAS AN IDEA WITH THAT WAS MORE PARKING SPACES.
>> I THINK THAT IS A GOOD IDEA.
>> I CUT THAT ONE ALL. >> 18 SPACES.
>> COMMISSIONER ROSS THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THESE IDEAS.
>> I AM DOING AN INVENTORY OF ALL THE PARKING BETWEEN DAY AND DATE , FRONT STREET AND THE RIVER AND EIGHTH STREET. WITH THE IDEA OF LOOKING NOT ONLY WERE TWO-PART AND WERE NOT TO PARK. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, WITH CITY STAFF, COORDINATE, A USAGE STUDY TO SEE WHEN PARKING OCCURS AND SEE IF THERE REALLY IS A PROBLEM. ANOTHER WORDS, GO OUT AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING AND FIND OUT . AND THEY GO OUT AT 10:00. AND FIND OUT HOW MANY CARS HAVE PART. AND THEN GO OUT AT 8:00 AND NOT WHATEVER. AND FIND OUT HOW MANY CARS ARE PARKED. IT IS A USAGE STUDY. AND COME BACK AND SAY OKAY, DO WE REALLY HAVE A PARKING CRISIS AS SOME HAVE SAID. FROM COUNTING CARS, WITH AN ACTUAL COUNT OF WHAT IS GOING ON. SO, I AM GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. I WOULD DEAL
WITH THAT. >> I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO YOU STAFF THEM FOR THAT.
>> NOT INVOLVING STAFF AT ALL.
>> THEN DO IT. >> I AM JUST TELLING YOU I AM
DOING IT. >> WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
THE RESULTS. >> STAFF IS NOT INVOLVED. THE FINAL THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO AND SAY IS, THE COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH A LIST OF ADOPTED RECOMMENDATIONS . THERE WERE SEVEN OF THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IF WE COULD ADOPT
THOSE. >> COMMISSIONER ROSS, BEFORE WE GET THERE, LET'S GET SOME CLOSURE ON THE PARKING. WHAT I AM GOING TO ASK STAFF FOUR, IF WE COULD GET COMMISSION CONSENSUS. ONCE AGAIN, BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR MAMA , IS THIS TOO AGGRESSIVE OF A TIMELINE? CAN WE GET, JUST A FULL PACKAGE PLAN. I WANT EVERYTHING ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WE SAW
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WHAT WE ALL AGREED FROM WHAT COMMISSIONER ROSS PROPOSED AS WELL. A PLAN THAT HAS ALL THAT TOGETHER. HOW MANY PARKING SPACES THAT WOULD HAVE. HOW MANY ACRES OF GREEN SPACE THAT WOULD ADD. AND THE CAUSE. SOME CONCRETE WORK WILL BE INVOLVED.WHAT IS THE COST OF DOING HIS PLAN. SO THOSE THINGS THINGS TOGETHER. AND HAVE THAT READY FOR THE FAMILY SEVEN WORKSHOP.
SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT. THIS PLAN IS A WIN WIN WIN. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE WORK OF OUR CRA ADVISORY BOARD. THIS IS SUCH A BIG WIN. WHEN THEY BROUGHT IT TO US. I THINK THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE HAVE A CRA PROJECT BOARD. TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES. AND THEY CERTAINLY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR THIS. LET'S GO TO THE
COMMISSIONER. >> QUICKLY, I DON'T WANT TO THROW ANYTHING ELSE OUT THERE BUT THE POSSIBILITY AND SEEING SOME OF THESE TIRE SPOTS . CAN THEY BE GOLF CART PARKING.
SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. IF THERE ARE NOT FULL SPOTS OR DIFFICULT TO TURN INTO. MAYBE GOLF CART EXCLUSIVE PARKING.
GOLF CART PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO GO. THERE IS A SPECIFIED AREA, FIVE OR SIX, SMALLER GOLF CARTS, THAT GET IN AND OUT EASIER. I'M THROWING THAT IDEA OUT TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY OF THESE SPOTS TO GET INTO. TO BECOME MORE EXCLUSIVE TO JUST GOLF CARTS. YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF GOLF CARTS.
>> STAFF, CAN WE ADD THAT TO OUR FEBRUARY 7 MEETING?
>> IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE. MAYBE THE FIRST OF MARCH. ADD TWO THINGS TO THE WORKSHOP. WE HAVE LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS NOW. I THINK THE MARCH WORKSHOP, CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO
PUT TOGETHER. >> EXCELLENT. THAT IS READY IN MARCH. WE WILL WAIT FOR THE MARCH WORKSHOP TO HAVE THAT POLISH PLAN. HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS, GREEN SPACE AND WHAT THE COST . I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT. THE PUBLIC WILL LOVE
IT FOR SURE. >> I THINK THERE IS FURTHER DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER ROSS. WE YOU TAKE US TO THE SEVEN
POINTS? >> FIRST IS, OBJECTIVE PARKING FOR THE 2004 AREA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE PARKING WEST AND SHOULD BE MINIMIZE, DETAINED WEST OF THE RAILROAD TO PRIVATIZE WATERFRONT VENDORS AND BOAT LAUNCHING IN GENERAL DOWNTOWN PARKING. IS THAT SOMETHING THE COMMISSION WANTS TO ADOPT? JUST TO MAKE SURE I
AM CLEAR. >> GENERAL CONSENSUS.
>> THANKS FOR CLARIFYING. THIS IS NOT A TRADITIONAL WORKSHOP. THIS IS A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. >> WE MAY VOTE ON THIS.
COMMISSIONERS WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> APPRECIATE THAT MATTER. MY FIRST THING ABOUT THIS IS, DON'T WE HAVE DESIGNATED BOAT LAUNCHING ? ISN'T IT DETONATED ALREADY? SO WHY ARE WE WANTING IT TO BE DESIGNATED ? THERE ARE EXTENDED PARKING SPACES. I AM CONFUSED.
>> IF I MAY, I DO NOT HAVE THE WORDS AND PUTTING WORDS IN THE CRA ADVISORY MOUTH BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT NOW THERE ARE OTHER SIGNS OF CARS PARKING THERE IN THAT PARKING. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS EXCLUSIVE FOR TRAILER PARKING.
>> SO WHAT THEY SAID IS, PRIORITIZE.
>> PRIORITIZE. >> YOU'RE FROM THE SOUTH, I AM
FROM THE NORTH. >> I AM NOT OPPOSED TO THAT.
I JUST DO NOT WANT TO TAKE FROM THE TRAILER PARKING.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.
>> I AM PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT.
>> GOOD RECOMMENDATION. WE WOULD DO ONE VOTE AT THE END.
>> PUT THAT IN THE BUCKET. >> THAT IS A BUCKET ONE.
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CHECK. THE NEXT ONE IS THERE SHOULD BE NO PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF FRONT STREET AMY LEE AND JASON TO THE RAILROADTRACKS. >> I AM VISUALIZING NOW.
>> THIS MAY BE GENERATED FROM SOME OF THE EARLIER VISIONS OF PARKING, SPECIFIC AND PARKING LOT B, C AND D, ON THE SIDE, AGAINST THE TRACKS ON THE WATERSIDE.
>> DON'T ALLOW PARKING -- >> THIS RECOMMENDATION COMES, IF YOU LOOK AT THE RAILROADS AGREEMENT , WE DO NOT OWN FRONT STREET BETWEEN ASH AND CENTER. THAT IS RENTAL PROPERTY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE AGREEMENT TO RENT THAT IS HAS NO PARKING
NEXT TO THE REBEL TRACKS. >> THAT WOULD BE COMPLYING WITH
OUR RAILROAD AGREEMENT. >> YES. THAT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME. WHAT DO YOU THINK COMMISSIONER?
>> THAT SEEMS REASONABLE. >> SOUNDS FINE.
>> NEXT ONE, SIDEWALK SHOULD BE INSTALLED TO THE WEST SIDE OF FRONT STREET. SO YOU CAN MAKE IT A WALKABLE STREET.
>> THAT CERTAINLY SEEMS GOOD. THAT , OUR RIVERFRONT LAND.
I'M HAPPY WITH THAT. TO NEXT, INTERCONNECTED SIDEWALK SHOULD BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE PARK ADJACENT TO THE RIVER
>> SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. >> INTERCONNECTED SIDEWALK SHOULD BE INSTALLED THROUGH THE PARK ADJACENT TO THE RIVER EDGE. YOU CAN GET FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE RIVER EDGE
ON THE SIDEWALK >> I COULD SEE THAT ONE. WE WANT TO MAXIMIZE. IT IS A MINIMUM MAXIMUM PROBLEM. WE WOULD DO NOT WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MANY SIDEWALKS. I COULD SEE HOW THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO PUT SIDEWALKS. I WILL SAY YES TO
THAT. >> OKAY. THE NEXT ONE IS EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE LOST PARKING WEST OF THE RAILROAD, INTO AREAS EAST OF THE RIVER. WHICH IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. >> I WAS SAY YES THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO PARKING WHICH REMAINS WEST OF THE RAILROAD SHOULD BE RELOCATED AWAY FROM THE WATERFRONT AND CLUSTERED ALONG WEST, RIGHT WAY OF FRONT STREET.
>> I THINK THAT STANDS AS A GOAL. TOWARD THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND GREEN SPACE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PRIORITIZE CLOSEST TO OUR RIVER. PRIORITIZE PLACES TO SIT AND TOGETHER. THAT IS A WORTHY GOAL.
>> ABSOLUTE. THE FINAL ONE, CITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROCESS ACQUIRING PROPERTY OR EASEMENT THERE ON AND COMPLETION OF THE SEAWALL AND CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK ON THE WEST SIDE OF
FRONT STREET. >> THAT ASSUMES YOU HAVE TO ACQUIRE SIMMONS PROPERTY TO DO THAT. WHICH IS SOMETHING , I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A VALID ASSUMPTION TO MAKE.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD PUT THIS AS A GOAL?
>> I APPRECIATE IT. I MUST'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THAT ALREADY. I DO NOT AGREE WITH IT. IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD HAVE AN EASEMENT THERE. I THINK WE SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT THAT. WE SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HER SEAWALL AND GETTING THAT ACCOMPLICE, IS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO GET A SIDEWALK AND WALK AT THE RIVER. I WOULD SAY OUR TOP PRIORITY IS THE WALL AT THE RIVER. AND HER SEAWALL.
>> IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING WITH C'S SIMMONS, ON THE EASEMENT OF THE SEAWALL.
>> I WAS SAY, BEFORE WE GO TO THAT. I WILL ASK COMMISSIONER .
THINK WE NEED TO LEAVE SIMMONS PROPERTY ALONE FOR A LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE TIME TO WORK SOME OF THOSE ISSUES OUT WITH MR. SIMMONS. EVEN TALKING ABOUT THAT PROPERTY, EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON THERE, PROBABLY NOT A GOOD THING FOR RIGHT NOW.
I AM NOT FOR THAT. >> EXCELLENT. I WOULD AGREE
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WITH BOTH COMMISSIONER. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS ACCEPT THE FIRST SIX BULLETS. THIS LAST BULLET, LET'S GO AHEAD AND LET THAT SIT. WHAT WE NEED TO DO, WE ARE WORKING ON IT. THEY CAN GET A GOAL OF CONTINUALLY ASKING STAFF . IT IS NOT GETTING US ANYWHERE. IT IS REPEATING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND EXPECTING A DIFFERENT RESULT. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. LET'S WORK ON THAT. TOGETHER.>> SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT BULLETS ONE THROUGH SIX.
SECOND? >> AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> JUST TO CLARIFY. SOME OF
>> THINGS WE HOPE TOOK OFFICE. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE EFFORT THAT SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE PARKING NEXT TO THE RAILROAD TRACK. THAT IS DISCUSSION WE HAD THAT I AGREE WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE ALTOGETHER. FOR OUR WORKSHOP IN MARCH. A LOT OF THESE ARE JUST GOALS. I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. WE ARE NOT SAYING, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN, 100%. WE WILL DISCUSS IS AT THE WORKSHOP. JUST LIKE LEVITATION.
>> YES SIR. TO CLARIFY SLIGHTLY FURTHER. MAKE SURE YOU'RE CLEAR. WE ARE NOT MEETING AS A COMMISSION RIGHT NOW. OUR GOAL HERE IS TO OFFICIALLY MAKE THOSE SIX BULLETS THE GOALS OF THE CRA BOARD. IT'S NO TANGIBLE ACTION BUT GOES TO WORK TOWARDS. WE ALREADY HAVE ONE TO WORK FOR IN OUR MARCH
WORKSHOP. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> COMMISSIONER ROSS . MAYOR .
>> THANK YOU ALL. I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL THE DISCUSSION WE HAVE. ANYONE ELSE WITH A POINT OF DISCUSSION. TIME NOW FOR
THE CRA BOARD. >> I DID GIVE YOU A FORM WITH A CRA MATRIX. BY MR. PLATT. A SUMMARY OF EVERY SINGLE PARCEL WITH THE CRA. THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD. ONGOING EFFORT . WE ATTEMPT TO HIGHLIGHT CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS FUNCTION. WE HAVE COLUMNS TO SHOW WHERE IT IS IN THE REVIEW PROCESS. THIS IS PROVIDED MONTHLY TO THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD WHICH YOU CAN ACCESS IN THEIR PACKET. BY MR. PLATT.
HE TRACKS IT AND UPDATES IT. THE OTHER ITEM, BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVATION OF THE CRA ADVISORY BOARD, WE DEVELOP ASSOCIATION OF CRA'S, IT'S REQUESTED THAT CITY HOST A MEETING ON APRIL 20. HE IS COORDINATING TO BRING THE
>> THAT IS APRIL 20? >> YES. WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE
INFORMATION AS IT COMES UP. >> THANK YOU , APPRECIATE THAT.
AS WE CLOSE THE CRA BOARD MEETING, I WANT TO THANK YOUR HOPKINS. THERE ARE OTHER SEAWRIGHT MEMBERS WITH US OR NOT. THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING. AS THE MAYOR OF OUR TOWN, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE CRA BOARD IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR STRUCTURE HERE. TONIGHT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHY THEY ARE VALUABLE. THIS PARKING PLAN IS SOMETHING WE COULD HAVE DONE FOR A LONG TIME. WE JUST NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. HAVING SOMEONE WHOSE JOB IT WAS TO THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE PARKING TOWARDS THE WATERFRONT, DOES PROVIDE A GREAT VALUE TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. THANK THEM FOR THEIR AND BEING WITH US NOT. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I CLOSEST MEETING OF THE CRA BOARD.
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