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VI-93 <br /> To: Honorable Mayor & Cit Councilmembers <br /> From: Janette Yandrasits <br /> Subject: Senior Center parkin <br /> Date: August 12, 2000 <br /> I have been contacted by Laurie Thrush, Coordinator of the <br /> Hastings Senior Center, 213 Ramsey St., regarding some parking <br /> problems the seniors have had recently. The addition of the Driver's <br /> Examination Office in the same building as the Senior Center has <br /> reduced the number of off-street parking spaces that are available, <br /> and some of the seniors have begun to park in the six on-street <br /> parking spaces directly in front of the center on Ramsey Street. <br /> Unfortunately, these spaces are limited to 2-hour parking, and <br /> often the Senior Center's programming runs longer that 2 hours. At <br /> least one senior has already been ticketed, and Laurie Thrush is <br /> concerned that, without close, long-term parking available, many <br /> seniors will not come to the center, especially once winter arrives. <br /> While Third Street has unlimited parking spaces, these are often <br /> used by the Driver's Examination Office, and, for some seniors, these <br /> spaces are too far from the center. <br /> I am proposing that the Senior Center be allowed to produce and <br /> distribute a placard to seniors parked in the six Ramsey Street <br /> parking spaces directly in front of the Center. These placards would <br /> permit the users of the center to park for periods longer than the 2- <br /> hour limit without being ticketed. The placards would only be <br /> needed on those days when the Center's programming runs longer <br /> than two hours, would be given to the senior on request, and would <br /> be returned to the Center once the senior left the parking space. At <br /> all other times, the parking spaces would remain 2-hour parking to <br /> help accommodate downtown businesses and prevent downtown <br /> tenants from parking around the clock. <br /> I have reviewed this with Chief McMenomy, and he is in <br /> agreement with this plan. In addition, Tom Montgomery recalls that, <br /> in the past, the Council came up with a similar arrangement for a <br /> downtown resident who needed to park for a longer period than the <br /> 2-hour parking allowed on Second street. <br /> Please contact Laurie Thrush, 438-0750, or myself, 438-3194, if you <br /> have any questions. Otherwise, I would appreciate your support on <br /> this motion. <br /> cc: Dave Osberg <br /> Chief McMenomy <br /> Laurie Thrush <br />