HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-03-08 CPC MIN Special SPECIAL OF PARKING COAT"ITTEL,
March 8th. 1960
Presents SoCrane, Haduenz, J. Hooloy., J. J. Rosel"Ll J. O'Brien
Ed. Frye, D. Lafferty, A� Ha yen, Trerer,, Goo-in,, BancroftYe
Krelitzp W. Tuenge, G. Smart.
Sherman S. Crane presiding opan6d the me, ting with a word of greeting.$ and the
statement "that unless satisfy tory parking, is arranged we cannot survive
the competition of ot�ier Com unities,
It -,,-,,as brought out that 114r. :(odne Planninr engineer w s to report to the City Council
it was felt that he was a very competent man. It was su,5�gested that our,
Parkin!7 Com ittee Consisting of Ed* Frye, Jum, OtBrien and J. Ilooley
needed more assiatance,, and that we should see that they get all the a sistance
the%, need,, because there is nothin -. more crucial at the moment than the
Pariin,- situatio./i.
It was w,.tt that '4�r. Ho(,ne would make a traffic study and the r,,�arking for
aj';,,;Prox1rG1ately a800 to 42400 and would take about 6 to 8 weeks which
would brinz, It to early ',Jay*
Jack Dooley mentioned that Jinn O'Brien and he went up to St. Cloud, They found
that it Is nossible for the City Coi:ncil to set up a Parking Author,Llsy
which has the right to buy, build and issue Bonds without the necessity
of a v6te.of the people.
Jim O'Brien said that the"r parkin- meter money was ear marked for parking
It`is estimated that there can be a take of �ZOOO a year from meters
u1ci,ch can be pledged to Bondin Co and only requires. vote of Council members.
10ur take at present time is a,, 8OOO a year fru,� ��ietArs,,
Dean Chai I-1sen stated that at tl,,e present time a ftLnd of q500 was set aside for
parkinr a year. The amount in Parking facilities fund at present 53400.00
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He su�g e6ted that the �ouncil go on record to
1. Have a Planninv survey made.
2. The City
go ahead and set up a parkin- Authority with ler_,al
constituted authority to buy propertjr and errect building; needed.
Jai r o, ln. Vffiat I'taopexied to the man or woman �vie 'were to yet to check teeters?
Jjojajjjrjj'r had about it by the councile
Don Caffertyi This w)nit solve the problem- they still have to park cars., however
it would movo them and give others a chance to use the space,,
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Jim ®1 Brien rccomm,,ndec I that the City Council
1. I-lire Llodne !to make the parkinf, Survey
2. Get �_,Irdi,iravipe ready to authorize ParkintT Authority 0 V
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It was moved by Ed ],"ryp a,d seconded by Robert Hagen "that we request the City (1)
Council to appropriate ltlmiIs to hire Hodne,, and(2) That an Ordinance be prepared
ren6vin,1, fund from the Fund and putting it in a Parking Fin-ido (3) Authorizing
a Parkinig Authority WOOPPOW with power to buy and build as needed. Bonds to be
paid from Parkin7 meterreceipts," , Carried.
The fonegoing to ,be presented to the City Council at their meeting this
evening,,
P. 2. Special Meetin^ of Parking Committee. March 8th. 1960
!doved by Jack ' ooley and seconded by Jim Q 1 Prien that we ask the City Council
Why our requests rc, not carried out and that they proceed as
rapidly as possible?
7t was ',,rout-,,ht out by Dean Charlssen that the Meters had been chanted to 1 hr on
w lain St.
That they had put in 16 of the 50 .meters su Frested,
at they were csonsiderins; the matter of havi.nr; someone check the meters.
John Rh(,,i Axv� is - be at the Council mestini; this eveni.nr? and will present
the foregoinj matters to them. All who can possibly he there are
urgeto attend*
Sherman Crane ref 94 to New Statute, Ordinance 59.3.14 w'r ich maces it
possible for a sped° ,tl assesslnont, this could be used as as alter,,iative,
another ;il ans of raising fun;°, .
Discussion follcwe� on different way we mi ht be able to obtain more parking
space,, such as condimning the Railroad property. Tovin- yards to
some*ere in the vicinity of Andersen's vdiere most of the work is done.
One track thr®urrh the city should be all that is necessary. Purchasing
Vultery Point. No onosition thr, these recommendations,
Meetin . a(16ubned.