Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

TO:

David L. Corliss, City Manager

FROM:

Jonathan Douglass, Assistant to the City Manager/City Clerk

CC:

Charles Soules, Director of Public Works

Tarik Khatib, Chief of Police

DATE:

February 16, 2012

RE:

Lot 10 Parking Changes – Implementation Plan; 2012 Tuesday Farmers Market

On May 10, 2011 (see attached minutes), the City Commission approved changes to the on street parking on the 1000 block of Vermont Street and on N. Park Street, and in city Parking Lot 10, all related to the proposed redevelopment of the building located at 1040 Vermont Street. This memo provides an implementation plan for those changes. The table below outlines the approved changes with notes on any adjustments needed based on actual conditions, and the attached map illustrates the changes. Unless the City Commission directs staff otherwise, the changes will be implemented according to this plan.

Location	Current Configuration	Proposed Changes (CC meeting 5/10/11)	Staff Notes
Lot 10	61 - 2 hr free 3 – accessible	29 – 10 hr meters 33 – 2 hr free 3 - accessible	Restriping of lot would result in net gain of 1 space. ADA requires 3 accessible spaces in lot, staff recommends keeping them in the existing locations, which leaves space for only 29 – 10 hour meters instead of the 30 considered initially.
1000 block of Vermont, on street parking	28 – 5 hr metered 10 – 2 hr metered	16 – 10 hr metered 20 – 5 hr metered 2 – 2 hr metered	8- 2 hr and 8 – 5 hr meters (all the meters on east side of street) would become 10 hr. West side of street would remain unchanged.
North Park Street, on street parking	15 – 10 hr metered 12 – 2 hr metered 1 accessible	20 – 10 hr metered 7 – 2 hr metered 1 accessible
TOTAL	15 – 10 hr metered 28 – 5 hr metered 22 – 2 hr metered 61 – 2 hr free 4 – accessible 130 total	65 – 10 hr metered 20 – 5 hr metered 9 – 2 hr metered 33 – 2 hr free 4 – accessible 131 total

Steps and Timeline for Implementation

Sometime in spring 2012, depending on weather, the Public Works Department will crackseal and then restripe Lot 10. Depending on the progress of the 1040 Vermont project, and timed to be complete shortly before that project, we will do the following:

Notify adjacent property owners/tenants and Downtown Lawrence, Inc. of timeline for changes
Order new meter mechanisms and rate plates for Lot 10 (estimated total cost = $4,060), Vermont Street (estimated cost = $2,240) and North Park Street (estimated cost = $700). Lead time needed: 4-6 weeks
Install new meter poles (estimated cost = $800) and ten hour meters in Lot 10.
Install new signage at entrances to Lot 10 (estimated cost = $1,350.00)
Change mechanisms and rate plates on Vermont Street and North Park Street, paint poles for 10 hour meters black (estimated cost for painting = $700).
Estimated cost of staff time for installing meters, changing mechanisms and changing rate plates = $480)
Total estimated cost (excluding cracksealing and restriping) = $10,330

2012 Tuesday Farmers Market

City staff has been in contact with representatives of Treanor Architects and the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market regarding the Tuesday Farmers Markets, which are held in Lot 10 from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays, March through October. The Tuesday Farmers Markets are held in the western section of the lot, as pictured in the attached map from a previous permit.

Treanor Architects expects to have the 1040 Vermont building ready for occupancy as early as the beginning of October 2012. Because there is only a potential overlap of a few weeks between the occupancy of 1040 Vermont and the end of the Farmers Market season, staff recommends that the Tuesday Farmers Market stay in Lot 10 through the 2012 season. This plan has been discussed with bother Treanor Architects and the Farmers Market and is expected to be a workable solution for both parties. Staff memorialized discussions with both parties in the attached letters.

The location of the Tuesday Farmers Market in 2013 will have to be decided prior to the commencement of that season. The City Commission will consider approval of any requested location on city owned parking lots downtown.