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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-05-12 86-209 RESOLVE66-209 I--It,cluaed by councilor Wheeler MY 12, 1986 _���yyy CITY OF BANGOR (¶jLE,) ytQgQyVjl Acceptigg_Regpppp¢pdation6 of Downtown parking..5tudy By Ne CityCm WWaVsFBaasor: B LVED, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bangor com- missioned Rich and Associates, Inc. to conduct a study of parking in the downtown.area and to develop a pian for the future provision of parking in this area. AND, WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the findings and recommendations of Rich and Associates' Study. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF BANGOR accepts the recommendation of this report and directs the City Manager to implement the parking program proposed by Rich and Associates to include among other items: 1) The establishment of a parking enterprise fund to account for collected revenues and expenditures in support of the downtown parking program and the establishment of a parking reserve fund from revenues in excess of expenditures in any give fiscal year for replacement of exi t ng equipment and develop - .meat of new facilities. 2) The revision of current parking policies to provide convenient high turnover parking spaces on -street for downtownvisitors and customers and to provide accessible. functional parking spacesinoff-street parking lots for downtown commuters and those visitors and customers needing longer term parking through the installation of parking metersat on -street spaces in the Columbia Street -Center Street -Central Styeet-Cross Street - Exchange Street -Franklin Street -Harlow Street-Harocand Street - Main Street -Merchants Plaza -Middle Street -Park Street -Water Street-Westmarket Square Area, as well as improvements in the policing of the City's parking regulations." 3) The improvement in the use of parking facilities through better signage, stepped up maintenance, better public information and promotion. - 4) The provision for meeting changing parking needs through improved record keeping and monitoring of downtown parking use and pro- jected demand. In City Council May 12,1986 ennalaes ncet meebiig 1___ c c -c1er In City Coincil May 28,1986 Vote for Passage e Yes 1 N Voting Y , Cox,Frankel IdbomitseSulli an,Tilley,Wheeler MC Carthy, Voting No Willey 86-209 N E YE ACCeptiA Recommendations of bowntaun Parking Study