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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Council Worksession <br />May 28, 2019 <br />5:00 pm <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Valerie Johnson <br /> Councilmember Graeme Allen <br /> Councilmember Mary Burg <br /> Councilmember Emily Dunsworth <br /> Councilmember Paul Jacobsen <br />Absent: <br /> <br />Staff in Attendance: Dean Lotter, Craig Schlichting, Ben Gozola <br /> <br />Guests in Attendance: Pam Sukham <br /> <br />Parking within Midtown Village <br />Gozola reviewed the proposed parking for the Pulte Townhomes with the Midtown Village. He explained 138 <br />parking spaces were required and the developer would be providing 234. He reported the Dominium senior <br />building was required to have 263 spaces and 256 spaces was proposed. He noted this would be the highest <br />parked senior development for Dominium in the metro area. <br /> <br />Gozola indicated the Council had the most concern with the Dominium workforce parking situation. He <br />explained 2.5 parking spaces were required per unit or 390 parking spaces total. He noted this was a very high <br />parking standard. He explained the Main Street Village Apartments have been operating for the last 20 years <br />with 1.9 parking spaces per unit. He stated the developer was proposing to have 221 spaces. He reported staff <br />and the public believe this number was low and requested data from the applicant. Staff reviewed parking <br />information from Dominium with the Council and noted 1.9 parking spaces per unit was the average. He <br />stated the developer was willing to provide the City with a surety for 69 additional parking spaces, which <br />would get the workforce complex to a 1.9 parking space ratio. <br /> <br />Schlichting reported the form of the surety would be further discussed between the City and the developer. <br />Lotter recommended the City not accept a bond of any form. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dunsworth questioned what the timeline would be to add parking in the future if the need <br />were to arise. Schlichting commented building a new parking lot would not take a great deal of time, but noted <br />the City would then have to find a new location for its salt shed. He commented he was against building out <br />this site with it being overparked. He supported the City allowing for proof of parking and that if a concern <br />were to arise with the parking situation, additional parking could be constructed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen stated he had concerns with the fact this development had no room to flex overflow <br />traffic and that it would take time to build a new parking lot, especially if this concerns were to arise in the <br />winter months. He commented on the difference between a 1.4 and 1.9 parking ratio. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen questioned how the City would monitor the parking situation. Lotter suggested the City <br />complete a checkup on a monthly basis after a number of units have been rented. This would allow the City to <br />review he parking situation in order to address a parking concern prior to it becoming an issue.