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III I I Council Meeting Minutes May 26, 1987 staffs, and would like to see the 70 spaces on the site; believes the student permits program, signage on Poppyseed, and the early student bus are good ideas and believes they should be implemented as they are a part of the solution. Gunderman asked how many spaces are required for students; Groth indicated out of a total 461 spaces, the school needs 180 spaces for students and 150 for staff, leaving about 175 spaces for lei- sure drivers. Groth added the 70 spaces would be a "nicety," not a "necessity;" and indicated the school board will make every ef- fort to communicate to students and to parents the problems-- will send a letter to parents next Fall. Blomquist stated more parking spaces is a request that council would make of any business in the community. Benke indicated council needs to make discretionary jUdgements (ie. some businesses need less parking spaces if they encourage carpooling and the use of mass transit). Blomquist noted this request came to the city in February and does not believe there is a history of cooperation on the ,part of the school; Benke indicated the School Board chairperson stated a plan would be in place and, if it is not in place by September 1, 1987, the permits can be pulled and construction can be stopped. Benke further stated Fall is a low parking need time of year; we can give the school a chance to put their plan in place and monitor it, giving them a chance to begin construction. LeFevere stated Brooklyn Center uses a Proof of Parking Agreement the council may wish to consider. If council feels there is a good chance, because of the unique nature of the business, the full number of stalls required by Ordinance may not be needed by a specific business. When that situation arises, the city enters into an Agreement with the land owner which provides that a speci- fied number of parking spots may be required by the city council at any time, should the need arise. The Proof of Parking Agree- ment requires the developer to consent to satisfy the area on the site where the initial stalls would be constructed if it should prove to be necessary in the future. Blomquist indicated there are zoning requirements for this use; in this case, LeFevere indicated in this situation there is a clear record of current need and believes the case is a good one. Brandt expressed a concern with the number of parking spaces to be added; feels 70 is a minimum; if that were done in connection with the permit parking and the activity bus, she would consider post- ing the neighboring area for two-hour parking as a reasonable com- promise, recognizing that the neighbors would rather have nothing posted. Jim Fabio, 1910 Rockstone Lane, stated his petition to the Plan- ning Commission does not wish to delay the expansion of the cafe- teria project at Irondale, but believes the parking commitment needs to be a firm commitment from the school district. Regarding Page 11