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Council Meeting Minutes August 12, 1986 I Public Hearing, continued Brandt asked if Anderson was satisfied that the plantings on the south lot would not interfere with snow removal; Anderson indicted he was satisfied. Schmidt asked how many parking spaces were at city hall before construction began; Krueger responded 54 spaces existed. Schmidt asked for confirmation of total spaces; Proper confirmed that 95 spaces would exist at city hall and the fire station combined. In response to Brandt's question, Anderson indicated signs indicating public parking at both lots would be appropriate; Wi 11 iams suggested "City Hall Parking" or "Overflow Parking", keeping in mind council's previous request that staff watch to see if and when the lot east of the Fire Station should be designated as Employee Parking in order to eliminate the egress and ingress of that lot. I In response to Benke's request, Brandt, Schmidt, and Williams indicated they would vote in favor or the parking lot. Anderson summarized the issue of the vacation of a portion of Third Avenue, stating the issue of vacating/closing Third Avenue is an intrinsic part of the park; stated the Park Board's recom- mendation to vacate the street was based on increased safety to children crossing from St. John's school, improved aesthetics of the park, and more buffering. Anderson also stated that neither the Engineering Department, Fire Department, nor the Park and Recreation Department saw a reason for keeping the street open. Anderson continued that Father Grieman of St. John the Baptist Church was reluctant to see the street closed because there would be a net loss of nine spaces in their parking lot (although there would be a net gain in terms of dedicated church parking). Proper stated that, in the process of improving the downtown streets, sewers were found to be in poor condition and will have to be replaced shortly which will mean there will be some surface removal of Third Avenue; Proper indicated that work will be done next week so he needs a council decision tonight to determine whether or not the street should be patched. I In response to Schmidt's request, Proper advised the audience of the results of the traffic count study (peak is 15-20 vehicles per hour, or one every three minutes; noting about 226 cars per day is in the low volume range [200-500 vehicles per day]) and that there should be no problem with arterial streets handling that traffic. Page Three (Parking Lot) (Vacation of Third Avenue)