CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	City Manager’s Office		Commission Meeting Date:  February 14, 2017
Staff Contact:	Brandon McGuire
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Receive update on the Comprehensive Parking Study, receive public comment, and provide feedback and direction to the consultant to guide the completion of the study.
Executive Summary:		The Commission authorized a consultant-led study of the parking system serving downtown, east Lawrence and the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Kansas. The consultant is comprehensively evaluating the parking system serving the study area, including metering, enforcement and overtime parking, utilization and demand analysis, neighborhood parking needs, parking system finances, development code requirements related to parking, public transit’s support of parking, and capital assets. The study will inform a strategic parking plan which is expected to guide the operation and development of the parking system for the next 5 to 10 years. Background information is available on the November 15^th agenda report. To-date, the consultant has reviewed numerous reports and data provided by city staff, conducted a series of stakeholder issue meetings to identify priority issues and needs to address through the study, and conducted a utilization survey in the study area neighborhoods and downtown.  At the Commission Work Session, the consultants will update the commissioners on the study process and provide their initial observations about the needs and priority issues identified through the first phase of the process. The Work Session also provides an opportunity for additional public input. The commissioners will be asked to share, from their perspective, concerns, challenges, goals and ideas related to the parking system. Following the Work Session, the consultants will develop a Lawrence Listens survey for the public and a parallel survey specific to University of Kansas students. The Commission’s feedback in the Work Session will guide the consultant’s work as it develops a first draft of the strategic parking plan.
Strategic Goal Area:		Non-motorized Transportation/Transit, Infrastructure and Economic Development
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The study is ongoing and no decisions will be made at the Work Session. In the strategic plan report, the consultant will provide financial analysis related to its recommendations.
Attachments:		Consultant Work Plan Parking Study Area Map

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