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Item 2.
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| City Council Work Session | |
| Date: | 04/18/2022 |
| Title: | WO 22-12: Optimist Park Site Improvements |
| Presented by: | Mike Whitaker, Parks, Recreation & Public Lands Director |
| Department: | Parks/Rec/Public Lands |
| Presentation: | Yes |
| Legal Review | Not Applicable |
RECOMMENDATION
No action is requested at this time.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
In FY 2022 City Council approved $500,000 to design and construct 2 parking lots on the west side of Optimist Park utilizing SBURA funding. PRPL staff has been asked to find other ways to solve the parking issues instead of creating the parking lots within the park. One way of solving this issue is to provide on-street parking on Stephens Lane. Public Works has developed 2 concepts, see Attachments.
On April 13th the Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Board met to consider this issue. They took action to recommend to City Council to extend Stephens Lane (without the mid-block crosswalk) with parking and to look into creating a smaller drop-off area with accessible parking closer to the shelter in the future instead of building 2 internal parking lots in the park.
On April 13th the Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Board met to consider this issue. They took action to recommend to City Council to extend Stephens Lane (without the mid-block crosswalk) with parking and to look into creating a smaller drop-off area with accessible parking closer to the shelter in the future instead of building 2 internal parking lots in the park.
ALTERNATIVES
No Alternatives are presented at this time.
FISCAL EFFECTS
No fiscal effects have been identified at this time.