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Consider Including Additional Parking with the Required Repairs to the Wallace Parking Deck.
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Chris Blue, Chief/Executive Director for Community Safety |
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Lance Norris, Director |
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Chris Roberts, Manager of Engineering and Infrastructure |
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Overview: At the February 6, 2019 <https://chapelhill.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3852082&GUID=8BE4828A-8FD4-4B4B-9716-ED3A5107406F&Options=&Search=> Council work session, Town Staff gave a presentation on downtown parking. Based upon a recent parking study, there will be a need for an additional parking spaces in downtown, soonest on the east side. Several options were presented to meet this need that included an additional 100 parking spaces to accompany the repair to the top surface of the Wallace Deck. The repair is estimated to cost $1.8 million and to add the parking spaces will cost approximately $600,000. The benefit to the Town for proceeding with this option is low cost parking at a Town-owned facility on an area that will be worked on due to the necessary repair.
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That the Council receive a presentation on the additional parking option on Wallace Deck and adopt the Resolution to authorize the Town Manager to include additional parking with the repair.
Key Issues:
• The top surface (plaza level) of the deck requires a repair at an estimated cost of $1.8 million.
• The parking presentation at the February 6th, 2019 work session indicated the need for additional parking spaces downtown based on a recent parking study. The study showed that the east side of downtown has the most immediate need for additional parking.
• The presentation included several options to help meet that need, one being additional parking at the Wallace Deck. By constructing new parking spaces as part of the project to repair the deck, approximately 100 parking spaces could be added for an additional cost of $600,000. The total would be approximately $2.4 for both repair and parking.
• If the parking option is not approved, a roof will be installed in place of the plaza as the best method to protect the structure from future damage.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: The top level parking option is estimated to cost $600,000 in addition to the $1.8 million for the repair. The funding for this $2.4 million is included in the financing plan for the Municipal Services Center Project.
Council Goals:
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Create a Place for Everyone |
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Develop Good Places, New Spaces |
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Support Community Prosperity |
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Nurture Our Community |
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Facilitate Getting Around |
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Grow Town and Gown Collaboration |
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• Resolution |
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• Staff Presentation |
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A RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PARKING WITH THE REQUIRED REPAIRS TO THE WALLACE PARKING DECK (2019-03-06/R-5)
WHEREAS, a recent parking study indicated the need for additional parking in downtown; and
WHEREAS, the most immediate need for additional parking is on the east side of downtown; and
WHEREAS, additional parking at a cost of $600,000 could be included in the $1.8 million required repair to the top surface (plaza level); and
WHEREAS, if the additional parking option is not approved, a roof will be installed in place of the plaza as the best method to protect the structure from future damage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council authorizes the Town Manager to include additional parking option with the required repair to the Wallace Parking Deck.
This the 6th day of March, 2019.
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PRESENTER: Chris Roberts, Manager of Engineering and Infrastructure
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council receive a presentation on the additional parking option and adopt Resolution to authorize the Town Manager to include the additional parking with the repair.