AGENDA DATE: 5/3/2017
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Parking Agreement for Parking Spaces at The Daily Progress
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Resolution to approve a parking agreement with The Daily Progress for use of parking spaces
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Letteri, Kamptner, Herrick, Henry, Freitas
PRESENTER (S): Michael Freitas
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: The Northside Library Branch of the Jefferson Madison Regional Library (JMRL), located at 705 Rio Road West, Charlottesville, VA opened on March 15, 2015. Co-located in the building are the County's warehouse and the Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) program and training room. Site constraints limit the number of parking spaces to 80.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Educational Opportunities: Provide lifelong learning opportunities for all our citizens; Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government's capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities; Infrastructure Investment: Prioritize, plan, and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs
DISCUSSION: Since the opening of the Northside Library Branch of the JMRL, the adequacy of patron parking has become an issue. This is attributed to two factors. First, the overall success of the branch's new location is evident in its annual door count. Prior to its relocation to Rio Road, the library's last annual door count was 205,347. Last year the count at the new location was 273,797 - a 33% increase. Second, the ACPS's ESOL program and training room and County Warehouse operations puts additional demand on available parking. Staff has explored redesign options of the parking area and traffic pattern and has concluded the net increase in parking spaces would be minimal. To help mitigate the issue staff approached The Daily Progress (an a...
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