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Count Response <br />1 Adequate free parking is critical to fostering visits by the community atlarge. <br />1 Depending on whatwe putin, a ramp may make sense. But right nowwe have a ram p that is never full, so this <br />needs to be looked atveryseriously. <br />1 (twill depend on the situation atthe time of development. <br />1 Limited TIF, County, or MetCouncil Grant mo ney. <br />1 Need to explore funding options as these facilities are costly and serve acommon good. <br />1 Not so sure if the entire parking costshould be on the public rolls, but a shared costis appropriate. These ramps <br />are going to be used extensively bythe public, esp. during public events. <br />1 <br />The Cityshould viewa long term parking structure by identifying a parcel which can be developed for this <br />purpose long term. The ramp should be relativelysmall in size to meetthe need to reduce parking demand <br />within the COR. By right sizing the size of the ramp, the city can effectively reduce the risk and provide a <br />financiallyconservative approach to the necessary parking ease in the area. <br />1 The city HAS been planning for the density that requires a varietyif parking strategies. Stated in The COR Design <br />Framework. Pages 23-24 specify the funding for parking infrastructure. Public funding maybe required for <br />initial implementation butshould be recovered based on that plan. <br />1 <br />There is a public benefitin utilizing space by building up for parking (rather than out) to allow more land space <br />for housing, retail and business from a tax base perspective at build out. In addition, I believe the aesthetics and <br />function of fewer acres of parking lots in the COR should be a priority. So (would favor helping to facilitate <br />grants and HRAdoliars and if necessaryusing TIF dollars to fund gaps for a shared structured facility. <br />1 We already have the ramp. Go verity al for retail (see above). For residential, there are units that put parking on <br />the firstfloor. <br />1 We do n'twanttoo much land being designated for surface parking. Developers need to be encouraged to <br />include ramps in their planning. The cityshould be a partyto funding to make these ramps a reality. <br />26 <br />