Agenda - Council - 02/22/2005 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Background ' : ' LSA Design was~hired byithe City to evalUate transit and parking demand, and to determine optimat location:and: phasing of parking facilities within the RTC core area. As a result of these ~tudies it Wasi recommended to construct an 800 stall parking facility (400 to be ;used, as.park and ride stalls) located between the City Hall and a proposed movie theater~ '~'. Proposal ; . The Ramsey Municipal Parking Faci!itY !is proposed to be construCted in two phases. The first phase will provide 630 parking stalls (200 to be used as park and ride stalls) and the s~¢ond :pha~se will provide an additional 110 stalls for a total build out of 840 parking stalls (40Otc be used as park and ride stalls); Note: · The final design of the parking fa¢iiity results in a Slightly higher number of stalls than 800. : ' ~':: We are requesting site plar~ aPProVal for both Phase I and I! of the parking facility. Phase I is propose~l robe c-z). nStCucted in 2005 and Phase II is proposed to be constructedi in 2009.! ;Th~ sitb',pilan, application also includes .a request for approval of a she!tedcanopy bus w~aiting area on the south side of Civic Center Drive. The Ramsey MuniciPal Park!ng iFacility will be located on the same .lot aS the City Hall and is considered'an accessory use The Ramsey Municipal Parking Facility Will provide park~n¢ifor. Park' & R~de patrons, Qty Hall staff and for the proposed retail/office/entertainment USers adjacent to the parking facility. Site Plan The Ramsey Municipal par..king. Fa¢ility is located between Civic Center Drive and Sunwood DriVe. Future retail !s... prOpOsed to be located between the facility and Sunwood DriVe and a-movie thbate¢ is proposed to the west of the parking The parking facility will have full access from Civic Center Drive and an entrance. only access from SunwoodiDrive, The site plan is maintaining an area for future service drives to be located between!the parking facility and the future retail to . the north, and be ,tween thsiparkinglfacilitY and the movie theater to the West. The facility will provide pedestrian acceS, s to the City Hall-and Will provide a prominent pedestrian access from SdrlwOod. Drive to Civic Center Drive. Civic Center Drive is being designed t° accommodate a pull-off area for two 45' coach buses on beth the north :and ,sOuth :side of the street. The soUth side of the street will be A.M. pickup With service continuing to the east/south. The north side of the street will be P.M. piCkU¢ With service continuing to the West/north. A conceptual design has been prOvided for a transit station located on the south side of Civic Center Drive: iBut Until it!can be determined where the best location ~ .