Parking Lot #1, Ninth & IowaCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
May 15, 2001
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Municipal Parking Lot #1 (9th & Iowa Street)
Acting Economic Development Director Pam Myhre is recommending that 30 spaces in
Municipal Parking Lot #1 be converted from metered to reserved parking. This lot has
129 spaces with a 50%-60% vacancy rate. Fifteen businesses in the area favor the
change.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Pamela Myhre, Acting Economic Development Director
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
May 14, 2001
To: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
From: Pamela Myhre, Acting Community Development Director
Re: Municipal Parking Lot (9th & Iowa Streets)
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding the usage
of municipal parking lot #1 and to propose converting this lot from an all-metered
lot to a metered and reserved parking lot.
Background
Municipal parking lot #1 is located on the corner of 9th and Iowa Streets adjacent
to City of Dubuque Fire Headquarters. This lot has 129 long-term metered
spaces and has primarily been used for parking by downtown employees in the
area. Several items have impacted occupancy levels in this lot including:
expansion of the Fifth Street ramp, reduction in Alliant Energy employment levels
and the expansion of a private, monthly surface lot next to municipal lot #1.
Based upon this information, the Parking Division conducted stall audits of lot #1
to determine the average vacancy rate. Recent audits indicate that, on average,
this lot had a 50 - 60% vacancy, thus impacting the lot revenue collections.
Discussion
In response to this matter, Parking System Supervisor Cindy Steinhauser met
with Dan LoBianco, executive director of Dubuque Main Street Ltd. to discuss the
possibility of converting some of this lot to a reserved lot similar to the City's
municipal lot on 5th Street (next to Ecumenical Towers). On November 30, 2000,
a letter was sent to businesses in the area to solicit their opinion of the
conversion of this lot from metered to reserved. A copy of the letter is attached
along with a list of businesses that were sent this letter. Of these businesses, 15
responded to our letter and were in favor of the proposal and requested to be put
on the waiting list. Included on the waiting list are a total of eight parking spaces
for Fire Headquarters. These spaces will be rented to the Fire Department at the
same rate as the general public and will be shared on a rotation basis by 24 fire
fighters for use during their shift.
Based upon the feedback received, the Parking System Supervisor proposes
that we convert 30 of the 129 spaces to monthly reserved parking. These
spaces would rent at a rate of $25 per stall per month and the lot would be
enforced Monday - Friday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. similar to our other reserved lots.
Once this change is implemented, individuals who have already requested a
parking space will fill 25 of the 30 spaces. This change would increase the
amount of revenue collected from this site.
Lastly, this change would allow 99 long-term metered spaces to be used by
downtown employees for daily parking. Of the 99 long-term metered spaces
remaining, on average 30 - 35 spaces are vacant and would available to meet
residential parking needs for the Iowa Inn housing project. Input from the
developers of the Iowa Inn indicated a need for up to 25 spaces for residential
parking.
Recommendation
I recommend that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance authorizing the
use of municipal lot #1 as a metered and reserved parking lot.
Prepared by: Cindy Steinhauser, Parking System Supervisor
ORDINANCE NO. 32-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES SECTION 32-314 ESTABLISHING METERS - TIME AND FEE
SCHEDULE FOR MUNICIPAL LOTS BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH 7
ESTABLISHING THE METER TIME AND FEE SCHEDULE FOR MUNICIPAL
LOT #1.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 32-314 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinance is amended
by adding the following:
(7) On Parking Lot No. 1, reserved parking for each space for the thirty (30)
parking spaces for which parking meters have not been installed shall be rented through a
lease agreement approved by City Council. Reserved parking for non-metered spaces
shall be between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. daily,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at a monthly rote of twenty-five dollars
($25.00), payable each month.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect June I, 2001.
Passed, approved and adopted this 21st day of May, 2001.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
Karen M. Chesterman, Deputy City Clerk
Packing Division
830 BluffStreet
Dubuque, Iowa52001
(319) 589-4266/4267
November 30, 2000
Dear Local Business Person,
The City of Dubuque Parking Division, in cooperation with Dubuque Main Street Ltd.
are discussing potential changes m public parking metered lots located near your
business. Specifically, Murficipal Lot #1 located on 9th Street between Iowa Street and
Central Avenue. Currently this lot has t29 long-term metered spaces. We are
consider'mg converting up to 30 spaces into monthly reserved parking. The proposed rate
would be $25 a month per stall
The purpose of this letter is to solicit your opinion on the conversion of these spaces and
to determine the level of interest in renting the reserved space. If sufficient interest exists
to support this change, it is anticipated ~at the change could occur by January 2001.
Therefore, we are asking you to contact the City of Dubuque Parking Division Office at
589-4266 to let us know if you are interested and to put your name on the waiting list for
a space. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Happy Holidays,
Dan LoBianco, Executive Director
Dubuque Main Street Ltd.
Cindy Steinhauser, Parking Supervisor
City of Dubuque Parking Division
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BUSINESSES SENT LETTER REGARDING MUNICIPAL LOT #1
Fire Headquarters
Cott'mgham & Butler
Kanndo
Jorja's
Dubuque County Abstract
Hendrick's Feed
lvlautz Paint
Alliant Utilities
Amirage Beauty Salon
Cue Master
Jaeger Hardware
Drivel/ne
Central Tap
Smith Motor Cycle Shop
Bicycle World
Yen Chings
Cheryl Ann Bridal
Big ~0 Mart