Bus Parking - Bell St ExtensionMEM
ORANDUM
August12,2003
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Temporary Remote Bus Parking
Administrative Services Manager Pauline Joyce recommends City Council approval to
blacktop a connecting driveway from the end of the Bell Street Extension west to the
concrete pads on the old Peavey grain storage area and also connecting the two
separate pads. This will provide temporary remote bus parking for buses serving any of
the Port of Dubuque facilities.
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
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Pauline Joyce, Administrative Services Manager
MEMORANDUM
July 15, 2003
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Pauline Joyce, Administrative Services Manager
Temporary Remote Bus Parking
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval to blacktop a
connecting ddveway from the end of the Bell Street Extension west to the concrete pads
on the old Peary grain storage area and also connecting the two separate pads (see
attached drawing). The property owners group has been told that we will provide a
remote bus parking area, The problems associated with bus parking is primarily related
to the ardval of the large excursion boats which are being met by as many as eight
charter buses. The buses ardve and pull into the lot by the Rivers Edge Plaza, blocking
the ddve lanes of that parking lot. The buses will sit there until the boats arrive and on
several occasions the boats have been delayed and the patrons of the other facilities in
the harbor have been blocked in their parking stalls,
The Peavy pads offer a good intedm solution since they are in faidy good shape. This
project would connect the pads to Bell Street and provide for stdping the pads to
maintain order in the lot. The lots would be signed for Remote Bus Parking Only and
would be available for buses serving any of the Port of Dubuque facilities. Dudng
special events in the Port area, the lots could be opened up for public parking.
The estimated cost for paving the connections, signage and striping is $22,000. Funds
have been budgeted for Parking Lot Maintenance in the Port of Dubuque. If Operations
and Maintenance has caught up with their street paving and milling programs, they will
be assisting with this job. If not, we wilt take bids but with a very short turn around time
due to the urgency of addressing this problem.
The action step is for City Council to approve proceeding with paving the connections
the allow the use of the old Peavy site for temporary Remote Bus Parking.