HomeMy WebLinkAboutVIII-A-02 - Resolution - Modify Parking Restrictions on portion of West 1st St City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Hicks & City Council Members
From: Nick Egger – Public Works Director
Date: November 29, 2018
Item: Consider Parking Restrictions Modifications – W 1st Street
COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED
The Council is requested to consider a resolution modifying parking restrictions on parallel stalls along the
north side of W 1st Street between Fraiser and Farm Streets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Staff received a complaint and concerns from a resident living near the intersection of Olive and 1st Streets
earlier in the year that Regina Senior living employees were regularly parking in front of their home at 120
Olive Street, thereby obstructing mail delivery from time to time and causing sightline issues for the
resident while backing out of their driveway. Hastings Police contacted Regina Senior Living management
to request that they apply some pressure to employees to utilize the on-site parking facilities at the
complex to help alleviate the concern. Management had limited success with this and cited that there was
nothing they could do to compel employees to not use parking spaces available on a public street.
In follow up to this, staff met with the Operations Committee to discuss alternative solutions to mitigate
the issue. The outcome of that discussion was a recommendation from the Operations Committee to
propose lifting parking restrictions on a portion of W 1st Street alongside the Regina Hospital and Regina
Senior Living complex to provide an area where the small number of employees currently parking on Olive
Street could relocate.
The section being proposed for allowing on-street parking is equal to or closer in proximity to the Hospital
and Senior Living complex than the Olive Street location. I have attached a map indicating the affected
section. W 1st Street does have adequate width to allow on-street parking and sight lines from exiting
driveways of the Hospital and Senior Living Complex will not be compromised.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is very limited financial impact in implementing the proposed changes, with a small amount of staff
time to remove a couple of existing No Parking signs and change a sign out from an existing post.
ATTACHMENTS
A resolution to adopt the aforementioned parking restrictions, along with several photos showing the
current impacts, and a graphic to show the proposed area of restrictions, have all been attached for
reference and consideration.
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Proposed Solution - Recommendedby Operations Committee
Olive Street Parking Concern Parking Prohibited 24/7
Parking Allowed - 2 Hour ZoneParking Prohibited 7am-4pm Monday-Friday
Parking Allowed (24 Hour Max per Ordinances)
Existing Restrictions Proposed Changes
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CITY OF HASTINGS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION TO LIFT PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF WEST 1ST STREET
WHEREAS, The City of Hastings has received a request to consider mitigation of ongoing concerns with on-
street parking activity on Olive Street near its intersection with West 1st Street, and
WHEREAS, said concerns are result of on-street parking activity by employees of the Regina Hospital and
Senior Living complex located on the north side of West 1st Street, and
WHEREAS, the Operations Committee of the City Council met to discuss the aforementioned issues, and
came to a recommendation that the Council consider allowing a place for a limited amount of on-street
parallel parking to occur along the northern side of West 1st Street, and
WHEREAS, the proposed modifications allowing parking on the north side of West 1st Street will not
interfere with residences, is still conveniently located for employees of the Regina Hospital and Senior
Living complex, will not affect the operation of West 1st Street, or negatively impact the safety of the
traveling public entering and exiting the Regina Hospital and Senior Living complex.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City of Hastings will remove currently in-place full-time restrictions of on-street parking along
the north side of West 1st Street, from a point 60 feet west of the western driveway of the Regina
Senior Living facility, to a point 50 feet east of the rear access driveway to the Regina Hospital,
located just east of Farm Street. All parking along this section of West 1st Street will be required to
conform to the City’s Ordinances for on-street parking.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA, THIS 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2018.
Ayes:
Nays:
Paul J. Hicks, Mayor
ATTEST:
Julie Flaten, City Clerk
SEAL
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