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RESOLUTION R-1617-15: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, ACCEPTING THE 2016 DOWNTOWN AND CAMPUS CORNER PARKING STUDY.
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BACKGROUND: On January 28, 2003, City Council approved Contract No. K-0203-100 with Carter & Burgess, Inc. to provide engineering services for a comprehensive Downtown/Campus Corner Parking Study that evaluated parking supplies, parking demands (both existing and future), parking alternatives, and financial considerations. The study was completed in December of 2003 and included a recommendation to develop a parking lot on Gray Street, which was constructed by the City of Norman and opened to the public in January 2007.
On November 13, 2012, City Council approved Contract No. K-1213-86 with Freese & Nichols for the development of the City's first Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP). The contract provided a framework for the development and implementation of an efficient and comprehensive transportation system within Norman and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. Freese & Nichols performed exceptionally well throughout the program. The plan was completed in the early spring of 2014 and was adopted by City Council on May 13, 2014. There are specific Action Items within the CTP dealing with the management of high demand on-street parking as well as with the creation of a Parking Management District for the Downtown and Campus Corner areas.
Prior to establishing a Parking Management District or Authority, the City Council and the Norman Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB) determined that the original 2003 Norman Parking Study, completed by Carter & Burgess, Inc., should be updated. Doing so was anticipated to provide a more accurate framework for the establishment of a future Parking Management District.
On June 23, 2015, City Council approved contract K-1415-145 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., to update the 2003 Parking Study of the Downtown and Campus Corner Areas. The $170,000 study was ...
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