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RESOLUTION R-1314-82: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE CITY PARKING SYSTEM AT THE GRAY STREET PARKING LOT.
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BACKGROUND: In the fall of 2006, City crews began construction of a Downtown Parking lot along the south side of Gray Street, between Peters Avenue and Crawford Avenue. The work was accomplished in two phases with the later phase completed in November of 2012, increasing the capacity of the lot from 104 to 144 spaces.
On October 23, 2012, City Council awarded Bid Number 1213-36 in the amount of $140,386.50 to Duncan Solutions, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the purchase of a complete revenue control system for Gray Street Downtown parking lot. The system includes three multi-space parking meter stations (installed in February of 2013), an automated parking enforcement system (delivered in February of 2013) and vehicle parking space sensors for each space in the parking lot (phased installation beginning in August of 2013).
To manage the use of the lot, the City of Norman and the Norman Downtowners Association worked together to develop a Business Plan. On June 25, 2013, City Council met in Study Session to discuss the details of the Business Plan and directed staff to prepare an agenda item for adoption. The specific recommendations made by City Council and the Norman Downtowners Association serve as the backbone of the Business Plan. The current version of the Business Plan was approved at the July 23, 2013 City Council meeting with adoption of Resolution R-1314-18.
The Plan is designed to maximize both the level of convenience experienced by all users as well as the efficient use of public parking spaces. Plan highlights and proposed changes include:
? Parking Rate - 25? per hour with 1st hour free
? Maximum Parking Time - 24 hours (currently 24 hour)
? Applicable Enforcement Times - 24 hours per day, 365 days per year (currently Monday through Saturday...
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