HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Summary from February 13, 2001 meeting COUNCIL ACTION SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 2113101
Agenda Item #: Comments
SUBJECT: Request of Valley East Neighborhood Residents Concerning Parking
Problems in the 1100 Block of Florida Avenue
ACTION TAKEN: Referred to staff.
MOTION BY: Goodhue
SECOND BY: Wirth
VOTING AYE: Campbell, Cross, Goodhue, Hoffinan, Quirmbach, Wirth
VOTING NAY: None
ABSENT: None
Diane Voss, City Clerk
Copy to: Scott Logan
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January 22, 2001
Scott Logan, P.E.
City of Ames Public Works
515 Clark Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010
Dear Mr. Logan:
A problem has arisen concerning the parking in the area of the 1100 block of Florida
Avenue. This section of Florida Avenue has back to back curves with parking allowed
on the west side of the street. A map was obtained and is enclosed for your convenience.
This block of on-street parking is regularly filled with the residents and guests of the
apartments at 1103/1107 and 1019/1025 Delaware Avenue. The parking situation has
become a major safety concern for the following reasons:
The sight distance is severely limited for vehicles traveling both directions.
During the winter, snowplows clearing the street stay 3 to 4 feet from the parked
cars, essentially limiting the street to one lane of through traffic, which only
compounds the problems.
There are a number of young children who live and play in the area. A child
chasing a ball or losing control of a bicycle could easily go into the street, hidden
from view of a passing motorist due to the curvature of the street and the number
of cars parked along the curve.
Children walk through this area to Sawyer school. The parked vehicles limit
their view of oncoming motorists.
This is a low density, residential neighborhood. The accesses to these apartments were
intentionally limited to the high density zone of Delaware Avenue. The people from the
apartments that use this parking show no regard for the neighborhood. Trash is regularly
left on the street and noise is created by vehicles coming and going all hours of the night.
Considering these factors, a solution could be eliminating on-street parking from the
north drive of 1125 Florida Avenue through the drive of 1029 Florida Avenue. This
would solve the sight distance problems through the curves and force the parking
generated by the apartments back to the medium density zone. Your assistance in
resolving this dangerous situation is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Valley East Neighborhood
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cc: Mayor
City Council
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