HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Reserved handicapped accessible parking in CBD Lot X RESOLUTION NO. 13-328
RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISION TO
OFFICIAL PARKING METER MAP
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, On June 11, 2013, City Council referred a letter from Shelley Jaspering
requesting that an existing van-accessible stall in CBD Parking Lot X be also designated as a
reserved parking stall; and,
WHEREAS,Ms. Jaspering is a small business owner located in the Town Center building,
which is directly adjacent to the east side of Tom Evans Park in the Downtown district; and,
WHEREAS, over the last year, Ms. Jaspering has been utilizing the on-street accessible
parking stalls along Burnett Avenue using the City parking passes for disabled employees in the
Downtown, and this system provides extended time parking in accessible stalls for the cost of
$3/day; and,
WHEREAS, at that time, Ms. Jaspering's business was located in one of the Main Street
level leased spaces, however, her business has since moved to the lower level of the Town Center
building that is only accessed from the back side of the building facing the CBD Lots by way of a
concrete accessible ramp; and,
WHEREAS,currently,there are no van-accessible reserved stalls in the Ames parking system
that are designated for disabled users only,meaning parking stalls that have 8-foot parking space and
an 8-foot striped landing area for wheelchair/ramp access and are signed as accessible, therefore
requiring the user to display a permit.
WHEREAS,the parking stall in question is located in the far north-east corner of the CBD
Lot X, stall 398H; and,
WHEREAS,this situation is a rare occurrence not only for the Downtown,but other business
districts in Ames alike, which is why such a facility does not already exist.
WHEREAS, the City's ADA Coordinator and staff in Public Works are in the process of
taking inventory of all public parking stalls in Ames and applying the standards set forth in the
Public Rights-of-Way Accessible Guidelines (PROWAG)to create a compliance and priority plan
that eventually will become part of the City's overall ADA Transition Plan; and,
WHEREAS,the plan could potentially identify full reconstruction of public accessible stalls
analogous to the City's pedestrian curb ramp replacements, and these improvements would happen
either during a street reconstruction or as a stand-alone project; and,
WHEREAS, after meeting on-site to discuss the situation, it appears that the most straight
forward and cost-effective solution would be to designate one of the existing accessible stalls in
CDB Lot X as a reserved stall; and,
WHEREAS,utilizing a parking stall that is not already designated as accessible would create
numerous ADA compliance issues in having to bring that stall up to current standards.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,
that the revision to the Official Parking Meter Map to how parking stall 398H in CBD Lot X as a
reserved van-accessible stall, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with an established rate of
$25 per month is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9t'day of July, 2013.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Szopinski
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 91h day of July, 2013.