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HomeMy WebLinkAboutADMIN-5-95 REPORT #3 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File# Date: February 20 1995 Res. # By-Lawn# Report#:. An AIN_ 5-9F5le #: Subject: - Parking facility concerns of Trinity United Church - Availability of public parking for the proposed Seniors Facility to be located in the Durham Housing Development on Temperance Street Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. That Report ADMIN. 5-95 be received; 2 . That the appropriate staff continue to meet with the representatives of Trinity United Church in an attempt to solve the need for on-street parking for special events such as weddings, funerals, etc . ; 3 . That Council declare the east and west court house/firehall parking lots "Public Parking" with the consideration of the installation of meters left for future discussions with the Bowmanville B. I.A. ; 4 . That the Chief Administrative Officer be directed to instigate a search to lease an appropriate sized lot in a two or three block radius of the Municipal Administrative Centre in Bowmanville for the purpose of municipal staff parking; and 5. That the delegation from Trinity United Church, as well as the Bowmanville B. I.A. , be advised of Council's decision. REPORT: At its meeting of January 16 1995, Council referred a request from Trinity United Church regarding the loss of available parking in the general area of the church, due to the installation of municipal staff parking on both the east and west side of the exiBting court-house/fire hall building. The representatives from the church advised Council that they were in possession of an agreement that originally passed those lots to thea municipality from the church. One of the stipulations in the acreement called for the property to be returned to the church PAPER REOYC E RI61S PRRFEO-REcvclED RARER should a change of use of the property be contemplated. The representatives of the church pointed out that when the municipality built the present court-house/fire building, they were in violation of this agreement. Upon reviewing the information from Trinity United Church, Council referred the matter to the Chief Administrative Officer's office to meet with the parties in an attempt to resolve their concerns. The Chief Administrative Officer and appropriate staff have had one meeting with the representatives of Trinity United Church who made it clear that they were not pressing the matter of ownership of the property in question, but were simply trying to work out an understanding that would provide more public parking in the area of the church lands . They also advised that they would appreciate anything that the municipality could do in regards to the supplying of parking immediately outside the church for special events such as weddings, funerals, etc . In regards to the latter, the Director of Public Works is presently reviewing the construction plans on Church Street, as well as what is being done in other areas of the municipality pertaining to such a request. We have advised the representatives of the church that once this information is at hand we will have further meetings in an attempt to assist them with their "special events" parking problem. In connection with the need for more public parking in the lots both east and west of the court-house/fire hall, we would point out that at one time 80 parking spots on both of those lots were metered parking. The meters were removed in the late 1980s when the provincial government brought in the Commercial Concentration Tax which called for taxes to be paid on municipal parking lots that were producing parking revenue. After due consideration, we would suggest that both lots should be posted as "Public Parking" , but no installation of parking meters be carried out at this time. i Staff is presently meeting with the Bowmanville B. I .A. , discussing the issue of non-metered parking lots in the downtown core, as well as a possible joint-venture program between the B. I .A. and the Municipality that would address the issue of additional "off- street" parking lots, streetscape, and lighting. Once these meetings have reached some type of consensus, and I reported to Council, the issue of metered parking on the court- house/fire hall site may be revisited. Once the two lots become "Public Parking" , the municipal staff would be directed to park on all three lots, namely the two court- house/fire hall lots as well as the Division Street lot, which would free up space to accommodate the church, users of the court- house facility, as well as those who wish to use the down-town business facilities, and the proposed Seniors Facility planned for the Durham Region Housing Authority on Temperance Street. We would suggest that we search out the availability of rental space in a two or three block range of the Municipal Administrative Centre that could be utilized for municipal staff parking. This would free up of the spaces in the two court-house/fire hall lots and the Division Street lots for use of the general public. As stated, we will continue to meet with the representatives of Trinity United Church in an attempt to solve the "special events" parking and will report back to Council at a future date. Respectfully submitted, v W. H. Stockw 1, Chief Administrative Officer WHS:nof i i