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Councilman Murray asked for staff comment on status of businesses on the two streets' if. parking was removed. Also, with regard to corresponding decrease of traffic on side streets as a result of increasing traffic on 6th and 7th. He also aske~ if there was any precise idea of the number of businesses that would exist without off-street parking. Traffic Engineer Williams said there were occa- ". sions when public. need outweighed the liabilities, that there had been cases where because of accident incidence it was necessary to remove parking knowing that an establishment would go out of business. However, he said. in this case those loca- tions with inadequate off-street parking were mainly older houses coverted to some type of.business use. There was no "good" answer to this type problem. He added that he didn't understand use of the motel parking by customers of other businesses because 'there was adequate on-street parking nearby. Traffic Engineer further answered there were no statistics with regard to impact on side streets, any observations would be from a purely professional standpoint. He felt that use of side streets (5th and 8th) probably occurred during peak hours in order to avoid the congestion of 6th and 7th. However, with three lanes and in- creased capacities on 6th and 7th, there might be a tendency for those drivers to return. He said there were no new houses, new businesses. new shopping areas which would cause increased traffic, that it was a "mayor may not" situation. With regard to .the number of businesses with no off-street parking, the traffic engineer said ther~ was no actual count although there was a sense of where major problems would occ~r, mostly the older houses converted to business use and probably more on 7th than on 6th. Councilmari Bradley wondered if there had been consideration of removing parking dur- (0387) ing peak.hours only. Assistant Manager answered that part-time prohibition would be too co~tly, would require expense of towing trucks. police services, etc. Traffic Erigeiner added that in this particular case it wasn't feasible because the streets would have to be restriped in order to install the three lanes. 4It- ( . Mr. Murray moved second by Mrs. Shlrey to postpone further considera- . tion.until more precise information was available about the impact of aprk~ng removal on businesses having no off-street parking. Councilmaq Keller thought that those businesses having no off-street parking would be present objecting if they felt the removal would have an adverse effect. Vote was taken on the motion as stated. Motion defeated - Council members Murr~y, Williams, and Bradley voting aye;. Council members Keller, Beal, Hamel, Haws, and Shirey voting no. . Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Keller to authorize removal of parking fromi6th and 7th Avenues between Blair Boulevard and Garfield Street as pI;oposed. Motion carried, all Council members present voting. aye, except Councilman Williams voting no. I' B. Downtown Westside Association Charter - Request for revocation DowntoWn Westslae Associatio~: petition requesting revocation of charter be~ring 81 signatures was received. . Text of the petition and brief history ~f the association were distributed to Council members with agenda. Comm 4/16/75 Pub Hrng Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Keller to schedule public hea}ing on the petition for the April 28 Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. I.. . . . ~- Assistant'Managernotedreceipt of addition petition requesting dissolution of the Westside charter and said Mr. Pietka, chairman of the Association, had received that information as well as informatiQn with regard to some persons wishing the 4/28/75 - 2 2.07