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CITY OF ORONO MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: April 12, 2021 <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP, Community Development Director <br />RE: Navarre Parking Lot <br /> <br /> <br />Earlier this year, the Council awarded the contract for the 2021 street project, including <br />stormwater work, re-pavement, and striping of the Navarre Parking lot. <br /> <br />This parking lot represents a substantial city owned amenity in the heart of Navarre, and provides <br />a unique opportunity to address issues identified during informal conversations with business <br />owners, the Comprehensive Plan and the Navarre Area Plan, including: <br />Desire to increase the number of stalls, <br />Reduce high speed cut through traffic, <br />Add/ improve lighting, <br />Explore Community event space opportunities. <br /> <br />In 2016, the city recognized the potential to address some of these concerns, and completed a <br />survey of the parking lot property. Planning Staff recommends that portions of the parking lot <br />project be deferred until a plan, in consultation with area businesses and the Navarre <br />neighborhood, can be created. <br /> <br />Due to staffing levels in the Planning Department, staff would like to utilize Bolton and Menk to <br />complete the outreach/ planning for possible improvements to the parking lot. Staff has <br />requested a cost estimate for this work, and will provide that on Monday. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Parking lot paving and striping plan <br /> 2016 history