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Removing City Employee Parking from Hillman Garage - For the purpose of improving parking availability in the downtown commercial area by relocating most City employee parking from Hillman Garage to satellite parking facilities; and providing transportation to and from said satellite parking facilities.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 28-17
Introduced by: Alderman Budge and Mayor Pantelides
Referred to
Public Safety Committee
Transportation Committee
Transportation Board
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Removing City Employee Parking from Hillman Garage
FOR the purpose of improving parking availability in the downtown commercial area by relocating most City employee parking from Hillman Garage to satellite parking facilities; and providing transportation to and from said satellite parking facilities.
BY adding the following portions to the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2016 Edition
Section 12.28.195
WHEREAS, in 2007 the City Council declared that "Municipal garages and lots in the City Center are primarily for customers, patrons and clients whose stay may exceed two hours." (Annapolis City Code 12.04.040.3); and
WHEREAS, the City Council further declared that "Longer term parking should be outside the City Center at satellite lots..." (Ibid.); and
WHEREAS, the City Council further declared that "The City should provide timely, frequent and comfortable transportation from satellite lots to the City Center" (Ibid.); and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2009 Mayoral Candidate Cohen said "City Hall needs to lead by example. It is bad for business downtown when scores of city employees take up valuable parking spaces in the most sought-after parking garage downtown"; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2010 the Mayor's Transportation and Parking Idea Team reported "Most City employees with monthly parking passes in Hillman Garage should be moved to underutilized parking garages"; and
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2011 the Annapolis Parking Advisory Commit...
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