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• FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _6_ May 5, 2004 Consider amendment of Farmer's Market interim use permit (continued) Administrator Worthington said that 10 parking spaces in the north lot will be lost due to the configuration of raised islands. Only 5 of these are in the customer parking rows, so this represents the loss of another 5 spaces, in exchange for improved traffic flow and safety. Subtracting the TCCU needs, the vendor area, and the re-striping loss from the total of 423 parking spaces, leaves a total of 183 spaces (down from 231 indicated on the 2003 IUP) for customers, as shown in the IUP. These parking stalls are located in the north parking lot, west of the vendor area, and in the west parking lot adjacent to Prior. It should be noted that this is the actual area that was used for parking during last year's market, and it was never observed to overflow. The real net change to this area is only the 5 spaces lost from re-striping. Overflow parking at City Hall (25+ spaces) is not included in any of the calculations for this year's IUP. However, it is still available, as needed. Staff is confident that the site will be able to bear the parking burden of the Farmer's Market this year, with the adjusted numbers given on the revised IUP. We want to make sure we are not requiring an unreasonable restriction on the TCCU property. The adjusted parking figures reflect real usage based on last year's experience, corrected parking stall counts, and a reasonable allowance for TCCU's business use on Farmer's Market days. At their regularly scheduled meeting on Apri127, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the IUP to the City Council. Council member Lindstrom said that one resident showed up at the Planning Commission meeting and wanted to make sure the City approved the Interim Use Permit. Council member Kuettel said that if everyone agrees on this at the end of this season, perhaps the City could make this a Conditional Use Permit. Hermes will be joining the Farmer's Market. The St. Paul Farmer's Market has been very responsive. Twin Cities Co-op has been a great neighbor and most accommodating. They have reserved spots for students and have been great neighbors. Mayor Gehrz concurred and said that was going to be her suggestion too, particularly based upon the tremendously positive feedback from the community. Next year, the Planning Commission and staff can look at a Conditional Use Permit, which means the Farmer's Market could continue without having to go through the Planning Commission and City Council every year. ~o