parklet resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. C-_____________.A resolution requesting that the administration and the Downtown Spokane Partnership implement a 60-day parklet demonstration project in downtown Spokane. WHEREAS, parklets are public spaces which are located in the public right of way and provide additional public gathering spaces which can energize specific areas of a city; andWHEREAS, the greater pedestrian activity generated by parklets activates the street, generates interest in the area, and leads to an increasingly vibrant public realm; andWHEREAS, parklets have been shown to have a very positive impact on pedestrian and business activity in cities such as Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., and others; andWHEREAS, business and property owners in several areas of downtown Spokane and in other neighborhoods near downtown have expressed enthusiasm for the placement of a parklet in their areas; andWHEREAS, the Downtown Spokane Partnership has been working with City staff and with the local nonprofit design group you express studio (“YES”) to ensure that a parklet demonstration project could be executed well and therefore be viable proof that the concept could succeed in downtown Spokane and possibly in other neighborhoods as well; andWHEREAS, to be successful, a parklet demonstration project must adequately address infrastructure and parking impacts, be tied to a specific location, have the support of the adjacent business owners, not reduce available parking in the immediate area, be safe for the public to use, be easily maintained by a sponsor of the project, be for an express duration, and be capable of easy and fast installation and removal. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SPOKANE CITY COUNCIL that the City Council requests that the administration, the Downtown Spokane Partnership, YES, and the adjacent property owners enter into a memorandum of understanding which creates and implements a parklet demonstration project in downtown Spokane, according to the parameters stated in the attached briefing paper; BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that the City Council requests that the administration and the Downtown Spokane Partnership provide a follow-up report to the City Council on the outcomes of the parklet demonstration project in the fourth quarter of 2015. PASSED by the City Council on ____. Council PresidentAttest: Approved as to form: City Clerk Assistant City AttorneyTRANSCRIPT
RESOLUTION NO. C-_____________. AresolutionrequestingthattheadministrationandtheDowntownSpokane Partnership implement a 60-day parklet demonstration project in downtown Spokane.WHEREAS, parklets are public spaces which are located in the public right of way and provide additional public gathering spaces which can energize specific areas of a city; and WHEREAS, the greater pedestrian activity generated by parklets activates the street, generates interest in the area, and leads to an increasingly vibrant public realm; and WHEREAS, parklets have been shown to have a very positive impact on pedestrian and business activity in cities such as Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., and others; and WHEREAS, business and property owners in several areas of downtown Spokane and in other neighborhoods near downtown have expressed enthusiasm for the placement of a parklet in their areas; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Spokane Partnership has been working with City staff and with the local nonprofit design group you express studio (YES) to ensure that a parklet demonstration project could be executed well and therefore be viable proof that the concept could succeed in downtown Spokane and possibly in other neighborhoods as well; and WHEREAS, to be successful, a parklet demonstration project must adequately address infrastructure and parking impacts, be tied to a specific location, have the support of the adjacent business owners, not reduce available parking in the immediate area, be safe for the public to use, be easily maintained by a sponsor of the project, be for an express duration, and be capable of easy and fast installation and removal. NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHESPOKANECITYCOUNCIL thattheCityCouncilrequeststhattheadministration,theDowntownSpokane Partnership,YES,andtheadjacentpropertyownersenterintoamemorandumof understandingwhichcreatesandimplementsaparkletdemonstrationprojectin downtown Spokane, according to the parameters stated in the attached briefing paper;BEITALSORESOLVED,thattheCityCouncilrequeststhattheadministration andtheDowntownSpokanePartnershipprovideafollow-upreporttotheCityCouncil on the outcomes of the parklet demonstration project in the fourth quarter of 2015. PASSED by the City Council on ____. Council President Attest: Approved as to form: City ClerkAssistant City Attorney Mayor Date Effective Date