City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 01 22

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SUBJECT: DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURE DISCUSSION DATE: JANUARY 22, 2019 PAGE 4 OF 8 Parking Structure RFP To advance discussions about adding parking supply in downtown, the LRC allocated funds in their 2018 budget to conduct a conceptual design for a parking structure located within the 600 block of Main and Front streets. City Council discussed an initial version of an expanded study on July 5, 2017. Council's input on the RFP was to; 1) not perform a comprehensive parking supply and demand analysis, and 2) only look at the 600 block of Front and Main Streets for the conceptual design location. The LRC modified the RFP with that input and finalized it at their February 12, 2018 meeting. The LRC engaged Desman Inc. and DAJ Design to conduct the parking structure conceptual design. The contract was approved at the LRC meeting on June 20, 2018 and at the City Council meeting on July 3, 2018. DISCUSSION: Since the contract has been approved in July 2018, the LRC, Desman, and DAJ Design have been hard at work analyzing the site and developing structure designs to achieve an efficient, thoughtful concept that fits as best as possible within the downtown Louisville context. The focus has been on placing the structure within the possible orientations and considering height, setbacks, parking efficiency, etc. Aesthetics have not been the priority thus far in considering a current location and would come at a later date should additional plan discussions occur requiring more detailed design and fagade concepts. Desman kicked off the project by meeting with the LRC and City Staff (Planning, Public Works, and Engineering) in separate meetings to learn about the site, goals, and challenges each group sees with the project. The parking structure may have two different footprints within the 600 block of Main and Front Streets, the first being an east/west orientation crossing the alley, and the second being a north/south orientation within the current Front Street parking lot directly to the south of the Lucky Pie property. 43