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Community Redevelopment Agency Minutes May 14, 2018 Page 2 of 3 Fourth Item of Business: Lake Concord Parking Study Ms. Emily Hanna, Chief Planner, said staff is requesting a financial commitment from the CRA for a parking study at Lake Concord Park for $47,260. She said in 2016 the CRA updated its redevelopment plan and identified a parking structure as a potential project to be funded by the CRA. Ms. Hanna said before the CRA can begin constructing a parking structure, a study must be conducted to determine the number of parking spaces necessary to support existing park users, City Hall and future growth of Lake Concord Park. Ms. Hanna said the parking study would help identify the parking needs for the area and recommend updates to the parking requirements for Lake Concord Park Overlay District, in addition to the City's Unified Land Development Regulations requirements. She said the parking study would further the construction of the additional parking spaces as outlined as a funded project in the CRA's Redevelopment Plan. Ms. Hanna explained that the Lake Concord parking study would be completed by Kittelson and Associates through the Transportation Planning and Engineering SOQ. She said that a budget amendment for $8,389 from the Other Non -Operating Source Account is required to provide adequate funding for the project. In response to the Board's question, Ms. Hanna stated that the scope is divided into three phases. She said the study would review existing conditions of Lake Concord Park, review the transportation infrastructure, determine an area for structured parking and provide recommendations to the City. In response to the Board's question, Ms. Hanna said the vendor has been provided the study from ACi regarding possible changes to the Police Station site. Mr. J. P. Reasonor, Kittelson and Associates, 225 East Robinson Street, Orlando, Florida came forward. Mr. Reasonor said about 15 years ago he worked on the City's Downtown Master Plan for the CRA, the design of the old roundabouts and the concept design of Lake Concord Park. In response to the Board's question, Mr. Reasonor said that Kittelson and Associates is a transportation, planning and engineering firm. He said the work would involve obtaining and analyzing the data and provide an understanding of the numbers. Mr. Reasonor said his company transfers the numbers into action items and implementable things.