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♦ <br /> COUNCIL MEMORANDUM <br /> #2009-07 <br /> DATE: April 28, 2009 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager � <br /> SUBJECT: Request for Parking Garages for Cruisin' Downtown <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the attached <br /> resolution authorizing City Centre Decatur (CCD) to charge $2.00 per vehicle for <br /> parking in City Garages B and C for the Cruisin' Downtown event to be held Saturday, <br /> July 11, 2009 in downtown Decatur. <br /> BACKGROUND: City Centre Decatur is planning to hold the 17th annual Cruisin' <br /> Downtown on Saturday, July 11, 2009, in and around Central Park. This event is based <br /> on a day-long classic car display, and it is the organization's largest annual fund raiser. <br /> Executive Director Daylyn Wells writes, "As festival production costs begin to rise, the <br /> City Centre Decatur board of directors has been looking at additional means of income <br /> for Cruisin' Downtown. In an effort to make this year's event financially successful, we <br /> respectfully request the use of City Garages B and C for the day of the car show. Our <br /> plan is to use CCD board members to staff the garages and charge a nominal $2.00 per ' <br /> vehicle fee for car show spectators wanting prime parking." <br /> If the Council approves this request, this would be the first year this organization would j <br /> be permitted to charge for parking in these garages and keep the proceeds. �, <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known objectors to this request. Reserve <br /> parking in the garages would not be affected by this request. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Daylyn Wells, Executive Director of City Centre <br /> Decatur, Phone: 423-3475. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Assistant City Manager, Jerry Bauer, is working with City Centre <br /> Decatur staff regarding this request. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: There would be no direct budget implications for the <br /> City since the event will be held on a Saturday, when fees are not otherwise normally <br /> charged for parking in these City garages. <br /> attachment <br />