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08-10-99 Workshop DEL~Y 8F~£H CITY COMMISSION ~ CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA ~~ WORKSHOP MEETING - AUGUST 10, 1999-6:00PM '1111~ FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 1993 The City will furnish auxiliary aids and services to afford an individual with a disability an opportunity to participate in and enjoy the benefits of a service, program or activity conducted by the City. Contact Doug Randolph at 243-7127 (voice) or 243-7199 (TDD), 24 hours prior to the event in order for the City to accommodate your request. Adaptive listening devices are available for meetings in the Commission Chambers. AGENDA (1) Clarification Regarding Parking Meters on East Atlantic (2) Presentation by Old School Square - Operating Budget Request And Band Shell Project (3) FY 2000 Budget (4) Commission Comments. Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. The City neither provides nor prepares such record. £1TY OF I)ELA;lY BEACH j~jl.j~l~CaC~t~ 100 N.W, 1st AVENUE - DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33444 · 561/243-7000 1993 ~ro: David T. Harden, City Manager FROM: ~l~obert A. Barcinski, ^ssistant City Manager DATE: August 4, 1999 SUBJECT: Agenda Item City Commission Workshop August fO, 1999 Clarification of Direction - On Street Parking Meters East Atlantic At the City Commission June 8th workshop, Rich and Associates presented the Parking Study report and their recommendations. Commission provided staff direction on the various recommendations per the attached memorandum. However, the tape transcript was inconclusive concerning direction on the recommendation to install parking meters at on street parking spaces east of the Intracoastal. Rich and Associates recommended this option be considered and approved if a parking garage were to be built. It is my understanding that a majority of the Parking Management Advisory Board members would still like to pursue the meter option. My recommendation would be that we consider on street parking meters east of the Intracoastal when we are able to secure additional off street surface parking. Staff is seeking Commission direction. RAB/tas File:u:sweeney/agend a Doc:080499a Pdnted c~ Recycled MEMORANDUM TO: Parking Management Advisory Board ~'P~/Robert A. Barcinski, Assistant City Manager FROM: DATE: July 30, 1999 SUBJECT: City Commission Direction - Rich and Associates, Inc. Report June 8, 1999 Workshop I have reviewed the City Clerk's notes (minutes are not prepared for workshops) and the tape for the June 8th workshop item dealing with the Rich and Associates report. The following recommendations contained in the report were agreed to by City Commission and staff was directed to pursue these: 1. Review and revise Parking Standards by land use. 2. Consider implementing a resident parking permit program when conditions warrant it. 3. Develop a marketing program for business and on-street parking. 4. Add one (1) volunteer parking enforcement patrol during peak season. 5. Improve and add signage for parking similar to signage installed west of the Intracoastal. 6. Add where needed and repaint faded parking stalls. 7. Make the City-owned meter spaces on the north side of the Marriott available at night until 11:00 p.m. for valet parking. 8. Proceed with discussions with the First Presbyterian Church to create a 95-space surface lot, as well as with Nations Bank to add surface parking. Priority was placed on trying to acquire additional surface parking. Recommendations and options contained in the Rich and Associates report that were not accepted by City Commission were as follows: 1. Begin planning for a future parking structure to be completed within the next two to three years 2. The "Do Nothing Option" 3. Remote employee parking - shuttle service 4. Provide extensive additional valet service Based on review of a verbatim transcript of the tape of the meeting, it is inconclusive concerning commissions direction regarding parking meters. A Commissioner and the Mayor appeared to be in favor of pursuing this option; the other three made no comment. We will take this item back to City Commission in August. Staff was also directed to review data contained in the report. RAB/tas Cc: David T. Harden Diane Dominguez File:u:sweeney/parking Doc:073099 DIRECTION REGARDING CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP OF JUNE 8, 1999 WS(1) PRESENTATION BY RICH AND ASSOCIATES OF THE PARKING STUDY ANALYSIS COMPLETED FOR EAST OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATER- WAY Mayor Alperin reviewed the options as provided in section 5 of the parking study: 1) Do noting: Ail of the Commission responded this was not an option. 2) Provide a shuttle from a remote, under-utilized parking area: Commission felt this was not viable and employees would have difficulty enforcing it. Archer noted however, it might encourage employees to use a shuttle if there was metered parking vs free parking with a shuttle. 3) Provide extensive valet service: Commission felt this was also not a viable solution. The problem with this option is who would pay for the service. Businesses were not receptive without having control of the valet service. 4) Create additional surface parking in a public lot. Commission agreed that we should provide parking surfaces as they become available. 5) Build a parking structure. Ail agreed they felt uncomfortable asking the citizens to pay for a parking garage, although they felt it would be needed in the future to avoid parking in residential areas. Also it was mentioned that both the east and west areas should be considered to avoid two parking structures and to accommodate the business area also. Again there was a concern as to who should pay for the parking structure. Bruce Gimmy mentioned that when Commission discussed revenue from surface parking it means meters. He mentioned that about six years ago PMT recommended that meters should be in- stalled east of the intracoastal as a partial solution to the problem. It would turn over vehicles sooner and create some revenue. He felt that meters are paramount in bring in monies and vehicle turn over. Mayor Alperin, if we do surface lots or a parking garage we have to put meters on the street, there's no question in my mind. And if we put meters on the street they have to be a higher price then for the off street parking or west of the intracoastal. Mayor Alperin, the consensus is that we should be looking at surface parking. Is there a consensus that we should be looking to support a parking garage? Commissioner Archer, I think we should keep it in mind along with other options, including meters. Commissioner Schmidt, not right now. Mayor Alperin, I feel by delaying this way we are not fixing ...... This Commission has been very proactive about trying to plan for the future and we're struggling to catch-up with the past and we're falling further behind. By not telling staff to look at building a garage we're falling further behind, perhaps we do need a separate taxing district to subsidize the expense. Commissioner Wright questioned what kind of demand are we looking at? Will we be increasing our population that much or are we talking about the number of people who want to use our beaches and restaurants? Personally he goes to the beach once a week and he hunts around but finds a parking place. City Manager, I would like staff to do a more vigorous analysis of the report. Commissioner Randolph, even with the surface parking, that would not be adequate if we continue to advance the City with the popularity it has now. How much of a sacrifice are we willing to make. We need to explore the surface parking we have now to provide for the needs of private and public parking. We need to watch our growth very closely. Mayor Alperin, direction to staff is we need to empha- size surface parking, look at the 28 spaces at the Marriott and the Church parking. Commissioner Archer, and no-one wants to look at meter- ing spaces? Mayor Alperin, were only talking about metering spaces on East Atlantic at this point. 2 RECEIVED °~/ JU,.. 3 01999 ? CITY MANAGER School Square?o: David Harden, City Manager ar~ /[ ~,Lf c u L T u , ^ L FROM: Joe Gillie, Director, Old School Squ ARTS CENTER SUBJECT: Request to Appear on Commission Work~op Agenda DATE: July 29, 1999 Old School Square respectfully requests to appear on the August 10, 1999 City Commission Workshop Agenda to: 1. Update the commission on Old School Square with regard to Line Budget request of $182,000.00. We will provide a brief overview of programs and services. 2. Present the preliminary drawings for the proposed Band Shell project at Old School Square. Old School Square requested $100,000.00 city support in the 1999-2000 budget to assist with the public restrooms. Old School Square received a $500,000.00 grant from the County Bond Referendum with a portion of the money to go to the exterior band shell project. We thank you for the opportunity to make this presentation and as always appreciate the city partnership with Old School Square. cc: Robert Barcinski Robert D. Chapin Robert Currie Old School Square, Inc. 51 North Swinton Ave. Delray Beach, Florida 33~.~~. City of Delray Beach Fiscal Year 1999-2000 BudEet New Initiatives Department Funded Not Funded City Commission Funding for unplanned training and $4,000 Additional funding for unplanned $8,000 workshops training/workshops Support for Palm Beach Film Festival 5,000 Purchase of new copier $7,700 City Attorney Lease of new copier $3,700 New carpeting 5,650 Human Resources Quarterly employee pocket guides $5~490 Finance HP Color Laser Jet Printer $3,000 Additional Cogl~os Licenses 3,730 MIS Laser Printer for document forms $3,900 Document laser print software 15,000 Police Officer/Sergeant salary adjustments $310,000 Unmarked vehicle leasing program $102,660 District 1 weapons upgrade 17,140 District 2 weapons upgrade 20,950 Replacement chairs for front lobby 1,500 Replacement protective masks 2,630 Security camera system 3,500 Police Support Services Replacement office furniture $22~520 Police Investigations 6 New workstations $14,000 New desk for traffic officer $850 Digital Image Enhancement software 5,700 Afix Tracker automated fingerprint 24,480 (to enhance poor quality prints for ID system increased identification) Optical ten-print reader (inkless digital 24,900 fingerprint capture system) Fire Replacement garage door openers for $4,800 Painting of Fire Station #5 $10,500 all stations Computerized sprinkler system for 3,500 Cognos report writer software 10,910 Station 1 (licenses and training) 3 additional laptop computers 17,400 Computer for Battalion Chief 2,100 Video conferencing equipment 10,000 CD Rom tower 2,000 Portable Infra-red GC/Mass 65,000 3 laptop docking stations 1,800 spectrometer Doors and partition extensions for 4,500 Thermal imaging camera 24,000 work areas in Fire Safety Daily staffing sottware 40,000 Planning & Zoning Continuation of Historic Structures $5,000 Economic Development Plan $20,000 survey Cognos report writer software 2,850 (licenses and training) Community Cognos report writer software 5,130 All America City competition costs $15,160 Improvement (licenses and training) Conversion of Hansen software to 3,100 ACRT for tree inventory Autodisk Pro Landscape software 850 Replacement office furniture 6,800 Public Works Additional traffic maintenance worker $25,500 position Principal planner position 46,100 Miscellaneous Blue collar worker salary adjustments $60,000 Page 1 of 2 City of Delray Beach Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Budget New Initiatives Parks and Recreation Full-time StaffAssistant II for $27,060 Part-time park ranger $9,830 Athletics div. (upgrade from P/T) College intern program 11,0 l0 Install dug out roofs at Miller Park 10,000 Modular display exhibit for marketing 4,000 field #3 and Currie Commons dept. at special events Replace awning on lawnbowling and 18,620 Install dug out roofs at Men'itt Park 10,000 shuffleboard courts at Veteran's Park 2 additional full-time lifeguards 53,750 Install swing door to the conference 2,500 Full time StaffAsst (upgrade from 26,740 room at Pompey Park to replace part-time) for Ocean Rescue div. sliding door (per Fire Dept. Replace Community Center front desk 1,500 inspection) working area Replace auditorium partitions at 11,500 Replace front section of Community 3,500 Pompey Park Center stage curtains Install stage curtains at Pompey Park 3,000 Carpeted folding portable stage 6,300 Repair boat docks at Veterans Park 5,000 platforms for special events at Maintenance conlxact for bermuda 59,000 Pompay Park grass at Pompey Park Portable P.A. system for Pompey 1,480 2 additional General Maintenance 47,000 Workers in Parks Maintenance Full-time Office Asst II position in 22,130 Parks Maintenance (upgrade from part-time) Maintenance contract for athletic field 27,000 at Pine Grove Elementary Tree care and maintenance as 94,860 recommended by ACRT Env. Inc. Bobcat-skid loader with tree boom 17,500 and fork lift Additional General Maintenance 21,800 Worker at the Cemetery Library Increase in funding $80,000 Page 2 of 2 Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Budget New Initiatives Department Funded Not Funded City Commission Funding for unplanned training and $4,000 Additional funding for unplanned $8,000 workshops training/workshops Support for Palm Beach Film Festival 5,000 Purchase of new copier $7,700 City Attorney Lease of new copier $3,700 New carpeting 5,650 Human Resources Quarterly employee pocket guides $5~490 Finance HP Color Laser Jet Printer $3,000 Additional Cognos Licenses 3,730 MIS Laser Printer for document forms $3,900 Document laser print soi~ware 15,000 Police Officer/Sergeant salary adjustments $310,000 Unmarked vehicle leasing program $102,660 District l weapons upgrade 17,140 District 2 weapons upgrade 20,950 Replacement chairs for front lobby 1,500 Replacement protective masks 2,630 Security camera system 3,500 Police Support Services Replacement orifice furniture $22~520 Police Investigations 6 New workstations $14,000 New desk for traffic officer $850 Digital Image Enhancement so/b0vare 5,700 Afix Tracker automated fingerprint 24,480 (to enhance poor quality prints for ID system increased identification) Optical ten-print reader (inkless digital 24,900 fingerprint capture system) Fire Replacement garage door openers for $4,800 Painting of Fire Station #5 $10,500 all stations Computerized sprinkler system for 3,500 Cognos report writer software 10,910 Station 1 (licenses and training) 3 additional laptop computers 17,400 Computer for Battalion Chief 2,100 Video conferencing equipment 10,000 CD Rom tower 2,000 Portable Infi-a-red GC/Mass 65,000 3 laptop docking stations 1,800 spectrometer Doors and partition extensions for 4,500 Thermal imaging camera 24,000 work areas in Fire Safety Daily staffin[~ software 40,000 Planning & Zoning Continuation of Historic Structures $5,000 Economic Development Plan $20,000 survey Cognos report writer software 2,850 (licenses and training) Community Cognos report writer software 5,130 All America City competition costs $15,160 Improvement (licenses and training) Conversion ofHansen sottware to 3,100 ACRT for tree inventory Autodisk Pro Landscape soft. rare 850 Replacement office furniture 6,800 Public Works Additional traffic maintenance worker $25,500 position Principal planner position 46,100 Miscellaneous Blue collar worker salary adjustments $60,000 Page 1 of 2 City of Delray Beach Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Budget New Initiatives Parks and Recreation Full-time StaffAssistant II for $27,060 Pm-time park ranger $9,830 Athletics div. (upgrade from P/T) College intern program 11,010 Install dug out roofs at Miller Park 10,000 Modular display exhibit for marketing 4,000 field #3 and Currie Commons dept. at special events Replace awning on lawnbowling and 18,620 Install dug out roofs at Merritt Park 10,000 shuffleboard courts at Veteran's Park 2 additional full-time lifeguards 53,750 Install swing door to the conference 2,500 Full time StaffAsst (upgrade fxom 26,740 room at Pompey Park to replace part-time) for Ocean Rescue div. sliding door (per Fire Dept. Replace Community Center front desk 1,500 inspection) working area Replace auditorium partitions at 11,500 Replace front section of Community 3,500 Pompey Park Center stage curtains Install stage curtains at Pompey Park 3,000 Carpeted folding portable stage 6,300 Repair boat docks at Veterans Park 5,000 platforms for special events at Maintenance contract for bermuda 59,000 Pompay Park grass at Pompey Park Portable P.A. system for Pompey 1,480 2 additional General Maintenance 47,000 Workers in Parks Maintenance Full-time Office Asst II position in 22,130 Parks Maintenance (upgrade from part-time) Maintenance conla'act for athletic field 27,000 at Pine Grove Elementary Tree care and maintenance as 94,860 recommended by ACRT Env. Inc. Bobcat-skid loader with Ixee boom 17,500 and fork lit~ Additional General Maintenance 21,800 Worker at the C.emetery Library Increase in funding $80,000 Page 2 of 2 CITY COMMISSION CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA WORKSHOP MEETING - AUGUST 10, 1999 - 6:00 PM FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 1993 The City will furnish auxiliary aids and services to afford an individual with a disability an opportunity to participate in and enjoy the benefits of a service, program or activity conducted by the City. Contact Doug Randolph at 243-7127 (voice) or 243-7199 (TDD), 24 hours prior to the event in order for the City to accommodate your request. Adaptive listening devices are available for meetings in the Commission Chambers. AGENDA (1) Clarification Regarding Parking Meters on East Atlantic (2) Presentation by Old School Square - Operating Budget Request And Band Shell Project (3) FY 2000 Budget (4) Commission Comments. Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. The City neither provides nor prepares such record. DELRAY BEACH AJ~-AJlTel"Jl~lCJty 100 N.W. 1st AVENUE · DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33444 · 561/243-7000 993 To: David T. Harden, City Manager FROM: ~obert A. Barcinski, Assistant City Manager DATE: August 4, 1999 SUBJECT: Agenda Item City Commission Workshop August fO, 1999 Clarification of Direction - On Street Parking Meters East Atlantic At the City Commission June 8th workshop, Rich and Associates presented the Parking Study report and their recommendations. Commission provided staff direction on the various recommendations per the attached memorandum. However, the tape transcript was inconclusive concerning direction on the recommendation to install parking meters at on street parking spaces east of the Intracoastal. Rich and Associates recommended this option be considered and approved if a parking garage were to be built. It is my understanding that a majority of the Parking Management Advisory Board members would still like to pursue the meter option. My recommendation would be that we consider on street parking meters east of the Intracoastal when we are able to secure additional off street surface parking. Staff is seeking Commission direction. RAB/tas File:u:sweeney/agenda Doc:080499a THE EFFORT ALWAYS MATTERS ~.~). (~ / .~ P'~nted o~ Recy,cled Paper MEMO DUM TO: Parking Management Advisory Board ~/Robert A. Barcinski, Assistant City Manager FROM: DATE: July 30, 1999 SUBJECT: City Commission Direction - Rich and Associates, Inc. Report June 8, 1999 Workshop I have reviewed the City Clerk's notes (minutes are not prepared for workshops) and the tape for the June 8"~ workshop item dealing with the Rich and Associates report. The following recommendations contained in the report were agreed to by City Commission and staff was directed to pursue these: 1. Review and revise Parking Standards by land use. 2. Consider implementing a resident parking permit program when conditions warrant it. 3. Develop a marketing program for business and on-street parking. 4. Add one (1) volunteer parking enforcement patrol dudng peak season. 5. Improve and add signage for parking similar to signage installed west of the Intracoastal. 6. Add where needed and repaint faded parking stalls. 7. Make the City-owned meter spaces on the north side of the Marriott available at night until 11:00 p.m. for valet parking. 8. Proceed with discussions with the First Presbyterian Church to create a 95-space surface lot, as well as with Nations Bank to add surface parking. Priodty was placed on trying to acquire additional surface parking. Recommendations and options contained in the Rich and Associates report that were not accepted by City Commission were as follows: 1. Begin planning for a future parking structure to be completed within the next two to three years 2. The "Do Nothing Option" 3. Remote employee parking - shuffle service 4. Provide extensive additional valet service Based on review of a verbatim transcript of the tape of the meeting, it is inconclusive concerning commissions direction regarding parking meters. A Commissioner and the Mayor appeared to be in favor of pursuing this option; the other three made no comment. We will take this item back to City Commission in August. Staff was also directed to review data contained in the report. RAB/tas Cc: David T. Harden Diane Dominguez File:u:sweeney/parking Doc:073099 DIRECTION REGARDING CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP OF JUNE 8, 1999 WS(1) PRESENTATION BY RICH AND ASSOCIATES OF THE PARKING STUDY ANALYSIS COMPLETED FOR EAST OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATER- WAY Mayor Alperin reviewed the options as provided in section 5 of the parking study: 1) Do noting: Ail of the Commission responded this was not an option. 2) Provide a shuttle from a remote, under-utilized parking area: Commission felt this was not viable and employees would have difficulty enforcing it. Archer noted however, it might encourage employees to use a shuttle if there was metered parking vs free parking with a shuttle. 3) Provide extensive valet service: Commission felt this was also not a viable solution. The problem with this option is who would pay for the service. Businesses were not receptive without having control of the valet service. 4) Create additional surface parking in a public lot. Commission agreed that we should provide parking surfaces as they become available. 5) Build a parking structure. Ail agreed they felt uncomfortable asking the citizens to pay for a parking garage, although they felt it would be needed in the future to avoid parking in residential areas. Also it was mentioned that both the east and west areas should be considered to avoid two parking structures and to accommodate the business area also. Again there was a concern as to who should pay for the parking structure. Bruce Gimmy mentioned that when Commission discussed revenue from surface parking it means meters. He mentioned that about six years ago PMT recommended that meters should be in- stalled east of the intracoastal as a partial solution to the problem. It would turn over vehicles sooner and create some revenue. He felt that meters are paramount in bring in monies and vehicle turn over. Mayor Alperin, if we do surface lots or a parking garage we have to put meters on the street, there's no question in my mind. And if we put meters on the street they have to be a higher price then for the off street parking or west of the intracoastal. Mayor Alperin, the consensus is that we should be looking at surface parking. Is there a consensus that we should be looking to support a parking garage? Commissioner Archer, I think we should keep it in mind along with other options, including meters. Commissioner Schmidt, not right now. Mayor Alperin, I feel by delaying this way we are not fixing ...... This Commission has been very proactive about trying to plan for the future and we're struggling to catch-up with the past and we're falling further behind. By not telling staff to look at building a garage we're falling further behind, perhaps we do need a separate taxing district to subsidize the expense. Commissioner Wright questioned what kind of demand are we looking at? Will we be increasing our population that much or are we talking about the number of people who want to use our beaches and restaurants? Personally he goes to the beach once a week and he hunts around but finds a parking place. City Manager, I would like staff to do a more vigorous analysis of the report. Commissioner Randolph, even with the surface parking, that would not be adequate if we continue to advance the City with the popularity it has now. How much of a sacrifice are we willing to make. We need to explore the surface parking we have now to provide for the needs of private and public parking. We need to watch our growth very closely. Mayor Alperin, direction to staff is we need to empha- size surface parking, look at the 28 spaces at the Marriott and the Church parking. Commissioner Archer, and no-one wants to look at meter- ing spaces? Mayor Alperin, were only talking about metering spaces on East Atlantic at this point. -2- RECEIVED J U 3 0 1999 CITY MANAGER Old School :. , TO: David Harden, City Manager ~ x,v/ /t/n q"- ^~sc ~ ~ ~c ~. · ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ FROM: Joe Gillie, Director, Old School Squ~~~'~ S~CT: Request to Appe~ on Co~ission Wor~op Agenda DATE: July 29, 1999 Old School Square respectfully requests to appear on the August 10, 1999 City Commission Workshop Agenda to: 1. Update the commission on Old School Square with regard to Line Budget request of $182,000.00. We will provide a brief overview of programs and services. 2. Present the preliminary drawings for the proposed Band Shell project at Old School Square. Old School Square requested $100,000.00 city support in the 1999-2000 budget to assist with the public restrooms. Old School Square received a $500,000.00 grant from the County Bond Referendum with a portion of the money to go to the exterior band shell project. We thank you for the opportunity to make this presentation and as always appreciate the city partnership with Old School Square. cc: Robert Barcinski Robert D. Chapin Robert Currie Old School Square, Inc. 51 North Swinton Ave. Delray Beach, Florida 33444 Planning & Zoning Department MEMORANDUM TO: DAVID T. HARDEN CITY MANAGER ,OM. P & Z DIRECTOR ~ DATE: AUGUST 3, 1999 RE: SETBACKS IN THE CBD EAST OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY This memo is provided in response to your request for information on the LDR amendment that was recently adopted by the City Commission, reducing the setback requirements for the Pineapple Grove Main Street area and the portion of the CBD that is east of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW). The portion of' the CBD located within the original DDA (Downtown Development Authority) area, which is generally the first block north and south of Atlantic Avenue between Swinton and the ICWW, has no front setback requirement. Structures may be built right up to the property line, and most in fact are. Prior to the LDR change, the front setback for the rest of the CBD was ten feet (10'). The plan adopted for the Pineapple Grove Main Street area called for a reduction in the minimum front and side street setbacks to five feet (5'). When staff drafted the amendment to incorporate those changes, we took the opportunity to include the eastern portion of the CBD as well. We felt it was appropriate to provide some continuity in appearance between the building lines east and west sides of the ICWW, and also to address the fact that many of the existing structures do not comply with the 10' setback. We discussed whether or not the setback should be reduced to zero as in the original DDA area, but we decided that having the setback at 5' would allow for additional sidewalk area in front of the buildings. With all of the pedestrian activity that the City has enjoyed, and the numerous sidewalk cafes that have been established, the sidewalks can get very congested. It made sense to us to require the additional space in front of the buildings. Additionally, the fact that Atlantic Avenue is four lanes in this area as opposed to two lanes in the original DDA, seemed to justify a wider sidewalk. The 5' is also consistent with what was approved for the West Atlantic Avenue redevelopment corridor. If you have any further questions, let me know. CC: s:~olanning & zoning\documents~letters & memos~cbdsetbacks..doc