Owners of a downtown pub and other business owners told the Troutdale City Council on Jan. 14, 2025, that construction-related parking and staging are reducing customer parking and causing lost revenue. City staff said they will pursue short-term measures while a formal downtown parking study proceeds.

Representatives of the Yield Pub (owner names not specified in the record) described daily disruption from construction crews parking on Kendall Street and using public right-of-way as a staging area, leaving little or no on-street parking for customers and causing an estimated revenue loss. The owners said they arranged temporary staff parking on a nearby, currently vacant former gas-station lot but were concerned that arrangement is temporary because the property is for sale.

City Manager Ray (surname not specified in transcript) and staff said they recognize the problem and that staff expected construction-related effects when the Home Forward project was approved. Ray said staff had prepared a draft memo to contractors and permittees that would ask contractors to avoid blocking business parking and to use alternative staging areas where feasible. He also said staff would investigate adding temporary two‑hour parking restrictions in affected blocks and would follow up with the construction company about off‑site parking options. A downtown parking study currently under way will examine longer-term solutions.

Ray offered to meet with business owners after the meeting to discuss immediate mitigations and to coordinate enforcement and signage. Council members thanked the business representatives for raising the issue and acknowledged that a permanent solution is likely tied to the completion of current development projects.