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Mount Clemens approves six-month parking study with Fishback Engineering
Summary
The commission approved a parking study with Fishback Engineering to review downtown parking supply, enforcement, funding and technology; consultants estimated a roughly six-month timeline and said recommendations will include options for EV charging and policy changes.
Mount Clemens commissioners voted to engage Fishback Engineering to produce a downtown parking strategic plan intended to guide decisions for the next 5–10 years.
"The administration has consulted with Fishback Engineering to perform a parking study for all city-owned parking lots," City Manager Shipman said, summarizing the recommendation. A Fishback representative told the commission, "I would plan about 6 months to finish in the spring," and said the study would evaluate current conditions, future development, enforcement policies, staffing and a financial review.
Commissioners asked practical questions about interim meter maintenance and whether the study cost would be charged to the city's parking fund or the general fund. The consultant and staff said the study would look at short-term maintenance needs as well as longer-term policy options and that funding decisions would be coordinated with city finance staff.
Fishback said the study will recommend approaches to integrate different payment technologies across lots and on-street parking and will evaluate zoning impacts and pipeline development projects when forecasting future needs. The consultant also said the firm would identify reasonable locations and opportunities for electric-vehicle charging "to support the community through EV charging without you don't lose money in those spaces." (Fishback representative)
The motion to approve the parking study passed during the meeting.
What happens next: Fishback will begin the study and is expected to return recommendations in roughly six months; staff said they will pursue interim meter maintenance and monitor short-term issues such as damaged meter heads and visibility while the study is conducted.
