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Council reviews island parking inventory, marks hazardous spots and reopens Main Street parking
Summary
Staff reported a detailed island parking inventory and identified hazardous sewer-manhole spaces to remain closed; council approved reopening parking on Main Street and directed selective opening of spaces pending signage and repairs.
Town staff presented an island-parking update that enumerated available spaces and described safety constraints and a staged schedule for reopening.
The presentation listed counts by location (examples provided by staff: Northshore Drive West 49 spaces, Northshore Drive East 16, Canal Drive 24, various Shore Streets with a net on Ninth Street, 54 spaces at the gazebo including four accessible stalls, Streetscape 58 with two EV stalls, and additional counts at 40th Street and West/East Main Street). Staff said many spaces were temporarily inaccessible because of sewer-manhole lids and trip hazards; those spaces will remain staked off or signed until repairs are made. The presenter said the town expects to reopen standard parking spaces on a staged basis, giving staff a Feb. 20 target to complete preparatory work and a goal of installing paid-parking signage by April 1.
Council separately voted to approve an ordinance amendment reopening parking on island Main Street from the prior "no parking" designation. Councilmembers emphasized that specific LSV-designated golf-cart spaces on the island south side would remain restricted until appropriate signage and configuration are in place. Staff will restripe or resurface specific lots as quotes are finalized, and will use caution tape or temporary signage to prevent misuse of LSV stalls until permanent markings are installed.
What happens next: staff will notify the public of which spaces will open on the Feb. 20 timetable if council ratifies the operational steps, proceed with any required resurfacing/striping vendor work, and install paid-parking signs by the April 1 target for the paid-parking program.
