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Mayor urges focus on parking and events planning, warns rail negotiations could cost spaces
Summary
Mayor McNeely urged the commission to prioritize parking solutions and events planning, presented a back-of-envelope estimate that each parking space can be worth about $230 per day to local businesses, and urged attendance at a July workshop where parking options and data will be presented.
Mayor McNeely addressed the commission about parking and events, describing past consultant work and ongoing negotiations with multiple agencies over rail-related uses that could remove on-street parking. He said the city is engaging engineers and other partners to identify additional parking locations along Highway 101 and to assess tradeoffs.
"I calculated that they're worth $230 a day," McNeely said when describing the economic value of a parking space to downtown businesses. He urged residents and commissioners to attend a July workshop where the city will present parking data and potential options; the city and Public Works intend to bring engineering analysis and lease/negotiation updates related to the Oregon Scenic Railroad and the Port of Tillamook Bay.
The mayor also discussed the role of events in shoulder seasons and the potential to shift well-promoted events to underused city spaces, citing local examples (trunk-or-treat and a pancake breakfast/emergency-preparedness fair) that successfully drew attendees. He encouraged the commission and public to participate in the July workshop and subsequent discussions.
