Committee to refer proposed Wood Drive and Marquis Drive parking limits to council after business survey

Transportation Director Paul Luedke presented a plan to restrict parking to one side of Wood Drive and of Marquis Drive in the city’s industrial area, saying the measure responds to tractor-trailer obstructions and visibility problems for driveway exits. He told the committee that staff had surveyed frontage properties: "12 were in favor of it, 25 did not respond, and nobody was against it," and explained the map legend (solid red = existing no-parking; red dotted = city proposal; blue dotted = property-owner request).

A committee member voiced a procedural concern about imposing no-parking signage without direct business-owner input, saying, "My concern was we needed business owner input." Luedke and other members noted that most responding businesses favored the restriction and that vacant lots accounted for many of the nonresponses. Members discussed trade-offs for loading and unloading and enforcement; Luedke said posting restrictions is usually followed by coordinated enforcement so new signs are respected.

After discussion, the committee signaled consensus to refer the parking restrictions on Wood Drive and Marquis Drive to the full city council for formal consideration and directed staff to prepare materials for council review. The committee did not record a formal roll-call vote on the referral; members indicated agreement by consensus.