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172 Chair Stenlund noted the seasonality of some retailers (e.g. WalMart Store); and <br />173 sought encouragement of pervious surface parking options to avoid a large <br />174 impervious parking situation (e.g. periodic parking at churches) as well. <br />175 <br />176 Mr. Bilotta agreed that the "old school" parking standards had been set up based <br />177 on only seasonal needs; and the current standards attempted to address a more <br />178 normal parking need, recognizing that during certain periods of the year (e.g. <br />179 Christmas) there may be some problematic parking issues, with the market <br />180 dictating the needs of developers and staff seeking a balance as it encouraged less <br />181 parking masses and incentives for developers to think creatively. However, Mr. <br />182 Bilotta clarified that there was nothing in the current code that required pervious <br />183 pavement use by developers, only encouraged them to pursue other options. <br />184 <br />185 Chair Stenlund suggested making sure that encouragement was clear to <br />186 developers, to incent them to explore options for stormwater management and <br />187 other environmental and/or aesthetic amenities. <br />188 IIVL <br />189 Chair Stenlund cautioned the situation along County Road B-2 created by the new <br />190 sidewalk installation, wh' maintaining access for residents, and a wa ing area <br />191 for pedestrians, while sti ing an enticing parking area for infrequent <br />192 overflow parking. Chair nlund advised that he would strongly support at least <br />193 a gap of one parked car to allow safety for bicycles or pedestrians as opposed to <br />194 putting them against the traffic, and suggested such considerations be reviewed, <br />195 such as through Compete Streets, to provide those safe places beyond sidewalks. <br />196 <br />197 Mr. Bilotta suggested several ways that could be done, using the City of Eugene, <br />198 OR as an example in addressing alternate transit modes, and best management <br />199 practices (BMP's) based on physical standards as applicable. Mr. Bilotta also <br />200 noted other examples of striping and/or signage for two -directional bicycle traffic <br />201 not working (e.g. First Avenue in Minneapolis). <br />202 <br />203 rther discussion included when construction and/or reconstruction triggers a <br />204 review of parking depending on the size of the project; staff s encouragement of <br />205 shared agreements; and the challenges found during construction projects. <br />206 <br />207 Chair Stenlund and PWETC members thanked Mr. Bilotta for this useful <br />208 information for their future deliberations. <br />209 <br />210 6. Ramsey County Recycling Presentation <br />211 Mr. Schwartz advised that Member Wozniak had offered this presentation to the <br />212 PWETC by Ramsey County on their BIZ Recycling and grant program to incent <br />213 businesses to recycle. <br />214 <br />215 Member Wozniak introduced Mr. Joel Anderson from Ramsey County to make <br />216 this presentation as the County encouraged organic collection as it moved toward <br />217 the State law requiring metropolitan counties to divert 75% of their waste by 3020 <br />Page 5 of 16 <br />