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ATTACHMENT #1 SA&T Committee Meeting of 08/24/2009 COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2009-18 WHEREAS, the Delaware Department of Transportation is making significant changes to South Governors Avenue; and WHEREAS, businesses along South Governors Avenue will experience impacts from the road and utility construction due to traffic diversion and congestion; and WHEREAS, the City of Dover supports businesses and is sympathetic to the impacts of the road construction on the businesses community; and WHEREAS, the road and utility construction may have an impact on access to both on-street and off-street parking for businesses at various points during construction; and WHEREAS, the area of South Bradford Street between Hope Street and Wyoming Avenue has been designated as a residential parking district, limiting parking on the street to two (2) hours or less without a residential parking permit; and WHEREAS, the area of Dover Street between South Governors Avenue and South Bradford Street has been designated as a residential parking district, limiting parking on the street to two (2) hours or less without a residential parking permit; and WHEREAS, Dover Code, Chapter 106 Traffic and Vehicles, Section 106-135 Residential Parking, sets the parameters under which the City will issue residential parking permits; and WHEREAS, Dover City Council has determined that the South Governors Avenue construction project presents circumstances that are unique and unanticipated by the provisions of Dover Code, Chapter 106 Traffic and Vehicles, Section 106-135 Residential Parking ; and WHEREAS, issuing permits for businesses' employees and patrons to park within the residential parking area on South Bradford Street and Dover Street as a temporary measure while construction is underway is a reasonable accommodation to these businesses based on the construction project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: 1. Dover City Council authorizes the Public Services Manager to issue temporary residential parking permits to businesses along the east side of South Governors Avenue between Hope Street and Wyoming Avenue during the road construction project; and that 2. All such permits shall expire upon the completion of the road construction of South Governors Avenue. SYNOPSIS The proposed resolution would allow for temporary residential parking permits to be issued during the South Governors Avenue road and utility construction project.