City Council - workshop
The Prescott City Council discussed parking designs for West Granite Creek Park, weighing proposals for additional on-site parking to improve accessibility against concerns for preserving the park's natural state. No decision was made, with the council requesting further detailed plans for various options.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Prescott, AZ
- Meeting Date
- August 25, 2026
Transcript
54 sections
Namaskaram. Inna 2026 August 25, Presqu'ite CET Council study session aarambikinnu. Nammal tudangunnudhinu munba, sadhasil ulla mun councillor Eriku Moorine swagadhan cheyan agraheekinnu. Nanni, Erikku. The main agenda for today is the discussion on the parking design of West Granite Creek Park. Namaskaram, Kristi. Namaskaram, Mayor, councillors. Happy to see you. Good morning. You have been able to rest for a while today, right? Because it started at 2 in the afternoon, right? Nothing like that. I would like to talk about West Granite Creek today. There are a few reasons for that. When I made the decision about parking, half of the council members were not here. So I would like to remind you of things and make a new change instead of what was agreed in November. Since this is a study session, I think I will get some inspiration. I talked to the villagers. Unfortunately, many have not been able to complete the discussion until the last Wednesday of the International Day. Therefore, the packet was delivered in time. But they have one more thing to say. I hope you can understand that. Okay, let's get started. Look, Jay, you are ready. Let me tell you a small story. Before 2020, the park used a land and water conservation fund to make its own. Then, a master plan was created. In 2021, Hilton Garden Inn Hotel signed a contract. A splash pad was installed in it. Then, it became a major tourism center. About a year and a half ago, from the time Hilton opened until last year, West Granite Creek Park was not like it is today. It was like a desert. Big rocks had to be removed for parking there. It was a convenient parking facility. Since there is a splash pad, it was mainly used during the rainy season, but it was open all year round. So it was used as a parking space. At that time, the director proposed a method for parking in that park. That is the method of this exhibit. I think there is a pointer to show the chondi in this. Is there? Go and have a look. Up here, this is the linear parking space in the park. This method was used to bring the parking inside the park and continue to come out. But it was cancelled. On February 25, council members held a meeting in the park and decided that our community does not need this. Our community needs to rebuild the park and at the same time, we need to address the parking problem. The council gave instructions to rebuild the park, to add a handicapped parking space, to add a linear parking space, and to build a drop-off area. So the staff came back. It was in November. They apologized for the pocket. I had said October, but it was in November. Two methods were implemented. This is what the council agreed on. This is a matrix. However, let me stand upright. Oh, wait a minute. I pressed the wrong button. This is still that linear space. In this way, there will be handicapped parking where the cursor is visible. We will continue to walk through the adventure trail and reach the splash pad through the park. This is where the drop-off loop is located. This is where the fund has been provided. Through the budget process, all of you have provided funds for this development. In my opinion, it would be better to add more parking spaces instead of adding a large drop-off area. So, this is what you see here. This plan also has the same linear space. We are working on it. This is a crosswalk. You can enter the trail through it. Here we will build another crosswalk. Instead of a drop-off zone, there will be parking here. Then there will be parking facilities for tourists here. You can use one of these places to do a drop-off. For example, it can be a 10-minute parking or something like that. Let's make sure it's only for the venal period. Last week, when I was walking around with the community, I talked about this. The community members I saw were not very interested in this. To be honest, even in this drop-off area, they are not very happy, but that's where we came in. They want this to stop. Oh, one stop. Press the right button. This is a natural stop. Look at this crosswalk here. It is in the north-south direction. So, this linear parking lot actually adds more parking facilities to that place. So, we will be able to find about four more parking spaces at the same time. There will be facilities for our work trucks and other vehicles to come. That's where I need your support. So I need a suggestion from you. I need a decision on that. Should we stop the Exhibit B that was approved in November? We Should we continue today's exhibition? Or should we bring back the last way to protect that sacred place? As my family has taught, we can continue that tradition, keep good seats, make it a beautiful park, and then find four more parking spaces. So, in terms of more parking, you are talking about 4 or 8 places. That is, the difference between the four is right, isn't it? Let me tell you as a reminder, if you look at the map in the old part of this, there is a large parking lot next to the Sam Hill warehouse. I went there on Monday from the middle of the parking lot. It took me about 3 minutes to get to the splash pad from that parking lot. Just like that, near the BMO bank on the other side of the street. Where will I go? It took me 2.5 minutes to go there. It took me 3 minutes to come back because I had to wait for the signal. So, in terms of distance and time, it's about 3 minutes away from Irvasham. If it is not possible to park in those 20 important places, it will be almost the same. To be honest, I have legs longer than a 3-year-old child, so I can take some time. But the thing is, it is a very fair time to reach the place you intended for a large part of the time, whether it is to park or to splash the party. So my presentation ends here. I am happy to answer the questions. Certainly, I know that many people here have some things to share with you.
Okay, okay, thank you. Lois and I went to this place in Varanthi and saw it happen. I remember that time when it was a place full of ruins, palaces, caves, and shrines. I don't have anything good to say about it. This is a wonderful example of how society, the city, and the natural resources come together. The hotel started operating. This is an important hotel. The hotel came between us. The first splash pad. I had not even heard the word splash pad. It was a great success. It reduced the number of accidents. This is a great facility for the hotel. Then we restored the broken area that was a park. It is very beautiful to see.
But the problem is that there are mothers there, and the mothers who have children have to reach the splash pad, so it is a federal law that there should be a way to access it through parking. That is, we have done it. A few years ago, the library was deprived of the right to use the ADA. Even though I felt that the parking lot below was full, it was not used by the ADA. The parking lot on top was also like that. So we spent about 10 lakhs to make it suitable for the ADA. So we have to make sure that the ADA is being used from the beginning. I remember a mother carrying her children and their necessities along with a dog. I can't even imagine parking in a depot parking lot and cutting down a riverbed. It's not a place to park, it's an effort to cut down a riverbed. I have tried to cut down that river alone. It's very difficult. So this is the middle part of the city. This is a wonderful facility. We have to do this in the best way possible. So, my question is, what is the location of that parking drop-off area? Because I think you have a good idea there. Yes, Mayor, I don't have an answer to that question. This is an engineering drawing, so they took the measurements outside and walked. So this will be a part. I can call this the upper deck. Yes, that is, the upper part that stands parallel to the roadway. It's not going down to the park where the reconstruction is taking place. Yes, I think it's going to be about a thousand square feet. I think we can use it. It's not shown in that sketch. I was also paying attention to the APS parking lot and Lois who were joining that block with Bithi. It is very crowded, but it seems that there is a place to park it up to 4 or 6 feet from the front of the cars, then it will be easy for cars to turn and come and go easily, especially for big cars. Then if you can add a few more parking spaces, you can keep it for small cars, as well as big parking spaces for vans or pickup trucks. Have you ever asked Sam Hill Warehouse staff if they would allow you to park there during the rainy season? That would be very helpful. Then I had another question about grading. Did Kimi Horn tell you that you would have to grade to become an ADA or Secretary of State, and that retaining bills would be required for that? Still, I agree with Plan C. Let's reach an agreement. This has never been a beautiful place to hide. This is the heart of our society, so it needs to be used and operated. I have some comments to make. Mr. Gamboji, you are the first in the class. Kristi, you know, I've thought about this very well. When I was first instructed to provide parking facilities there, I thought it was right.
We decided to set up a splash pad there. People have to park there. When I come to the city, I see mothers crossing with their children. It makes me uncomfortable. Do you know how much the exact amount is? How much will the actual exhibitor get? I don't know if we got the amount for the first exhibitor. The accepted Exhibit B is what we need now.
Yes, what we need now is less than Rs. 5 lakhs. That's what's in the budget. It also includes permanent expenses. Walkways.
Then, some engineering jobs.
Exhibit sister. How much will it cost? Umm, we think it will be about the same. About half a billion dollars. Then it will cost about one billion dollars to make this work.
No, no, half a billion. Five million.
That's what we think in the budget. Then B is not more than C. Umm, C and B are both five million. Okay, thank you.
Yes. Umm, after you do B, I got phone calls from a few mothers who were not interested in what was happening. One day, Brody and I went out. In fact, you were there that day. We were talking about something else. But since parking was not allowed, Brody had to park in Poland. So parking is a problem. So, I think it would be a good idea to improve the parking and get the mothers close to the splash pad and provide some ADA parking facilities. Okay, next is Louise. Thank you, Mayor. Also, to understand all the decisions and discussions we made a year ago, I had to review the November package on February 25. And one thing that I remember from the February meeting was that the money we earned to build the park was a federal grant. I realized that there were some limitations to that. One of the concerns raised by the council a year ago was that if we were to immediately park it and move it, we would have to move it to a camping site. And people were camping there. There had to be boards that were not allowed to camp there. When we conducted the survey, we realized that there were no boards there. It was a big challenge for everyone. I know very well that we chose option B because we wanted to avoid parking in the fear that we would not be able to maintain the funds we received. But we were well aware of the needs of the mothers and grandmothers who went out with their children, so we thought of a drop-off zone even though there was no parking facility. And we expected that there would be boards to lead people back. We heard that Sam Hill Warehouse was allowed to be used when it was not in operation, and that there were more than 100 parking spaces. That's why we went there. That's how we confirmed it again in November. What is my wish? A few weeks ago, when we celebrated it, we received a lot of good feedback about the reconstruction of the park. But what we did in the beginning of the Venal period, oh, I remember that it was a budget discussion with us. The truth is that we didn't make anyone aware. We didn't have any boards. There was nothing to give instructions. No one knew what was going to happen. So, if I were a mother or a grandmother, my parking space would soon be lost. If a car is closed in Sam Hill, if it is towed for $100, if it is towed for $150, what will you do? So, yes, things are going on halfway. That is not good for anyone. Therefore, I would like to understand more about the legal aspects of the money we have received. A year ago, I heard that there are some restrictions on this, and that parking in the park is not part of those restrictions. Secondly, I would like to say that we definitely need to set up boards. To make my parents understand where to go, I will pay from my salary to set up the boards. The reason is now. I will not blame them, because when I see the boards that are scattered everywhere in the parking lot, I feel scared. I have taken a picture of it. This is such a terrible situation. I will not blame them if they are unwell during this pandemic. They have to be unwell during this pandemic because what we have to do is not right. So that's my wish. Whether it's Exhibit B or Exhibit C, that's a big problem. How can we properly use the money we have received from the federal government? When you talk about federal government money, are you talking about the grant for the reconstruction of that path? Yes, about the beginning of 2000. Not at the beginning of 2000, but at the beginning of 2020, we had received money for that path. I think we are taking care of it properly. I haven't seen any signs that lead to parking at the beginning of 2000. But we can check it out. I remember that conversation. But I haven't seen that scene. I think it was our friend Konika. That's what it was. Okay, Moon Council member Konika can say that. Okay, they're still a good relationship. Okay, Mr. Ruby, you're next. Let me ask you a question. I know there are three suggestions. That's right, right? I've shown you two of them. The third one is from the community.
Can we clarify their names? Because I've heard Option C, Exhibit C. I don't think they are the same. I think this Exhibit B is the problem. It was Exhibit A in November. That's why there was a problem. So today, to clarify things, this is Exhibit B. This is Exhibit C. Then we have an alternative option. What do you say about that? Okay.
Yes, I think it's better to not talk about the same thing when we talk. So I wanted to start from there. Okay. I walk through this park every day. I think this has become a medium of discussion. Some of them started shouting, saying, Oh, Mothers! Mothers! A realtor took a video and saw that there was no parking here. If he looked around, there were about a dozen places and about 100 places within a minute. So when I hear that there is no parking here, I understand that it is a person who has never been there. People walk to Walmart from Gale Garner Avenue. It is far from walking to Splash Party from the edge of Sam Hill. So we are making a big deal that there is no parking. There are plenty of parking facilities there. There are more than 100 parking spaces in the old APS area. I have been there many times during the Venal period. I have seen all the places there as very empty. When I went to Sam Hill, it was not completely full from the time I went. There may be some events, but I can tell you about the time when there was a parking lot full of mud and stones. When any event took place in Founding Fathers, everyone there came and parked there. If you see the people who head there, you know exactly what I'm saying to the villagers. I don't think this area should be a parking lot for Hilton or Founding Fathers. This should become a city parking area. But I'm not sure if Sam Hill and Hilton took the song from the city or bought it from us. I understood that it was a song. That's why I wanted to make it clear. It's a long-term song. But... That's why they are responsible for parking. Be a good citizen.
Priya Hilton, Thiruvina Akkar, we love you. Be a good citizen. Allow people to park in Sam Hill.
Don't set up boards that hinder them. When you do big things, it will be right. I feel that we are making small things big. This area became useful due to the great activity of the Parks and Rec department. When I went there once, I saw about 50 children sitting in their bed-clothes. I believe that the parking facility is also intended for those children to sit in that area. They were singers. It was a spring-time classroom. Good things will continue for us. I don't mind. I think it's possible. But I've talked to some people about other ways, and they're there too. This will make Adha Parking the closest place to the entrance to the Splash Park. So I want to do this in a less expensive way. We shouldn't get caught up in the cliques and bites of local people who raise issues. Mayor, Madam, Point of Order. The trademark of the word Shiny Objects is in my hands, Councilman. I know.
I had a slight doubt as to who was speaking. Yes, Mr. Grady. Yes, thank you, Mayor. I have a doubt in two things.
One, for more than four parking spaces, we are struggling so much to destroy the rehabilitation activities carried out by us and the villagers. So, yes, I oppose this. But more importantly, I support what Councillor Ruby said. We have all the parking spaces, and we also have a relationship with APS and Sam Hill. Why is it that we can't make everyone use the parking spaces for this purpose? One thing I saw when I was walking around, I would like to remind everyone. When I walked through the back, I saw high-tension electrical transformers in a big building. It is surrounded by a razor wire. It needs a special area to keep it clean. That is, a clear area. So, I don't think the APS will like it if small children run around in that dangerous cloud. So, I don't think the APS property can be used for this. I think we can operate with the help of Sam Hill and the singers. Mr. Garing, do you have any comments? Thank you, Mayor. No, I'm asking. We need to find out what Sam Hill is doing for us. If they help us, we'll get a lot of parking.
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, can I talk to you for a minute? Sure, Christy. Let me say something quickly. If you're behind, can we see a Google map of that place? Because I want to make it clear where the APS parking is. It's not inside the chain links area. It's in between the Sam Hill parking lot and their warehouse. That's why a picture is worth a thousand words. You don't want to hear me talk too much, do you? Yes. Another thing is that we are constantly talking. We are trying to make it a part of the parking. That's why it will immediately come in front of you. That's why we're doing it. Even when the hill is full, even when an event takes place on Sam Hill, when a family wants to go on a Friday or Saturday, there is an inevitable opportunity. That's when there's usually a lot of excitement. That's how it is in any park, isn't it? Parking is a big deal in the past. So can you zoom in a little more? Then stand to the right. Slide that or to the other right. That's right now. So in terms of parking, Mayor, this is the part we're talking about. No, not the part that was tied up. This is that part. That is, this general part. This is the Sam Hill Warehouse. This is their garage storage place. Yes. So this is the area. As I said earlier, when I walked, the distance from here to Splash Park was 3 minutes away. So yes, this is that linear parking. Here we can expand it a little more. This part, i.e. using this option, can be re-established equally for the activities taking place on the ground. That is this option. Yes, then the parking in that area can be expanded to the front. That is why we have to go inside this part of the project. This has to be rebuilt. There is a way to get out safely on the north side. Then it will definitely line up. Then in the case of ADA parking spot, it will be the most convenient place to enter the park and the splash pad. Therefore, it depends on which department you choose, whether it is B, C or either option. Yes, we will build handicapped parking spots as close as possible to accessible walking paths. Thank you.
I would like to suggest that we should work together with the families who were involved in the construction of the park.
Yes, we are helping them.
They have a wheelchair child. Yes, it would be good if we can make sure that our plan is correct if we have made any decisions regarding ADA.
Yes, we can do that. Accessible. Mayor, please forgive the interruption. As for the time, we have 6 comment cards of 3 minutes. It will take about minutes. Then you all have to give Christy's advice. Because according to what she needs, either accept Exhibit B, Auction C, i.e. Exhibit C, or the exhibit that you have not seen so far. So she can decide how to move forward. So if we go to the public opinion, I think it will be beneficial. Yes, we can do that. C plus's visual. No, sir, no. We have to see it in action. Okay, okay.
Let's hear the public opinion. Okay. Colin McQuarrie.
Hi. Thank you. Hello. Mayor. Hello. Council members. Thank you. Yes, I am distributing an image and a logo here. An image and a logo for you. Don't call it B or C. I used to call it 3 before. But we are going to see it as a way of return. Yes, this is close to the back of the community. I am standing here. This is the way of return. This is a solution that has a lot of financial benefits and has a lot of benefits. I know that all of us share the same goal. We talk a lot about parking. We share the goal of ensuring a safe parking for everyone to reach easily. For those who use the rail, for those who use the splash pad, and for local businesses. Yes, it's on our side. If it's a good news, we get it anyway. So, 111. Most of the parks in Tarcheeda are located near West Granite Creek Park. So, we can use the ADA to enter the parking gate. But we don't have to go inside the park. We can park near the ADA parking gate. Some of the things that are going to come for this are the paint for parking and some of the things that are going to be painted. That's why we need less money. Yes, as you said, we need coins, right? We need lines and coins. That's the cost of it. We will have to pay half a million rupees for parking in the parking lot or in the parking lot with two other options. That is, 5 lakhs rupees. From the money of the homeless. But we can make this happen immediately. Lines and coins and very low cost only. I would also like to talk about the great impact of the community. This has been going on for years. In fact, Michael Baird calls this the revival of West Granite Creek Park. In the 90s, it was revived with the help of community members and volunteers. On the moon, the volunteers have spent about 400 hours for this reconstruction. They are really thoughtful people about this park. They use the park every day. I inspect the park. If you say inspect, I walk through this park every day from 2009 onwards. Almost every day, I go with my child, I go with strollers, I go with goats, I go with dogs. This is a beautiful and easy-to-reach, safe place. If we make it beautiful and safe. So we have come here to encourage the council to protect the park in the same way. No more cars in the park. Bring all the facilities and parking in the park along with the park. The lowest cost. Thank you. Thank you, Colin.
Thank you, Mayor and Council. I'm happy to be back here. When I was preparing my comments, I couldn't help but think of the 1970 song, Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell. They built a parking lot in the middle of heaven. There is a heaven right next to our house on the road. We have our own river bank. We can either protect this area or destroy it and make it concrete. I would like to talk to you about what Colin has just announced and the alternative that he has given you. On February 25, we adopted the pre-council decision on the council's approval of the council. The parking in Nile was approved as a public space for public use. The problem is not the lack of asphalt, but the need for proper sign boards. In addition, it is an economic and profitable reality. The proposal proposed by Christie today will include eight more parking spaces. This way of return will add up to 4. Therefore, by applying for the actual proposal, we will get an additional profit of 4 places. That is, we will get 4 more places. This will help us to obtain the appropriate parking facilities for that purpose. I think that it is not at all beneficial to spend the municipal fund by destroying the park just to get 4 more places outside of the 4 places we are suggesting. Do you need $5 lakhs or do you just need to draw a few lines and set up boards? In the eyes of the Governor, public parking, parks, and designated trails should not be left as vehicles. There are good alternatives to this as well. I think there are many solutions to this as well. So, as a member of the Moon Council, I strongly support this alternative. I know that you don't have it in your pocket, but I have handed you a handout today. Lois, you have explained this well. Thank you. In July 2000, there is a record of 84 pages of the 3274th number of the CET Council. That is, 26 years ago, the West Granite Creek Park master plan was made. After that, we are still discussing whether parking is required in the park for the next 26 years. The 84-page record from 26 years ago is still in place. I wonder why we are discussing this again. I really appreciate Councilman Ruby's comments. Also, during this pandemic, I personally used the splash pad. My grandchildren were in town. Parking was not a problem. We were able to park at the parking lot near the block wall. I think any solutions are in place so far. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
When we moved here in 1999, I started my first volunteer work by crossing the bridge from Monisoma Street to the Greenways Trail. At that time, I was working with children and families at West Grand Creek, i.e. West Yavapai Guidance Clinic. During those 20 years, I saw that screens were first published in children's lives. I noticed that they grow up in a state where they are not interested in anything. In addition to this, they also have Nature Deficit Disorder. I am also seeing them. Councilor Ruby, the kids are there. I heard two little kids looking at the blue birds and asking if they are eating Smurfs. They didn't know how these birds got such a beautiful blue color. So this is good for them. As I said earlier, I helped build this path from the hills to the trees, to the grasslands, to the birds, to the picturesque places. As time went by, this became a way of mental peace. I used that trail to travel from my Dexter area. It became more hot during the summer. That tunnel is a great comfort. That's what you know. When Hilton came, we saw a lot of people coming from Bali. They came there for that. There are definitely splash pads in Bali. Sometimes it can be too hot to use it, but they come out and enjoy the trail. When that happened, there was not even a single foot that was connected to the food path. In 2000, it was planned that it would be a corridor into the Greenway. Then those boulders were placed there, and the vehicles and other vehicles were blocked and others were not allowed to enter. As mentioned in your previous details, the parking was temporarily started there. It was a temporary thing. When we started parking, we were very excited. The trees were cut off. They told us that this was temporary until the parking was fixed. When the splash pad was opened, everyone asked where we would park. They cut the branches, cut the trees, the place where the grass and flowers were was turned into mud, and that's what they call an unusually muddy area. That is, the touristy places and greenways. So anyway, there was a lot of noise. So many of you were here on February 25th. You asked us to fix this. Forgive me, Laurel. Your time is up. Thank you. Okay. Let me tell you something. Please come down. I am very happy that some of you came. Those who did not come, please come down and look around. Enough paving has been done there. Thank you. Karolin Williams.
Hello, Council Mayor Rosing. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today. I am Karolin Williams. My opinion is that there should be no cars in the park. I am a mother. I have often gone to the park with my children. That linear parking is a blessing, I say. When I open the car door, the children try to run to the parking lot. It is very scary, isn't it? So it's very good. When I drive there, I always get linear parking facilities. I am from that area, so I go there regularly. My family uses these paths regularly to cycle and walk. Cars are not a part of the park. As a cyclist, this is a big deal. I am a bad cyclist. I go on a cycle everywhere. It is a safe way to take my child to and from Karate class without cars. So it is very useful. This is a great help for Vinodha and the situation. So I think it is important to remember that. I have a lot of doubts. But I keep hearing about the mothers. We are sitting behind them. Our children may be making noise there. However, we are all happy to be in a stable state. We are very grateful for having such a natural place along with the splash pad. The splash pad is a great option for many children. It is very good to get a natural bed along with it. The tunnel gives us relief. A peaceful place. When you walk with six children, you will need more facilities. Even though I don't have six children, sometimes six children are with me. I see a lot of children in this city. So I think you will think about financial matters. I think you will think about the situation. I think you will think about the families who never find it difficult to find a parking facility using the park that lives here. But it is difficult for me to find a place to park my cycle. So it would have been great if there was a cycle rack. Thank you all for your support. Thank you. Karolin. James Knapper.
Thank you for letting me speak. Namaskaram. Namaskaram. Namaskaram. Namaskaram. Namaskaram. Namaskaram. Namaskaram. Namaskaram. Namaskaram. They don't need much parking. One thing, if the splash pad is in the West Granite Creek Park or if the West Granite Creek Park is in the splash pad, if you exit from the linear parking, you will immediately reach the splash pad and there will be no problem. There is no hindrance. Secondly, I am a big fan of the Downtown Greenways Trail System and the Paine Trail, and my goal is to connect both of them to you. I am very happy that Chino Valley, which was left behind in the north, has earned $2.5 million. The Granite Creek Trail was there for the first time. It is still there. It uses a lot of names. It is a great asset for the city. We need to understand the real value of it and develop it further. We should not build a parking space in the middle of our beautiful path. Thank you.
Thank you Jim. David Ferro.
I am David Ferro. I have been living in Prescott for the past 26 years. Can you please raise the microphone a little? I am not very good at speaking. Anyway, I am a proud member of Over the Hill Gang. I have worked at Granite Creek Park and West Granite Creek Park for a long time. I have traveled from Rosary to my home in Prescott, VA for many years. I was able to travel safely without any obstacles with the cars. That's a very important thing, because I've been in trouble once. I'll tell you that. It's a beautiful place. We must all protect it. We must stop the cars from moving from the parking to the splash pad for the safety of Kalnada passengers. We must not let the cars come there. I don't like the way to go back. I don't think it's safe for you to walk in that area. I think the alternative route is a good one. This will provide more parking facilities and will prevent cars from standing in remote places like West Granite Creek Park. That's how it turned out. There are no cars in remote places. This is what I have to say. Thank you.
Erica Riberg Council Announcements I am a mother, like the other mothers we are talking to now. I am a mother who takes her child to Splash Park. It is amazing to get facilities like a park, a spacious place, a splash park, but if there is no way to enter it, those facilities do not make much sense. It is not only about wearing leggings, but also about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the park. It is not only about walking around the I felt very sad when I saw that the beautiful splash pad that we had been to all the time was suddenly turned into a big big one. People come from the side of the road where I was on the splash pad. It is very dangerous. It may be two and a half minutes or three minutes on one side, but it is very dangerous to walk on that side for three minutes. Then on the other side, if you can find a parking, park according to the sign boards, if you do not have the fear that your car will be closed, you can come to Splash Park. It is amazing to get these facilities. I was born and raised here. My childhood parties were held in Granite Creek Park. I am always here. Before the bridge over it, our Splash Park was Granite Creek Park. I liked the things you did. I hope I can bring back some of the facilities. But it's not about the sign boards. What it means is not to cut a road in the park. It's not just about the boards if the mothers who walk on the cycle or don't go to the park don't have the facilities. I think they are doing a good thing. I think so too. But most mothers want to take their children to Splash Park. Otherwise, they don't want this to be a big burden. They don't want to think, is it enough to go or am I too lazy today? The opinions of those who like open spaces must be considered by God. I am a big fan of open spaces. It is a little difficult for me to travel for parking and narrow roads. Because I have to ride a cycle, sit in an open space, or struggle with my parents. But we are in that situation now. In my opinion, if there is a park and a splash pad, people should have the necessary parking and facilities to enjoy it without any difficulty, and not like it is now. Thank you Thank you, Erica. That's all. Mayor, I think Kristy needs your advice now. Yes, we have about 10 minutes left. Let's see if we can make a new model.
I call this Plan D. But I think this is number 3D. There is an alternative.
There is an alternative. The general public. Yes, we can do that. There is an alternative. Definitely. Can you show me Plan C one more time? There was a saying about putting pedestrians and cars in the same place. I need help with that. Okay. Okay. When the runway in the airport is narrowed, it is called hotspots. I can't see where the way to the parking is. I have a little doubt about that. I want to know where the cars will be.
We have decided that the parking place is in this area that someone showed me. Then we are in this blue hole. This is the way to the park.
Then, how do cars enter that parking area? Here, this is the crosswalk. Cars turn right and park here. Or they have to cross two crosswalks.
That's right.
There are definitely two major problems there. So, if possible, it will have to be redesigned so that cars do not pass through those crosswalks.
I don't know if that will be possible. If there is a parking facility here, there will be a facility for cars to come and go.
A point of order. Which one are we talking about now? Sister. Okay. That's not an alternative.
So, as I said earlier, when you come, you have to cut the crosswalk in this part of the park. It is in this state.
You have to turn right to get inside. You have to turn left when you go out. The second crosswalk, i.e. the one on the right, it would be good to move there. I think engineers can operate in this. Anyway, time is up.
Lois, do you have any comments in any way? I would like to see a more clear picture of B, C, and D. I think B is very clear, but C and D are hard to understand. I had to enlarge it to 11 by 17. Even then, it was hard for me to read. So, if it is more clear, it will help us. Then, To be honest, for the convenience of the parking that everyone is talking about, your deoption or whatever it is, I appreciate it. But because of the way the APS building goes down, a building has to be built from the 4th to the 6th floor of the park. That's why everyone should know that it's not as expensive as painting it. We should build it in a way that allows us to use all parking spaces, no matter which way we choose. Right? That's why we have to spend money. That's a good thing.
Here, this is that area. This is the part that goes down. Here you will have to build a protective wall. Mayor told you earlier. So we have to build a protective wall and move a little. Here it is a safe way to go back.
So, it will help us to understand what you are trying to say. How do pedestrians come? How do pedestrians come? How do bicycles come? How do cars come? It would be better if we could use different methods or ways to make it clear. Because I don't understand that. That means they have to take two crosswalks. That's a terrible method. So... So...
Adha won't have to do that to make it clear.
People who come to Adha's place by car will have to take two crosswalks. That's right. Then we all see little kids getting out of the car. So, to be honest, I'm not interested in Option C right now. I still like Biana, and I like this new version. But I can't give you any more clear suggestions. I want this to come back. Even if we have to hold a special press session. Okay. Because we can't allow this to continue in the next election. So, we have to make a decision as soon as possible. We have to approve this before the 27th of December. Do you agree? I agree. Mr. Grady, you have to give priority to this. Yes. Thank you, Mayor. and sometimes when there is a discussion in the council, we do a survey to find out what the result would be. Instead of Exhibit A, B or K, I would like to know how many people are voting for the proposal we have seen, which includes four more places. I would like to see how many people are voting for the park to be a naturally open place. That's why.
We don't know what advice we should give. Yes, that's a good point. We don't have a site plan. We have to support the community. But what the community wants is good. If someone goes to the park, they will be able to do a bike rock event. That would be a good thing. Then, I think this could be a solution to the CM's community's suggestion. I'll call it D. Okay.
Then, we'll need to make a site plan to avoid the possibility of accidents with cars and pedestrians in Kim Lihon. We think we have about five minutes more. Mahom. We have three. Three minutes. So, what I have heard so far is that the concept plan of the way back will come again. Also, along with the visualization of the traffic flow of the sea, such a concept plan will come again.
Or maybe a combination of C and D. Umm. No, I don't want to add both. Oh, you want it.
What would D be without any way back?
Okay. Changes. Okay. Let's see. Mary, I'll tell you quickly because I'm running out of time. I can understand the situation of a wife who is running out of time, but it's not like that in the case of a healthy woman who walks for three minutes. An elderly person with a hard time walking, when they walk with their children and their belongings, they need a safe entrance. Those with physical difficulties and those who cannot walk that fast need it. I am saying this to gain time. Please come with more detailed reports about the things discussed today. I don't know what name you are giving to this, but I accept it. I don't want to say that I don't like the place of Shudhavayam, Pachappam and Turasaya, but we have to accept all the people in every department. In our society. Let's see. Does anyone else have anything to say about this, Mr. Gamuji?
With all due respect to my respected co-operative, Councilman Ruby, I feel that if you are only interested in the science of beauty, this is an interesting subject. But if you are interested in safety and safety, it is important to know that there are many other things to consider besides the science of beauty. As Councilman Moore said, this was included in the general plan, but they did not think about setting up a splash pad when writing that plan. So, when we decided to build a splash pad, we were sure that the mothers would bring their children there. That is the reason for the problem we are facing today. When I look at this, I think it is safer and more convenient than beauty science. So, I think it would be good to learn this. In my opinion, it would be better if it was C or C+. But, for ADA parking and for mothers to get close to the splash pad, I am completely against it.
Okay. Thank you. I think the situation here is very difficult. There are no cars in the park. I think we should come to an agreement. Someone can park in the middle of the park. This is so much better than doing it completely as it was in the beginning. Thank you for taking care of us as a society. We have gone too far. Okay, thank you. I was still live. Oh, okay. Okay. Mr. Ruby, you have the last chance to speak.
It was said that most of the emails we received about this issue should be stopped in the park on the ground floor of 41. I spoke to one of them. They then re-said it. So I think there is a lot of pressure on the society to maintain the park as it is. When we talk about accessibility, people in wheelchairs in the Dexter area are less able to walk. So if we think carefully about how to spend on safety and accessibility in general, we can think about how to make more money from this method. Waterpark in I-88, now. Thank you. Thank you.
Okay, I'll take this.
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