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Good Morning Mr.Morley and Mr.Dickey.
Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule yesterday to discuss
about the parking issues we've been facing in the plaza and other
issues directly attributable to the perking issues. We truly appreciate
your time and efforts in trying to understand our issues and suggesting
ways to have them addressed.
Herewith attempting to summarize our discussions from yesterday as
accurately as possible. In the event if some inaccuracies have crept in
due to my understanding or interpretation of our discussions please feel
free to set the record straight :
1.Explained in detail the parking issues we've been facing in the plaza
since 2017 .The parking issues are the result of :
a) Illegal parking / Parking in undesignated parking areas
b) Expansion of parking lot in the end of 2018
2. During the meeting Mr.Dickey explained the following on the
expansion of the parking lot:
a) Only 4 spots had been officially approved i.e. 2 in the North side
in the front of the plaza by the bend (in the pathway) and 2 on the
north side by the wall/curb of the end unit.
b) All the parking spots drawn up and being used in the back of the
plaza and one by the drive through window of the Edible Arrangements
unit have not been approved. There was only a verbal agreement between
the department of Mr.Dickey,the Land Lord and the owner of Southern
Charm that this will be allowed on a temporary basis till the project to
expand the parking lot in the back over the storm water drain is
approved (application under review) and contingent on southern Charm not
expanding their seating beyond the current 102 seats approved by the
city.
3.Edible Arrangements based on the square foot it occupies must've 8
parking spots. Both Mr.Morley and Mr.Dickey said that the city has no
issues with us erecting "Reserved" signs and having vehicles towed if
someone other than our customers/employees park in those designated
spots. They said we've a right to have 8 parking spots within the
parking lot unless our lease constraints it but cannot say where we want
them within the parking lot. We were advised to work with the land lord
to get the 8 spots,put reserved signs and get authorization to tow
vehicles.
4.Mr.Morley expressed his concerns that there may not be enough
clearance for vehicular traffic due to the 2 approved parking spots in
the north side by the bend in the front. He asked Mr.Dickey if the
approval for the two spots were done in consultation with the fire
department. Mr.Dickey answered in the affirmative. Mr.Morley requested
Mr.Dickey to check on the clearance aspect again.
5.Mr.Dickey during the meeting acknowledged that he had visited the
plaza earlier in the morning and found that our concerns on disruption
of traffic flow/safety due to illegal parking to be genuine.
6.Discussed about the run around we were put through last week when
reporting about vehicles parked blocking our back door etc. Mr.Dickey
and Mr.Morley after exchanging certain ideas said that code enforcement
department of the city will be responsible for complaints filed for
illegal parking i.e. parking in undesignated spots.This includes the
spots by the back of the plaza which have not been approved by the city
as Mr.Dickey now understands the issues those spots are causing to the
flow of traffic and other safety hazards like blocking of back door etc.
Mr.Dickey stated that he'll inform code enforcement department to accept
our complaints on this matter and follow up. Mr.Morley and Mr.Dickey
wanted us to document each incident with timestamped photos prior to
engaging code enforcement. Given the transient nature of people parking
in the plaza they cannot pursue action against the actual people parking
illegally but will serve notice to the Land Lord (once a pattern is
established) for not addressing the parking issues in the plaza.
7. Mr.Morley and Mr.Dickey expressed their genuine concern and
regretted (though there was no need) for the prejudice we have been
facing the last few weeks however said they cannot do anything about it.
Told Mr.Morley and Mr.Dickey that we understand that the city cannot do
anything for the ignorance of others. Our concern was that those
episodes happened solely due to the parking issues in the plaza and if
these parking issues are not resolved then it'll keep exposing us to
such unpalatable situations. And all we want is for the parking issues
to be resolved.
8.Mr.Morley spoke in detail about the incident we had with an elected
official who came in to the store from the side door and demanded the a
running vehicle (things were being unloaded) which was parked on the
pathway as there was no space in the back to unload . Told Mr.Morley
that our concern was the same standards are not being followed though we
understand that the vehicle was indeed in the path despite room to go
around. Mr.Morley talked about how we can go about filing a ethics
complaint against any elected official and/or city officials. He however
said that in this particular instance there might have been some other
factors distorting the situation prior to the elected official walking
into out store as he has known the individual for 18 years and believes
that he is a good man. We agreed there might have be other factors
including different perceptions but only thing that bothered was the
tone and tenor of the communication and the approach. We told Mr.Morley
as it's in the past we need not delve on it anymore.
Once again thank you Mr.Morley and Mr.Dickey for your time and actively
trying to help us. We truly appreciate your efforts.
Regards
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