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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPOUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL SECOND - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2011-03-29From: Mark Jackson To: Darin Atteberry Date: 6/7/2007 10:20:55 AM Subject: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hospital new parking complex Darin & Co., I asked Transportation Staff for their input to this citizen's concerns. It is our professional assessment that there should be little to no impact to the neighborhood west of the Hospital as a result of PVH plans to build a parking structure. It may actually improve neighborhood parking pressures currently experienced. Staff has reviewed the Traffic Impact Study and is comfortable that traffic will predominantly use the Lemay exit. I have attached various staff input below for your reference. many thanks to Eric Bracke, Ward Stanford and Sheri Langenberger for their help and quick reply. Please let us know if you have questions or need additional information. MJ I am very familiar with the proposal. It is highly unlikely that there will be any impact on Garfield (other than construction). Virtually all of the traffic will be access Lemay for redistribution to the system. There is no reason why any traffic should impact the neighborhood to the west. Eric Kind Regards, Eric L. Bracke, P.E., P.T.O.E. City Traffic Engineer (970)224-6062 ebracke@fcgov.com Reviewing the site plan and considering eventual traffic distributions to and from the parking structure, there is no real expectation or significant reason for increased traffic on Garfield or throughout the interior streets of the neighborhood. Lemay is one of the City's best arterial streets for progressing traffic so is not a condition that encourages cut through traffic. The fact that the Hospital and its area parking has existed in the same locations, both on street and in lots, has already encouraged what level of traffic use the neighborhood has ever experienced. To date it has not been of significance nor is truly detectable from normal neighborhood traffic circulation. The fact that a parking structure is going to provide significantly more off-street parking with very good Lemay access and advanced walk programming for pedestrians crossing Lemay at Doctors Ln (parking structure access) promotes the possibility that the area neighborhood streets could realize a minor reduction in traffic in the immediate surrounding portion of the neighborhood due to a reduction of motorists circulating about the residential streets looking for a parking space. As with most of types of significant improvements near residential areas, the Traffic department will monitor the area for significant changes and address any problems when and if they develop. Sincerely, Ward Stanford Traffic Systems Engineer City of Fort Collins wstanford@fcgov.com (970) 221-6630 Sheri Langenberger, Engineering Dev. Review Mgr. Currently this surface parking lot has two driveways out to Robertson and one onto Lemay at the signal at Timothy E. Smith Homeowner at 912 Garfield Street Latin teacher at Ridgeview Classical School CC: Eric Bracke; Mike Herzig; Polly Bennett A. From: Eric Bracke To: mjackson@fcgov.com,SLangenberger@fcgov.com,WSTANFORD@fcgov.com Date: 6/5/2007 5:40:35 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hospital new parking complex I am very familiar with the proposal. It is highly unlikely that there will be any impact on Garfield (other than construction). Virtually all of the traffic will be access Lemay for redistribution to the system. There is no reason why any traffic should impact the neighborhood to the west. Eric Kind Regards, Eric L. Bracke, P.E., P.T.O.E. City Traffic Engineer (970)224-6062 ebracke@fcgov.com >>> Mark Jackson 06/05/07 3:58 PM >>> Ward or Sheri, Are either of you familiar with the PVH plans for the new parking structure at the Lemay campus? Can you give me some ammo so I can respond to Ben Manvel's request (see below)? This is a classic NIMBY. Thanks for any help you can lend me. MJ >>> Darin Atteberry 6/5/2007 3:39:30 PM >>> Joe and Mark, Please draft a response for Darin to Councilman Manvel's request below. Thank you, Debra Unger (for Darin Atteberry) Executive Administrative Assistant City Manager's Office P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Tel: 970 2216266 / Fax: 970 224 6107 >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:26:02 PM >>> Darin: I forgot to CC you on this. I hope a staff member can get back to Mr. Smith, and to me. ben >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:24 PM >>> Thanks for your note, Tim. I can understand your concern at the possibility that Garfield will become a much busier street when a new parking structure exists at its east end, on Lemay. I recently investigated the arrangements that have been made to protect the neighborhood during construction, since 100+ parking places will be temporarily out of service and found that the hospital has already set up a shuttle system to take people to the large church parking lot at the corner of Drake and Lemay to keep cars from parking on neighborhood streets. But that does not help with the question of what impacts the new structure will have when it opens. Apparently you have heard talk of speed bumps for Garfield, but that is of marginal effectiveness, and not a great addition for the neighborhood. n - Re: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hospital new I am sending a CC of this email to our city manager, Darin Atteberry, in the hope that he will forward your message to a city staff person who is familiar with the plans and can address your concerns. Is the structure necessarily going to be built at Lemay and Garfield? If so, what is being done about visual impacts and traffic impacts? I hope that you will get some informed answers soon, and that copies of those answers will come to me. After that happens I hope we can talk about how satisfactory the answers are and what steps, if any, can be taken to improve the situation. Ben Manvel p.s. - Congratulations on being on the garden tour. One of my favorite annual summer events! >>> < tsmith@ridgeviewclassical.com > 5/29/2007 11:45 AM >>> Dear Mr. Manvel, We met briefly at last year's neighborhood picnic gatherings on Morgan Street. I voted for you in the last election. I'm writing you to voice my concern about the plans for PVH to build a new parking complex across Lemay from the actual hospital. I'm very concerned since I live at 912 Garfield Street, only a few blocks from the proposed garage. My house is on the corner of Garfield and Morgan - we've got the gardens all around the perimeter of the property. I hope you are aware of the plans the hospital has to build a 3 story parking garage and sky -bridge over Lemay. As a homeowner who has devoted many hours to improving the neighborhood and value of my home over the past 3 years, you can imagine that I'm not thrilled about the idea of the eyesore and traffic problems this new parking facility would produce. After just two seasons of gardening, I was invited to put my house on the Jr. League garden tour. As much as I enjoy visitors and admirers, I didn't do all that work to have my house become the featured attraction of commuters to the hospital! Nor did I move into the neighborhood thinking its peace and quiet would soon come to an end! I can't imagine that PVH has explored all of its options for their parking dilemma if this is the best idea they've come up with. Given all the money they have to spend on such a big project, maybe there are better places for such a large structure to be built - above the existing parking lot on the east side of Lemay, for instance. Please do whatever you can as council member to educate yourself about this proposed building and do whatever is necessary to protect the quiet atmosphere and real estate value of the homes near it. If the parking structure must be built there, please do whatever you can to prevent a surge in the traffic on our quiet street. The developer's proposal of adding speed bumps does not quite cut the mustard either - the addition of such a big building is drastic and needs drastic compensation: for example, making Garfield street into a no -outlet culdesac with no access to the garage so that the quiet streets do not become the main thoroughfare. In any case, I am terribly concerned about the changes the parking structure might bring. Please do what you can to prevent changes to our neighborhood, our real estate value, our quiet lifestyle in an old part of town. Please feel free to drop by the house any time to chat about this further Sincerely, Timothy E. Smith Homeowner at 912 Garfield Street Latin teacher at Ridgeview Classical School CC: MHERZIG@fcgov.com,PBennett@fcgov.com nE INORTHERN ENGINEERING June 27, 2007 Mr. Randy Maizland City of Fort Collins Engineering Review 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 ADDRESS: PHONE:970.221.4158 WEBSITE: 200 S. College Ave. Suite 100 www.northernengineering.com Fort Collins, CO 80524 FAX: 970.221.4159 RE: PVH Lemay Campus -West Expansion Medical Office Building Parking Structure Mr. Maizland, This letter is in regards to the PVH Lemay Campus -West Expansion project. The site is located at the west corners of Garfield Street and Lemay Avenue and is being developed by Poudre Valley Hospital. The project is currently in the PDP process and at this time a variance is requested to modify the standard widths and locations of the sidewalks located adjacent to Garfield Street and the west side of Lemay Avenue adjacent to the site. Chapter 7 of the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS) addresses the Street Design and Technical Criteria for public roadways. More specifically, sidewalk widths and locations for four -lane arterial and local streets are shown in Figures 7-2F and 7-6F respectively. Per the Standards, Lemay Avenue, a four -lane arterial street, the sidewalks must be detached a minimum of 10-feet from the curb and gutter and must have a minimum width of 6-feet. For Garfield Street, a local street, the sidewalks must be detached a minimum of 6-feet and have a minimum width of 5-feet. The south site currently has a childcare facility on the property which will be removed for the placement of a new four story medical office building. The north site contains a surface parking lot for PVH employees and a small medical office building which will be removed for the placement of a new four story parking structure. Both sites currently have a large number of mature trees. Several of these trees will need to be mitigated due to the placement of the new buildings and parking area; however, a large number of the mature trees are located around the perimeter of the site and adjacent to the existing attached sidewalks along Garfield Street and Lemay Avenue. With the current LCUASS requirements, a large number of these mature trees along the site perimeter would be affected by detaching and widening the existing attached sidewalks. Poudre Valley Hospital is requesting that the site be issued a variance to these standards in order to save as many of the mature trees as possible. nE NORTHERN ADDRESS: PHONE: 970.221.4158 ENGINEERING 200 S. College Ave. Suite 100 WEBSITE: Fort Collins, CO 80524 FAX: 970.221.4159 www.northernengineering.com The development team for the project is proposing that the existing attached sidewalks along Garfield Street be allowed to remain. Additional concrete sidewalk will be placed adjacent to the existing sidewalk to create a total width of 6.5-feet. This will help reduce the number of trees affected adjacent to Garfield Street For Lemay Avenue, the development team for the project is proposing that the existing attached sidewalk be removed and be replaced where possible with detached 6-foot sidewalk. However, the configuration of this walk varies in order to avoid several mature trees along the Lemay Avenue frontage. Starting on the north end of the site, the sidewalk is proposed to be attached adjacent to the new auxillary right -turn lane into the parking structure. South of the parking structure entrance to Garfield Street, we propose to detach the 6-foot walk, but meander it in the same general location as the existing detached walk in order to avoid trees in this area. South of Garfield Street, we propose a typical 6-foot detached sidewalk, then a transition to a new 8-foot attached walk to avoid trees, access a Transfort bus shelter, and tie to the existing attached walk at the south property line. The development team feels justified in requesting the variance as described above. By placing the sidewalks on the site as proposed, a large number of mature trees will not need to be removed and mitigated on the site. Having these mature trees adjacent to the medical office building and parking structure will also help the proposed buildings to blend into an already mature landscape adjacent to the property and may help minimize the impact the buildings may have on the surrounding residential area. Along with this, placing the sidewalks as proposed will also help tie them into the existing residential sidewalks in the area, further minimizing the building's impact. If you should have any questions, comments or concerns about this variance request please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely, Kevin Brazelton, PE Project Engineer cc: Steven Ellsworth — Poudre Valley Health System Dean Barber — McWhinney Enterprises From: Eric Bracke To: Randy Maizland; Ted Shepard; Ward Stanford Date: 7/17/2007 2:15:40 PM Subject: PVH Parking Garage Hi, I just met with some folks who live on Garfield and are concerned with potential impacts of the pvh parking garage to their neighborhood traffic. We have conducted some base line counts and speeds along Garfield and there is indeed a speeding problem but no volume problem. I would like to suggest that we work with PVH to escrow approximately $5k to purchase a variable speed sign if an impact occurs within one year after construction. We have done something similar to this with the Penny Flats folks. If there is an impact to the neighborhood and there is no money escrowed, the City will be stuck with the problem and no way to fund a solution. Just a thought or something to pursue. PVH has historically taken the approach of being a good neighborhood and may be receptive to the idea. Since I won't be around, it will be up to the three of you to pursue, if you choose. Eric new parking com e Doctors Lane The proposed parking structure is shown to have 1 driveway out to Robertson and the one access onto Lemay at Doctors Lane. So the new plans would be a reduction in the number of driveways going out to Robertson. I had thought we had approved a plan where the hospital was wanting to close the Lemay access and just take access off of Robertson, but we didn't. We talked about this with them many times, but didn't actually ever completely follow thru with getting those plans approved - probably because they decided to proceed with the parking garage. There has been a minor amendment approved for a temporary lot over off of Academy Court (off of Prospect near Riverside) for which they are going to be providing a shuttle service for employees. Since Garfield is not signalized I would think that most folks unless they want to go south, in which case they could go directly out to Lemay from the lot, would take Robertson north to Elizabeth since it is the signal. Hope this helps. Sheri >>> Darin Atteberry 6/5/2007 3:39 PM >>> Joe and Mark, Please draft a response for Darin to Councilman Manvel's request below Thank you, Debra Unger (for Darin Atteberry) Executive Administrative Assistant City Manager's Office P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Tel: 970 2216266 / Fax: 970 224 6107 >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:26:02 PM >>> Darin: I forgot to CC you on this. I hope a staff member can get back to Mr. Smith, and to me. ben >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:24 PM >>> Thanks for your note, Tim. I can understand your concern at the possibility that Garfield will become a much busier street when a new parking structure exists at its east end, on Lemay. I recently investigated the arrangements that have been made to protect the neighborhood during construction, since 100+ parking places will be temporarily out of service and found that the hospital has already set up a shuttle system to take people to the large church parking lot at the corner of Drake and Lemay to keep cars from parking on neighborhood streets. But that does not help with the question of what impacts the new structure will have when it opens. Apparently you have heard talk of speed bumps for Garfield, but that is of marginal effectiveness, and not a great addition for the neighborhood. I am sending a CC of this email to our city manager, Darin Atteberry, in the hope that he will forward your message to a city staff person who is familiar with the plans and can address your concerns. Is the structure necessarily going to be built at Lemay and Garfield? If so, what is being done about visual impacts and traffic impacts? I hope that you will get some informed answers soon, and that copies of those answers will come to me. After that happens I hope we can talk about how satisfactory the answers are and what steps, if any, can be taken to improve the situation. Ben Manvel p.s. - Congratulations on being on the garden tour. One of my favorite annual summer events! >>> < tsmith(a)ridgeviewclassical com > 5/29/2007 11:45 AM >>> Dear Mr. Manvel, We met briefly at last year's neighborhood picnic gatherings on Morgan Street. I voted for you in the last election. I'm writing you to voice my concern about the plans for PVH to build a new parking complex across Lemay from the actual hospital. I'm very concerned since I live at 912 Garfield Street, only a few blocks from the proposed garage. My house is on the corner of Garfield and Morgan - we've got the gardens all around the perimeter of the property. I hope you are aware of the plans the hospital has to build a 3 story parking garage and sky -bridge over Lemay. As a homeowner who has devoted many hours to improving the neighborhood and value of my home over the past 3 years, you can imagine that I'm not thrilled about the idea of the eyesore and traffic problems this new parking facility would produce. After just two seasons of gardening, I was invited to put my house on the Jr. League garden tour. As much as I enjoy visitors and admirers, I didn't do all that work to have my house become the featured attraction of commuters to the hospital! Nor did I move into the neighborhood thinking its peace and quiet would soon come to an end! I can't imagine that PVH has explored all of its options for their parking dilemma if this is the best idea they've come up with. Given all the money they have to spend on such a big project, maybe there are better places for such a large structure to be built - above the existing parking lot on the east side of Lemay, for instance. Please do whatever you can as council member to educate yourself about this proposed building and do whatever is necessary to protect the quiet atmosphere and real estate value of the homes near it. If the parking structure must be built there, please do whatever you can to prevent a surge in the traffic on our quiet street. The developer's proposal of adding speed bumps does not quite cut the mustard either - the addition of such a big building is drastic and needs drastic compensation: for example, making Garfield street into a no -outlet culdesac with no access to the garage so that the quiet streets do not become the main thoroughfare. In any case, I am terribly concerned about the changes the parking structure might bring. Please do what you can to prevent changes to our neighborhood, our real estate value, our quiet lifestyle in an old part of town. Please feel free to drop by the house any time to chat about this further. new parking corn Sincerely, Timothy E. Smith Homeowner at 912 Garfield Street Latin teacher at Ridgeview Classical School CC: Debra Unger; Diane Jones; Eric Bracke; Joe Frank; Patty Storm; Polly Bennett; Rick Richter; Sheri Langenberger; Ward Stanford From: Ward Stanford To: Mark Jackson; Sheri Langenberger Date: 6/6/2007 11:39:39 AM Subject: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hospital new parking complex Reviewing the site plan and considering eventual traffic distributions to and from the parking structure, there is no real expectation or significant reason for increased traffic on Garfield or throughout the interior streets of the neighborhood. Lemay is one of the City's best arterial streets for progressing traffic so is not a condition that encourages cut through traffic. The fact that the Hospital and its area parking has existed in the same locations, both on street and in lots, has already encouraged what level of traffic use the neighborhood has ever experienced. To date it has not been of significance nor is truly detectable from normal neighborhood traffic circulation. The fact that a parking structure is going to provide significantly more off-street parking with very good Lemay access and advanced walk programming for pedestrians crossing Lemay at Doctors Ln (parking structure access) promotes the possibility that the area neighborhood streets could realize a minor reduction in traffic in the immediate surrounding portion of the neighborhood due to a reduction of motorists circulating about the residential streets looking fora parking space. As with most of types of significant improvements near residential areas, the Traffic department will monitor the area for significant changes and address any problems when and if they develop. Sincerely, Ward Stanford Traffic Systems Engineer City of Fort Collins wstanford@fcgov.com (970) 221-6630 >>> Mark Jackson 6/5/2007 3:58 PM >>> Ward or Sheri, Are either of you familiar with the PVH plans for the new parking structure at the Lemay campus? Can you give me some ammo so I can respond to Ben Manvel's request (see below)? This is a classic NIMBY. Thanks for any help you can lend me. MJ >>> Darin Atteberry 6/5/2007 3:39:30 PM >>> Joe and Mark, Please draft a response for Darin to Councilman Manvel's request below. Thank you, Debra Unger (for Darin Atteberry) Executive Administrative Assistant City Manager's Office P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Tel: 970 221 6266 / Fax: 970 224 6107 >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:26:02 PM >>> Darin: I forgot to CC you on this. I hope a staff member can get back to Mr. Smith, and to me. ben >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:24 PM >>> Thanks for your note, Tim. I can understand your concern at the possibility that Garfield will become a much busier street when a new parking structure exists at its east end, on Lemay. I recently investigated the arrangements that have been made to protect the neighborhood during construction, since 100+ parking places will be temporarily out of service and found that the hospital has already set up a shuttle system to take people to the large church parking lot at the corner of Drake and Lemay to keep cars from parking on neighborhood streets. But that does not help with the question of what impacts the new structure will have when it opens. Apparently you have heard talk of speed bumps for Garfield, but that is of marginal effectiveness, and not a great addition for the neighborhood. I am sending a CC of this email to our city manager, Darin Atteberry, in the hope that he will forward your message to a city staff person who is familiar with the plans and can address your concerns. Is the structure necessarily going to be built at Lemay and Garfield? If so, what is being done about visual impacts and traffic impacts? I hope that you will get some informed answers soon, and that copies of those answers will come to me. After that happens I hope we can talk about how satisfactory the answers are and what steps, if any, can be taken to improve the situation. Ben Manvel p.s. - Congratulations on being on the garden tour. One of my favorite annual summer events! >>> < tsmithCcD-ridgeviewclassical com > 5/29/2007 11:45 AM >>> Dear Mr. Manvel, We met briefly at last year's neighborhood picnic gatherings on Morgan Street. I voted for you in the last election. I'm writing you to voice my concern about the plans for PVH to build a new parking complex across Lemay from the actual hospital. I'm very concerned since I live at 912 Garfield Street, only a few blocks from the proposed garage. My house is on the corner of Garfield and Morgan - we've got the gardens all around the perimeter of the property. I hope you are aware of the plans the hospital has to build a 3 story parking garage and sky -bridge over Lemay. As a homeowner who has devoted many hours to improving the neighborhood and value of my home over the past 3 years, you can imagine that I'm not thrilled about the idea of the eyesore and traffic problems this new parking facility would produce. After just two seasons of gardening, I was invited to put my house on the Jr. League garden tour. As much as I enjoy visitors and admirers, I didn't do all that work to have my house become the featured attraction of commuters to the hospital! Nor did I move into the neighborhood thinking its peace and quiet would soon come to an end! I can't imagine that PVH has explored all of its options for their parking dilemma if this is the best idea they've come up with. Given all the money they have to spend on such a big project, maybe there are better places for such a large structure to be built - above the existing parking lot on the east side of Lemay, for instance. -� ..0 ruucare Hospital new arkm com Please do whatever you can as council member to educate yourself about this proposed building and do whatever is necessary to protect the quiet atmosphere and real estate value of the homes near it. If the parking structure must be built there, please do whatever you can to prevent a surge in the traffic on our quiet street. The developer's proposal of adding speed bumps does not quite cut the mustard either - the addition of such a big building is drastic and needs drastic compensation: for example, making Garfield street into a no -outlet culdesac with no access to the garage so that the quiet streets do not become the main thoroughfare. In any case, I am terribly concerned about the changes the parking structure might bring. Please do what you can to prevent changes to our neighborhood, our real estate value, our quiet lifestyle in an old part of town. Please feel free to drop by the house any time to chat about this further. Sincerely, Timothy E. Smith Homeowner at 912 Garfield Street Latin teacher at Ridgeview Classical School CC: Eric Bracke; Mike Herzig; Polly Bennett From: Ward Stanford To: Mark Jackson; Sheri Langenberger Date: 6/5/2007 4:58:36 PM Subject: Fwd: Re: Poudre Hospital new parking complex Mark, I received the Dev Rev documents recently, but have not reviewed the inch thick TIS yet. I will do so Wednesday (barring any fires) and give you some input from the Traffic perspective. I do not know what prelim discussions may have taken place, if any, prior to now, but will try to get you what I can learn ASAP. WS. >>> Mark Jackson 6/5/2007 3:58 PM >>> Ward or Sheri, Are either of you familiar with the PVH plans for the new parking structure at the Lemay campus? Can you give me some ammo so I can respond to Ben Manvel's request (see below)? This is a classic NIMBY. Thanks for any help you can lend me. MJ >>> Darin Atteberry 6/5/2007 3:39:30 PM >>> Joe and Mark, Please draft a response for Darin to Councilman Manvel's request below. Thank you, Debra Unger (for Darin Atteberry) Executive Administrative Assistant City Manager's Office P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Tel: 970 2216266 / Fax: 970 224 6107 >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:26:02 PM >>> Darin: I forgot to CC you on this. I hope a staff member can get back to Mr. Smith, and to me. ben >>> Ben Manvel 5/29/2007 1:24 PM >>> Thanks for your note, Tim. I can understand your concern at the possibility that Garfield will become a much busier street when a new parking structure exists at its east end, on Lemay. I recently investigated the arrangements that have been made to protect the neighborhood during construction, since 100+ parking places will be temporarily out of service and found that the hospital has already set up a shuttle system to take people to the large church parking lot at the corner of Drake and Lemay to keep cars from parking on neighborhood streets. But that does not help with the question of what impacts the new structure will have when it opens. Apparently you have heard talk of speed bumps for Garfield, but that is of marginal effectiveness, and not a great addition for the neighborhood. I am sending a CC of this email to our city manager, Darin Atteberry, in the hope that he will forward your message to a city staff person who is familiar with the plans and can address your concerns. Is the structure necessarily going to be built at Lemay and Garfield? If so, what is being done about visual impacts and traffic impacts? I hope that you will get some informed answers soon, and that copies of those answers will come to me. After that happens I hope we can talk about how satisfactory the answers are and what steps, if any, can be taken to improve the situation. Ben Manvel p.s. - Congratulations on being on the garden tour. One of my favorite annual summer events! >>> < tsmith(cDridgeviewclassical com > 5/29/2007 11:45 AM >>> Dear Mr. Manvel, We met briefly at last year's neighborhood picnic gatherings on Morgan Street. I voted for you in the last election. I'm writing you to voice my concern about the plans for PVH to build a new parking complex across Lemay from the actual hospital. I'm very concerned since I live at 912 Garfield Street, only a few blocks from the proposed garage. My house is on the corner of Garfield and Morgan - we've got the gardens all around the perimeter of the property. I hope you are aware of the plans the hospital has to build a 3 story parking garage and sky -bridge over Lemay. As a homeowner who has devoted many hours to improving the neighborhood and value of my home over the past 3 years, you can imagine that I'm not thrilled about the idea of the eyesore and traffic problems this new parking facility would produce. After just two seasons of gardening, I was invited to put my house on the Jr. League garden tour. As much as I enjoy visitors and admirers, I didn't do all that work to have my house become the featured attraction of commuters to the hospital! Nor did I move into the neighborhood thinking its peace and quiet would soon come to an end! I can't imagine that PVH has explored all of its options for their parking dilemma if this is the best idea they've come up with. Given all the money they have to spend on such a big project, maybe there are better places for such a large structure to be built - above the existing parking lot on the east side of Lemay, for instance. Please do whatever you can as council member to educate yourself about this proposed building and do whatever is necessary to protect the quiet atmosphere and real estate value of the homes near it. If the parking structure must be built there, please do whatever you can to prevent a surge in the traffic on our quiet street. The developer's proposal of adding speed bumps does not quite cut the mustard either - the addition of such a big building is drastic and needs drastic compensation: for example, making Garfield street into a no -outlet culdesac with no access to the garage so that the quiet streets do not become the main thoroughfare. In any case, I am terribly concerned about the changes the parking structure might bring. Please do what you can to prevent changes to our neighborhood, our real estate value, our quiet lifestyle in an old part of town. Please feel free to drop by the house any time to chat about this further Sincerely,