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Chair
Nancy Boyle Jan. 5, 2022
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Vistoso Mayor Joe Winfield, members of council, town staff
Vice Chair
Anne -Marie Braswell
Golder Ranch Fire Friends,
District A happy, healthy 2022 to you and yours.
Treasurer The Greater Oro Valley Chamber stands in support of a proposed zoning code
Eric Renaud
Pima Federal Credit amendment to update the town's parking and loading requirements, Item 1 on
union your regular agenda Jan. 5.
Secretary/Clerk Broadly, we believe the majority of government decisions regarding business
Dinny Cosine parking should be made administratively, by our trained professional staff, in
North Star Strategies concert with business people, rather than come before council. Together, staff and
Directors businesses can figure out what's best for all constituencies. When proposed changes
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Northwest Healthcare/ exceed the 20 percent threshold, certainly, the public review process should take
Oro Valley Hospital effect. I would suggest that's unlikely.
Ron Arenas Parking ratios for businesses and commercial centers should be right-sized, based
Picture Rocks Cooling,
Heating and Plumbing on sound national data as well as local case studies. If a business can show data to
Lisa Bayless prompt a change in ratios, in any direction, they should be heard, and staff should
Long Realty respond supportively, we believe. Businesses know what's best for them. No
Lila Chapman business wants to be underparked!
Sierra Tucson In a survey of business people, 70 percent of respondents asked the town to
Mark Davis enable alternative uses of parking areas, such as outdoor dining, gym workouts,
Canyon Community tents for special sales whatever the use may be. We support those wishes.
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Tom Hebner In particular, we ask that our restaurants have the option for outdoor dining on
Roche Tissue parking areas as we get through and beyond the pandemic.
Diagnostics We hope government and businesses could do more to utilize shared parking. In
Robert Ramirez our most visible community example, shared parking is de facto on the southeast
RobeCPA rt V Ramirez CPA corner of Lambert and La Canada. It'd be ideal if government could formally
Otton Suarez facilitate shared parking opportunities there, and elsewhere.
El Conquistador Tucson, As a layman and resident, I see some commercial centers with too much
A Hilton Resort parking. I see others with insufficient, and sometimes inaccessible, parking. I see
Susan Swan long drive-through lines, induced by the pandemic and likely here to stay.
Swan Pilates Markets change, and parking needs change with them. In anticipation, let's
Jack Talmage create uniform rules that expand options and create a streamlined process for
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business and community alike.
Paul Tees
Commerce Bank of Respectfully, we request your favorable consideration this evening. Thankyou for
Arizona your time and your service.
Jeremy Thompson
Cox
Dan Wesson
The Post Workspaces
Dave Perry
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