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there and you know who owns the car, but we're not naming names or pointing people out but we do understand it is an issue. Commissioner O'Connor: I'm just trying to quantify it, if it's a big issue Beaudin: I'd say it's prevalent. I don't want to quantify it percentage -wise because we haven't done that analysis. But the anecdotes are suggesting that it's a problem, that it's taking up enough parking on Main Street. What we did when we started managing through enforcement, it has, there is more vehicle turnover on Main Street, so that suggests that there were people parking for extended periods of time quite often. And we've noticed through enforcement that there is more turnover. Chair Ritter: How often is the enforcement occurring? Beaudin: We're going out all the time, chalking tires and checking the time limits. Commissioner O'Connor: Have you noticed anything happening with enforcement of the private parking? For example, you can't park in a spot unless you're going to a certain business. Beaudin: I was talking with Judy Wheeler about this, just after the DVC meeting, she often sees other folks parking in her lot and you can kind of tell if it's an employee or if it's a shopper. The way she approaches it, if it's somebody's shopping she's not giving them a hard time for parking in her parking space, however, she noticed employees of a recently opened business downtown parking in her lot and she did have to encourage them to move along and find somewhere else. I think people are taking that community of character approach to things and letting things ebb and flow in downtown when it comes to their parking lots. There are other folks who have come to the City and asked us to enforce their parking lots. The response we've given is that's a private asset and if you want to manage it, that's up to you. If we were to get into a discussion of shared parking agreements and public use then that conversation could be had. It's a legal issue as well, having public police officers on private parking doing enforcement. Chair Ritter: Could a private parking owner put a solar credit card meter on their lot? Beaudin: I'd have to look at our DSP has any restrictions on paid parking. Chair Ritter: Okay, there was that one meeting where the bank parking behind Peet's could be used during off - hours... Beaudin: I like that you're already calling it " Peet's." Ha ha. Chair Ritter: I saw a sign there today. Beaudin: So, the idea of using those private lots, there is no agreement for the public to use those spaces so it's at the mercy of the parking lot owner. Weinstein: So I'm looking at Steve for confirmantion, but I had the understaning that 8 or 9 spaces right behind Peet's are available for public parking. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 24, 2016 Page 22 of 39