Re: No left turn onto Colfax from Garfield

[Jay Morse]

Yes!

Agreed

On Jul 19, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Trent Thompson wrote:

Bonita, 

thank you for finding this out.  I am very much relieved that it is only temporary.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Bonita Lahey <bla...@earthlink.net> wrote:

I spoke with Fadia Sawaqed, of Traffic Engineering, this morning. The no left turn from Garfield to Colfax is temporary.  They are working on that traffic signal.  They will be adding a left had turn arrow and increasing the walk time across Colfax.  That is all good news but it will take a while.  In the meantime, she will make sure the DPD enforces those no turns out of the parking lot at Sprouts.

Thank you all.

Bonita

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[Jay Morse]

16th Street between Garfield & Jackson is restricted M - F 8a - 6p 2 hour maximum.

It is never enforced though.

2 hours is reasonable. It is too short for employees & long enough to shop.

Jay

1602 Garfield

On Jul 19, 2013, at 4:35 PM, mitchs...@yahoo.com wrote:

My ask is full restricted parking.  8-8 seems good but why not just make consistent with store hours?   The issue is not limited to employees.  I've seen overflow from customers as well. So one hr parking doesn't work in my opinion.  

I do not oppose unrestricted parking that is in front of the wall.

Thanks for ur efforts. 

Mitch 1558 Monroe 

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On Jul 19, 2013, at 4:17 PM, Shellie Chambers <shelliec...@gmail.com> wrote:

I agree that parking is going to become an issue and we need to do what we can to address it.

Megan and I spoke to the store manager this morning regarding the delivery times and we also discussed employee parking. He also said that in about six weeks, employees will no longer be able to park in the Royal Palace motel lot. That means that they will be looking for places in the neighborhood. 

The 1500 block of Monroe currently does not have any parking restrictions and I think we need to request restrictions. What do other neighbors on the 1500 block think? Megan and I thought one hour parking. . .not sure how the times work - 8 am -8 pm, 8 am -6 pm. I'm concerned that the fact that we don't have any restrictions will make our block desirable to employees and we won't have any parking for ourselves. Thoughts?

I am not sure how to request restrictions, but I am happy to find out unless someone else already knows the process.

Thanks,

Shellie Chambers

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:00 PM, K Morse <hik...@comcast.net> wrote:

Hello All,

I don't have anything to add regarding the MOU. However, I do want to discuss parking.

It appears, at least in these early days, that the lot is overflowing and the customers are parking on the 1500 blocks of Monroe and Garfield and perhaps even on 16th.   There is not much we can about that.  My concern is employee parking. Every day since opening day through yesterday (that I know of) several Sprouts employees parked on 16th and on Garfield. Jay and I recognize that we live in the city and some of this comes with the territory.  Our concern is - where will all of the employees park when the lot is no longer available at the Palace. It is one thing to have a handful of employees parking in our small neighborhood. It is another thing to have all employees seeking parking here.  I know that this did not even cross my mind when we had our conversations with Sean and Sprouts.  I have not had an opportunity to address this with the store manager yet.  It may be wise to address it now as a neighborhood rather than when the lot is gone and the issue arises.

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions on this matter?

Kim

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From: Matt Chambers
To: Jim Deffner
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Sent: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:07:52 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Sprouts MOU issues

Sorry for replying to all, but I thought something we said might spur further conversation.  Our main concern is the delivery times. There are semi trucks making deliveries outside of the hours agreed upon in the MOU. We've been awoken by deliveries as early as 6am, when the MOU states these should not be happening before 8am.  Also during these times, there are also other trucks waiting for the loading dock idling on Monroe blocking the street and being a noise disturbance.  These early morning deliveries have happened each and every day since the opening on July 10th.  We've emailed the store manager to express our concerns, but have not received a reply.

We also noticed the construction work beginning well before 7am, but the noise wasn't excessive.  But the construction teams continually parked on Monroe Street rather than in the off street parking they agreed to utilize.  We did talk to Sean and he spoke to the GC to attempt to correct.  I agree with Jim that once the lot was done, this stopped.

In addition to the above, we've experienced other issues not specifically prohibited by the MOU, but nuisances nonetheless.  Employees parking on the streets taking up resident parking, shopping carts left on the side of the street, etc.

We also noticed the new No Left Turn signs on Garfield at the light on Colfax.  I apologize if we missed this discussion, but why would we prohibit left turns at a stoplight, forcing customers wanting to go East on Colfax to attempt a left turn at Monroe with no light?  Seems like we've caused traffic issues that didn't need to be caused.  Is it too late to revisit this with the city?  The MOU mentions the no right turn on Monroe and no left turn on Garfield when exiting Sprouts, but I don't see any reference to these new signs prohibiting left turns onto Colfax.

Thanks,

Matt and Shellie Chambers

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To: "'Jennifer Stewart" <'Jennifer...@dot.gov'>, "Alicia Thorne" , "Barbara FORD (barbar...@msn.com)" , "Becca Feiner" , "'Brian LeMaire" , "'Cliff Wisers" , "Gordon Feiner" , "'Jay Morse" , "Jesse Clark" , "Jim Deffner" , "'JJ Folsom" , "John Sleeman (John.S...@cu.edu)" , "Karen Newman" , "'Kathy Welsh" , "'Kim Morse" , "Marjorie Parkis (mapa...@yahoo.com)" , "Matt Chambers" , "Megan Smith" , "'Michelle Ray" , "'Mitch Simon" , "'P Black" , 1500-block-o...@googlegroups.com, "'R Black" , "Lodore Brown" , "Neighbors Rick Lane" , "Neighbors Robert Blaze" , "Phil Mann" , "Tom Morris (mamaw...@hotmail.com)" , "James Ray (jim...@me.com)" , "Trent Thompson (trent.t...@gmail.com)" , "'Wendy Nestrud" , "Bonita Lahey (bla...@earthlink.net)"

Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:54:59 PM
Subject: Sprouts MOU issues

All, We currently have a 90 day window to pursue any MOU noncompliance issues associated with the Sprout’s market construction. I’ve been asked by SCPNA to contact the neighbors
to list any MOU transgressions  and construction requirements that are not completed per the terms of the agreement.
SCPNA thinks we need to do get our concerns together right away. 
If possible please provide dates and times of any noted MOU violation. Below is my list. If you are not sure if something qualifies or not please go ahead and list it. We are asking that the MOU agreement, especially as it relates to ongoing operational
issues and construction specifications be honored in full. With your help we gain some footing to do so. Even if your concerns just mirror my own please respond with your concurrence by email so
we can assess how widespread the impact of any violations are and allow
our collective voice to be heard. Thanks.

 

Ongoing issues:

 

• Some neighbors have questioned whether the masonry used for the boundary walls, especially on the north side of the parking is compatible with the architectural standards in the neighborhood.
    
• Tree landscaping on the Garfield side was minimized to largely allow for a bike depot which was not part of the original plan. ( I personally am not objecting to the depot but it’s location should have been discussed with the
  neighbors and not installed in lieu of the designated trees). The MOU clearly addresses tree-scaping and visual screening of the parking area. On Garfield the tree-planting install falls short of the MOU requirement.
• Reflective mirrors to my knowledge have not been installed in the alley’s L-shaped area.
  

 

 

Past violations:

 

• Construction vehicles and workers parking on Garfield street during the construction process. The issue was finally taken seriously toward the end of May when Russell Perkins had his GC put up signage and enforce this provision
  of the MOU. By then the Sprouts lot was completed so that may have had more to do with compliance than anything else.
• Consistent violations around start /stop times. Workers routinely arrived on site in April, May and June at 6AM Monday through Saturday. The MOU clearly had a start time of 7AM M-F and 8AM on Saturday.
• On opening day we had a band playing at 6:15AM and a tractor trailer idling in the parking lot. The MOU clearly states tractor trailers cannot be received until 8AM. I don’t think we considered the possibility of cabaret shows,
  nevertheless I wouldn’t want a precedent set for these kinds of promotions.
• Lot paving of the Spouts lot started at 5AM on Saturday 4-20-13.

 

  

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[Marjorie]

Hello All,

I'd like to explore the option of full restrictions, i.e., only with CP permit or guest permit, during the hours of, say, 7:00am to 7:00pm.

Precedent for such is in Cherry Creek, where during the peak of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, whole blocks were empty of cars due to those restrictions.

A burden on customers? Maybe they'll start riding their bikes instead. Or spread the love and park on the other side if Colfax.
A burden on us? It would make it a challenge to hold parties. we could borrow each others' guest passes during parties, maybe?

I'll be glad to hear your thoughts. I agree that 1hour restrictions are not a deterrent. 

By the way, I haven't heard any complaints about the lights, but they are a heck of a lot higher and brighter than I'd expected. 

- Margie

[Marjorie]

Here's why I'd be okay with 7-7 or 8-8 parking restrictions, instead of full-time draconian, (much as I love that word).

The most troublesome times are when we get back from work, and need to park our cars, which coincides with the times customers are overflowing into the streets. Let's call that 3:30-8:00. With parking restrictions in those times, we've got a chance to find a place for our cars, and to leave them there overnight.

By not extending restrictions later, into times when there is far less of a parking issue, we don't burden ourselves and our guests as much.

By making the restrictions a 12-hour window and blocking out the day, we reduce annoyance of non-residents parking there for our neighbors who keep irregular hours, and also reduce traffic flow through the neighborhood, since the increase comes from Sprouts.

I agree that Sprouts management couldn't care less about neighborhood impact, or even helping their employees with space.
Sad, but true, all of my interactions with them support that interpretation.

-Margie

On Jul 19, 2013, at 20:01, Gordon Feiner <Gh...@cellularsmoke.net> wrote:

> Parking restrictions are our only real option - Sprouts doesn't and won't care. They don't even care about their own employees - find zero solution for them to park in long term. They'd be perfectly happy to chew up our street fronts as long as they get customers. I have zero confidence in any cooperative solution.
>
> Personally, I'm for the most draconian method - full restrictions: no parking without permit or guest pass. 1 Hour parking is still well under what the average shopper needs most of the time - that won't even slow down the issue and will tax city resources to add our street to regular enforcement patrols.
>
> Gordon
>
> On Jul 19, 2013, at 5:15 PM, mitchs...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> I apologize for this extra email. In the 1hr or 2hr models noted below are residents also restricted to those times??? If so, those of us who work from home will really be inconvenienced. Parking in the city is critical to our property values. Ever wonder why the retail space In the condo building on colfax and Madison remains vacant? Lets make sure we make good decisions regarding parking.
>>
>> Mitch.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 19, 2013, at 4:55 PM, James Ray <jim...@me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Currently the 1500 block of Garfield is 1 hour 8am-6pm, Sundays and Holidays excluded. I'm guessing it was originally put in place before National Jewish got the big parking lot.
>>>
>>> Seems to me employee parking for Sprouts should easily justify the same on Monroe. But I agree w/ Mitch also, the times could be extended on both streets until like 8pm, with no exclusions on Sunday.
>>>
>>> jim

[Marjorie]

Nice, and optimistic.

Me, I'm already picturing Thanksgiving and Christmastime, when it's going to be worse and a royal pain in the tailpipe. I suggest we ask for tight restrictions to start.

Margie

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On Jul 19, 2013, at 21:36, alicia thorne <amth...@gmail.com> wrote:

We should wait for a few weeks before we jump to move on parking restrictions. I do think traffic will slow down, even more so when the Trader Joes on Colorado opens, and I do think its important to try to encourage success of the businesses moving into the area. The fewer empty buildings and more appealing businesses move in the better for property values. 

1-2 hour parking limits should keep the employees from parking on the streets. I don't think we need to restrict parking for the entire length the store is open if the goal is to keep employees from parking in the neighborhood, I'm guessing most are at work before 6 pm and I doubt many move their cars once they get to work. 

Alicia

1586 Monroe

[Marjorie Parkis]

 

It may seem sufficient to block Sprouts employees, but to allow customers, to park on South City Park streets.

 

Here's a perspective on why it's not.

It is not desirable to have customers parking on neighborhood streets because:

1. Residents can't find parking, and they LIVE here, so have no choice.

2. It increases traffic flow through the neighborhood.

3. It uglifies the neighborhood and reduces visibility where there are kids and dogs playing.

4. It endorses the use of cars to come to a neighborhood store, when the original idea was to have a store that would be one neighbors could walk and bike to, not to increase car traffic.

 

Part of the idea here is to make it inconvenient to bring a car to an overly large store poorly planned to be situated in a semi-historic neighborhood.

 

-Margie

Thanks,

Matt and Shellie Chambers

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[Tom Morris]

It will be interesting to see if the city is willing to respond to this issue.  If you don't get resident preference parking, let me know.  I had an idea that SCP could purchase all street parking with an annual local tax to be used by the merchant association to solve its resulting parking problem.
 

> Subject: Re: Sprouts MOU issues

> From: jim...@me.com
> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 11:43:12 -0600
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> To: mitchs...@yahoo.com
>
> there are 5 or so on Garfield by the front entrance. I actually witnessed a number (5-10) of people this morning at around 9am parking on the street when there were probably 50 spots in the lot. Since we have the main entrance, I'm betting that's going to happen a lot.
>
> jim
> 1538 Garfield
>
> On Jul 20, 2013, at 11:27 AM, mitchs...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > It's official at 1123am Saturday July 20th. The Feiner's, Simon's, Clark's all have sprouts overflow cars in front of their homes. Could also be true for Lon and Wendy as well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jul 20, 2013, at 8:32 AM, James Ray <jim...@me.com> wrote:
> >
> >> For some who may not remember from the original MOU negotiations, Sprouts has an extremely long lease (I believe it was 20 years, some others my remember the exact time) for that property. If they thought there was any chance of the store not being successful, I don't believe they would have negotiated such a long term lease.
> >>
> >> Also, we must continue to remember as others have said, we gave up 3 residences for them to have more parking and redirect the alley. The proposal originally stated that they would have 100 parking spaces in that lot. I have not gone over and counted but I think we can reasonably assume there is close to that. The whole point of giving up those homes was so Sunflower, at the time, would have sufficient parking for customers and employees. Several options were proposed that could have allowed for more parking during negotiations and each was rejected by the developer.
> >>
> >> I just remembered that someone had contact w/ the VP of Store Development when the whole Chic-Fil-A thing erupted.
> >>
> >> If there is no satisfaction from speaking to the store managers, that may be a person to talk to. Here is his contact information:
> >>
> >>> Seth Brown
> >>> Vice President-Store Development
> >>> Phone: 480-814-8016 ext. 309
> >>
> >> Here's the entire email that was dealing w/ Chic-Fil-A. This was in response to Sean Mandel, Rosen Properties, implying that Sprouts was not going to be paying enough in rent.
> >>
> >>> Mr. Wiley,
> >>> My name is Seth Brown.
> >>> I understand that a Mr. Mandel has been “throwing us under the bus”.
> >>> First , we didn’t negotiate this deal; Sunflower did. We inherited their transaction.
> >>> Second, Mr. Mandel knows better. Why is he claiming we have anything to do with his business dealings? He clearly does not want to confront you.
> >>> He’s not being truthful if he’s insinuating that we had or have anything to do with the developers internal business practices. We’re in the natural grocery business, not the RE business.
> >>>
> >>> I’d like to invite you and your neighbors to our party prior to opening your store. You’ll be able to see for yourself how we conduct ourselves.
> >>> Please send me your address, and those of your neighbors; we’ll send you an invitation.
> >>> Look me up at the party and grand opening; I’ll buy you a cup of coffee.
> >>> Regards.
> >>>
> >>> Seth Brown
> >>> Vice President-Store Development
> >>> Phone: 480-814-8016 ext. 309
> >>
>

[Marjorie Parkis]

It seems that the parking issue is something we should get a separate agreement on (vote on) among ourselves, and then make a plan of action to address. It is outside the scope of the MOU, and needs to go to the city.

Perhaps a "near-neighbor" vote? (and we might want to decide who near-neighbors are...within 2-3 blocks?

Here is a list of options that we might want:

1. CP-resident restricted 24-hour, 7 days
   
2. CP-resident restricted for all Sprouts hours 
   
3. CP-resident restricted for 12-hour time periods that discourage Sprouts customers from street parking during the most egregious times
   
4. 1-hour limits
   
5. 2-hour limits
   
6. A mixture of the above, based on street
   
7. No change/let the city decide

-Margie

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From: "mitchs...@yahoo.com" <mitchs...@yahoo.com>
To: James Ray <jim...@me.com>
Cc: [...]
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 11:27 AM

Subject: Re: Sprouts MOU issues

It's official at 1123am Saturday July 20th.  The Feiner's, Simon's, Clark's all have sprouts overflow cars in front of their homes.  Could also be true for Lon and Wendy as well.

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