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December, met with the YMCA and Rec Dept. The Rec Dept. will leverage the Y's parking spots during the season and is never more than 60% full, with the highest demand for parking at the Y taking place during basketball season. A resident asked when that agreement will be taking place and Mr. Baas stated it should start this year. Councilman Rader added that he will contact the school board and confirm that agreement. While the Planning Department cannot exactly predict the development's effects on parking, they have been looking at methods to calm traffic on the street and dissuade folks from driving down it. Councilman Bullock encouraged thoughtful discussion on parking and asked if anyone had any ideas on what to do in situations where there is no off street parking. A resident spoke about discussions they had had with Planning and brought up the size of Autozone's parking lot, inquiring as to how the city has approached businesses and tried to incentivize shared agreements for parking. Another resident agreed with the concept and stated that many of the changes in Lakewood (higher rents causing multiple roommates to occupy units, major attractions, etc.) have created increased demand for parking. A resident stated that she lives on a double lot behind the carwash that got replaced and she is getting trash coming into her yard from the parking lot. Mr. Baas explained the criteria for residential parking zones, noting that they are installed where there is a low demand at the start of the day, high demand throughout the morning afternoon, and low demand in the evening. They are designed to break up the crowding during the 8AM-4PM timeframe, usually in areas where people are coming from outside the neighborhood to work. He stated that the highest demand on Edwards and Granger for parking is before 9AM and after dinner, adding that giving residents parking permits on the street would not have a positive effect for them as they would just be competing against their neighbors on the street for parking. Director Sylvester addressed the resident's concerns regarding the trash, as it was added as a condition of approval. He noted that the site will be swept every night and that the Planning Commission can call the developer of the food truck park back to a hearing if they fail to do so. An Edwards Ave. resident stated that they have not asked for parking passes, but to designate spaces from the white house on the street near the Detroit Ave. end to the railroad tracks along the east side of the street. The resident added that the street is packed on Saturday mornings and assuming there will be no disruption to resident parking after the development is complete is ridiculous. President O'Leary pointed out some practical issues with a resident only striped district, as the effort would require people to be asked where they are coming and going from, an inability for residents to have visitors from out of town park on the street, etc. Councilman Rader stated that it seems the issue will require another meeting and added he would like to meet again before the project breaks ground, ideally in September. Councilman Bullock volunteered to speak with the Autozone owner about a parking agreement. Follow up discussion regarding Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council(NOPEC) Energized Community Grants.