Downtown Parking Expansion and Nichols Library Deck

At a glance

What: Council reviewed three options for sequencing streetscape work and downtown parking near Nichols Library (deck in 2032, deck in 2030, or a 30-space surface lot).
Where it stands: Decision postponed until the parking report is available.

The City's posted agenda and YouTube auto-generated captions; names and figures may be misheard.

A public forum speaker questioned the cost of the proposed downtown parking deck and asked for a new downtown plan before proceeding.

Council reviewed three options for sequencing streetscape work and downtown parking near Nichols Library (deck in 2032, deck in 2030, or a 30-space surface lot).

Downtown parking projects total about $62.1 million over five years, with decks at $48.4 million. The $9 million Municipal Center deck rehabilitation was proposed as a 50/50 split with the capital projects fund; several members questioned using downtown parking funds and asked for usage data.
Nichols Library deck: concept design stays in 2027, construction moved to 2031-2032 at roughly $36 million. Members asked for parking data and a separate agenda item before committing.

Agenda item 26-1279 covers an update to Municipal Code 11-2B (municipal parking lots). On 2026-11-04 the Council also approved a parking software contract (T2 Systems, not to exceed $106,804, three-year term) on the consent agenda; see 2026-11-04 - City Council.