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8.A. - Page 3 Community Engagement Staff also conducted community engagement and outreach through public surveys (see Community Engagement Summary in Appendix III of the report), a meeting with tenants at 830 Main, and a one -day community event hosted by the PRCS and Library. Because the proposed park locations are active parking lots, survey questions assessed the use of downtown parking facilities. During the community outreach effort, including at the Pop-up Park event, City staff and team spoke with concerned residents regarding the many aspects of converting the existing use of the City -owned sites, specifically the loss of parking, the high cost of building the project and its maintenance, and problematic behavior in existing parks. The City Council and staff received correspondence from concerned residents who live at 830 Main Street, adjacent to the Main Street lot, and who park at that lot. The apartment building at 830 Main has a 59 -stall parking garage. The size of the parking garage was intentionally reduced from 207 parking stalls in light of the fact that the building provides market -rate and affordable units for seniors. At the time of approval, it was expected that relatively few tenants would drive cars due to their age and the downtown location. Some tenants stated they prefer to park onsite or at the Main Street lot due to poor health conditions. According to City records, over twenty tenants purchase monthly parking permits allowing them to park at the Main Street lot. Up to 100 permits may be issued to downtown residents and workers and for most of 2018 fewer than 50 monthly permits were issued. City staff offered a meeting at 830 Main to provide information and address tenants' concerns. Twelve residents attended this meeting on Monday, September 17. Tenants expressed appreciation for this opportunity to learn more and to express their concerns and interests. Tenants expressed support for both the preferred option and the alternate option for the conversion of the Main Street/City Hall Lot. Many were pleased that a large number of parking spaces could still remain onsite. The Pop -Up Park, held at the two proposed sites in the downtown on Saturday, June 9 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., was developed by staff with support from the Parks and Arts Foundation (PAF) and the Library staff and volunteers. With the exception of Roselli Garden, the event location simulated the shape and size of a single linear park that extended from Broadway to the corner of Middlefield Road and Main Street. A survey booth, managed by English- and Spanish-speaking staff and a Planning Commissioner, was set up; people could look at a map of the proposed locations, view a copy of the preliminary report, take the survey, ask questions about the study, and express their concerns or support for the proposed locations for a future park. Moreover, the event