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D <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Page One of Two <br />Kittitas County Public Works, In response to increasing complaints and pressure from numerous <br />residents and stakeholders, commissioned a report from Diamond Parking Services (DPS) who is one <br />of the preeminent parking and municipal consultative services in the Pacific Northwest. DPS was <br />tasked with helping to determine and quantify the scope of any potential illegal parking issues within <br />the Hyak community as it specifically pertains to Hyak Dr East and Keechelus Drive while also <br />developing a sense of the potential issues as they may apply to the surrounding greater Hyak area. <br />After conducting a thorough review of the area specified, interviewing as many stakeholders as <br />possible, touring the location numerous times and researching relevant vehicle trip metrics, DPS was <br />able to determine that a significant illegal parking issue does exist. The illegal parking issues are <br />described in detail in the attached report, but it is important to highlight that these issues are <br />sufficient to warrant a high degree of attention from the County. The elevated level of risk <br />associated to visitors, residents, employees, and the greater public in general indicates a high <br />priority need for solutions to help mitigate these issues. This risk applies to all stakeholders within <br />the greater Hyak area and as such a regionalized approach to a solution is warranted. <br />As part of this report, a series of strategies as been outlined to help provide guidance to the County <br />as to how to potentially mitigate the delineated illegal parking issues. Some of these strategies can <br />be immediately implemented (or are suitable for implementation in the near term) while the other <br />strategies are more suitable for future implementation and these solutions are meant to provide a <br />general understanding of what may be possible for the County to implement in the future. <br />Increasing the existing number of signs posted, improving the visibility of said signage, allowing for <br />alteration of the County Code to include an expanded set of "No Parking" regulations for better <br />enforcement, increasing the "fee" associated with illegal parking, and the dedication of a Kittitas <br />County Sheriff's Deputy to the allocated area during the peak winter month periods (mainly winter <br />weekends) are some of the strategies that are recommended for immediate implementation. <br /><KING <br />SERVICE <br />SINCE 1922 <br />ei6je..,4 <br />8r orB3Q&tl <br />