| CoryB |
Mar 16, 2023 6:36 PM |
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Originally Posted by bomberjet
(Post 9892470)
Also, the Police don't want to park in the parkade they requested. How ridiculous.
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For clarity, the City and the police union agreed to the settlement on the secure parking grievance. The City was prepared to make the lower level of the Millennium Library exclusive to employee use including modifications to the building to accomplish this. I was contingent on employee uptake of the offer to a level not publicly disclosed but likely close to 100% of the estimated 250 spaces. The employees would be charged the market rate as established by the public part of the Millennium Library, currently $275 a month. Also regardless of employee uptake on the offer the grievance would be dropped. The threshold was not obtained so the matter is now closed. It isn't that Police didn't want the proposal, they just didn't want to the level required.
The uptake on parking in the past when I was a monthly parker there was that most of public demand could be accommodated on one floor expect on peak demand days, ie the coldest weather days.
For added perspective parking at St Marys and Donald is posted at $195 a month yesterday.
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Originally Posted by Biff
(Post 9892581)
Maybe they could just police the area making it safer for all citizens. If the police are scared for their safety it doesn't say much for the service they are providing.
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Considering the core purpose for a police for the exist is to provide public safety for all citizens, including their own members. That members are identifying a public safety issue downtown is something they should be looking to address from internally.
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Originally Posted by cllew
(Post 9892871)
I believe the lower level is already parking for the downtown district police cars and the police service garage area. I would not be surprised if the "white shirts" also have their parking in the lower level.
Maybe even the specialty units like the bomb squad, checkstop/accident response vans and the tactical response vehicle have spots in the basement as that sort of keeps them central to the city for response times.
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When the building operated for Canada Post both the lower warehouse level and what I think is the first above ground level had vehicle access ramps. Also I was at first thinking larger vehicles like checkstop and the mobile command if it is still around might not fit into the building before remembering Canada Post used to move large cube vans in and out of the building.
As for the "white shirts" pretty sure most of the higher ranking members are assigned a 24/7 service vehicle. This means that essentially where ever someone like the chief goes they are in an authorized service vehicle, even when off duty unless they are say driving down to Fargo on time off work. The nature of WPS work is those white shirts may be called more or less at any time to respond to an incident. |
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