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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis City Council decided to postpone the reading of an ordinance concerning the parking situation at the Memphis Zoo.

WREG’s Shay Arthur reported the third reading of the measure will now take place on July 5.

Greensward supporters at the meeting were relieved the council decided to delay the reading.

Well over a dozen still addressed the City Council about why parking shouldn’t be allowed on the Greensward.

On May 3, the City Council held its first reading of the measure which is meant to ratify the March 1 decision that gave the Memphis Zoo control over part of the Greensward for parking.

It states the city’s charter grants the council sole authority to quote, “acquire and dedicate lands for park purposes.”

The measure gets three readings total, which was suppose to take place June 7.

The Overton Park Conservancy and the Memphis Zoo are currently undergoing mediation.

On April 28, the two sides agreed to add approximately 325 parking spaces for visitors by reconfiguring the parking lot and utilizing on-street parking on North Parkway.

Memphis Zoo patrons have been parking on the Greensward for about 30 years, Mayor Jim Strickland said.

Both sides were given until 2019 to find a solution, but were brought together in January to find common ground.

At that time, both agreed to allow overflow parking on the Greensward until mediation brought about a long-term solution, Strickland said.