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Bozeman Parking Commission Meeting
June 14, 2007, at 7:30 a.m.
Upstairs Conference Room of City Hall
Parking Commissioners in Attendance:
Chris Pope
Larry Bowman
Paul Burns
Pam Bryan
Tammy Hauer
Lisa Danzl-Scott
Jeff Rupp
City Staff in Attendance:
Katie Maroney, Parking Clerk
Anna Rosenberry, Finance Director
Laurae Clark, Treasurer
Rich McLane, Police Department
Guests in Attendance:
Chris Naumann, DBA Director
Eric Nelson, NEURB
0:03:25 [ 6:26:29] 1. Call to Order
Chris Pope called the meeting to order and reviewed the agenda for the meeting.
0:05:03 [ 6:26:32] 2. Approval of Minutes and EALS
Larry made the motion to approve the minutes and EALS and Tammy seconded and both
were approved.
0:06:13 [ 6:26:38] 3. On The Street- Rich McLane
Chris Naumann gave some examples of troubles concerning the downtown businesses
and the construction areas in downtown.
Rich gave an overview of some information he found regarding timed parking. Rich
suggested going to a 3 hour parking limit instead of 2 hours.
Discussion was held about how to handle the downtown areas affected by the Main Street
overlay project.
It was decided not to change any timed parking in the downtown area during the overlay
period.
The Police department will not be issuing any 2am-7am violations during the time of the
overlay.
Rich informed the Parking Commission that there is going to be a vehicle sale with
abandoned vehicles that the City has impounded.
The budget for the parking districts were reviewed by the Parking Commission.
0:24:50 [ 6:29:09] 4. AutoChalk Update-Anna/Rich
Anna reviewed the AutoChalk bid opening.
A sub-committee will be set up consisting of Parking Commissioners and City staff to go
through the bids. A meeting was set up for Monday at 1:00 p.m. in the City Hall
conference room.
0:30:45 [ 6:31:30] 7. TIF Board Meeting Update-Chris Pope
Chris Naumann gave a brief update on the TIF board meeting. The TIF is willing to
reinvest the money from the sale of the retail space in the garage to help with the funding
of phase 2 of the project.
Anna reviewed the total cost and funding for the garage project.
Chris Pope had spoken with realtors about the value of the retail space.
Larry made the motion to present the bid for phase one to the City Commission on
Monday night. Pam seconded the motion and the motion was approved.
0:52:00 [ 6:34:01] 6. Kenyon Noble Lease Update
The City Commission authorized Chris Kukulski to sign the lease for the Kenyon Noble
lot.
Tuesday morning after the City Commission meeting the lease will need to be signed.
There needs to be a timeline for the permit holders and when they will be moved.
0:56:12 [ 6:35:22] a. NEURD Parking District
Eric Nelson, of Think Tank, as well as a member of NEURB (Northeast Urban Renewal
Board), introduced himself to the Parking Commission and gave an overview of a new
parking district that NEURB wants to establish.
Discussion was held about the possibility of the new parking district in that area. No
decision was made in regards to Eric's request.
1:09:21 [ 6:53:40] a. Garage Project Presentation to Commission
Chris P. met with Mark Bryan in regards to the concern with the placement of the utility
lines in the alley and how it affects his tree. James and Chris then met with Northwestern
Energy about the poles. The poles will be temporarily put in the middle of the alley and
then will be moved to the north side of the alley.
The garage project for phase one will go before the City Commission on Monday.
The operations plan will be a preliminary draft for the City Commission.
Pam made the motion to put forth the operations plan to the City Commission on Monday
June 18, 2007; Larry seconded the motion and the motion was approved.
The Commission Meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. in the community room of the Court House.
Chris would like to see all members of the Parking Commission at the meeting.
Public education will need to start ASAP. Anna suggested contacting the editorial board
for the chronicle. Chris will do a press release about the garage for the chronicle.
1:28:21 [ 6:59:31] 11. Adjourn
Chris Pope adjourned the meeting at 8:55 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Katie Maroney, Parking Clerk