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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-11-07 Parking Commission Minutes Bozeman Parking Commission Meeting October 11, 2007, at 7:30 a.m. Upstairs Conference Room of City Hall Parking Commissioners in Attendance: Larry Bowman Paul Burns Lisa Danzl-Scott Tammy Hauer Steve Schnee Jeff Rupp City Staff in Attendance: Katie Maroney, Parking Clerk Laurae Clark, Treasurer James Goehrung, Facilities and Land Rich McLane- Lieutenant Guests in Attendance: Chris Naumann-DBA Director Brian Caldwell-City Center Commerce, LLC Action Items: None 0:02:10 [6:17:36] 1. Call to Order Larry Bowman called the meeting to order. 0:02:27 2. Approval of September 13, 2007 Minutes and EALS Steve Schnee feels that the plaza outside the retail space of the garage is considered public use and they should not have full rights to it. Paul made a motion to approve the minutes and EAL's and Lisa seconded the motion and both items were approved. 0:04:04 [6:30:12] 3. On the Street- Rich McLane Rich McLane updated the Parking Commission on the AutoChalk system that the parking division will be using. The test pilot for the software should be installed sometime after the week of November 26, 2007. Rich will do some public relations work before the program actually commences to inform the public of the changes to the parking enforcement. Rich is looking to add signs to inform roller skaters, skate boarders and bike riders to not ride on sidewalks. The signs will be nice and friendly and there will be two signs per block face and one on each adjacent street. The cost for the signage will be approximately $ 4,100.00 not including parts and labor. There have been a few issues with some of the Home Owners Associations around Bozeman in regards to the rules and regulations they try to enforce on public streets. Rich informed them about what they can and cannot enforce in respect to being a Home Owners Association and what the City ordinances say. Discussion was held about different concerns and questions about general parking issues within the downtown. 0:13:27 [6:32:38] 4. Surface Lot Rates Steve made a motion to increase the Willson and Rouse lot rates to $30.00 a month and the Black lot to $35.00 and Lisa seconded the motion. A discussion was held about the pricing of the surface lots and during this discussion Paul suggested to review the pricing for the lots every year. The motion was approved for the new pricing to be effective for January 1, 2008. 0:23:28 [6:34:14] 5. Garage Update-James Goehrung James provided an update on the construction of the garage and informed the Parking Commission that the concrete will be poured on Friday. There have been some issues with the entry to the construction site of the garage and Martell has asked for some additional space to put their equipment. James has authorized them to use the east side of the old library lot until construction starts for the new City Hall. Water was revealed at the construction site and will be able to be completely pumped out so no issues should arise from this. James stressed the importance of having the equipment package in place as soon as possible. Chris Naumann presented information on the public restroom concerns and brought forward an idea about it. Brian Caldwell, of City Center Commerce, LLC, also presented some input about the retail space and the use for the public facilities. th Paul mentioned that he had gone to the visitor center on 19 avenue and spoke with the cleaning crew that maintains their facility; they clean it 3 times a day, seven days a week. The biggest issue in dealing with public restrooms will be graffiti. Using small tile and other types of surfaced tile will help to discourage graffiti. The question arose as to who would fund the cleaning crew of this facility. Maintenance and security will be a key item for this space. It was also discussed as to what the hours of operation will be for the restroom facility? 0:53:04 [6:43:31] 6. Operations Plan Discussion Lisa presented information about the equipment update. Discussion was held about the equipment needs and concerns and James suggested using the RFP that Carl Walker prepared and at least get the information out for bid. Adjustments could be made once the budget information is more accurate. Tammy made a motion to proceed with the RFP process according to James’s recommendations and Steve seconded the motion, and the motion was approved. 1:03:12 [6:53:29] 7. Update-Bozeman Community Plan Jody Sanford, Planning Department Jody Sanford, with the Bozeman Planning Department, presented an update about the Bozeman 2020 community plan. The Parking Commission will need to be actively involved with the planning/zoning in reference to how it affects downtown parking requirements for the new plan. It was also asked to have a clarification for the prices to remain $30.00 for Tracy and Powder Horn, a.k.a. the Kenyon Noble lots, and all agreed to leave the pricing as it is currently. 1:32:11 [7:22:52] 10. Adjourn Larry adjourned the meeting at 9:00 a.m.