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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-12-09 Parking Commission Minutes Bozeman Parking Commission Meeting November 12, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. Upstairs Conference Room of City Hall Parking Commissioners in Attendance: Tammy Hauer Pam Bryan Chris Pope Chris Naumann City Staff in Attendance: Shannon Fish, Parking Clerk Laurae Clark, Treasurer Paul Burns, Parking Manager Guests in Attendance: Eric Nelson, Thinktank Mark Horn, Obvious Signs Action Items:  Mark, from Obvious Signs will submit a proposal for the next meeting.  Paul is to contact Carl Walker about the cost of a parking study. ______________________________________________________________________________ 0:00:01 Call to Order Chris Pope called the meeting to order at 7:37 a.m. 0:01:33 Approval of October minutes Motion by Tammy to approve the October 8, 2009 minutes.. Second by Chris N. Approved 4-0. 0:03:44 Public Comment – State name & address. Limit comments to 3 minutes. There was no public comment. 0:03:52 Manager Report (including budget), Paul Paul talked about the area near College Street. It is no longer being patrolled from noon to 1 p.m. The PEO is taking lunch at that time. This will allow them to have a different lunch hour so that they don’t receive tickets for their patrons. Paul reported that a new drain was installed near the Black exit of the garage to alleviate the water pooling problem. Additional work was done on the higher levels to battle pooling issues. Also the east and west stair towers were re-caulked where contact with the top deck occurs. Paul reported a water main on North Black was repaired in the first week of October. There's been no water in the elevator shafts since then. On December 1, Paul will be posting the new pricing at the entrances that reference 24-hour charging (except Sundays and holidays) and the new lost ticket cost will be $10. Paul announced that the most recent PEO quit in late October. He will resume the process of hiring a new PEO. Chris Pope asked about the PEO pay being a problem. It is a lower pay but there is no change that can be made to the city pay amount. Paul brought with the finance report through October 31, 2009. Pam had a question about utilities. Chris Pope mentioned that we try and contact an electrician to have someone look at the lights and see some of our other options. 0:37:44 Interior advertising in Bridger Park Downtown, Paul/All and Mark from Obvious Ads – Potential signage, commission’s revenue Mark Horn with Obvious Signs is here to discuss some of the interior signage. He took a look at the garage and some similar mediums. Putting that against a few other mediums in town he is thinking that to start out the garage shouldn’t have more than 10 signs. They would be about 8ft by 4ft. He suggests to just do this on the 1st floor to start. He would price it at about $100/month per sign. One option to use the revenue coming in would be to advertise the Garage in other venues around town. Otherwise 35% of the gross revenue would come back to the City. Obvious Advertising would be keeping the rest of the revenue but they would be doing all the leg work for the projects. Mark hopes that with the length of time that the Garage is open that the amount of sales would go up as well. He also noted that we could have some businesses with bigger pockets come into the garage and buy advertising space, but the commission as a whole wants to have some of the local businesses in the garage and not just the big wigs. Mark talked about different ways to attach signage and different sign and frame materials. Mark is asking for a 3-year contract from the Garage. He would offer packages at 3, 6, or 9 months or longer. Chris N suggested that we give the condo owners attached to the garage a first chance to get some signage in the garage before everyone else does. Also the DBA will be putting up the Kiosk on the outside of the Tracy Ave exit for them to advertise some of the big things in the city. Pam asked that Mark bring back to the commission a packet of what the signs might look like and a possible sketch of where the signs could be posted. Mark will get the group this information before the next meeting. 0:54:34 No net loss, Chris N./All Chris N. updated the group on the Planning Board's discussion regarding the Downtown Improvement Plan and introducing language about No Net Loss of parking spaces. Chris is concerned about how that can prevent changes from occurring downtown. Chris N said the Planning Board recommended that a parking usage study be done to learn the number of spaces downtown and the number that is needed. Chris N. said the BPC's decision would trump the Planning Board's decision. Chris N. proposed there be no "significant" loss of spaces. There was discussion around the table of No Net Loss. Chris P said a parking study has been recommended before. Chris P said he's concerned with No Net Loss. Chris N mentioned that the Downtown Plan reduces the parking requirements which could lead to more use of all parking lots. Chris Pope proposed that future parking be tied to an ongoing capacity report. Tammy agreed there is a need for a parking study. Chris N will create a guiding principal addressing No Net Loss by Dec. 8. The Downtown Plan is scheduled to go to the City Commission on Dec. 14. There was a 15-minute discussion about parking spaces on Black Avenue outside The Meridian. There was discussion of someone paying for parking spaces that are taken away from a project like the one on Black at The Meridian. Paul is to contact Carl Walker about the cost of a study. 1:25:30 PEO transition, Paul/All Paul presented the new PEO employee manual. There was a brief discussion on a dress code. Everyone agrees that we should go with blue for the safety vest. There was talk of a Parking P on the back of the vest and on the hat. There was an agreement on a casual yet professional look. There was agreement on khaki pants and blue long sleeve polo shirts. There is an allowance for clothing. Shop at Murdoch's for 2 long sleeve and 2 short sleeve shirts. Clothing to get started for winter season, then adjust in summer if necessary. Chris Pope would also like to have a name tag included on the uniform. The group also discussed some of the options such as piercings and tattoos. Earrings and other piercings were OK. This needs to be in writing and needs to be part of the annual review. It was discussed that there should be an agreement not to micromanage appearance. Tammy proposed that we work on the staff becoming more warm and fuzzy. The staff will be ambassadors. This will become part of their review and employee expectations. Rich McLane arrived late and said the boots and the jackets can stay with the officers. 1:47:04 Adjournment Chris Pope said he will be stepping down as chair on Feb. 1. The meeting was adjourned at 9:24 a.m. Respectfully Submitted