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Home My WebLink About05-11-17 BPC Minutes FinalParking Commission Meeting BOZEMAN PARKING COMMISSION MINUTES Thursday, May 11, 2017, 7:30 AM A. Call to Order - 7:30 AM – City Commission Room, City Hall 121 North Rouse Ave Dennis called the meeting to order. 07:31:19 AM Committee Member - Pamela Bryan: Present Committee Member - Kelly Wiseman: Present Committee Member - Ryan Olson: Present Committee Chair - Dennis Bechtold: Present Committee Member - Ben Lloyd: Absent Committee Member - Chris Naumann: Present Committee Member - Ben Bennett: Present Staff - Chuck Winn: Present Staff - Laurae Clark: Present Deputy Mayor - Cyndy Andrus: Absent Staff - Kate Hayden: Present Staff - Ed Meece: Present B. Changes to the Agenda There were none. C. Approval of April 2017 minutes (See Attachment Exhibit 1) Committee Member - Chris Naumann: Motion Committee Member - Ryan Olson: 2nd Committee Member - Pamela Bryan: Approve Committee Member - Kelly Wiseman: Approve Committee Member - Ryan Olson: Approve Committee Chair - Dennis Bechtold: Approve Committee Member - Ben Lloyd: Absent Committee Member - Chris Naumann: Approve Committee Member - Ben Bennett: Approve Staff - Chuck Winn: N\A Staff - Laurae Clark: N\A Deputy Mayor - Cyndy Andrus: N\A Staff - Kate Hayden: N\A Staff - Ed Meece: N\A D. Public Comment – Members of the audience or their agent may be invited to present testimony or evidence. To be recognized, each person desiring to give testimony or evidence shall step forward and, after being recognized, give their name and address for the record. The presiding officer may establish a time frame for each public comment but in no case shall such timeframe be less than three (3) minutes per speaker. The presiding officer may lengthen or shorten the time allotted for public testimony. There was none. E. Action Items 1. Review a request from Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity to extend the MSU Residential Parking Permit District to include both sides of Greek Way. (See Attachment Exhibit 2) Ron Ramsfield with Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at 1707 Greek Way presented a request to extend the MSU residential district to Greek Way. The fraternity currently has 32 residences and only 21 paved parking spots. They do have a dirt parking lot however the City has instructed them to not use it as it was causing too much road debris and Alpha Gamm Rho does not have the funds to pave it. Because of these circumstances they are asking for the residential district to be extended to Greek Way. It was discussed that possibly a partial residential district on their block would be beneficial, between their property line and 3rd Ave, rather than the entire street. The majority of homeowners and businesses on that street would have to approve. Mr. Ramsfield also noted that Greek Way used to have signs indicating parking only on one side of the street due to it being a narrow road. At some point the signs were taken down by the City. Ed is going to research why they were removed and if they should have been replaced. This item will be continued to the June meeting and discussed further. 2. Discuss/Approve/Deny Professional Services Agreement with Fire Suppression Systems (Bozeman) for the purchase and installation of twenty fire extinguisher cabinets and audible alarms for the Bridger Park Downtown Garage. (See Attachment Exhibit 3) Over the years the previous cabinets were vandalized and in need of replacing. The new cabinets will come with an alarm system that will sound when someone tries to break in that will shut off after two minutes. Signs would be installed indicting an alarm system to deter vandalism. BPC approved the Professional Services Agreement with Fire Suppression Systems. Committee Member - Pamela Bryan: Motion Committee Member - Ryan Olson: 2nd Committee Member - Pamela Bryan: Approve Committee Member - Kelly Wiseman: Approve Committee Member - Ryan Olson: Approve Committee Chair - Dennis Bechtold: Approve Committee Member - Ben Lloyd: Absent Committee Member - Chris Naumann: Approve Committee Member - Ben Bennett: Approve Staff - Chuck Winn: N\A Staff - Laurae Clark: N\A Deputy Mayor - Cyndy Andrus: N\A Staff - Kate Hayden: N\A Staff - Ed Meece: N\A 3. Discuss/Approve/Deny Professional Service Agreement with Midwest Welding & Machine for the installation of twenty eight handrails in Bridger Park Downtown Garage. (See Attachment Exhibit 4) BPC approved the Professional Services Agreement with Midwest Welding. Committee Member - Pamela Bryan: Motion Committee Member - Chris Naumann: 2nd Committee Member - Pamela Bryan: Approve Committee Member - Kelly Wiseman : Approve Committee Member - Ryan Olson: Approve Committee Chair - Dennis Bechtold: Approve Committee Member - Ben Lloyd: Absent Committee Member - Chris Naumann: Approve Committee Member - Ben Bennett: Approve Staff - Chuck Winn: N\A Staff - Laurae Clark: N\A Deputy Mayor - Cyndy Andrus: N\A Staff - Kate Hayden: N\A Staff - Ed Meece: N\A 4. Discuss/Approve/Deny request from the Parking Program Manager to rescind Parking Commission Policy 2011-01, and discontinue the ‘Courtesy Ticket’ program. (See Attachment Exhibit 5) The purpose is to provide discretion to the parking enforcement officers and not make it mandatory to issue them. The courtesy ticket program was adopted by a voice vote in 2011 by the BPC not by resolution. BPC approved to discontinue the ‘Courtesy Ticket’ program. Committee Member - Ryan Olson: Motion Committee Member - Kelly Wiseman: 2nd Committee Member - Pamela Bryan: Approve Committee Member - Kelly Wiseman: Approve Committee Member - Ryan Olson: Approve Committee Chair - Dennis Bechtold: Approve Committee Member - Ben Lloyd: Absent Committee Member - Chris Naumann: Approve Committee Member - Ben Bennett: Approve Staff - Chuck Winn: N\A Staff - Laurae Clark: N\A Deputy Mayor - Cyndy Andrus: N\A Staff - Kate Hayden: N\A Staff - Ed Meece: N\A 5. Update on study requested by Bozeman City Commission regarding potential parking enhancements on public streets near the proposed Black/Olive development. (See Attachment Exhibit 6) Ed will have a report at the June meeting for the BPC to finalize before it goes to the City Commission in July. F. Parking Manager Report & FY 18 Budget Preparation Update. (See Attachment Exhibit 7) The RFP: Equipment, Software, and Professional Services Related to Municipal Parking Facilities and Enforcement, is out for bid and will close on May 16, 2017. Resolution 2017-02 will go before the City Commission on May 15, 2017 to vote on the residential parking permit rate increase. Ed will send out the finalized temporary on-street parking permit guidelines to the BPC members. The parking department is down two enforcement officers which will cause monthly revenue to decrease by roughly half temporarily. The Emerson will start having mobile truck Monday’s every Monday through September. The parking enforcement officers will reserve roughly 10 on-street spaces for the mobile vending trucks. They purchase an assembly permit for $35 and the parking department charges $17 for time to reserve the spots. G. New Business Look into improving signs in the parking garage to make it more easily understandable for the public. Have a simple financial overview of the parking department posted on the new website and update as needed. The new parking website is expected to launch at the end of May 2017. At the June BPC meeting new officers will be elected. There are also three member’s terms that are ending in July and those positions are posted on the City TV. H. Adjournment. 09:04:57 AM The next Bozeman Parking Commission meeting will be held June 8, 2017 at 7:30am at City Hall. Bozeman Parking Commission meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability that requires assistance please contact our ADA Coordinator, Chuck Winn 582-2307.