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Home My WebLink About09-17-21 Agenda and Packet Materials - Parking Capacity SubcommitteeA.Call meeting to order - 9:00 AM Via Webex: https://cityofbozeman.webex.com/cityofbozeman/onstage/g.php? MTID=e4326268ef2d4ac325dc594061b700a0c Click the Register link, enter the required information, and click submit. Click Join Now to enter the meeting Via Phone: Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-650-479-3208 Access code: 2551 177 7950 B.Disclosures C.Changes to the Agenda D.Approval of Minutes D.1 Minutes of July 14, 2021 Meeting (Veselik) D.2 Minutes of August 20,2021 meeting.(Veselik) E.Public Comment Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record. This is the time for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the Committee. There will also be an opportunity in conjunction with each action item for comments pertaining to that item. Please limit your comments to three minutes. F.FYI/Discussion F.1 Discussion of Resolution 2021-06 A Resolution of the Parking Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, Supporting Additional Capacity for Transportation in Downtown Bozeman.(Veselik) G.Adjournment THE PARKING COMMISSION OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA PC Parking Commission Capacity Subcommittee AGENDA Friday, September 17, 2021 For more information please contact Mike Veselik, mveselik@bozeman.net. This board generally meets the second Thursday of the month from 07:30 am to 10:00 am. Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, Mike Gray at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301). 1 Memorandum REPORT TO:Parking Commission FROM:Veselik SUBJECT:Minutes of July 14, 2021 Meeting MEETING DATE:September 17, 2021 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Minutes RECOMMENDATION:Approve STRATEGIC PLAN:7.3 Best Practices, Creativity & Foresight: Utilize best practices, innovative approaches, and constantly anticipate new directions and changes relevant to the governance of the City. Be also adaptable and flexible with an outward focus on the customer and an external understanding of the issues as others may see them. BACKGROUND:Approval of Minutes for July 14, 2021 Meeting of Capacity Subcommittee. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:No Unresolved Issues ALTERNATIVES:No Alternatives FISCAL EFFECTS:No Fiscal Effects Attachments: 071421 Draft Parking Commission Capacity Subcommittee Mintues.pdf Report compiled on: September 14, 2021 2 Bozeman Parking Commission Meeting Minutes, July 14, 2021 Page 1 of 1 THE PARKING COMMMISSION MEETING OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA Capacity Subcommittee MINUTES July 14, 2021 A) 00:00:02 Call meeting to order - 9:00 AM B) 00:00:01 Changes to the Agenda C) 00:00:14 Approval of Minutes C.1 00:00:16 Approval of June 4, 2021 Minutes 060421 Parking Commission Subcommittee Minutes.docx C.2 00:00:51 Approval of June 24, 2021 Minutes 062421 Parking Commission Subcommittee Minutes.docx D) 00:01:16 Public Comment No member of the public requested to comment E) FYI/Discussion E.1 00:04:12 Discussion with Downtown Bozeman Partnership on Capacity E.2 01:14:11 Review Ongoing Capacity Committee Work F) 01:29:12 Adjournment For more information please contact Mike Veselik, mveselik@bozeman.net. This board generally meets the second Thursday of the month from 07:30 am to 10:00 am. 3 Memorandum REPORT TO:Parking Commission FROM:Veselik SUBJECT:Minutes of August 20,2021 meeting. MEETING DATE:September 17, 2021 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Minutes RECOMMENDATION:Approve STRATEGIC PLAN:7.3 Best Practices, Creativity & Foresight: Utilize best practices, innovative approaches, and constantly anticipate new directions and changes relevant to the governance of the City. Be also adaptable and flexible with an outward focus on the customer and an external understanding of the issues as others may see them. BACKGROUND:Approval of Minutes from the August 20, 2021 Capacity Subcommittee Meeting UNRESOLVED ISSUES:No Unresolved Issues ALTERNATIVES:No Alternative FISCAL EFFECTS:No Fiscal Effects Attachments: 082021 Draft Parking Commission Capacity Subcommittee Minutes.pdf Report compiled on: September 14, 2021 4 Bozeman Parking Commission Meeting Minutes, August 20, 2021 Page 1 of 1 THE CITY COMMMISSION MEETING OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA Capacity Subcommittee MINUTES August 20, 2021 A) 00:05:18 Call meeting to order - 9:00 AM Commissioner Pohl called. B) 00:05:35 Disclosures C) 00:05:42 Changes to the Agenda D) 00:05:53 Public Comment E) 00:08:48 FYI/Discussion E.1 00:08:50 Discussion with HRDC Representatives and Western Transportation Institute Representative about expansion of public transit in Bozeman. David Kack of the Western Transportation Institute and Sunshine Ross of HRDC joined Commissioners Newell and Pohl to discuss public transit in downtown Bozeman. E.2 00:54:47 Discussion of Bike Parking Options in the Downtown Core Commissioner Pohl and Commissioner Newell discussed bike parking in the downtown core. F) 01:19:55 Adjournment For more information please contact Mike Veselik, mveselik@bozeman.net. This board generally meets the second Thursday of the month from 07:30 am to 10:00 am. 5 Memorandum REPORT TO:Parking Commission FROM:Veselik SUBJECT:Discussion of Resolution 2021-06 A Resolution of the Parking Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, Supporting Additional Capacity for Transportation in Downtown Bozeman. MEETING DATE:September 17, 2021 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Resolution RECOMMENDATION:Discuss and Revise STRATEGIC PLAN:4.2 High Quality Urban Approach: Continue to support high-quality planning, ranging from building design to neighborhood layouts, while pursuing urban approaches to issues such as multimodal transportation, infill, density, connected trails and parks, and walkable neighborhoods. BACKGROUND:The City of Bozeman Parking Commission created two Subcommittees to advance the work of the full Commission. The Capacity Subcommittee focused on bike parking, public transit, and shared use agreements as three methods for improving parking capacity in the City of Bozeman. Resolution 2021-06 is a recommendation to the new Transportation Board to build upon the work of the Capacity Subcommittee. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:No Unresolved Issues ALTERNATIVES:No Alternatives FISCAL EFFECTS:No Fiscal Effects Attachments: Resolution 2021-06 Capacity Subcommittee Resolution for Bike Parking, Public Transit, and Shared Use.docx Report compiled on: September 14, 2021 6 Resolution 2021-06 Supporting Additional Capacity for Transportation in Downtown Page 1 of 3 BOZEMAN PARKING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2021-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR TRANSPORTATION IN DOWNTOWN BOZEMAN. WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman has granted the Parking Commission authority to manage parking in the downtown area and any other parking permit areas (MCA7-14-4634); and, WHEREAS, the Bozeman Parking Commission authorized the creation of subcommittees in Resolution 2021-03 and the Capacity Subcommittee has identified bike parking, employee parking, and improving public transit as a top policy interests: and, WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman Strategic Plan identifies a Well Planned City (Goal 4) as a key priority for the City and also identifies a vibrant downtown, districts and centers (4.4) and a high quality urban approach (4.2) as sub goals: and, WHEREAS, the 2016 Downtown Parking Strategic Management Plan Strategy 11 is Identifying off-street shared-use opportunities and Strategy 18 calls for the city to expand the bike parking network to create connections between parking and the downtown to encourage employee bike commute trips and draw customers to downtown businesses, ; and, WHEREAS, the 2019 Downtown Bozeman Strategic Plan’s Goal 3, The Heart of a Thriving City, calls for more transportation choices, unlocking existing supply, and expanding parking options; and, WHEREAS, the Parking Commission has conducted extensive community engagement on these issues and the Capacity Subcommittee held public meetings to hear from experts and discuss ideas for expanding bike parking and other parking options: and, WHEREAS, with no additional parking or alternative options, residents, employees, and customers will have a less positive experience when coming to downtown Bozeman; and, WHEREAS, the 2020 Climate Action Plan called for companies and community organizations to consider incentives for employees to telecommute and not use a single- occupancy vehicle and called for the city to invest in new bicycle infrastructure: and, WHEREAS, the Parking Commission Capacity Subcommittee sent a survey to downtown business owners and received eighteen responses regarding employee parking, shared use agreements, and bike parking downtown: and, 7 Resolution 2021-06 Supporting Additional Capacity for Transportation in Downtown Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, the Master Agreement with the Federal Transit Authority for funds related to the construction of the Bridger Garage mandates any surplus revenue to go toward public transit facilities: and, WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission passed Ordinance 2805 and Resolution 5326 disbanding the Parking Commission in its current form and reassigning the Parking Commissions responsibilities to the Transportation Board to begin on December 1st, respectively, and the Parking Commission would like the new Transportation Board to not have to redo the work already completed by the Parking Commission: and, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Bozeman Parking Commission recommends the new Transportation Board adopts the below standards for new bicycle parking in the downtown core to expand transportation options: 1. Location. To be most effective, corrals should be located: a. Close to high-demand locations. Most customers are unlikely to park their bike more than 100 feet from a destination in a commercial area like downtown. b. At street corners to improve safety and visibility. Whenever possible, it is ideal to place corrals on main streets instead of side streets. c.Identifiable with wayfinding signage indicating where parking is from Main Street and other main travel corridors. 2. Design. Design recommendations for corrals include: a. Several inverted-U racks welded to steel rails in clusters of three or four. The steel rail is bolted to the asphalt and can be removed in off-season. b. Angle racks at 60 degrees to provide a greater buffer between traffic and bicycle wheels. This is also preferred to accommodate longer bikes (e.g., bikes with trailers or cargo bikes). c. Spacing of 36” on center with 5’ maneuvering zone on either end for entry and exit zones. Further,be it resolved,the Bozeman Parking Commission supports the expansion of public transit networksthrough the creation of a circulator between the major commercial areas of Bozeman— the Cannery District, the Midtown Corridor, and the Downtown. The circulator should support both commuters and customers of businesses in the areas served. The Parking Program will contribute surplus revenue from the Bridger Parking Garage to the creation of more transit as required by the Master Agreement with the Federal Transit Administration. Further, be it resolved, the Bozeman Parking Commission supports the City entering into shared use agreements to unlock underutilized parking supply with willing stakeholders such as First Security Bank. The Transportation Commission should continue to advance this work. 8 Resolution 2021-06 Supporting Additional Capacity for Transportation in Downtown Page 3 of 3 Further, be it resolved, the Bozeman Parking Commission supports the creation of an employee parking program in line with the survey results collected by the Parking Commission. Passed and adopted by the Parking Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a session held on the 14th day of October 2021. ______________________________________ Mark Egge, Chair Bozeman Parking Commission ATTEST: ___________________________ Mike Veselik, Interim Parking Manager City of Bozeman 9