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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-26-24 Public Comment - K. Powell - MSU RPPD -Summary of Meeting 11_11_24 Parking Dept & residentsFrom:KPowell & S Griswold To:Nicholas Focken; Benjamin Bailey; Nicholas Ross; Bozeman Public Comment Subject:[EXTERNAL]MSU RPPD -Summary of Meeting 11/11/24 Parking Dept & residents Date:Sunday, November 24, 2024 7:15:07 PM Attachments:Summary 11-2-24 parking meeting Nic & Ben.docx Transp Bd MSU RPPD 8-28-24-Recent Citiations MSU RPPD.pdf Transp Bd MSU RPPD Rev&Exp8-28-24.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello Nic, Ben, Nick Ross, Kelly Pohl and Paul Reichert. Attached is a summary of the recent meeting, 11//11/24, several residents of the MSU RPPDhad with Nic Foken, Parking Manager and Ben Bailey, Neighborhood Services. In addition I have attached copies of MSU RPPD finance reports Nic presented to the Transportation Board Advisory at meetings 8/24 & 9/25, 2024.--MSU RPPD Rev & Expenses --MSU RPPD Citations and officer time I’m also sending this thru the City’s comments@bozeman.net to Kelly Pohl and Paul Reichert, Chair and Vice Chair of the Transportation Advisory Board, as I do't have their email address. To the City Clerk: Please forward this letter and reports to Kelly and Paul/ Thank You. Kathy Powellpowellgriz@icloud.com 406-600-1164 November 14, 2024 TO: Nic Foken, Bozeman Parking Manager Ben Bailey, Bozeman Neighborhood Services Nick Ross, Bozeman Director of Transportation and Engineering Kelly Pohl, Chair Bozeman Transportation Advisory Board Paul Reichert Vice Chair Bozeman Transportation Advisory Board From: Kathy Powell, Greg Garrigues, & Kathy Marcinko – University Neighbor Assoc (UNA) residents RE: MSU Residential Parking Permit District (RPPD) Finances Summary of Meeting with Neighbors November 11, 2024 Nic and Ben, it was good to meet with you Friday, November 1. We appreciate getting together with you to discuss neighbors’ concerns about MSU RPPDs. It will be good to continue discussions in the future. We agreed that the MSU RPPD (Residential Parking Permit District) data on street occupancy & revenue/expenses is incomplete & needs revising. It is important to have accurate information for the Transportation Advisory Board & Bozeman City Commission to make informed policy recommendations for MSU & BHS (Bozeman High School) RPPDs. Good to hear you will be updating the Transp. Advisory Board at their December meeting about need to revise recent MSU RPPD reports & that they will be updated in 2025. We discussed concerns about the reports given at the Transportation Advisory Board meetings August 28 & September 25, 2024 which included: • Street Occupancy data mentioned at the Transportation Board is not complete. o The occupancy data by Walker consultants appear to have included some streets with no parking zones & some streets not in the MSU RPPD. o It is unclear what dates & number of samples the consultants used. o It is encouraging that the newly installed (end of October 202 4) GPS location devices on enforcement vehicles will help gather occupancy data multiple times a year a& on different days. Ben, you thought more data would potentially be available in 6 months. • RPPD Permit prices presented for Visitors Permits are $35 (not $11). Residential & Employee permits are also $35. Report listing the number of permits purchased is incorrect needs updating. Checking with just 18 households in MSU RPPD, 32 Visitor permits were purchased in 2024 = $1,120, well above the $688 listed for FY2024 & there are definitely more than 0 employee permits were purchased. • Cost of running the RPPDs needs revising. It was presented that permit fees cover the full cost of RPPDs. However, per Resolution #5495 approved by the City Commission on May 24, 2023, & recommended by the transportation consultants & parking staff: o Permit revenue covers only RPPD Administrative costs o Citation revenue covers RPPD Enforcement costs In order to calculate this, costs need to be listed as separate line items for Administrative expenses (portion of time spent by parking finance clerk & parking manager, overhead, mailing etc.) The same is needed for Enforcement expenses (portion of officer’s time, operation & maint. of vehicle, etc.). For accuracy, enforcement time should only include time spent enforcing RPPD code violations, not time spent enforcing other violations such as parking in a no parking zone and blocking driveways. • Citation Revenue, from October 2023 to August 2024, & percent of time officer spends in MSU RPPD presented to Transportation Board is unclear & needs review. We look forward to getting more complete data from you soon.