HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19-14 Parking Commission Agenda and Materials BOZEMAN PARKING COMMISSION
March 19, 2014, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Madison Room, City Hall
Agenda
I. Call to order, 7:30 a.m.
II. Disclosures of Ex Parte Communication
III. Changes to the Agenda
IV. Approval of February 2014 minutes
V. Public Comment on non-agenda items— State name and address. Please limit comments
to 3 minutes
VI. Manager's Report(info)
a. Monthly Financials- February 2014 YTD
b. Parking Garage Usage Graphs and table
c. Other
VIL Amended BPC Bylaws—(ACTION)
VIII. FY2015 Budget—(ACTION)
IX. Bridger Park Lease Limit— (ACTION)
X. Request for Valet Loading Zone for Fin on Main—(ACTION)
XI. New business
XII. Adjournment
NOTE:The next Bozeman Parking Commission meeting will be held March 19, 2014, at
7:30 a.m. at City Hall.
Bo.-eman Parking Commission meetings are open to all members of the public. /f you have a disability that requires
assistance,please contact our ADA Coordinator,James Goehrung, at 582-3232(TDD 582-2301).
ozeman Parking Commission
F�na»ce Repor- as of February 28, 2014
Feb-12 Feb-13 Feb-14 FY2014 Remaining
FYTD FYTD FYTD Fiscal Year 2014 Full Yr
Actuals Actuals Actuals Budget VARIANCE Budget Balance 0/0
Revenue
Downtown surface lot permits 12,897 12,818 12,935 13 888 953 16,000 3,065 19%
Garage permits 67,662 62,671 92,230 65 725 26,505 85,000 7,230 -9%
Garage transient 33,458 36,044 39,149 40 000 851 60,000 20,851 35%
Garage validation 841 355 502 667 165 1,000 498 50%
MSU resident permits 10,960 11,027 11,545 10,406 1,139 11,000 545 -5%
High school permits 2 245 2,095 1 680 2,365 685 2,500 820 33%
MSU visitor permits 7,860 8,015 8,870 7,568 1,302 8,000 870 -11%
Municipal fee - - 38 125 30,000 8 125 45,000 6,875 15%
Boot fee 2,550 2,100 1,950 2,000 50 3,000 1,050 35%
Citations 112 230 141,595 197 480 173,333 24 147 260,000 62,520 24%
Refunds&Reimbursement 10 000 2,290 8 315 6,667 1 648 10,000 1,685 17%
Gara e indoor advertising1 020 2,030 2 019 1,333 686 2,000 19 -1%
Other Revenue/ Loan Interest 1 123 22,104 22 104 22,104 #DIV/0!
Total Revenue 261,723 282 164 436 903 353,952 82 951 503,500 66,597 13%
Operating Expenses
Wages and salaries 132,591 129 209 177 595 176,424 (1,171) 264,636 87,041 -33%
Supplies/Materials 10,382 14 341 21 333 11,883 (9,450) 17,825 3,508 20%
Maintenance-vehicle software 4,547 21 592 8 614 5,333 (3,281) 8,000 614 8%
Utilities hone elect gas 19,777 19,515 19,295 21,600 2 305 32,400 13,105 -40%
Contracted Services 41,532 45,639 33,882 37 000 3,118 55,500 21,618 -39%
Travel[Training 1 909 - - 2 333 2,333 3,500 3,500 -100%
Other-pstq, adv, rents taxes 22,598 24,630 31,917 24,633 (7,284) 36,950 5,033 -14%
CalDital &Reserve - 4 841 19,652 16,667 (2,985) 25,000 5,348 -21%
Transfers to General Fund 34,977 37,909 40,000 1 40,000 - 60,000 (20,000) -33%
Total Operating Expenses 268,313 297,677 352,288 335,873 (16,415) 503,811 (151,523) -30-
Net Profit Loss (6,590) (15,513) 84,615 1 18,079 66,536 311
Bridger Park Downtown Parking Garage Stats
Nov-112 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14
Average Daily Revenue $127.601 $169.391 $136.39 $118.96 5138.771 S180.97 S145.971 $158.04
Average Daily entries(all) 323 348 314 314 350 1 407 369 390
Bridger Park Downtown Permits
Au -13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14
Regular 161 161 1 175 189 189 183 187 187
Basement 38 411 42 51 51 49 49 48
Total permits 199 202 1 217 240 1 240 1 232 236 235
Top 5 Events at Bridger Park
ENTRIES REVENUE
Amount Date Event Amount Date Event
1 81,J 12/13/2013 SI38 7/1/2010 Hail/MOM
2 624 6127/2013 MOM $601 12/3/2011 Xmas Stroll
3 802 8/1/2013 MOM S581 12/1/2012 Xmas Stroll
4 788 7/18/2013 MOM $541 3116/2013 Run 2 the Pub
5 758 6/28/2012 MOM S534 "30/2011 3-on-3 Bbail
NOTE:4 months(33%)remaining in Fiscal Year(July-June)
Prepared by Scott Lee Finance report FY2014-Feb 2014 3/14/2014
Bridger Park Downtown
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Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
-&-2013-14 Avg.Rev 144.74 163.13 128.00 162.93 193.00 189.06 138.63 151.39 138.77 180.97 145.97 158.04
t2012-13 Avg. Rev 114.13 119.80 124.55 169.53 187.06 206.03 133.53 119.97 127.60 169.39 136.39 118.96
t 2011-12 Avg.Rev 113.45 131.93 95.65 135.77 176.94 169.40 118.63 120.29 119.50 151.48 104.55 113.38
40-2010-11 Avg.Rev 92.98 108.19 101.91 101.54 178.65 150.48 115.59 112.68 112.13 133.99 94.39 97.93
Bridger Park Downtown
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Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
t-2013-14 Avg.Entries 331 354 349 392 447 423 363 381 350 407 369 390
-4-2012-13 Avg.Entries 285 295 301 352 383 415 323 326 323 348 314 314
-�2011-12 Avg.Entries 265 268 252 291 311 327 265 275 282 332 276 292
-41-2010-11 Avg.Entries 180 210 1 196 216 1 275 247 224 1 229 1 235 278 217 1 240
Downtown Bridger Park Garage - monthly
%Change from same month in prior year
2010 to 2011 2011 to 2012 2012 to 2013 2013 to 2014
% CHANGE SUMMARY DATA SUMMARY DATA SUMMARY DATA SUMMARY DATA
entries rev entries rev entries rev entries rev
Jan 37% 32% 28% 11% 14% 30% 17% 7%
Feb 30% -1% 26% 20% 4% 1% 24% 33%
Mar 48% 22% 8% 1% 16% 27%
Apr 27% 22% 10% -9% 20% 36%
May 29% -6% 19% 30% 16% 30
Jun 35% 34% 21% 25% 11% -4%
Jul 13% -1% 23% 6% 17% 3%
Aug 33% 13% 27% 22% 2% -8%
Sep 18% 3% 22% 13% 13% 4%
Oct 20% 7% 18% 0% 17% 26%
Nov 20% 7% 14% 7% 8% 9%
Dec 19% 13% 5% 12% 17% 7%
Total 26% 11% 18% 11% 13% 11% 21% 20%
garage counts by day of week-graphs and tables
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BYLAWS
Section 1
Creation.
A. The City of Bozeman Parking Commission(BPC) was created in 1974 under Section 7-
14-46 of Montana Code Annotated, and by City Commission Resolution No. 1676.
B. The duties and powers of the BPC were revised by Commission Resolution No. 1839 in
1976 and by Commission Resolution No. 3803 in 2005.
Section 2
Purpose. The BPC is responsible for managing and regulating public parking in the City's
Parking Districts to best serve the needs of its customers: businesses,residents, employees, and
visitors.
Section 3
Applicability.
A. These rules shall govern the conduct of the BPC where a majority of members are
appointed by the City Commission and shall supplement other governing rules of the
board.
B. These rules are supplementary to the provision of Title 7, Chpt. 1, Part 41,MCA Title 7,
Chpt. 5, Parts 41 and 42, MCA, and Title 2, Chpts. 2 and 3, MCA as the relate to
procedures for conducting meetings and public hearings before City Boards.
Section 4
Commission Composition, Power and Duties.
A. Commissioners. The business and assets of the BPC shall be managed and controlled by
the Commissioners.
BPC Bylaws Page 1 of 12
B. Number and Terms. The seven members are appointed by the Mayor, with the approval
of the City Commission to staggered four-year terms.
C. Authority and Power.The BPC shall have such powers and duties as are provided in Title 7-14-
46, Montana Code Annotated. The Commissioners shall have the authority and power for
carrying out any and all purposes of the BPC.To carry out its duties the Commission may
delegate certain authority and duties.
D. Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. During the first meeting of the board each year,the
board shall appoint by majority vote, a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson. Terms are
for one year and begin on January 1 and end on December 31. Officers can serve
multiple, successive terms. If appropriate,they shall also appoint a board secretary. The
recording secretary may be a staff liaison. The Chairperson shall be the presiding officer
of the board. During the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall
discharge the duties and exercise the powers and authority of the Chairperson. The
presiding officer shall preserve strict order and decorum at all meetings and confine
members in debates to the question under consideration. The presiding officer shall state,
or cause to be stated, every motion coming before the board, announce the decision on all
subjects, and decide all questions of order, subject, however to an appeal to the board, in
which event a majority vote of the board members present shall govern and conclusively
determine such question of order. The presiding officer shall vote on all questions.
E. Committees. The Chair shall appoint the chairperson and members of such committees as
are authorized by the Commission. Standing committees shall be appointed by the Chair
with the approval of the Board. The members and terms shall be as necessary to carry out
the business of the Commission. No committee shall consist of more than three
Commissioners to avoid an unpublicized quorum.
1) Marketing Committee. A Marketing Committee will promote the actions of the BPC
and its assets.
2) Executive Committee. An Executive Committee shall offer direct supervision of the
City's Parking Manager. The Executive Committee will serve as the BPC's public
liaison. The Committee will include the BPC's Chair and Vice-Chair and the most
recent past Chair.
3) Strategic Planning Committee. A Strategic Planning Committee will develop the
policies of the BPC. All policies must be approved by the full commission.
4) Adhoc Committee(s). With approval from the BPC, the chair shall call for additional
committees to serve the interest of the BPC.
BPC Bylaws Page 2 of 12
F. Compensation. Commissioners, including officers, shall not receive compensation for
their services, but bona fide expenses, as approved by a majority of the Commissioners
may be paid from the Parking Enterprise assets. However, no Commissioner or officer
will have any right or entitlement to any asset of the BPC.
Section 5
Resignations, Vacancies, and Removal.
A. Resi nag_tions. Resignations from the BPC shall be in written form to the Chair who will
then notify the BPC.
B. Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled as soon as possible by the Mayor with City
Commission approval.
C. Removal. Any appointee may be removed from the BPC with a majority vote of the City
Commission. Three unauthorized consecutive absences from BPC meetings shall be
grounds for removal as a member of the Commission. Such removal will be by action of
the City Commission upon recommendation by the BPC. Absences shall be authorized by
the Chair or designee.
Section 6
Employees.
A. The BPC shall have at its disposal the City Parking Manager. With the approval of the
City Manager,the BPC hires and manages the Parking Manager. The Parking Manager
serves as the Executive Director of the BPC.
B. The Parking Manager manages the city's parking employees, including the staff that
enforces the parking regulations within the BPC's districts of responsibilities.
Section 7
Parliamentary Authority. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein or by ordinance or
statute, all meetings and hearings of the Bozeman Parking Commission shall be conducted in
accordance with these rules. In all cases not covered by these rules, the controlling
parliamentary authority shall be the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order,Newly Revised.
BPC Bylaws Page 3 of 12
Section 8
Meeting Agendas.
A. The Chairperson, staff liaison, or another designated board member shall arrange a list of
matters to be brought before the board according to the order of business specified herein,
and furnish each member and the public through the cty's website with a copy of the
agenda and all supporting information no later than 48 hours immediately preceding the
meeting for which that item has been scheduled. All material to be presented to the board
for consideration with an agenda item shall be made available to the public within the
above time frame. Copies of the agenda shall be available from the City Clerk and one
copy shall be posted at the designated posting board in the City Hall for public viewing
and made available on the City's website. Pursuant to Section 7-1-4135, MCA,the
Bozeman Parking Commission designates as the official posting place for all boards the
posting board in the lobby of City Hall located at 121 North Rouse, Bozeman, Montana.
B. The staff liaison or board chair shall prepare the meeting agenda and may consult with
other board members in preparing the agenda. The Chairperson or a majority of board
members may add to or remove an item from the agenda. The agenda shall be in
substantially the following form:
i. Executive Session (if required) (only necessary if an executive session is being
held).
ii. Disclosure of Ex Parte Communication such as comments or information received.
W. Changes to the Agenda.
iv. Public Service Announcement (if scheduled).
v. Approval of Minutes (if required).
vi. Consent items (consent items are those which the staff liaison or board chair
considers that no discussion will be necessary. However, at the beginning of each
meeting, any board member may request item(s) be removed from the consent
agenda for the purpose of discussion) (if necessary).
vii. Public comment on non agenda items (always required).
viii. Special Presentations(if required).
ix. Action items.
x. FYI/Discussion�.
xi. Adjournment.
Order of the above may be adjusted by the presiding officer.
No action may be taken on items brought up during this section which are not on the agenda.Discussion must be limited to informational items only or to discuss
placin an item on a future agenda;for more substantive or detailed discussion on an item it must be scheduled for an upcoming agenda.
BPC Bylaws Page 4 of 12
Section 9
Meetings and Voting.
A. Meetings. Meetings of the BPC shall be held at least monthly at a time and place
designated by the Chair. Special meetings may be called the by Chair, Vice-Chair, or any
three Commissioners. A quorum consisting of fifty percent of the voting Commissioners
or proxies shall be required for the transaction of business.
B. Notice and Nature of Public Meetings. All meetings of the BPC shall be open to the
public unless authorized by law. Prior to closing any meeting of the board,the
chairperson or staff liaison shall consult with the city attorney.
C. Executive Sessions. Executive Sessions are meetings of the board with the purpose to
discuss litigation strategy, a matter of individual privacy, or other matters wherein a
meeting may be closed pursuant to law and will be scheduled as needed. Although each
Executive Session will commence as an open public meeting, Executive Sessions may be
closed to the public pursuant to authority and limitations in Title 2, Chpt. 3, Part 2, MCA.
An Executive Session may be called at any time during any meeting if authorized by law.
D. Special Meetings. The presiding officer, a majority of the board or the staff liaison may
call special meetings of the board, upon at least forty eight(48)hours notice to each
member personally served on each member through email or left at the members usual
place of residence and also notice to the public by, at a minimum posting the agenda on
the city's website and posting board.
Section 10
Order of Presentation/Public Participation.
A. The order in which items are presented to the board shall generally be as follows:
i. The staff liaison shall present the agenda item to the board, if appropriate.
ii. If applicable, the staff liaison may present a background report on the matter for
discussion. Upon conclusion of a staff presentation, board members may ask
questions of staff for the purposes of understanding and clarification. If the agenda
item is a public hearing, the presiding officer will open the public hearing prior to
staff presentation.
iii. If applicable, comments from the applicant, or the applicant's agent, shall be heard.
The applicant's presentation/testimony is limited, subject to the discretion of the
presiding officer, to ten(10)minutes.
iv. After being recognized by the presiding officer, a board member may direct
questions to the staff or applicant.
BPC Bylaws Page 5 of 12
v. 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 timeframe 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.
vi. After being recognized by the presiding officer, a board member may direct
questions to any person so testifying for purposes of clarification.
vii. Following public comment, the staff liaison shall be given the opportunity to
comment on any testimony or other evidence.
viii. Following staff comment and if a public hearing, the applicant will be given the
opportunity to rebut or comment on any testimony or other evidence. The
applicant's comments and rebuttal is limited, subject to the discretion of the
presiding officer, to five(5) minutes.
ix. If a public hearing, following applicant rebuttal and any further questions, the
presiding officer will close the hearing and bring the agenda item forward for
discussion, motion and vote.
x. If a public hearing, after being recognized by the presiding officer, a board member
may direct questions limited to the rebuttal testimony and evidence.
xi. The board secretary shall enter into the record all correspondence that has been
received but was not yet provided.
xii. Unless required to act by a certain date pursuant to law, the board may continue the
discussion to a date certain, close discussion and vote on the matter, or close the
discussion and continue the vote to a date certain.
B. All testimony and evidence shall be directed to the presiding officer. No person, other
than a board member and the person recognized as having the floor shall be permitted to
enter into the discussion. No questions shall be asked of a board member except through
the presiding officer.
C. The board may ask the staff liaison for its recommendation.
D. If a public hearing, in the event the applicant does not appear at the scheduled time and
place, unless the applicant has waived his or her appearance in writing, and which waiver
has been accepted, or unless the matter is submitted as a consent item, the matter shall be
continued to the next available regular meeting,public hearing date, or other date certain.
E. All testimony and evidence shall be directed to the presiding officer. No person, other
than a board member and the person recognized as having the floor shall be permitted to
enter into the discussion. No questions shall be asked of a board member except through
the presiding officer.
BPC Bylaws Page 6 of 12
F. For all public hearings involving land use and annexation decisions, the board will wait a
minimum of one week before making a decision whenever requested by a member unless
a decision is required due to a statute, ordinance or other law.
G. Board members are urged to state the reasons for their decisions, particularly on land use
issues; the record must reflect findings regarding legal criteria for all quasi-judicial
decisions.
H. Witnesses may be required to testify under oath.
I. The board shall not be bound by the strict rules of evidence and may exclude irrelevant,
immaterial, incompetent or unduly repetitious testimony or evidence.
J. The presiding officer shall rule on all questions relating to the admissibility of evidence
with advice from the City Attorney, which ruling may be overruled by a majority vote of
the board.
K. A public hearing which has been formally closed for all public input may not be reopened
and no additional evidence or testimony from the public shall be received or considered
except as provided herein. If additional information is required from the public before a
decision can be made, the board upon motion duly made, seconded and passed, may call
for an additional public hearing which hearing shall be noticed as required by law,
specifying date, time place and subject matter of hearing. This paragraph does not
preclude the board, after the public hearing, from asking questions of staff, receiving
additional evidence from staff or, after a hearing held on a preliminary plat, pursuant to
Title 76, Chpt. 3, from consulting the subdivider about conditions or other mitigation
required of the subdivider. Upon decision by the presiding officer or upon a duly adopted
motion of the board to reopen the public hearing prior to close of the agenda item in
which the hearing was held, the requirement to provide public notice does not apply; the
public hearing may be reopened and the additional input provided prior to a final decision
on the item.
Section II
Quorum and Voting
A. Unless otherwise provided by law, a quorum shall consist of a majority of existing
appointed board members. If a quorum is not present, those in attendance shall be named
and the board shall adjourn to a later time.
BPC Bylaws Page 7 of 12
B. The board secretary shall reduce motions to writing and, upon request shall read a motion
prior to the vote. Upon every vote, the outcome shall be stated and recorded. A board
member has an obligation to vote unless there is a conflict of interest. Email, telephonic.
or proxy voting shall be prohibited.
Section 12
Rules of Debate/Reconsideration/Conflict of Interest.
A. Every board member desiring to speak shall address the presiding officer and upon
recognition by the presiding officer, shall confine discussion to the question under debate,
avoiding all personalities and indecorous language.
B. A board member, once recognized, shall not be interrupted when speaking unless the
member is to be called to order, or as herein otherwise provided. If a board member,
while speaking is called to order, they shall cease speaking until the question of order be
determined, and, if in order shall be permitted to proceed.
C. Order of rotation in matters of debate or discussion shall be at the discretion of the
presiding officer.
D. A motion to reconsider any action taken by the board must be made on the day such
action was taken. It must be made either immediately during the same session, or at a
recessed and reconvened session thereof. Such motion shall be made by one of the
prevailing side, but may be seconded by any member, and may be made at any time and
have precedence over all other motions or while a board member has the floor. It shall be
debatable.-Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any board member from making
or remaking the same or any other motion at a subsequent meeting of the board, but the
matter must be duly scheduled as-an agenda item.
E. Pursuant to the City's Code of Ethics, a board member may seek the advice of the City
Attorney as to whether the member has a conflict of interest pursuant to law. If the board
member is advised there is a conflict of interest, the member shall recuse himself/herself,
step away from the meeting table, and refrain from discussion and vote on the matter.
F. After a motion, duly made and seconded, by the board, no person shall address the board
without first securing the permission of the presiding officer.
BPC Bylaws Page 8 of 12
Section 13
Open Meetings and Email.
A. Except for properly-called executive sessions as permitted by state law, all meetings of
the board shall be open to the public and media, freely subject to recording by radio,
television and photography at any time, provided that such arrangements do not interfere
with the orderly conduct of the meetings.
B. A majority of the board shall not conduct synchronized email discussions involving a
matter over which the board has supervision,control,jurisdiction, or advisory power.
Synchronized email discussions are email exchanges among a majority of board members
within minutes of each other that create the quality of simultaneity similar to instant
messaging or chat room discussions. Such discussions are characterized as an active
exchange of information rather than the passive receipt of information. An example of
synchronized email discussion would be a majority of board members sitting at their
computers and instantly exchanging emails concerning board business, whereas a passive
receipt of information is where a board member receives an email and responds in the
normal course of time similar to responding by letter received in the mail. The board shall
not view emails or other electronic communication mechanisms concerning any matter
on the agenda during a board meeting unless the submission is part of a specifically
approved and adopted electronic public testimony program. Electronic communication
mechanisms include text messaging or any other emerging technology that violates the
spirit of open meeting laws. This does not preclude viewing emails or electronic
communication mechanisms that were received prior to the board meeting. Emails
received by board members concerning an agenda item shall be forwarded to the staff
liaison or board secretary and retained in accordance with the City's retention policy.
Section 14
Decorum.
A. While the board is in a session, board members must preserve order and decorum, and a
member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or
the peace of the board nor disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the
orders of the board or its presiding officer.
B. Any person making personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks or who shall become
boisterous while addressing the board may be denied further audience with the board by
the presiding officer, unless permission to continue is granted by a majority vote of the
board.
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C. The board shall not debate, in a heated or argumentative manner, with a member of the
public presenting testimony during a meeting.
D. Speakers shall only address the agenda item before the board. Any person speaking on
an agenda item not before the board may be called out of order.
Section 15
RecordinL, of Meetings and Minutes.
A. The board secretary shall prepare a summary of all meetings to be known as the
"Minutes" and to be approved by the board. It shall not be necessary to formally read out
loud the Minutes prior to approval. Such Minutes may be revised by the staff liaison or
board secretary to correct spelling, numbering, and other technical defects. Prior to
approval, any board member may request the privilege of amending or correcting the
Minutes to accurately reflect the substance of the prior meeting. If objection is made by
any board member to such amendment or correction, a majority vote of the board shall be
necessary for adoption of the correction or amendment. The minutes shall be forwarded
to the City Clerk's office for posting within three months of the meeting.
B. Executive Session Minutes. Executive session minutes shall be taken and prepared by the
board secretary. The board shall approve the minutes of an executive session in open
meeting; provided, however that any discussion concerning the contents of the minutes,
prior to approval, shall be conducted in executive session. The staff liaison or board
secretary will distribute the draft executive session minutes to the members in a manner
that ensures and retains confidentiality. The board shall follow the provision 2.02.130,
BMC related to dissemination of executive session minutes.
C. Televising, broadcasting or audio recording of meetings: At the discretion of the board
and City Clerk's office, meetings may be televised, broadcast or an audio recording
made. If recorded, audio recordings shall be made available to the public unless required
to be kept confidential by law.
Section 16
Attendance at Meetino/Removal by City Commission/Terms. All board members are
expected to contribute the time necessary to fulfill their fiduciary obligations to the board. All
board members are required if they are to be absent from a meeting to contact the presiding
officer and the staff liaison prior to the meeting. If prior contact is made,the absence will be
determined excused. If the board member fails to contact the presiding officer or staff liaison
prior to the meeting, the absence will be considered unexcused. The City Commission will be
notified by the staff liaison of any board member with three or more unexcused absences in any
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calendar year. The board, via motion and vote, may forward to the City Commission the name of
any board member having three or more excused absences,or a combination of excused and
unexcused absences. As provided by law,the City Commission may remove a board member for
excessive absences. A board members term may be extended for up to 30 days after term
expiration on a case by case basis by the Deputy City Clerk if the board member has reapplied
for a subsequent term but the application process has not yet been heard by the City
Commission.
Section 17
Compliance with the City Code of Ethics. All board members are required to follow State
ethics laws regarding appointed officials and the city of Bozeman Code of Ethics. New board
members will receive the City of Bozeman ethics handbook and must sign a form acknowledging
receipt of the handbook, take an oath they will uphold the state and city ethics codes. Board
members are also required to take an initial ethics training within two months after appointment.
Each year board members are required to attend city sponsored ethics.Non-compliance with the
City Code of Ethics and training requirements may result in removal of a board member. See the
City Code of Ethics for more details.
Section 18
Compliance with the City Purchasing Policy. The Parking Commission Board is subject to
the City purchasing policy (Administrative Order 2013-06), as revised, unless specified by law.
City staff liaisons shall handle financial transactions unless specific arrangements have been
made in writing through the City controller.
Section 19
Compliance with City Ordinances for Non Discrimination.The Board shall adhere to all
applicable non-discrimination provisions adopted by the City of Bozeman. These include but
may not be limited to the following:
A. Resolution No. 4243 - Policy Not to Discriminate in Employment and Benefits on the
Basis of Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity. A resolution of the City Commission
of the City of Bozeman that the City will not discriminate in employment and benefits on
the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Adopted on February 8, 2010.
B. Resolution No. 4250 -_Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in Contracts and Agreements. A
resolution of the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, adopting a policy
prohibiting the discrimination in the entering into and implementation of contracts and
agreements of all kinds including bidding and certain purchases. Adopted on March 29,
2010.
BPC Bylaws Page 11 of 12
Section 20
Compliance with State Records Retention Policy. All City boards are subject to the State of
Montana records retention policy.
A. The City Clerk will handle retention of all agendas, minutes and board resolutions once
they have been forwarded to the clerk's office.
B. E-mails, websites and social networking sites are subject to adopted records retention
schedules. For social media and websites please refer to the current Information
Technology Social Media Use Policy for further guidelines.
Section 21
Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the BPC shall match the City's, beginning on July 1 and ending
on June 30.
Section 22
Office of Agency.
A. The BPC shall maintain its offices in the City of Bozeman Parking Office, Room 206,Al
Stiff Professional Building, 20 East Olive Street, Bozeman, MT 59715.
B. It shall maintain as its mailing address P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, MT 59771.
Section 23
Amendments. The Commissioners shall have the power to amend the Bylaws of the BPC by
majority vote.
Adopted February 9, 2011
Amended March 19, 2014
BPC Bylaws Page 12 of 12
2015 Operating Budget for BPC Approval and Recommendation to City Commission 03-19-2014
FY2015 Annual Budget - proposed
Actual BUDGET Proj CHG for Budget FY15 -
ARKING SERVICE! FY13 FY14 FY14 FY15 as submitted
Downtown Surface Lots 141768 16,000 141985 3,015 18,000
Garage Permits 81,050 85,000 96,851 8,149 105,000
Garage Transient 53,978 60,000 54,861 5,139 60,000
Gara e Validation 685 1,000 650 150 500
MSU Resident Permits 11,657 11,000 11,334 666 12,000
High School Permits 21250 2,500 1,717 283 2,000
MSU Visitor Permits 8,360 8,000 8,836 11164 10,000
Municipal Fees 120 45,000 39,966 34 40,000
Boot Fee 3,300 3,000 3,086 86 3,000
Citations 213,085 260,000 273,171 76,829 350,000
Refunds & Reimbursements 11355 10,000 9,577 423 101000
Garage Indoor Advertising 2,998 2,000 11993 407 2,400
Other Revenue 11718 - 2,004 196 21200
TOTAL REVENUE 395,085 503,500 519,031 96,069 615,100
Salaries and Wages 198,286 264,636 262,321 31,228 295,952
Supplies 23,623 17,825 32,459 21831 35,290
Maintenance 56,861 8,000 14,766 9,234 24,000
Utilities 3103 321400 28,312 4,000 32,312
Contracted Services 61,685 55,500 42,671 20,129 621800
Travel - 3,500 1,500 - 1,500
Other- st , adv, rents, taxes 321766 361950 371954 8,930 46,884
Capital Exp & Reserve - 25,000 - 501000 50,000
Transfers to General Fund 56,864 60,000 60,000 5,000 65,000
Total Expense 461,767 503,811 4791983 131,352 6131738
Net Profit / Loss 66,682 (311), 39,048 35,283 1,362
Bridger Park Lease Limit Calculations
Factors to consider in determining the maximum number of non-basement spaces available for
lease:
1) Bridger Park Garage has 435 spaces, with 333 spaces available to the general public or standard lease
holders in the non basement levels;
2) Industry benchmark is a maximum of 70% of leases are generally in the facility at any given time;
3) The latest data from 2013 shows that less than 50%of the lease holders were in the Parking Garage at
any given time between the hours of 7am and 7pm;
4) The previous public lot located where the Parking Garage was built, had a capacity of 70 spaces; and
5) All 333 spaces are available on a first-come basis and are not reserved in anyway.
The Executive Committee has met, reviewed various options, and considering the above, makes
the following recommendation to the entire BPC:
1) The number of spaces available for general non-leaseholders (transient parkers) should be increased by
50% above the previous public lot size to a total of 105 spaces due to increased traffic in downtown area
and limited public parking and to satisfy critics;
2) The higher of the industry standard or latest actual Bridger Park data should be applied to make the
number available more conservative; and
3) The following calculation model be used to determine spaces available for lease:
Non-Basement Spaces 333
LESS:
prior public surface lot spaces 70
increase number by: 50% 35
KA f6_1 mum RRiber t 105
Balance remaining 228
Percentage use for leased spaces 70%
Total number of leased spaces available 326
LESS:
Current non-basement leases (as of March 1, 2014) 187
Block G hotel lease agreement (not included above) 60
Imperial Inn 400 lease agreement (not included above) 19
Total projected leased non-basement spaces 266
Remaining spaces available for lease in non-basement levels 60
Presented at BPC Mtg 03-19-2014
Attn: Bczeman Parking Authority
Re: Fin Parking Plan
Fin is looking to implement a valet parking plan and would like to ask the city to create a loading zone in
the front of our establishment, located at 211 east main, from 5pm until tam on Friday and Saturday
nights in order to implement this plan. I have attached the general information to this to consider this
plan. Should you have any questions feel free to contact me. Thank you for your time.
Ryan Feddema
General Manager
Fin on Main
406.586.0483
Fin's Proposed Valet Parking Plan:
Fin, a new upscale restaurant located in the heart of downtown Bozeman, is interested in offering valet
parking for our dining guest on Friday and Saturday nights. Since many of our guest are of the baby
boomer generation or older and on street parking downtown can be difficult at times, we feel that the
demand exist for formal curbside valet parking with a loading/unloading zone located in front of the
business. In order for Fin to offer such a service, several logistical issues needed to first be addressed to
determine feasibility. Having addressed the issues listed below,we are now ready to explore options
related to the creation of a temporary loading zone from 5:00 pm until 2am on Friday and Saturday
nights(possibly growing to Thursday nights) in front of Fin, located at 211 East Main and would ask that
the city support such efforts as well.
Parking
A verbal parking agreement has been made between Fin and Joby Sabol, owner of building located at
225 East Mendenhall St., which would allow us to park approximately 35 vehicles in his portion of a
shared lot. A second agreement is in place between Fin and Dean Halse,owner of the building located
at 221 East Mendenhall St., which would allow us use of the remainder of the lot shared with the
previously mentioned Joby Sabol if demand for parking required it. This would bring our total parking
ability to somewhere around 75 cars. Both of these agreements would be documented should the plan
move forward with the creation of a temporary loading zone. In addition to these two agreements,
there have been preliminary discussions with Buck Taylor,the owner of the lot located just east of the
first two lots we would be working with (Community Heath Partners parking lot). Buck is willing to
consider late night use of his lot should we continue to require additional parking. All of the lots used
would be adequately signed to extend the current tow zones to 24 hours and policed by our staff.
Insurance
We have discussed the need for additional coverage with our carrier and are prepared to add the
additional coverage upon implementation of this parking plan.
Valet Station
We are prepared to purchase the required accessory equipment to implement our curb service (i.e.
cones,velvet ropes, signage,valet jackets, etc)
We feel that the creation of a valet loading zone, while benefiting our customers, would additionally
have a direct benefit to the entire downtown community by freeing up a great many on street parking
spots while offering an upscale service for patrons visiting the downtown area for dinner. We would ask
that you grant us the ability to create a 50 ft temporary loading and unloading zone in front of our
business from 5pm until 2am Friday and Saturday nights so we can proceed forward with
implementation of our valet parking plan.