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Stillwater Downtown Parking Commission
Meeting Minutes
October 15, 2009
present: Robert Gag, council representative; John Gannaway, police chief; Jeff Johnson, resident; Dave Junker, resident;
David Korte, resident; Kevin LaCasse, chair/business; Curt Newcomb, resident; Dennis Pasket, parking enforcement officer;
Bill Turnblad, community development director
submitted by: David Korte
agenda discussion action
Municipal parking ramp Bill presented a set of spreadsheets developed by city staff to assist commissionBill, Jeff and David Junker will
rates recommendation to the making a recommendation for parking rates. Included were: present this recommendation at the
city counsel 1. Suggested rates next meeting scheduled for
2. Summary of estimated total revenue Tuesday, October 20, 2009.
3. Parking space analysis
4. Permit parking analysis After the ramp has been in
5. Hourly parking analysis operation one-year the
6. Event parking analysis commissioners will review actual
revenue from the parking ramp and
Bill explained there were three revenue streams the board neededthe cost for operation, equipment
parking, event parking and event parking. Discussion focused onand short and long-term
healthy business downtown, strong tourism and at the same time pay for the ramps maintenance coast and evaluate
operations costs, equipment costs, short and long-term maintenance costs. parking ramp rates again.
After detailed discussion a motion was made and seconded to approve the following
parking ramp rates and to have them presented to the city council for approval. The
motion was approved in a voice vote.
Permit Parking (Contract Parking)
1.
Uncovered, individual daily space $10/month
Uncovered, individual 24/7 space $12/month
Covered, individual daily space $15/month
Covered, bulk rate daily spaces $12/month
Covered, bulk rate 24/7 spaces $15/month
Covered, reserved daily space $20/month
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Event Parking
2.
Weekends (Fr 5 PM-Sun 8PM, 5/1-10/31) $5 flat rate
Special Events (LJD, July 4, Bike Race) $10/month
3. Hourly Parking: $3 flat rate
Pay and display machines Bill said at a previous meeting the commission had approved the -and-Bill will go ahead with the purchase
display machines but had requested they not be purchased until needed in the spring and have city staff store the
when the pay lots open. Bill contacted the vendor and found out the price quoted machines until the pay lots open in
could not be guaranteed if not purchased now and that there might be a price increase the spring.
over the winter. In the discussion members felt it was important to purchase the
machine at the price already approved and at the budgeted price. Bill stated the city
did have the room to store the machines.
With this updated information about the pay-and-display machines a motion was made
and seconded to purchase the machines now and to store them until the pay lots o
in the spring. The motion was approved in a voice vote.
Sign for front of ramp Bill presented a drawing of the proposed sign that will be the p
building sign. There was discussion that ÅblueÆ should have a s
sign as that designates parking to motorists. There was also dihe lack of
value in the parking commissionsÈ website being on the sign. Bi
commission that he might be coming back to the commission to ask for money from
the parking review to pay for the signs. Bill explained this mise of the
lack of contingency funding on the project.
Computer update John brought the commission up to date on the project to incorpo
parking ticket computer system into the police departments compu
Parking commissionÈs Both Bill and John questioned the need and the cost ($50,000 perBill will bring background
website contract for the commissions parking website. There was a lot of questions of the information to the next meeting on
value of the website and if the information could be given to ther ways. the website, including the contract.
There was also discussion about the parking commissions brochureBill will invite Rose from the cityÈs
for updating. IT department to the commissions
next meeting.
Levee update Commission members asked for and got an update on the levee projIn the spring of 2010 the
mentioned that the army core of engineers had assigned a new percommission will look into surfacing
project. Commission members felt disappointment that the possibility of this project these lots so the work can be done
had stalled improvements in the parking lots in that area. Comm felt it in the fall of 2010.
was time to look at cost for surfacing these lots.
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agenda discussion action
Face plate for new pay-and-Dennis presented a possible display for the faceplates of the neDennis will inform the vendor that
display parking machines design was the city logo. Commission members liked the logo and suggested the color the faceplate display is approved.
blue be prominent.
Old parking machines Dennis informed the commission he felt he could take the old parDennis will take old parking
and make one workable machine, for possible future use. Commission thought this was machines and try to make one good
a good idea. machine and store it for potential
use.
Extra coin boxes Dennis suggested to the commission that extra coin and cash caniDennis will email out to
the pay-and-display machines. The use of these canisters would make it posscommissioners information on the
the parking staff to take a secured box to the bank and not havecash and coin boxes and this will be
security concerns of unlocked containers of money. Commission tdiscussed at the next meeting.
important consideration and asked for more information to be discussed at the
meeting.
St. Croix Harvest Feast & Dennis asked if the St. Croix Harvest Feast & Giant Pumpkin Weig-off had paid the Bill will check with the cityÈs
Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off $600 to the parking fund they were to be charged.financial staff and have a bill sent
out if they have not paid the amount
due.
Pricing policy for use of John said this winter the commission needs to draft a policy on For the next meeting Bill will have
parking spots city parking lots, including whether or not to charge profit and-profit organizations a list of all groups that have
differently and how much should be charged for pay and non-pay lots.requested special event parking.
Approval of September 10, A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes from the S
2009 meeting minutes 2009 meeting. The motion passed in a voice vote.
Next meeting
The next meeting will be Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 9:30 a.m.
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