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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-07-16 DTPC Packet DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION AGENDA Thursday, July 16, 2015 8:30 AM Conference Room 213, City Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.01 April 16, 2015 3.02 June 18, 2015 4. NEW BUSINESS 4.01 Judd Sather – Parking mitigation plan for 123 N 2nd Street 5. OTHER BUSINESS 6. ADJOURNMENT DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES April 16, 2015 REGULAR MEETING Chairwoman Pelletier called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. Present: Chair Pelletier, Commissioners Anderson, Helmberger, Hopfe, Johnson, Council Representative Junker Absent: Commissioner Lettner Staff: Community Development Director Turnblad, Police Chief Gannaway, Parking Enforcement Officer Pasket APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Commissioner Helmberger, seconded by Commissioner Anderson, to approve the agenda. All in favor, 5-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman Pelletier noted a correction to the March 19, 2015 minutes. On Page 3, regarding time limit for parking on Main Street, the motion was made by Commissioner Helmberger and seconded by Commissioner Anderson to recommend increasing the business parking permit cost to $20. Motion failed 2-3 with Commissioners Pelletier and Lettner voting no. Motion by Commissioner Helmberger, seconded by Commissioner Hopfe, to approve the March 19, 2015 meeting minutes as corrected. All in favor, 5-0. NEW BUSINESS Revé Patio - Parking Mitigation Review Community Development Director Turnblad explained that Revé would like to open a patio at their new location at 200 East Chestnut Street. The patio will create additional parking demand, so the parking deficit will need to be mitigated. Twelve additional spaces would be required. Staff recommends invoicing the owners of Revé for four parking spaces from November 1 through April 30, and for 16 spaces from May 1 to October 31; and invoicing the property owner for nine parking spaces each month. _________, Revé, pointed out an ongoing misunderstanding regarding the use of the space. The existing patio area was previously associated with Nutrition Revolution. It was always planned for Revé to use the patio space but it was not easily accessible from the restaurant. Downtown Parking Commission April 16, 2015 Page 2 of 4 Revé has replaced the use of the old patio for the new patio. They are not adding to the space, though a connection point was made between the two spaces. If the outdoor seating area works out and the 12 tables are continually filled, the ideal will be to expand into the additional space. But Revé understands they are not to gravitate to that additional space without prior approval from all agencies involved. Additionally, it doesn’t make sense to equate the drive through area with 7 spaces. When the drive through area was closed, it created two spots on the street. He wants to make sure those are taken into account. Community Development Director Turnblad responded that on-street parking doesn’t count toward parking mitigation because it’s public not private. The western half of the upper deck of the parking area was reconfigured, resulting in a loss of parking on the eastern edge. ________, Revé, said the ultimate goal would be to use the entire patio area but they don’t know yet whether business will warrant it. Motion by Commissioner Helmberger, seconded by Commissioner Hopfe, to mitigate the loss of two parking spaces in the Chestnut Building parking lot by invoicing for the two spaces. This would bring to nine the total number of deficit parking spaces being invoiced to the property owner. All in favor, 5-0. Freight House Beer & Wine Festival Community Development Director Turnblad informed the Commission that The Freight House applied for an outdoor entertainment permit to allow them to host a beer festival on their property over Memorial Day weekend. The festival will be held entirely on private property. No use of public open space or public parking is being requested. However, the Freight House parking lot will be converted to festival use over the holiday weekend and therefore will not be available for customer parking. Technically no Commission action is required, however, staff asks the Parking Commission to consider whether a parking impact fee should be recommended to the City Council for this festival, since the private lot is being used for the festival rather than for parking. Chairwoman Pelletier said she doesn’t feel The Freight House should be charged. Commissioner Helmberger agreed that owners of private parking lots should be able to do what they want with them. Commissioner Hopfe said the event obviously will put pressure on the Brick Alley and nearby lots. She asked when set-up and take-down would occur. ____ responded that setup would be Friday after 3 p.m. and clean up would occur first thing Monday morning. Downtown Parking Commission April 16, 2015 Page 3 of 4 North Star Grand Prix - Special Event Use of Public Parking Community Development Director Turnblad explained that the request is identical to last year, using the same route and on-street parking, and reserving the Olive/Second lot and the Teddy Bear lot. Staff recommends charging a total of $516, the fee same as last year, for the marked on-street spaces and the two lots. There also are a number of unmarked spots being reserved. Staff recommends not charging for the unmarked spots. Motion by Chair Pelletier, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to charge the North Star Grand Prix $516 for the requested parking lots and marked on-street spaces. All in favor, 5-0. OTHER BUSINESS Terra Springs Project Councilmember Junker noted that Terra Springs is beginning a three-month construction project to correct water issues and create a new pond. He was asked if construction crews could park their private vehicles and construction equipment in Lot 12. He recognized that the Gateway Trail grand opening is June 6 which will use that lot. Community Development Director Turnblad suggested that the crew could each buy a monthly business parking pass and park in Lot 12. The construction equipment would not be able to be parked there per ordinance. Alternatively, perhaps permission could be obtained from Dave Paradeau to park in the lot north of the Zephyr depot building, except for the third weekend of July when it will be used for Log Jam. Commissioners agreed with the staff recommendation, provided that materials for the project not be stored in the lots. Valley Ridge Mall Councilmember Junker informed the Commission that Valley Ridge Mall would like to run shuttle service from Valley Ridge to downtown during Log Jam Days. Police Chief Gannaway expressed support for the idea as long as a route is kept clear for drop off and pick up. Community Development Director Turnblad mentioned the Metro Transit bus spot downtown could be a drop off spot, as long as the shuttle doesn’t park there and interrupt the Metro service. Police Chief Gannaway suggested that Valley Ridge Mall communicate with Log Jam representatives regarding possible use of the spots that Log Jam is reserving for the festival. Downtown Parking Commission April 16, 2015 Page 4 of 4 ADJOURNMENT Chairwoman Pelletier adjourned the meeting at 9:13 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Julie Kink, Recording Secretary DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES June 18, 2015 REGULAR MEETING Chairwoman Pelletier called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. Present: Chairwoman Pelletier, Commissioners Hopfe, Johnson, Council Representative Junker Absent: Commissioners Anderson, Helmberger, Lettner Staff: Community Development Director Turnblad, Police Chief Gannaway, Parking Enforcement Officer Pasket APPROVAL OF AGENDA Because there was not a quorum present, no formal action could be taken. APPROVAL OF MINUTES In the April 16, 2015 meeting minutes, regarding Revé, it was determined that the person who spoke was the architect from Revé. Regarding the Freight House, it was Eric Cameron who spoke. The revised minutes will be brought back to the next meeting for formal action. NEW BUSINESS Rumble on the Deck - Special Event Use of Public Parking Community Development Director Turnblad stated that the Freight House applied for its 20th annual Rumble on the Deck event July 9. The Council has approved the use of the Freight House private lot for the event, so no public parking will not be needed. Fall Colors Fine Art & Music Festival - Special Event Use of Parking Community Development Director Turnblad informed the Commission that Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce has applied for an event permit for the annual Fall Colors Fine Art & Music Festival October 3. The proposed venue includes Lots 9 and 10, North Lowell Park and the Mulberry Point Circle. Should flooding prevent the use of North Lowell Park, Lot 8b is requested as an alternate. Staff recommends approval, charging a total of $540 for the 30 spaces in Lot 9, the 48 spaces in Lot 10 and the 21 on-street spaces in Mulberry Circle. Commissioners voiced support for the proposal, except that the barrier on the north side of the River Market parking lot could be wherever the River Market manager wants it to be. Downtown Parking Commission June 18, 2015 Page 2 of 2 Todd Streeter, Stillwater Area Chamber of Commerce Director, stated he is OK with this. Parking Ramp Pricing for Log Jam Days Community Development Director Turnblad explained that last year the number of vehicles parking in the ramp during Log Jam Days was no different than any other non-event weekend, so having attendants at each entrance to the ramp was not cost effective. He asked if Commissioners felt the ramp should be staffed this year for Log Jam Days. Commissioners were in favor of not staffing the parking ramp for Log Jam Days. The gate equipment should be used to charge vehicles the standard $5 rate. This will be brought back to the next meeting for a formal vote. OTHER BUSINESS Cruisin’ on the Croix complaint Community Development Director Turnblad stated a complaint was received from Robert Dombrowsky. When renewing his residential parking permit for marina parking, Mr. Dombrowsky complained that Cruisin’ on the Croix took all the parking spaces, forcing him to buy a permit to park overnight. Commissioners remarked that residents also are displaced by the event. That is why the City does not guarantee specific resident parking spaces. Chicago Dogs New Location Community Development Director Turnblad mentioned the hot dog vendor going into the Rafters building (former barber shop space). Councilmember Junker stated it’s not Chicago Dogs, but a competitor business. There are no parking implications. ADJOURNMENT Chairwoman Pelletier adjourned the meeting at 8:32 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Julie Kink, Recording Secretary TO: Downtown Parking Commission FROM: Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director DATE: July 10, 2015 RE: JX Event Venue BACKGROUND In January of this year the Parking Commission considered a proposal by Judd Sather to purchase 123 N 2nd Street and remodel its 2nd floor (third level including the walkout lower level) for use as an event center. At the time the basement level and first floor were expected to continue with their existing uses. Subsequently Mr Sather has purchased the property. Securing the financing required pre-leasing a majority of the space. Consequently the mix of uses will change, as will the parking need for the leased space. In addition, plans for the 2nd floor event center have changed. So, a revised parking mitigation plan must be reviewed by the Downtown Parking Commission. PARKING REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS The Planning Commission approved a Special User Permit in January 2015 for storage on the first level, offices on the second level and a 900 occupant event center on the third level. On July 8, 2015 the Planning Commission approved a revised Special Use Permit for mixed use on the first level, office uses on the second level and a 1,200 occupant event center on the third level. The proposed uses on the first and third levels represent an intensification of use and increased parking need compared with current usage. The second floor will remain as office and office type uses. So, no parking intensification is expected from second floor businesses. The Parking Commission can limit its review to the first and third levels. First Level The most recent use of this level was food production (6,000 sf) and storage (4,000 sf). At 1 space per 325sf of production area, 18 spaces would be needed. At 1 per 1,000 for storage, 4 spaces would be needed. The total for this level is 22 spaces. Proposed lease area 7 would need 16 parking spaces (1/120 sf). Lease area 8 would need 12 spaces (1/200sf). Lease area 6 would need 12 spaces (1/325sf). The proposed uses for the first level would need 40 spaces. Sather Event Venue Page 2 The increased parking demand would be 18 spaces (22 current; 40 proposed). A mitigation plan is needed for these 18 spaces. Second Level No change of use is proposed for the second level. So, no increased parking demand is anticipated for this floor. Third Level The most recent use for this floor was office space. At 1 space for each 300 sf of usable office space, the 10,000 sf of office space on this floor generated a parking need of 34 spaces. The proposed use is a 1,200 capacity event space. At a rate of 1 car for each three occupants, 400 spaces would be required when the space is at capacity. Therefore the increased demand at capacity for the third level is 366 spaces (34 current, 400 proposed). The total projected parking increase for the building, based upon preliminary floor plans and pre-leases, would be 384 spaces (18 increase for level 1; 366 increase for level 3). None of these 384 spaces are available on-site. PARKING MITIGATION PLAN What method would the Parking Commission consider fair to mitigate the parking deficit? • The strict mathematical option would be to charge $10 per month for each of the 384 increased deficit spaces. That would be $3,840 per month, or $46,080 annually. This method seemed excessive to the Parking Commission in January when approving the mitigation plan for the prevision version of the event center at this site. The reason that the Commission found this excessive was that peak occupancy would not occur frequently, and on most nights during the week, the center would have lower occupancy. • In an attempt to find a more average parking usage number, the Parking Commission accepted Mr Sather’s statement that the average event with the previous 900 maximum occupant scenario would have been about 250 people. The Commission went one step further and accepted the applicant’s statement that about 75% of the average occupancy would use the parking ramp across 2nd Street from the event center. Therefore, the Commission reasoned that the impact of the remaining 25% should be required to be mitigated. The result was that 21 spaces should be mitigated at the current rate of $10 per month1. • If the Commission chooses to use the same calculation method for this 1,200 occupant version of the third level: o According to testimony at the July 8, 2015 Planning Commission meeting, large weddings would see 300 to 400 occupants; large corporate events would see 400 to 500 occupants. Perhaps the 400 occupant figure should be used as a “normal” event size. Since the parking rate required for this type of use is one parking space for each 1 250 divided by 3 (1 parking space for each 3 occupants of the event space) = 84 spaces. Of the 84 vehicles, only 25% would be mitigated, or 21 spaces. Sather Event Venue Page 3 three people, that would be 134 cars. If the Parking Commission uses the same method of mitigating as during the last review, 25% of the cars would be assigned to the public on-street and surface lot spaces. That would mean 34 cars would have to be mitigated. This is to say that with the current fee structure, there would be a $340 per month payment to the City to mitigate impact to the street and surface lot parking facilities. o The mitigation plan should be re-evaluated by the Parking Commission every two years to verify that all assumptions are correct and still applicable. ACTION REQUIRED The Parking Commission’s role in this case is to determine an appropriate mitigation calculation method for the increased demand for off-site public parking. bt Attachments: concept floor plans JX Event Venue ~'s · R · " 1 g . 00 m . variation of 1200 occupants Ur1 AY 70~'0 -· 0 Level 3 -Event Venue -max 12 0 0 occupants LeNt ttj x .. j tr~ 2f/YJ/Bf/ • t-eA~€ -n :? ~·~::J/ ~42 ~f-N;:f t!t . 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