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DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION
AGENDA
Thursday November 17, 2016
8:30 AM Conference Room 213, City Hall
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 20, 2016 MINUTES
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.01 Wanderer Distillery – parking mitigation
4.02 Wolf Block Hotel – construction parking
5. ADJOURNMENT
DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
October 20, 2016
REGULAR MEETING
Acting Chairman _______ called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
THERE WAS NO ROLL CALL TAKEN SO PLEASE CONFIRM ATTENDANCE
and WHO MADE THE MOTIONS/SECONDS - THANKS
Present: Commissioners Hopfe, ______________?, Council Representative Junker
Absent: Chairwoman Pelletier, Commissioners Lettner, ________, Community
Development Director Turnblad, Parking Enforcement Officer Pasket
Staff: Police Chief Gannaway
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of September 15, 2016 meeting minutes
Motion by Commissioner _____, seconded by Commissioner _____. to approve the minutes of
the September 15, 2016 meeting. All in favor.
NEW BUSINESS
Main Street Tattoo - parking mitigation
Police Chief Gannaway explained that Joshua Strand is proposing to relocate Good Times
Tattoo from Oak Park Heights to 124 North Main Street. The business name would be
changed to Main Street Tattoo. The four-chair studio would occupy the entirety of the 1,596
square foot storefront unit. Since the property has no on-site parking, Mr. Strand is asking the
Downtown Parking Commission to approve the use of City parking facilities for the parking
needs. Staff recommends approving the request, with two conditions.
Motion by Commissioner _____, seconded by Commissioner Hopfe, to approve the request by
Joshua Strand, Main Street Tattoo, to use public parking to cover the required parking for the
business, with two conditions recommended by staff. All in favor.
Parking lot sign covers
Police Chief Gannaway presented information gathered by Community Development
Director Turnblad regarding sign covers.
Item 3
Downtown Parking Commission October 20, 2016
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Motion by Commissioner ______, seconded by Commissioner _____, to select Hoigards to
provide the sign covers at a total cost of $2,102.50. All in favor.
No parking at corner of Second and Mulberry Streets
Police Chief Gannaway explained that the Public Works Department is requesting that the
two parking spaces at the southeast corner of Second and Mulberry Streets be designated “no
parking” for better sight lines for City vehicles and westbound drivers. Councilmember
Junker explained the sight difficulties at the intersection.
Commissioner Hopfe asked if a four-way stop has been considered for the intersection, rather
than losing more parking.
Mr. (#1 unidentified) remarked that Mulberry is so steep that in the winter it’s difficult to
stop there when driving westbound up the hill. Mr. (#2 unidentified) responded that the
removal of parking spaces wouldn’t solve the problem but would help. He feels a four-way
stop would gain provide more security at this dangerous intersection.
Police Chief Gannaway said he was unsure whether the Traffic Safety Committee had heard
the request. He suggested that the Commission approve the elimination of one parking spot
and direct the Traffic Safety Committee to review the issue.
Motion by Commissioner ______, seconded by Commissioner Hopfe, to eliminate one parking
spot from east side of North Second Street closest to Mulberry, starting from but not including
the yellow line, and also to recommend that the issue go before the Traffic Safety Commission
for consideration of a possible four-way stop sign at Mulberry. All in favor.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Hockey Day Minnesota - shuttle service
Keith Miller and Tina Jewett from Hockey Day Minnesota updated the Commission on plans
to use Minnesota Central school buses to shuttle people downtown. They have five shuttle
pick-up spots and are seeking one more, the former Fury lot on Highway 36. Each
participating school will have its own assigned off-site shuttle lot. Police Chief Gannaway
informed them that the City will designate Water Street for bus traffic only, so buses may
enter on Myrtle and exit on Mulberry to make a loop.
Councilmember Junker asked if visitors of the Ice Castle will be allowed to use the shuttles.
Ms. Jewett replied they will. The shuttles will run every 15 minutes until 9 p.m. Advertising
about the availability of the shuttles will be done on the Hockey Day Minnesota web site. It
was pointed out that the buses bringing players won’t be allowed to sit downtown while
waiting for players. They should be directed to park in lots outside of downtown.
Downtown Parking Commission October 20, 2016
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Motion by Commissioner ______, seconded by Commissioner ____, to approve the shuttle plan
concept as presented and to approve the use of lots 8b, 9, 10 and 11 for special event parking for
Hockey Day Minnesota at $1.50 per space. All in favor.
ADJOURNMENT
Acting Chairman ______ adjourned the meeting at 9:14 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Julie Kink, Recording Secretary
DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION
DATE: November 10, 2016 CASE NO.: 2016-39
APPLICANT: Andrew Mosiman and Christie Wanderer representing Wanderer
Distilling Company
REQUEST: Parking mitigation plan for Distillery and Tasting Room
124 2nd Street South
REPORT BY: Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director
BACKGROUND
The applicants are proposing to operate a craft distillery and tasting room, doing
business as Wanderer Distilling Company, in the existing building at 124 2nd Street
South. The tasting room, with seasonal outdoor seating, will allow patrons to purchase
and sample the products produced onsite. The business will only be permitted by the
State to serve alcoholic products made on the property. The distillery’s tasting room will
be open to the general public Thursdays through Saturdays. Production will occur
throughout the week.
Approximately 2,300 square feet of the 7,500 square foot structure will be dedicated to
the tasting room. In addition there are plans to open an 8’ X 60’ patio sometime after the
first year of operation.
The remaining 5,200 square feet of building space will be used as office, storage, utility,
restrooms, production and warehouse.
SPECIFIC REQUEST
Though the property has a parking lot, it does not have sufficient parking to meet
minimum parking requirements for the distillery once the seasonal patio is opened.
Therefore, the applicants are requesting the Downtown Parking Commission to approve
the use of City parking facilities for the balance of the seasonal parking needs.
Item 4.01
Wanderer Distilling Company
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ANALYSIS
The distilling company is responsible for mitigating the increased parking demand generated
by the new business use of the property. Previously the space housed an on-line auction
company which was largely storage space. Warehousing requires 1 parking space per 1,000
square feet of area. So, the 7,500 square feet of storage required 8 parking spaces (7.5
rounded up.
The 2,300 square feet dedicated to a tasting room requires 1 space per 120 square feet, or 19
spaces.
The 4,300 square feet of warehouse/production area requires 1 space per 1,000 square feet, or
4 spaces.
The 180 square feet of office space requires 1 space.
The remaining square footage of utility and hall, etc, requires no parking spaces.
The 1,092 square foot seasonal patio requires 1 space per 120 square feet, or 9 spaces.
So, the total year around parking spaces required are 24. Another 9 spaces are required
seasonally.
Therefore, the increased parking demand is 16 spaces, 26 seasonally.
The parking lot will accommodate 16 spaces, which covers the increased year-around
demand.
When the patio is opened in the future, the business will be responsible for 9 extra spaces
seasonally. At that time, staff believes the distillery should come back to the Parking
Commission to discuss alternatives. An alternative could include working with the property
owner to the east to create a one-way circulation system in the two abutting lots. That may
create enough spaces to provide for the seasonal increase.
ALTERNATIVES
A. Approve the request to use public parking to cover the required parking for the seasonal
peak demand, with the following conditions:
1. The parking lot must be striped according to the site plan on file with the City.
2. The parking mitigation fee will be invoiced quarterly by the City.
3. The fee is to be paid upon receipt of City invoice. Failure to pay fees within 30
days of invoice will be certified for collection with real estate taxes. The
applicant waives any and all procedural and substantive objections to the
parking mitigation fee in-lieu of on-site parking requirements, including but not
limited to a claim that the City lacks authority to impose and collect the fees.
Wanderer Distilling Company
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The applicant agrees to reimburse the City for all costs incurred by the City in
defense of enforcement of this provision.
B. Defer a decision on the parking demand for the seasonal patio until the distillery is ready
to open the patio area.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Alternative B. With this alternative, the parking lot should still be required to
be striped according to the site plan on file.
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124 2nd Street S., Stillwater MN 5582 – Wanderer Distilling Company Preliminary Layout
DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION
DATE: November 10, 2016
APPLICANT: Amcon Construction
REQUEST: Construction safety zone
REPORT BY: Bill Turnblad, Community Development Director
BACKGROUND
Amcon Construction is beginning work on the boutique hotel in the Joseph Wolf Block.
In order to establish a safe perimeter for the construction site, Amcon is requesting
permission to block off the parking on the south side of Nelson Street adjacent to the
building, as well as on the west side of Main Street. As seen in the attachment, that
includes three parking spaces on Main Street and five on Nelson Street. The construction
period would last about twelve months and would begin within the next two weeks.
In addition to blocking off the on-
street parking spaces, there will be
fencing to close off the sidewalk on
the south side of Nelson. The Main
Street sidewalk would remain
open to pedestrians. These details
can be seen in the attached sketch.
COMMENTS
Given the narrowness of the
sidewalk on Nelson Street, City
staff believes that extending the
safety zone to include the on-street
parking spaces here makes sense.
But, the sidewalk and open area on the Main Street side of the project is amply wide.
And, losing parking spaces on Main Street for an extended period of time should be
avoided if it can be. So, staff would prefer to see the parking spaces on Main Street
remain in public use.
Item 4.02
Wolf Block hotel
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The Parking Commission should consider whether the on-street parking space
reservation fee should apply to this construction project. Typically if a public parking
space is used for a construction project (that usually means a construction debris roll-off
container), then the standard parking fee is applied. If that standard fee is applied to this
project, the five spaces would cost a total of $10,065 for the year1.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends incorporating the five parking spaces on Nelson into the perimeter
safety zone. But, recommends leaving the three parking spaces on Main Street available
for public use.
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attachment: construction safety plan
1 One space would cost $9/day for each of the 153 summer season days, equaling $1,377. During the 212 off-season
days the space would cost $3/day, or $636. For the year the space would therefore cost $2,013. The total for all five
spaces over a year’s time would be $10,065.
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