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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-19 DTPC MIN DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES April 19, 2018 REGULAR MEETING 8:30 A.M. Chairwoman Pelletier called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. Present: Chairwoman Pelletier, Commissioners Hopfe, Glynn, Johnson, Lettner, Anderson, McAllister Absent: Council Liaison Junker Staff: Community Development Director Turnblad, Police Chief Gannaway, Parking Enforcement Officer Pasket, Zoning Administrator/Assistant Planner Olson- Williams APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairperson Pelletier added item number 6.05 to the agenda, which would be to discuss the impact of road construction on State Highway 95. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Chairperson Pelletier nominated Daren Andersen as the chair for the coming year. Commissioner Lettner 2nd the nomination, which passed unanimously. Chair Andersen nominated Commission Pelletier as the vice-chair. Commission Johnson seconded the nomination, which passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of December 21 meeting minutes Minutes were accepted as presented. Pasket noted that the record should show that there was some confusion on the use of Lot 4 by the Cruisin’ on the Croix Car Show. He mentioned he will meet with the organizer, Frank Fabio, before the show starts to show him which spots could be used by the car show. And Downtown Parking Commission April 19, 2018 Page 2 of 3 that the event organizer would need to supply the cones or barriers to reserve the parking spaces. NEW BUSINESS New Commissioner The Parking Commission welcomed new Commissioner Heidi McAllister. Stillwater Mills on Main Community Development Director Turnblad reviewed the request. The owner of the commercial space in Mills on Main requested the City to delete Condition 6(J) from the Special Use Permit for the facility. Though the facility exceeds all required parking for both the residential and commercial space in the building, the Heritage Preservation Commission included Condition 6(J) in their approval of the design permit for the project, which requires the commercial garage parking spaces to be made available to the general public after business hours. When the City Council approved the Special Use Permit for the building, it included the Heritage Preservation Commission condition. Chair Anderson stated that he could see no reason to keep the condition. The project meets or exceeds all of its parking requirements. No parking mitigation was required. Commission Hopfe agreed with Chair Anderson. Patrick Juetten, representing the commercial portion of the project, and Dave Luth representing the residents, we both in attendance. They confirmed that what was stated in the meeting was how they understood the situation as well. Chair Andersen moved to recommend that the City Council should delete Condition 6(J) from the Special Use Permit. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Johnson and it passed unanimously. SPECIAL EVENTS Music on the River Assistant Planner Olson-Williams reviewed the request by Woody McBride to put on an event series in the Lowell Park Amphitheater, which would be known as Music on the River. The series would occur on June 10, July 8, August 12 and September 9 from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM. On these four Sundays a variety of music, theater acts and family programming would be presented free to the public. Downtown Parking Commission December 21, 2017 Page 3 of 3 McBride asked the City to allow him to reserve two parking spaces in Lot 9, from 10:30 to 3:30 on the four dates. Commissioner Pelletier said that the reduction to 4 dates and only 2 parking spaces is a sizeable improvement from the last time the series was presented to the Parking Commission a year ago. Commissioner Lettner moved to approve the reservation of the two spaces in Lot 9 on the requested dates. Fee for the reservation would be $12, and the event organizer would be responsible for reserving the two spaces with cones himself. The motions was seconded by Commissioner Hopfe, which passed unanimously. North Star Grand Prix Turnblad introduced the special event request. He stated that the bike race route and the request for reserved on-street parking, as well as the reservation of Lots 16 and 17 are the same as last year. Commissioner Pelletier moved approval of the request with the fee of $516. Commissioner Glynn seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Short Term Rental request for parking mitigation Turnblad reviewed the item. Croixview Properties is planning to convert the two apartments on the second floor at 114 N Main Street to a one bedroom Short Term Rentals. The Short Term Rental ordinance requires one guest parking space for a single bedroom short term rental. So the two units will require two parking spaces. The property has no on-site parking, so Croixview Properties is requesting that the Parking Commission approve a mitigation plan that allow the two spaces to be in the public parking system. Staff recommended approval with the conditions found in the staff report dated April 11, 2018. This will require the purchase of two monthly parking permits. Commissioner Glynn moved approval of the request with the two conditions found in the staff report. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hopfe, which passed unanimously. Rainbow Contractor Downtown Parking Commission April 19, 2018 Page 4 of 3 Rainbow Contractor is a sub-contractor on the Lift Bridge restoration project. They have requested the use of the six northerly most parking spaces in Lot 2 for a year. They would like to store materials there. City Planning staff had told the sub-contractor that the Parking Commission would not support the use of Lot 2 and asked them if another location would work for them. There was consensus amongst the Commissioners that if Lot 4 was acceptable, while leaving the drive aisle unobstructed, they would be willing to consider that. They would also be willing to allow the Lot north of the Zephyr Theater to be used for this purpose, since the Theater project would likely not be completed this year. Though the Theater owners would have to approve of this, since they are leasing it from the City. Construction work on Hwy 95 City Engineer Sanders explained that there will be two periods during which traffic on Hwy 95 will be impacted this summer. The first starts April 26 and will run a week or two. During this time one lane will be open and flagmen will keep traffic moving in both directions. The second will be a 21 day period during May when the highway will be closed between the Oasis and Sunnyside Marina. There will be no closure or construction north of the Oasis. UPDATES Police Chief Gannaway gave an update on the bike rodeo that will be held in May in Lot 12. Turnblad explained the Veteran’s Memorial event on Memorial Day. As in previous years, the City Council has allowed the event to be held in Lot 19 without charge. Chair Andersen moved to recommend not fee this year as will. Commissioner Pelletier seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:31 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Bill Turnblad, acting secretary