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Home My WebLink About1998-02-18 DTPC Packetiliwater THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA Downtown Parking Commission Agenda Meeting Date Wednesday, February 18, 1998 City Hall Riverview Conference Room (2nd floor) 8:15 a.m. Agenda Items. 1. Discussion Downtown Parking Program for 1998. - Operation issues - Changes in parking program for 1998 season. 2. Alternative methods of parking operation. 3. Other business. CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 612-439-6121 J.P. Laskin Co. The Best of North America Traditional North American Goods 308 E. Chestnut Street Rugs Stillwater, MN 55082 Furniture Phone / Fax (612) 439-5712 Lamps February 15, 199g Dear Stillwater Parking Commission I understand you may be looking at proposing a temporary parking lot on the Aiple property this summer. This idea is being driven by concerns over the loss of parking in back of Maple Island, the UBC lot and around Shorty's Cleaners as these areas are affected by construction. It is certainly wise to think about the effects of construction, etc. on our parking situation. However, we need to be very careful about how we treat the Aiple property and how we react to changes in our parking situation. From what I understand, the proposed parking structure (to be built around and where Shorty's Cleaners now stands) is to be built before the proposed condominium project is begun. This timing was designed to minimize parking problems in the downtown, Unless this situation has changed, we will gain several hundred parking spaces before we lose the UBC lot. If this timing HAS changed, why was that allowed to happen? As for parking behind Maple Island, it is minimal and poorly utilized in it's present, temporary gravel state. In summation, I wonder just how severe our construction induced parking problems are going to be. The Aiple property is about to come back into the hands of the city and has, in fact, begun the selection process tea mire a design firm (at a cost of $50,000) to put forward a public use plan for the property. Though --thing has been finalized, the guidelines given to prospective designers state that the design should "r--intain natural appearance of site from river and entering downtown area along Highway 95 from the--'irih. Development plans shall address the bluffline, shoreline and floodplain requirements." Further, `-�hporary parking, by it's nature tends not to be well done ie: crushed rock, spread around, and that's about it. If the Aiple site does get lots of use, do you really think people will only park where you want theta to? How will all those people walk to town, on the "temporary, path" you provide? Do you think they will all use it? The point is, we ought not need to "gravel" the Aiple property if we follow our original development schedule for the Parking Structure and the Condo Development. Further, it seems short sighted to start messing up a possible future park with crushed rock and poorly regulated parking at the very moment you are paying for a top-notch design team to think through the question of how best to use this valuable public asset. Please give careful thought to the possible ramifications of temporary parking on the Aiple Property and as always, T1 ark you for the efforts of the Parking Commission. Sincerely, James Laskin iliwater THE BIRTHPLACE OF MINNESOTA Downtown Parking Commission Agenda Meeting Date Wednesday, February 11, 1998 City Hall Riverview Conference Room (2nd floor) 8 a.m. Agenda Items. 1. Discussion Downtown Parking Program for 1998. 2. Receive update on downtown parking related developments. 3. Other business. CITY HALL: 216 NORTH FOURTH STILLWATER, MINNESOTA 55082 PHONE: 612-439-6121 Imp( ?arking, Inc. 555 Nicollet Ma' Suite 391 �. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Main Office: (612) 341-8000 Facsimile (612) 341-4442 January 12, 1998 Mr. Steve Russell City of Stillwater 216 North 4th Street Stillwater, MN 55082 RE: Program Review and Recommendations Dear Steve: The 1997 Stillwater parking season has come and gone and I thought it would be beneficial to offer my review of the operation. Obviously we experienced many different mechanical problems with the Model 400 Pay by Space machines. Faulty bill acceptors, printers, and control modules were the main difficulties we fought with throughout the season. The model 400's we received are inadequate and did not meet our expectations. I am in the midst of researching alternative machines and will have a report and recommendation to you in the very near future. Along this line, I am looking into the possibility of upgrading the model 400's to a more advanced system at no additional cost. The models I am looking at can handle the volume of business we experience and can make change for the customer. We knew going into the program that public acceptance would be a difficulty we would have to overcome. I was surprised by the overwhelming majority of customers that thought the program was a great idea and did not mind paying $3.00 to park - at least they had a very good chance of finding a place to park. Most of the business owners in the area, although not happy that some of their customers had to pay for parking, understand that this program was a very real necessity and have accepted the program, Signage worked rather well after we added a few signs to better explain the program and offer alternatives to pay parking. Next year I plan to add signage detailing the program in greater depth. This sign will be more of an informative sign versus a directional/educational sign. We will also add a number of directional signs pointing customers to the area where they may pay for their parking. Initially, staffing was a challenge. By shifting some duties and employing a higher level supervisor we have these problems under control. We also will adjust our staffing levels to coincide with the high demand times. I suggest 10 AM until 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 10 AM until Midnight Friday and Saturday, and 10 AM until 6 PM Sundays. Our information shows that these staffing levels will put us on site when 95% of our customers are utilizing the parking Tots. All in all I would judge the program as a success. The last two months of operation had a few mechanical problems, but the foundation of a lasting and successful program have been laid. We will be able to hit the ground running when next spring comes around and will deliver the type of revenue and service the City of Stillwater and we expect. If you have any questions please contact me at 317-4261. Thanks! Paul Schnettler, City Manager cc: Doug Hoskin, Vice President (P(L# peliet-S • 1 col avt-*AW ftis- s vs" ti\a/PI .K.a/;( EF1H'y 5 Cep' s 1 t K.-A. ` GotfAtl o p 0)224td_ P1-4-vr1) t(wit,1/4(4.4AA....A4 fa-1(A- 14-pLA-tA. Steve Russell From: Nile Kriesel Sent: Monday, January 12, 1998 7:33 AM To: Steve Russell Subject: FW: Parking Permits Original Message From: Rose M. Holman Sent: Friday, January 09, 1998 10:29 PM To: Nile Kriesel Subject: Parking Permits Nile, There were 108 parking permits issued for July 1997 and 101 issued for April 1997. Let me know if you need any other information. Thanks, Rose GI/LiAA-) n w y5bitrIN•N 43, /I, /99k jvv. 2-ram Ochic° r.,ekvt- C i Lr, Po 0 L_ rti Revenue: Attendant Honor Box Total Revenue s: punting Insurance Labor Payroll Expense Maintenance Base Management Fee dies Auto Expense (-Telephone - Uniforms Total Expenses STILLWATER PARKING PROFORMAS OPTIONS COMPARISON brevii 'lb rim COMBINATION SYSTEM V ONLY FULL TIME ATTENDANT 91,500 \\ `88,750 93,400 91,500 1,500 3,100 21,360 5,767 1,900 2500 88,750 1,500 3,100 16,320 4,406 1,900 2500 (t:1 ME 500 1,500 1,500 500 500 600 i 600 40,527 32,826 3,000 96.400 cavq2 ( (5, co 30,080 8,122 1,900 2,500 1,500 11 ; of y5 500 600 52,502 ,`',,r Net income 50,973 55,924 43,898 (IN Capital Costs for Upgrade ▪ Incentive Management Fee (10,976) 5,097 (10,976) 5,592 4,390 r proceeds (Check Issued) iai- J U CZ Cr O CZ w NOTES: 45,876 39,508 1. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 9:45 to 9:45 PM and 9:45 to 5:45 PM Sunday. s- 2_ Supplies needed far full time staffing are prepay tickets ($600); honor box and envelopes ($600); and two installed booths ($5500 each). c,7 6=T2c, E. MULBE7t.las, - - '!6 R.L % Q Nf,p Go. 59097 i�f• • Muller.r3oat Werks,l 5ew.r P(Pe �ler8o , O 6S3t'T2�9 PT :t 1 P 32o•47.'city Sewer 36 R.C.P. Siwcri.iise- t, t. Toot ho. ° Sha '1 F 1 si se4xp, Ld. (