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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-09-22 DTPC MINCommissioners present: City staff present: City staff absent: Submitted by: Stillwater Downtown Parking Commission Meeting Minutes September 22, 2011 Dratt Aimee Peletier, chair/business; Jeff Johnson, vice -chair /resident; David Korte, secretary /resident; Gerald Helmberger, resident; Sherri Hopfe Franke, business; Daren Anderson, resident; Dave Junker, resident Doug Menikheim, councilman; Dennis Pasket, parking enforcement officer, John Gannaway, police chief; Shawn Sanders, Public Works Director Bill Turnblad, community development director David Korte agenda discussion action call to order Aimee called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. approval of agenda A motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote. approval of July minutes A motion was made and seconded to approve the July 21, 2011 meeting minutes. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote. (There was no August meeting.) David will forward the approved minutes to the Stillwater city clerk. request for no parking on Pine Street east of 2nd Street Shawn presented a request from Bill Fredell that one side of Pine Street east of 2nd Street be posted as a "No Parking" zone. Shawn mentioned the Traffic Safety Committee would also be reviewing this request. Bill's request comes from his concern over traffic volume in this area resulting in what he see's as a decrease in the number of opportunities for cars to pass by each other. After discussion a motion was made and seconded to have the police chief send a letter to the corporate offices of Cub asking that they request their employees not to park in this area. The motion passed in a unanimous voice vote. John will send a letter to Cub's corporate office requesting their employees not park in this area. parking ramp directional signage This item will be tabled until the next meeting due to a lack of background information. David Korte stated he thought the commission had discussed this issue back in February. Bill will bring this to the next meeting. update on city council decisions John, with supporting documents from Bill, updated the commission on the following recent city council actions pertaining to parking commission recommendations: The city council approved the request for a Residential Parking Permit in the Parking Ramp for this summer at $25 per month. The Parking Commission had not made a recommendation due to the quick turnaround time required; city staff had recommended denial. The city council approved the recommendation of the $468 fee by the Parking Commission for "Fall Art & Jazz Festival." The City Council approved the recommendation of the $828 fee by the Parking Council asked the Parking Commission to revisit the residential summer pass issue next spring.