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DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION MEETING
December 17, 2020
Chair McAllister called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m.
Present: Chair McAllister, Commissioners Glynn, Johnson, LePage, Council Liaison Junker
Absent: Commissioners Hopfe, Lettner and Anderson
Staff present: Zoning Administrator Tait, Community Development Director Turnblad, Parking
Enforcement Officer Pasket
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Possible approval of minutes of November 19, 2020 meeting
Motion by Commissioner Glynn, seconded by Commissioner LePage, to approve the November 19, 2020
meeting minutes. All in favor.
OPEN FORUM
There were no public comments.
NEW BUSINESS
Brians’ Bocce Ball event
Zoning Administrator Tait reported that Brian’s Bar is requesting permission to use the area behind the
establishment and Lot 3 to hold a bocce ball tournament from on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Setup will
occur from 6-8 a.m. the day of the event (though no parking signs need to be put up on Friday for sand
delivery). Clean-up will be the morning after the event from 6-10 a.m. This event is expected to draw 250 to
400 people. Public Works would provide barricades and snow fencing will be placed around the edges of
the tournament. Staff recommends approval of the use of 33 spaces in Lot 3 on Saturday and Sunday, and 4
spaces in Lot 3 on Friday, at a total cost of $105.
Motion by Commissioner Glynn, seconded by Chairwoman McAllister, to approve the use of 33 spaces in Lot 3
on Saturday and Sunday, February 27 and 28, 2021, and 4 spaces in Lot 3 on Friday, February 26, at a total cost
of $105. All in favor.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
UPDATES
COVID-19: 2nd Wave Council Decisions
Community Development Director Turnblad stated that due to the second wave of COVID-19 impacting
businesses, the City Council will continue to waive parking mitigation fees and allow the use of two parking
spaces in front of establishments for curbside pickup, at no cost, through the end of May.
Zoom Meeting Information
Mr. Turnblad informed the Commission that beginning in January, the new Zoom link for Parking
Commission meetings will be: https://stillwater-mn.zoomgov.com/j/1600249583 and ID: 1600249583.
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He also reported that the work plan for the downtown parking capacity improvement program is still on
hold due to staff backlog because of COVID. He will send information out to the Commission well in
advance of discussions later this winter.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair McAllister adjourned the meeting at 8:44 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Julie Kink, Recording Secretary
Heidi McAllister, Chair
ATTEST:
Beth Wolf, City Clerk