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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParking Advisory Board - Minutes - 07/10/2017MINUTES of the CITY OF FORT COLLINS PARKING ADVISORY BOARD July 10, 2017 5:30 p.m. 215 North Mason – Community Room Fort Collins, CO 80524 FOR REFERENCE: Chair: Holly Wright Vice Chair: Bob Criswell Staff Liaison: Kurt Ravenschlag 221-6386 Administrative Support: Melissa Brooks 224-6161 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: CITY STAFF PRESENT: Holly Wright, Chair Kurt Ravenschlag, Transfort/Parking General Manager Bob Criswell, Vice Chair Timothy Wilder, Transfort/Parking Svc. Devel. Manager Carey Hewitt Seth Lorson, Transfort/Parking Transit Planner Kayla Boos Melissa Brooks, Transfort/Parking Admin. Aide Nicholas Bohn Nora Hill Barbara Wilkins ABSENT: OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE Councilmember Bob Overbeck Sara Kammlade Susan Kirkpatrick 1. CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair, Bob Criswell called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. 2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Wright motions to accept the June 2017 meeting minutes, Hewitt seconds. Minutes were approved unanimously. Meeting Minutes July 10, 2017 Page | 2 Discussion: 5. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT 6. PUBLIC COMMENT No public to comment. 7. DISCUSSION/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Game Day RP3 Update, Seth Lorson This program was developed to protect neighborhoods from spill over parking during major stadium events. There are six zones that will restrict parking during stadium events. Stadium events with attendance with over 12,000 people will be considered major. Enforcement will being 4 hours prior and people will not be allowed to use commuter permits. Neighborhood households can use the same weekday RP3 permit and will be given 2 guest permits. Barricades will be placed at neighborhood entrances. Any violations will result in $100 fine and towing of vehicles. Ambassadors will be present throughout campus to assist stadium attendants. For a neighborhood that wished to be removed from the program, they will have to go through the same process as to implement Stadium Event RP3. City Staff will be evaluating the program as events occur. Staff will not be able to implement new zones during the session. After the August 8 work session it is anticipated that Council will give direction and solidify of the purpose of the program allowing Staff to process new applications for weekday RP3. Signs have been placed in neighborhoods with phone numbers and QR codes for people to access information on events that will be enforced. The ordinance to add the towing component will be going to City Council for consideration on July 18 and with a second reading on August 15. ACTION The PAB agrees that people have a right to park on public streets and they are concerned about what towing vehicles would do to the City’s and CSU’s reputation. Criswell motioned to send City Council a letter to not support the towing component of the ordinance and have escalating fees, Hill seconds. The Board composed the letter during the July 10 meeting and voted unanimously in favor to send the letter. Staff will invite Councilmember Overbeck to the August 14 PAB meeting. B. Downtown Businesses’ Employee Parking Outreach, Seth Lorson In the Downtown Plan, Parking Demand Reduction was identified. Research creative options that would reduce demand, educate the parking public about alternatives to driving alone and provide greater options to businesses and employees. Staff currently working on adjusting parking enforcement into the evenings up to 8 p.m. Staff is working on technology to pay for additional time and remove the block face loop hole. There will also be sensors that will collect parking utilization data on occupancy and turnover. Meeting Minutes July 10, 2017 Page | 3 Parking Services is working with City’s Communications and Public Involvement Office, Downtown Business Association, Downtown Development Authority and other downtown businesses on outreach. Social media, press releases along with posters and signage will be used as outreach tools. Wright spoke about how creating public and private partnerships with business that have available parking space could be beneficial to employees coming downtown. Ravenschlag noted that this was a recommendation to leverage the private lots to use as public parking as a piece to add additional inventory. Staff will continue to work with businesses. Next steps will consist of creating a timeline, compiling outreach informational packets, meeting with partners and then begin implementation. Board members suggested having day and night time permits with different rates for time of day, businesses receiving a discount when buying multiple permits or sharing permits among employees. 8. ACTION ITEMS A. Letter to City Council not to Support RP3 Stadium Event Towing and Fines See notes under Informational/Discussion section A Game Day RP3. B. Fee Increase for Firehouse Alley Parking Structure Parking Services is proposing a change in the fee rate structure for Firehouse Alley Parking Structure to $1.50 per hour and $50 for monthly permits. The current rates to park in Old Town and Civic Center Parking Structures will remain the same. The Board finds these rates reasonable and will support Parking Services. Wright motions to support Firehouse Alley Parking Structure fees as proposed, Boos, seconds. Motion passes unanimously. 9. REPORTS A. BOARD REPORT B. STAFF LIAISON REPORT 10. OTHER BUSINESS 11. ADJOURN Hewitt motioned to adjourn and Hill seconds. The meeting was concluded at 7:17 pm. Respectfully submitted, Melissa Brooks Administrative Aide Transfort/Parking Services