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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParking Advisory Board - Minutes - 02/13/2017MINUTES of the CITY OF FORT COLLINS PARKING ADVISORY BOARD February 13, 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 Melissa Brooks, Transfort, Administrative Aide Nora Hill Timothy Wilder, Transfort, Service Development Manager Carey Hewitt Susan Kirkpatrick Kayla Boos Sara Kammlade Nicholas Bohn Barbara Wilkins ABSENT: OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE Councilmember Kristen Stephens N/A 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair, Susan Kirkpatrick, called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. 2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Hewitt moves to accept January 2017 meeting minutes, Criswell seconds. Minutes were approved unanimously. Meeting Minutes February 13, 2017 Page | 2 Discussion: 5. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT Councilmember Stephens is unable to attend due to a meeting conflict. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT 7. ACTION ITEMS A. Election of PAB Chair and Vice Chair Hewitt nominates Holly Wright as Chair, Wilkins seconds. All voted in favor of Wright becoming the PAB Chair. Boos nominates Bob Criswell, Hewitt seconds. All voted in favor of Criswell becoming the PAB Vice Chair. 8. DISCUSSION/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. City Plan/Transportation master Plan/Transit Master Plan Update, Timothy Wilder Wilder spoke about the effort to update the three plans going over the background, reviewing the scope of work, timeline and community outreach process. The City Plan is a comprehensive plan looking at a broad range of areas, like land use, transportation, environment, social sustainability and the City tries to update every five years. Transportation Master Plan contains different aspects of transportation including parking. This plan defines goals, policies and actions for transportation. The Transit Master Plan, combines land use direction directly with transit. What is the timing and process overlap with each plan? The plans will be developed simultaneously with one public process and adoption for all three plans. This is in the very first stage of the process. The project management team consists of staff from multiply departments. The Request for Proposal has been submitted and waiting for proposals from consultants. After a consultant has been select, the team will develop a scope of work and a public involvement plan. Kick off events will start in May. For the public involvement process, it has been proposed that a group called resident ambassadors, to help spread the word about the process. Public events will also be conducted. Online interactive options through “Bang the Table” will allow for continual input. Public involvement will also include expert panels, working groups and technical teams. There has been a lot of discussion about incorporating technology in the plans and it was highlighted in the RFP. A comment was made about the enhanced travel corridors and incorporating electric cars and charging stations. How are these developed and what facilities and opportunities will be along the corridors. B. RP3 Update, Timothy Wilder Wilder discussed the Residential Parking Permit Program. The Parking Plan identified the need for a RP3 due to spillover parking from CSU and the downtown area. The process includes a petition submitted from the neighborhood with resident 10 signatures. Staff identifies boundaries and does an occupancy study. A neighborhood meeting is held if a problem has been identified. Meeting Minutes February 13, 2017 Page | 3 Then it will go to a vote. Owners, not residents, are allowed to vote. There are a total of eight zones with five that surround CSU. There is two hour parking in all zones except in the Sheely neighborhood. Some residents have concerns with the commuter permits and that it will let nonresidents take away parking spaces from RP3 zone residents. There are 26 commuter permits across all 8 zones with occupancy rates at or below 70% (an industry standard). On street parking is a public asset and through the management of the program the public can park and residents can still find parking near their home. There are two proposed zones, Western Heights (west of campus) and Lake Street. During the March 22 Work Session, Council will be reviewing the RP3 program. This is due to the citizens’ concerns about commuter permits. Council will want information about the reason behind the commuter permits and whether or not it is something to continue doing in the RP3 program. A board member questioned the cost of commuter permits. If the parking is less convenient, the cost of the permits should be lowered to effectively utilize the spaces available. Wilder stated that this a conversation staff has been having. Feedback about the program has been positive. Potential problems of RP3: pushing the problem out into other neighborhoods, “parking deserts”, request to suspend enforcement for events and how guest permits are issued. Program improvements from board members: Opportunity to vary the cost of commuter permits, 70% occupancy sounds high, go to a lower percentage, it shouldn’t be about income but quality of life. Cover cost is important and how to find a balance. Education about commuter permits C. Game Day and CSU Stadium Parking Update, Timothy Wilder This is the same as RP3 only during the six CSU home games. Even if a neighborhood is an existing RP3, they will have to petition in and do a vote. The two differences are that there will be no two hour parking during those events and no exceptions for parties. Residents can get two guest permits. The fine will be $100. This is only for stadium events, over 12,000 attendees. CSU will administer assigned lots for season ticket holders. CSU has identified about 8000 parking spaces on campus and on Center Ave. Shuttle service and enhanced MAX service will be available during game days. Feedback that has been received is that residents do not want to see any impact from an event at the stadium. Allowing nonresident permits during an event might not be received well. This was program was present to Council in a memo in December and no negative feedback has been received. Concerns that board members have: Unfriendly not to let people use that space and if they do it is a $100 fine. RP3 shouldn’t be even offered during game days. 9. REPORTS A. BOARD REPORT Meeting Minutes February 13, 2017 Page | 4 Hill discovered Denver has technology for finding parking online. Ravenschlag stated that the City will be developing that for Downtown Fort Collins. B. STAFF LIAISON REPORT 10. OTHER BUSINESS None 11. ADJOURN Hill motioned to adjourn and Wilkson seconds. The meeting was concluded at 7:42 pm. Respectfully submitted, Melissa Brooks Administrative Aide Transfort/Parking Services