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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParking Advisory Board - Minutes - 08/12/2019PARKING ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR Monday, August 12, 2019 5:30 PM 117 N. Mason Street, Fort Collins 08/12/2019 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair, Hill, called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM 2. ROLL CALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: CITY STAFF PRESENT Nora Hill, Chair Eric Keselburg, Interim Parking Manager Kayla Utter, Vice Chair Seth Lorson, Transit Planner Eileen McCluskey Danna Varnell, Business Support Adam Eggleston Corina Blas, Admin Support Barbara Wilkins Bob Criswell Eileen McCluskey BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: PUBLIC PRESENT: Travis Anderson Kyle Lambrecht – City of Fort Collins Keith – President, Ditesco Indy Hart OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: None 3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION None 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes approved by Eggleston and second by Wilkins. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None Council Liaison: Ken Summers Chair: Nora Hill Vice Chair: Kayla Utter Staff Liaison: Drew Brooks (970) 221-6386 Administrative Support: Danna Varnell (970) 224-6161 08/12/2019 – MINUTES Page 2 6. NEW BUSINESS Discussion of the memo from City Manager’s Office regarding aligning and restructuring of the Boards, so that all Boards align with the strategic outcome areas. Right now, we have 28 Boards and if they were to move forward, there would be a significant reduction to the Boards and Commissions. Timeline – there will be a work session with City Council on September 24th to discuss this. Danna will send this memo to all board members, so they have the information. If this needs to be discussed further, we can discuss this at our next meeting. The City of Fort Collins Parking Staff met with The City of Greeley today as planned – Keselburg The City of Greeley does not have nearly as much parking demand as The City of Fort Collins, also The City of Greeley does not have parking structures; they have parking lots that they are beginning to utilize for parking. Before that, they were utilizing just on-street parking. Once they moved the permit parking off the streets to the parking lots, the streets became significantly less occupied. They like the pay- to-stay program, but you must start a session immediately when you park, knowing that you may stay longer than two hours. The City of Fort Collins is looking for a more flexible system. What the City of Greeley noticed with the pay to stay program is that they had a significant reduction in tickets for overtime stays, They off set the revenue almost exactly from citations from pay-to-stay so that it’s the same money and outcome from permits vs tickets. We also asked them about turnover and if this has reduced turnover and The City of Greeley said that they did not know at this time nor do we know if that was one of their objectives or concerns. We will be in communication with them so we can understand a little bit more of their progress. Linden Street Project presentation and Q & A - Guests, Kyle Lambrecht, City Fort Collins Engineering and Keith Meyer, President, Ditesco – (see presentation) Lambrecht presented the two design layouts of the Linden Street Project to the Board. Several members of the Board were in favor of Design A and a few others were in favor of Design A1. Several others had no preference in the design. Summary of priorities from Downtown Plan - Parking enforcement adjustments – Lorson (see presentation) As of right now, we do not have good data for on-street parking. We are having an internal parking planning meeting and will review the data before we begin sharing that data and making any decisions. 08/12/2019 – MINUTES Page 3 Priorities and Metrics – Keselburg Prioritization 1. Collect parking utilization data – verify accuracy 2. Parking enforcement adjustments – adjustments are being made to enforcement to be consistent with on-street signage. See presentation to view the extended enforcement efforts and the new Parking Enforcement schedule. 3. Reduce parking demand 4. Use under-utilized parking lots 5. Manage supply 6. On-street paid parking Back in angled parking pilot on N. Howes along Washington Park– Lorson (see presentation) There were several questions and concerns voiced by the Board. Is backing out of a space any safer than pulling straight out forward? There are studies that prove it is safer for both auto and bike traffic to pull out of a space verses backing out of a space. What happens when your line of sight is blocked by a high-profile vehicle? Two main advantages of backing into a parking space are safety/line of sight and maneuverability upon leaving the space. The driver can see their surroundings more clearly when pulling straight out of a backed position in the stall. What does the City hope to gain by this pilot? Lorson – this will be a 1-year pilot program in this area, utilizing approximately 20 spaces. The N. Howes Street/Washington Park area typically have the same citizens parking there daily. We will be educating the public on how to use these spaces and the benefits of back-in parking. A survey will be sent out and responses will be evaluated to possibly use this type of parking around other areas of the city that are similar. Overview of Transit Master Plan - Utterly moved to table this conversation until next PAB meeting, it was second by Eggleston. 08/12/2019 – MINUTES Page 4 7. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS None. 8. OTHER BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was moved to be adjourned by Hill and second by Criswell at 7:30 pm.