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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES OSHKOSH PARKING UTILITY COMMISSION MINUTES OCTOBER 13, 2010 PRESENT: Steve Herman, Mary Murken and Jay Ratchman ABSENT: Nicholas Janis and Timothy Schuster STAFF: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director Jennifer Weigand, Recording Secretary CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Mary Murken called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Herman moved to accept the September 8, 2010 minutes. Mr. Ratchman seconded the motion. Motion carried (3-0). FINANCIAL REPORTS Mr. Ratchman moved to receive the financial reports. Mr. Herman seconded the motion. Motion carried (3-0). NEW BUSINESS 1. PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. Mr. Strong gave a summary on the results of the work performed by Jewell Associates Engineers. He would like the Commission to act on the report’s findings and make recommendations for projects that should be included in the 2011 CIP. Mr. Herman questioned if all the parking lots were paved in asphalt. Mr. Strong answered “yes”. Mr. Herman noted concrete requires less maintenance than asphalt and it might be beneficial to take a look at using concrete. Mr. Ratchman asked what the time period would be to redo the Otter Lot. Mr. Strong replied it might take two to three months; not as long as the Jefferson Street Lot. Mr. Ratchman pointed out the Main Street merchants were just coming off of having Main Street closed for the past eight months and the Commission may want to direct improvements to another lot next year. Mr. Herman suggested pushing back the Otter Street Lot one year. Ms. Murken suggested getting the opinion of the perimeter Otter Lot property owners. Mr. Strong said he would contact the property owners and bring this item back to the Board in November. PARKING UTILITY MINUTES Page 2 OCTOBER 13, 2010 2. DISCUSSION OF “SATELLITE PARKING” CONCEPT. Mr. Strong explained to the Commission his analysis of this proposal. He pointed out that Table 3 shows people tend to park closer to Main Street. To support satellite parking and encourage employees to use more remote lots, the Commission may want to increase the permit rates in the parking lots closer to Main Street. He questioned whether an increase in rates would price people out of the market. Mr. Herman suggested surveying the businesses to see if they would take advantage of satellite parking lots. Ms. Murken said Maureen Lasky, BID, was interested in the idea of satellite parking. Mr. Ratchman asked if the BID Board might be interested in conducting a survey. Mr. Strong said he would contact Ms. Lasky regarding this idea. The current permit inventory will not be exhausted until 2012; therefore, Mr. Strong felt there was not a rush in making a change immediately. Ms. Murken said we want to encourage people to come downtown and still figure out something to make everyone happy. Mr. Strong mentioned the idea of pay by space, which is similar to how pay and display works. He said this involves a single kiosk where the consumer enters a space number, the number of hours they wish to park and than pays accordingly. Another feature is you can set up the system to have different pay rates. The cost for a single terminal is around $15,000. Mr. Ratchman felt the Commission in the last year has made too many decisions without taking time to sit back and deliberate on the requests. The Commission needs to take all public comments under consideration and possibly make a decision at a later date. Mr. Herman suggested having a five minute rule for citizen statements, similar to the Common Council’s rules. STAFF STATEMENTS 3. POLICY ON RESERVING PARKING LOTS. Laid over until next month. AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING None. ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the Parking Utility Commission, and upon being duly moved and seconded (Ratchman, Herman), the meeting adjourned at 4:56 p.m.