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OSHKOSH PARKING UTILITY COMMISSION MINUTES
MARCH 9, 2011
PRESENT: Mary Murken, Jay Ratchman and Timothy Schuster
ABSENT: Nicholas Janis and Steve Herman
STAFF: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director
Jennifer Weigand, Recording Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Mary Murken called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Murken moved to accept the February 9, 2011 minutes. Mr. Schuster seconded the motion. Motion carried (3-0).
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Ms. Murken moved to receive the financial reports. Mr. Ratchman seconded the motion. Motion carried (3-0).
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT FOR PARKING UTILITY COMMISSION
Ms. Murken made the following suggestions: 1) swapping the last two paragraphs and 2) adding “and may or may not result in a recommendation to the Oshkosh Common Council” to the last
sentence of the last paragraph.
Mr. Schuster was in favor of these changes.
NEW BUSINESS
A REQUEST FOR 13 SHORT-TERM PARKING SPACES AND 40 LEASED PARKING SPACES IN THE OTTER EAST LOT.
Mr. Mike Elder, Winnebago County, explained how they are interested in leasing spaces for employee and/or customer parking.
Ms. Murken questioned if 40 spaces would be enough. Mr. Elder replied it would meet their needs for the present parking demand. He doesn’t know when Phase 2 of the operations relocation
will begin.
Mr. Strong noted the parking lot is not in high demand at the present time.
Mr. Schuster moved to accept the request. Mr. Ratchman seconded the motion. Motion carried (3-0).
A REQUEST FOR TWO LEASED PARKING SPACES IN THE JEFFERSON LOT.
Mr. Strong explained that the requestor only sought one space, but that two leased parking spaces would result in less confusion for parking lot users.
Ms. Murken moved to accept the request. Mr. Schuster seconded the motion. Motion carried (3-0).
A REQUEST FOR NO OVERNIGHT PARKING IN SHORT-TERM PARKING SPACES IN THE 9TH AVENUE, OTTER EAST AND STATE STREET LOTS.
Mr. Strong explained how this would make all lots with short-term parking spaces consistent and facilitate snow removal operations.
Mr. Schuster moved to accept the request. Mr. Ratchman seconded the motion. Motion carried (3-0).
Staff Statements
5. 2011 STATE OF THE CITY
Mr. Strong invited all Commission members to attend this presentation at the Oshkosh Convention Center on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business to come before the Parking Utility Commission, and upon being duly moved and seconded (Murken, Ratchman), the meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.