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Home My WebLink About11-442SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 11-442 ORDINANCE FIRST READING (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAW PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN PERMIT PARKING AND LEASED PARKING IN THE CEAPE PARKING LOT INITIATED BY: PARKING UTILITY COMMISSION A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27 -48 AND 27 -49 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PERMIT PARKING AREAS AND LEASED PARKING AREAS. The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 27 -48(A) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to permit parking areas is hereby amended as follows: Remove Therefrom (4) Ceape Lot. Add Thereto (4) Ceape Lot, except the fifteen (15) most westerly stalls in the northernmost row. SECTION 2. That Section 27 -49(A) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to leased parking stalls is hereby amended as follows: Remove Therefrom (2) Riverside Lot: The 20 stalls located in the northwest section, bordering the Convention Center property and Ceape Avenue. Add Thereto (2) Ceape Lot: The fifteen (15) most westerly stalls in the northernmost row. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, publication and placement of the appropriate signage. SECTION 4. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #11 -XXX (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27 -48 AND 27 -49 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PERMIT PARKING AREAS AND LEASED PARKING AREAS), on October 11, 2011. The ordinance changes permit parking and leased parking areas in the Ceape Lot. The full text of the ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 215 Church Avenue and through the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us Clerk's phone: 920/236 -5011. ( 0 O I+0 H ON THE WATER City of Oshkosh - Trans 926 Dempsey Trail, Oshkosh, WI MEMORANDUM TO: Mark Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, P.E., Director of Transportation DATE: September 21, 2011 (920)232 -5343 fax RE: EXPLANATION OF CHANGES TO PERMIT PARKING AND LEASED PARKING IN THE CEAPE PARKING LOT SECTION 1: SECTION 27 -480) PERMIT PARKING AREAS This is a citizen request. At its last meeting, the Commission discussed current demands for parking in the Ceape Avenue lot. The layout of spaces in this lot is shown in Figure 1. The Ceape lot has 169 spaces, six of which are designated as handicapped parking while the remaining 163 spaces are designated as permit parking. Prior to parking meters being removed in 2009, these 163 spaces were controlled through 10- hour/blue -banded meters. The fact that the spaces were intended for long -term use motivated the staff recommendation to switch to permit parking. However, the lot has had relatively low usage in recent years as the demand for employee parking has abated. Most usage occurs in the western portion of the lot. At last month's meeting, the management of 100 North Main requested that 15 spaces in the northwest corner of the lot (numbers 136 -150) be designated as 24 -hour leased parking spaces. They indicated that the spaces would be used primarily by residential tenants as overflow parking, so it would not be possible to designate specific spaces with specific addresses or individuals. A leased parking space designation can work with that type of situation. If 100 North Main were to lease those spaces, it sounds like the vehicles would have a 100 North Main sticker, which would support enforcement efforts by OPD. City of Oshkosh — Department of Transportation Explanation of Parking Changes I followed up on a few questions raised by Commission members. o Snowplowing According to Street, Sanitation, Central Garage Superintendent Kevin Uhen, leased parking do cause issues with snow plowing, because there is not a guaranteed time when the spaces will be empty. He said that they are rarely able to clear out the leased spaces. Designating these spaces as leased parking would not conflict with snow storage, which typically occurs in the eastern section of the lot. The City has had an agreement for the last two winters with 100 North Main where they agree to plow these parking spaces. A similar agreement, with the cooperation of those who leased spaces, may help to address potential snowplowing concerns. City of Oshkosh — Department of Transportation 2 Figure �T 1 Ceape Parking Lot As of: October 18, 2010 Space Designations 1 -6: HC Parking 7 169 Fe +rmit P_d,ing Lot 169 102 101 34 33 168 103 100 35 32 167 104 99 36 31 166 105 98 37 30 165 106 97 38 29 164 107 96 39 28 163 108 95 40 27 162 109 94 41 26 161 110 93 42 25 160 111 92 43 24 159 112 91 44 23 158 113 90 45 22 157 114 89 46 21 156 115 88 47 20 155 116 87 48 19 154 117 86 49 18 153 118 85 50 17 152 119 84 51 16 151 120 83 52 15 150 121 82 53 14 149 122 81 54 13 148 123 80 55 12 147 124 79 56 11 146 125 78 57 10 145 126 77 58 y 144 127 76 59 8 143 128 75 60 7 142 129 74 61 6 141 130 73 62 5 140 131 72 63 4 139 132 71 64 3 138 133 70 65 2 137 134 69 66 1 136 135 68 67 1: Layout of Ceape I followed up on a few questions raised by Commission members. o Snowplowing According to Street, Sanitation, Central Garage Superintendent Kevin Uhen, leased parking do cause issues with snow plowing, because there is not a guaranteed time when the spaces will be empty. He said that they are rarely able to clear out the leased spaces. Designating these spaces as leased parking would not conflict with snow storage, which typically occurs in the eastern section of the lot. The City has had an agreement for the last two winters with 100 North Main where they agree to plow these parking spaces. A similar agreement, with the cooperation of those who leased spaces, may help to address potential snowplowing concerns. City of Oshkosh — Department of Transportation 2 Explanation of Parking Changes o Designation of Spaces The spaces would be designated similar to 24 -hour leased spaces elsewhere in the City, and would have different wording and font color than signs designating permit parking. The signs cannot be labeled for a specific individual, business or corporation. It should also be noted that the spaces would be available for lease on a first -come, first -serve basis. o Pricing There are a total of 30 parking spaces designated as 24 -hour leased parking: 20 in the Riverside lot (currently leased by 100 North Main), 8 in the Division Street lot, and 2 in the West Bch Avenue lot. All of these spaces are priced at $30 per month per space, with no discount for an annual reservation or for leasing a certain number of spaces. 100 North Main expressed interest in 15 spaces, but that may have been on the assumption that these spaces would be available at $20 per month. For consistency, I recommend that the rate for these spaces be set at $30 per month to be consistent with other areas of 24 -hour leased parking. Others have not expressed interest in 24 -hour leased parking in this lot, so I recommend designating only the number of spaces that are requested by 100 North Main. Additional spaces can be requested in the future. PASSED BY COMMISSION (3 -0) City of Oshkosh — Department of Transportation ( 0 fHK H MEMORANDUM ON THE WATER TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: September 21, 2011 RE: Item Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their September 13, 2011 Meeting A REQUEST FOR A YIELD SIGN ON CLOVER STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH WINCHESTER AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION.) This is a citizen request. The citizen making this request was concerned about pedestrian safety in this neighborhood, and wanted to see a yield sign installed on Clover Street at this intersection. A similar request was made in June 2002. At that time, the intersection did not satisfy the warrants, and the Board denied the request. The warrants for a yield sign are as follows: • Three or more right angle accidents in a 24 -month period, or five or more right angle accidents in a 36 -month period. • 1,500 or more vehicles per day. • Inadequate sight distance. There were no reportable accidents at this intersection from at least 2002 to 2010. The traffic volume at this intersection is approximately 750 vehicles per weekday, roughly the same as in 2002, which does not meet the required warrant. There are no special sight distance challenges at this intersection. In addition, Clover Street traffic will naturally tend to slow down because they have to turn at the intersection with Winchester Street. DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (3 -1).